The PRIME Symposium on
February 17 marked the conclusion of a three-year research project, known by
the acronym PRIME (for Production and Projection Techniques for Immersive
Media), that was sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and
Technology.
Within the scope of the project, the 10 members of the PRIME
consortium – companies and research institutes – developed technologies for all
facets of the 3D workflow. The applications for their inventions range from the
capture, production, and postproduction of stereoscopic content all the way to
viewing it on 3D displays and cinema screens.
Kinoton also presented the results of its development work in the PRIME project
at this symposium. The German designer and manufacturer of premium cinema
technology had succeeded in improving the lighting system for 3D projection
solutions so as to compensate for the light losses that are an inherent problem
of stereoscopic digital cinema. In addition, Kinoton made major headway in 3D
projection with two D-Cinema projectors (3D2P) and in integrating 3D technology
in digital cinema projection systems. To round out its contribution to the
PRIME project, Kinoton also optimized the operation of 3D projection systems
and created a sophisticated remote diagnostics system. These highly useful
innovations have already been incorporated into Kinoton’s extensive service and
product portfolio for digital cinema, resulting in even greater flexibility and
user-friendliness.
At the PRIME symposium, Dr. Andreas Goerdeler of the German Federal Ministry of
Economics and Technology stressed the enormous practical value of the
technologies developed in connection with the research project: “The results of
the PRIME project show that Germany is at the forefront of this field with new
innovations. The consortium’s members have already begun utilizing many of the
outstanding PRIME achievements for 3D production and playback. The German
companies participating in PRIME are superbly positioned to compete globally in
the 3D field.”
