Closed caption display devices were shown at ShowEast by USL and Doremi. While the end displays are somewhat similar in appearance, the technology behind each is very different. Both devices sit on goosenecks that mount in the cup holder. Both use battery-driven electronic displays to display the caption text.
Archives for October 2009
Sony Playstation Comes to the Cinema
Sony Electronics sells not only digital cinema equipment, but through a completely separate division, also bundles that equipment with alternative content and financing. Perhaps most interesting in its alternative content offering are Playstation-based video gaming competitions. Sony, Playstation, and Naughty Dog held such an event this month in four
European Commission Reviews Italian Tax Credit for Digital Cinema
European governments have expressed concern that many of their independently owned cinemas can’t afford to buy digital projection equipment. In earlier years, this concern led to criticism over the DCI format for not capitalizing on readily available, low cost HD projection equipment. More recently, governments have been looking at
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Technicolor demonstrated its 3-D film process at ShowEast. Depending on lens configuration, the system costs $5-$7K. It’s a double-flash system, a method that was discarded in favor of triple-flash with digital systems. Studio support remains split. Disney and Fox are decidedly against it. Technicolor may find