E-City Digital Enters Into Alliance With Real Image

E-City Ventures promoted E-City Digital has entered into strategic alliance with Chennai-based Real Image Media Technologies (RMIT), wherein the latter will be the technological hardware & service provider for all digital screens of E-City in India. RIMT has been the pioneer of digital cinema in India with their Qube servers and various branded servers. Among consumers, they are more popular for their Q-Jam stations installed at cafes. RIMT’s Qube is the only player in India which supports both the D-Cinema and the E-Cinema standards. .

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CHRISTIE APPOINTS ZORAN VESELIC VICE PRESIDENT, VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS GROUP (Control Room Group)

Christie, a global leader in visual solutions for business, entertainment and industry, has announced the appointment of industry veteran Zoran Veselic to vice president, Visual Environments Group.

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Malco’s Razorback Cinema Debuts New Digital 3-D Experience

While movie attendance is said to be on the decline, industry officials are hoping a 40-foot image of Angelina Jolie in 3-D will help revive the movie-going experience and entice a new generation away from their big screen televisions and surroundsound systems.

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FIRST EUROPEAN EXHIBITOR GOES FULLY DIGITAL: CGR SIGNS WITH ARTS ALLIANCE MEDIA

Circuit George Raymond (“CGR Cinémas”), one of France’s largest cinema chains and Arts Alliance Media (“AAM”), Europe’s leading provider of digital distribution services, have reached an exclusive agreement for the deployment of digital cinema in 100% of the circuit’s 400 screens, throughout France. The rollout is scheduled to begin in the first quarter of 2008, with a target of 200 screens during the first year.

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Edwards Technologies Inc. Building Relationships with 3D Digital Technologies at IAAPA Expo Attractions 2007

With an ever emergent 3D digital theatre expansion in 2008, award-winning company, Edward Technologies, Inc. (ETI), continues to fortify the marketplace with their 3D Digital systems. Through a valuable partnership with Panasonic, that includes an exclusive 100% theater financing package, each group combines years of experience and talent in a variety of 3D projection and technology applications to deliver optimal digital 3D entertainment.

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Dolby 3D Digital Cinema Expands Global Presence Bringing High-Quality 3D Experiences to Theatres Worldwide

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. announced today that its Dolby(R) 3D Digital Cinema system will be available in 75 screens in 12 countries worldwide in time for the upcoming release of Paramount Pictures’ Beowulf, premiering November 16. By securing deals with dozens of exhibitors in Asia, Europe, and the United States, Dolby is revolutionizing theatrical experiences with its high-quality digital 3D solution. Dolby will continue installing additional screens during Beowulf’s two-week global opening. http://www.digitalcinemainfo.com/dolby_11_16_07.php

Exclusive Beyonce Concert Presented by The Bigger Picture, an AccessIT Company, on 96 Digital Cinema Movie Screens Nationwide

One of the most eagerly anticipated tours of 2007, “The Beyonce Experience” will be shown on theatre screens across the country for an exclusive, one-night-only engagement on Monday, November 19. The screening is brought to you by L’Oreal Paris, House of Doreon and Doreon and courtesy of The Bigger Picture, the alternative content distribution division of Access Integrated Technologies

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Korean Cinema Rivals Unite for Digital

In the first international example of digital cinema bringing together exhibitor adversaries, South Korea’s CJ-CGV and Lotte Cinema have pacted for a digital cinema deployment venture. The two cinema majors have formed a 50/50 joint venture to accelerate digital cinema deployment in a country that it already at the forefront of D-Cinema installations.

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QuVIS Announces 3D JPEG2000 Support for the QuVIS Cinema PlayerTM

QuVIS has successfully integrated support for the new DCI JPEG2000 3D format in the QuVIS Cinema Player. The DCI JPEG2000 3D format is comprised of two 12-bit 4:4:4 video streams, left eye and right eye, stored in a single image track file. During playback, the QuVIS Cinema Player decodes the image track file and separates left eye and right eye picture data into two separate synchronized output video streams.

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Australian Film ‘Gabriel’ Shot with JVC PRO HD Camera Releases Worldwide on November 15

Director Shane Abbess shot Gabriel, a gothic action drama, entirely with JVC’s GY HD100 Series ProHD cameras. The independent film has been transferred to 35mm for cinematic release worldwide on November 15th

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