Digital Cinema In Latin America
September 29, 2008
Latin America is slowly waking up to digital cinema. While still far behind the U.S., Europe and Asia, the number of DCI-grade digital systems south of the border has tripled in the past year—from around 15 systems in the fall of 2007 to approximately 50 expected by the end of 2008...

A European Premiere: the 2008 Cannes Palme d'Or is the 1st digital release of a movie to be exclusively distributed via an electronic network to theaters in France
September 26, 2008
First film in Europe to be exclusively delivered to digital cinemas via an electronic network, thanks to SmartJog, the global leader in managed file delivery, and cinego.net, a digital film release management tool...

FAREWELL TO FILM? -- What is at Stake in Digital Projection?
September 26, 2008
Abridged version of the report made by Daniel Goudineau "FAREWELL TO FILM? WHAT IS AT STAKE IN DIGITAL PROJECTION?"...

EUROPA CINEMAS digital guide
September 26, 2008
Europa Cinemas has produced this technical guide, which is intended as an introduction to the principles of digital cinema projection....

Christie Celebrates 11th Year as Exclusive Digital Cinema Projection Sponsor of the Manhattan Short Film Festival
September 26, 2008
Christie returns for the 11th straight year as the exclusive digital projection sponsor of the Annual Manhattan Short Film Festival (MSFF), which runs September 21-28, 2008...

UK government won't bail out digital cinema stragglers
September 26, 2008
The UK government will not bail out cinemas left behind in the switch to digital cinema, Stewart Till, chairman of the UK Film Council has warned....

Europa Cinemas to debate dangers of D-cinema switchover
September 26, 2008
Europa Cinemas will examine the potential threat posed to cinemas across Europe by digital switchover at its 13th annual conference in Paris in November...

Adlabs crosses 10,000 shows on 2K digital cinema format
September 25, 2008
Adlabs Films Limited, a member of the Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, has crossed the milestone of over 10,000 successful shows in the true 2K Digital Cinema format...

Qube Cinema a success at the 65th Venice International Film Festival
September 25, 2008
Qube Cinema is pleased to announce that its partnership with the 65th Venice International Film Festival was an unqualified success...

Real Image Media gets US patent for ad distribution & tracking system
September 18, 2008
To put it simply, this technology helps control digital advertisement and track the number of times it has been played in digital movie theaters or other solutions that use digital audio-video systems that have adopted Real Image DATS technology..

MediaMerge Unveils New Media Server Technology at 2008 Giant Screen Cinema Association International Conference
September 17, 2008
The ShowSource3D is a turn-key media server targeted squarely at the giant-screen cinema market. The unit serves as a multi-channel digital sound source, offers high-definition 3D video playback and boasts a built-in, comprehensive theater automation system controlled via a wireless touch-screen interface...

Ballantyne Provides Update on Outlook for its Digital Cinema Businesses
September 17, 2008
Ballantyne also disclosed that it executed a contract with NEC Viewtechnology Trading that expands its distribution territory for the NEC Starus Line of Digital Cinema Projectors to include the Peoples Republic of China, a market with approximately 6,000 cinema screens....

ESC Film School at Stone Five Studios
September 17, 2008
Emerson-Smith College announces the opening of its new Film School Division in conjunction with Stone Five Studios in Provo, Utah. ..

GSCA Presents Its 2008 Achievement Awards
September 17, 2008
The 2008 Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA) presented its 2008 Achievement Awards at the GSCA International Conference and Trade Show Awards Gala in Jersey City, New Jersey, on September 10, 2008..

XDC Signs Cooperation Agreement with More2Screen For European Digital Distribution Services
September 16, 2008
The initial agreement signed between XDC and More2Screen is for the technology cinema services required for the distribution of content in digital file format to digital screens installed in Benelux, UK, Ireland, Austria, Spain, Germany, Russia, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland. Other territories should be added soon.....

IndiePix Forms Exclusive Partnership with The Cinema Guild
September 16, 2008
The partnership enables The Cinema Guild to offer a number of its films through IndiePix’s patented Download-to-Own technology. This is the first time that The Cinema Guild has ever utilized the Internet as a model to electronically distribute its award-winning titles as part of a collection....

Announcing the 4th Annual Building Your Digital Signage Business Conference – November 19 & 20, 2008, Chicago
September 16, 2008
Strategy Institute presents the 4th Annual Building Your Digital Signage Business Conference, the only industry event offering digital signage businesses money making and growth strategies...

VIDEXPO 2008 - The Region's Largest Gathering Of Video, Broadcast, Film, Sound & Multimedia Professionals - October 8-9, 2008
September 15, 2008
VidExpo is the largest gathering of professionals focusing on HD, audio, broadcasting, business practices, photography, digital switch, video, independent filmmaking, lighting, visual effects, network leadership and much more in the Rocky Mountain region. VidExpo provides information on cutting-edge tools, techniques and technologies to the professional film and video community...

Dolby Sets New Price for High-Performance, Reusable 3D Glasses
September 15, 2008
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced that it has reduced the price of its reusable 3D glasses. Starting today, Dolby exhibitors can purchase new 3D glasses at a list price of US $27.50, reduced from US $39.00, making them even more cost-effective....

QuVIS Releases DCP Authoring Capability for Final Cut Studio
September 13, 2008
QuVIS announces the highly anticipated release of QuVIS Wraptor, a new Digital Cinema mastering plug-in for Final Cut Studio. Wraptor provides the ability to transcode a high-quality 2K or HD Final Cut Studio project into an industry-compliant DCI JPEG2000 Digital Cinema Package (DCP)...

Virtual Experience brings first  3D life action film produced in Germany to 3D-D-Cinemas
September 12, 2008
The films have been produced by Virtual Experience, the Munich based 3D production company. Both films a real action shooting in 3D..

Qube Cinema at IBC – Booth 7.J07
September 12, 2008
Showcasing the latest version of their very popular digital cinema server, the Qube XP-D, Qube Cinema, Inc., will also be sharing with visitors, the latest updates on the QubeMaster Pro mastering systems and their latest innovation, the QubeMaster Xpress...

DVidea Unveils New Functionalities in Theater Management System at IBC 2008
September 11, 2008
This module simplifies file transfers and KDM management during some of the most critical elements of the exhibition workflow. Designed to meet the needs of all exhibitors, the DVidea TMS provides the most comprehensive tools for media management and automation for exhibitors...

D-Link to provide network backbone in digital cinema rollout across Europe
September 11, 2008
D-Link has today announced that Arts Alliance Media (AAM), one of Europe's leading providers of digital film distribution services, has selected D-Link to supply the network infrastructure for each of the digital cinemas being rolled-out by AAM...

AccessIT Announces Agreement with Overture Films for Content and Virtual Print Fees in Time for the Highly Anticipated Righteous Kill
September 10, 2008
Access Integrated Technologies, Inc announced today that Overture Films (Overture) will provide all of their movies to digital cinema equipped theatres in AccessIT's Phase 1 digital cinema plan and will pay virtual print fees (VPFs) under a ten year agreement similar to those signed by all the other major studios...

The Entertainment Technology Center Announces Stereoscopic 3-D Content Lab
September 9, 2008
The Entertainment Technology Center (ETC)announced that it will set up a Stereoscopic 3-D Content Testing Lab addition to its Anytime/Anywhere Content Lab...

Dolby 3D Digital Cinema Expands Worldwide as Demand Grows for Digital 3D
September 9, 2008
Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced that shipments of Dolby 3D Digital Cinema units have reached more than 500 in 24 countries since its market debut less than a year ago in October 2007. Dolby continues to add new 3D screens in North America and has emerged as a leading 3D solution in Europe and Asia....

Doremi At IBC2008 - Stand 10.B10
September 8, 2008
The Doremi Cinema DCP-2000 is the most widely used JPEG 2000 DCI digital cinema player worldwide with over 6000 installed to date. This industry workhorse includes 3D capability and support for the RealD system. The DCP-2000 is 2K native but can extend to 4K with the addition of the MB-4K media block. ...

HDFEST Film Festival- 2008 Festival at Sony Wonder Technology Lab
September 5, 2008
2008 marks the ninth year for HDFEST, the historic digital cinema festival....

Abu Dhabi firm eyes U.S. film deals, acquisitions
September 3, 2008
Abu Dhabi to seal film deals over next month -- Aims to become global film content creation and distribution hub -- Expects organic and acquisition-based growth...

NATO’s Cinema Buying Group Inks Major 3D Deal with RealD
September 3, 2008
Cinema Buying Group (CBG), a buying program for independent theaters administered by the National Association of Theatre Owners, announced an agreement with RealD, the world’s largest digital 3D experience provider. The agreement brings next-generation 3D capability to CBG’s independent cinemas, currently totaling over 8,000 screens in the United States and Canada....

Australia’s Sun Theatre Chooses Qube
September 3, 2008
Qube Cinema is pleased to announce its partnership with the Digital Cinema Network (DCN) in Australia to convert the 6-screen boutique Sun Theatre Yarraville in Melbourne’s Inner West to a fully networked and automated DCI 2K digital projection system. This showcase site marks the start of DCN’s larger plan to rollout DCI compliant digital cinemas across Australia...

Digital Cinematography Camera Comparison Chart
September 2, 2008
Fletcher has published an HD Camera / Digital Cinematography Camera Comparison Chart on their website. The comparison chart includes cameras from: Sony, Panasonic, ARRI and Red Digital Cinema..

intoPIX JPEG2000 Solutions - IBC - Stand No. 10.D29
September 2, 2008
At IBC, intoPIX is showcasing a wide range of JPEG 2000 IP-cores and demonstrating the new JPEG 2000 Development Kit running on the Omnitek AVDP platform. intoPIX solutions are specifically designed for video acquisition, post-production, contribution, storage and archiving...

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