Higher Frame Rates were infamously brought to life by Peter Jackson at CinemaCon. The good news is that the worst is behind us.
3-D Sound is gaining traction as Dolby stepped into the ring with its Atmos system, joining three other
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Archives for April 2012
Higher Frame Rates
Peter Jackson may be a brilliant director, but he has no sales skills. There’s a sense that he likes to remain tucked away in New Zealand, press “play,” and without having the mind to face and connect with his audience, expect that they'll
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3-D Sound
As expected, Dolby introduced its Atmos sound system at CinemaCon, adding a fourth player in the 3-D sound for cinema game. Three other 3-D sound systems were represented at the trade show: Auro-3D, Imm Sound, and Iosono. When confusing
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SMPTE Technology Summit for Cinema at NAB
SMPTE's Technology Summit for Cinema (TSC), held at NAB, was a huge success this year. With 500 seats in the auditorium, it was a full house for nearly every session held during the two days of conference. The two most memorable sessions
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It’s the Rollout…
By way of the odd reminder that studios no longer deliver film prints to all 200 screens in Hong Kong, US exhibitors were again reminded at CinemaCon that film prints could become obsolete in this country by the end of 2013. USA Today
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