GDC Technology announced that it will soon join the short list of digital cinema companies that have reached out to the US public market for money. In the 13-year history of elevating digital cinema from concept to reality, the two industry IPOs that come to mind are that of National CineMedia
Archives for May 2013
Lasers and Strategies
For a replacement technology that has yet to illustrate that it’s viable, it seems that everyone is interested in building their own laser illuminator. Barco, Christie, NEC, and Sony have pursued laser illuminator demonstrations over the past two years. (Only Sony utilized Laser Light Engines – LLE – in its demonstrations.)
Baby Steps in South America
When first approached regarding virtual print fees for South America, the comment heard by the major studio execs was “what is taking these guys so long?” Referring, of course, to exhibitors in South America. That was 1 1/2 years ago. But the question hasn’t changed, unfortunately. Indeed, with the threat of
3-D’s Move To Silver
Stereoscopic 3-D is not a perfect technology. Set aside the findings of experts indicating that somewhere between 2% and 12% of the population have difficulty viewing stereoscopic images. The mechanics of directing the left eye to see only the projected left-eye image, and directing the right eye to see only the