Dolby and IMAX debuted their laser projectors in the US this month, underscoring the industry’s passion for projecting beautiful images on a large screen. IMAX installed its new laser projector at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles, inaugurated with the movie Furious 7. Dolby debuted its Dolby Vision projector at
Archives for April 2015
Immersive Confusion
CinemaCon was host this year to demonstrations of three immersive sound systems: Atmos (Dolby), AuroMax (Barco/Auro), and DTS:X (DTS). Sound has never been more confusing to exhibitors, and more deceptively presented. Missing from CinemaCon was the core concept that separates cinema from home entertainment: preserving Creative Intent. None of the systems
Interop Gets A New Owner
Hollywood Software announced its acquisition of Digital Cinema Systems, Inc. (aka DigiCine), making the DigiCine Filmstore server the first hardware product offered by the company. The Filmstore product has a colorful history as long as digital cinema, and worth recapping. DigiCine was formerly known as Avica, manufacturer of one of the
RealD vs MasterImage Heats Up
Last month marked the first anniversary of RealD’s polarization light-doubler patent infringement lawsuit against MasterImage. RealD served both MasterImage and Volfoni at CinemaCon 2014. Volfoni since pulled its light-doubler from the US market, presumably because it hasn’t the funds to fight RealD. But not so for MasterImage. In the year since,