Film Ton Technik Installs MasterImage 3D at Cineplex

August 26, 2009

Source: Film Ton Technik (FTT)

Film Ton Technik (FTT) is still riding the current 3D cinema wave. For the upcoming film releases in fall 2009 FTT will install MasterImage 3D systems at around 20 sites of German Cineplex group.

These days, digital 3D technology continues to be on everyone’s lips. Following the “ice-cold” cinema summer with digital installations for various national and international cinema circuits in the first quarter of 2009, FTT are now facing their next big 3D project: in the upcoming weeks about 35 screens at around 20 Cineplex locations in Germany as e.g. Aachen, Elmshorn, Leipzig, Limburg, Mannheim and Friedrichshafen will be equipped with Christie 2k projectors, Doremi servers and MasterImage 3D systems.

For Thomas Rüttgers, General Manager of FTT, 3D has not peaked out yet: “3D continues to be one important aspect when it comes to implementing d-cinema.” Mr. Rüttgers said that due to the huge success of “Ice Age III – dawn of the dinosaurs” the 3D train had gained further momentum. Moreover, he continued, further hits at the box office were to be expected with the releases of “Up” and “Avatar” in Germany in October and December 2009, respectively.

For Peter Koplik, Sales & Marketing Manager with MasterImage USA, this is also not the end of the line for 3D yet: „We are thrilled that with FTT and Cineplex we have two strong partners to push ahead the success of digital 3D.”

Having already carried out installations in Czech Republic and Hungary for Palace Cinemas together with FTT, the Cineplex deal is the first bigger rollout for MasterImage in Germany.

This positive experience with MasterImage during tests at other locations were thus the crucial factor for Kim Ludolf Koch, General Manager of Cineplex: “Taking long-term costs into account, MasterImage’s price / performance ratio really convinced us.” Furthermore, he said that handling a 3D system with passive glasses was much easier for the cinema staff.

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