Cinema has long played a game of tag with intellectual property. In the 70’s and 80’s, exhibitors embraced the patented technologies that delivered significantly improved sound in their auditoriums. In the 90’s, intellectual property in
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Archives for November 2013
Barco’s Strategy with Auro-3D Has Issues
Barco, a Belgian company unknown to cinema 14 years ago, is today considered one of the very top digital cinema projector manufacturers. Strategically, Barco seeks to branch into other segments of cinema, a smart concept that should serve
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Lasers, Speckle, and 3D
By now, the promises of laser illumination are well known: higher screen brightness with less heat on the imaging device, less power required for the lamp, and less demands on cooling systems. To a fair degree, the problems posed by laser
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