GDC Technology Limited, a leading global provider of digital cinema
solutions, is showcasing its Cinema Automation CA2.0, a groundbreaking cinema automation system to
motion pictures exhibitors during CinemaCon 2018 from April 24 to 26.
The revolutionary GDC Cinema Automation CA2.0 (CA2.0) is the first-ever centralized solution to provide
comprehensive automated management of content storage and playback, show scheduling, power
supply and screening quality – providing exhibitors the best solution to save time, effort and cost. GDC
CA2.0 incorporates the SCL-2000 Centralized Storage Playback Solution, an integrated centralized
storage and playback system designed to streamline content management, and leverages machine
intelligence to increase efficiency while dramatically reducing the need for human intervention.
Reshaping the future of cinema
First deployed in June 2017 in Asia, CA2.0 has proven to increase efficiency and quality while
significantly reduces operating cost. The automated solution supports the ubiquitous SX-3000 and SX4000
IMB and the new 6th generation SR-1000 IMB. In addition, CA2.0 has the capability of storing up to
1,000 movies, offering near-unlimited show schedule programming options for the early adopters such
as Golden Village Gold Class, Golden Screen Cinema and Shaw Cinemas in Singapore and Malaysia, Huayi
Brothers Cinema, Evergrande Cinemas, Bona International Cinema, China Film Cinema, Jiyi Cinemas,
Bestar Cinemas, Restar Cinema, New South Movie City and New Colorful Clouds Cinemas in China, as
well as Cinema City, MCL Cinemas and UA Cinemas in Hong Kong. In the U.S., the Pacific Sherman Oaks,
iPic Westwood and Landmark Westside Pavilion recently installed CA2.0.
Key Benefits of Cinema Automation CA2.0
The SCL-2000 is truly a game-changer in that it is the world’s first solution for cinemas that is capable of
playback of 1,000 movies to as many as 14 screens from a centralized server, greatly increasing
programming flexibility and eliminating the need for local storage.
The SCL-2000 marks three major breakthroughs:
• Reduces content ingestion time by over 90 percent1
(only need to ingest DCP into a central
server)
• Increases playback reliability by 14 times2
• Stores over 30 times more content for each and every auditorium3
In addition to automating the complex procedure of manually preparing or editing show playlists, CA2.0
incorporates other impressive advances, such as:
• The system intelligently manages equipment power supply and assures screening quality
automatically
• Its sophisticated fail-safe design helps eliminating interruptions by ensuring that every screening
continues undisturbed in the highly unlikely event of a central server failure
“GDC’s passion for innovation is driven by listening to our customers and understanding their evolving
needs as the industry develops”, said Dr. Man-Nang Chong, Founder, Chairman and CEO of GDC
Technology. “Our goal is to satisfy their needs by continually improving and automating cinema
operation through our reliable first-to-market solutions, helping exhibitors to cut operating costs,
increase revenues and improve screening quality. For years we have been tight-lipped about the
development of our latest technologies. CinemaCon is the perfect venue to introduce how GDC is
changing cinema operation from 1.0 to 2.0.”
Be amazed by the showcase
Live demonstrations of a 14-screen megaplex will be staged at the GDC futuristic booth from April 24 to
26 to showcase this unparalleled milestone in cinema technology. In addition, GDC will be highlighting
other cutting-edge technology solutions including the SR-1000 Standalone Integrated Media Block
featuring CineCacheTM, built-in cache memory, allowing content playback to be performed without local
HDD storage. This system integrates seamlessly with CA2.0.
Find Out More
To discover more about the numerous benefits of the innovative CA2.0, along with other GDC digital
cinema products, such as the new SR-1000 IMB, visit GDC at Booth #2103A at CinemaCon 2018
from April 24 to 26 at Caesars Palace. Interested delegates can contact GDC to arrange an individual
meeting with a sales consultant at
[email protected].
