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Disney to Release Step Up 3D in Dolby Surround 7.1

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures plans to release Step Up 3D in both 2D and 3D formats with Dolby Surround 7.1 next month. In June Disney released Toy Story 3 globally in both 2D and 3D formats of Dolby Surround 7.1. “We are always looking for ways to push the cinematic envelope and bring more realistic and exciting sensory experiences to our audiences ” says Gary Weaver senior vice president administration Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures.

Doremi Releases Mac Version of CineAsset

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Doremi Cinema has announced the availability of CineAsset software for Mac OS X. CineAsset-Pro is also available for Mac. Pricing for the Mac versions remain the same as the Windows versions.
 
CineAsset is a media asset management solution that converts common computer files such as QuickTime AVI JPEG and TIFF to JPEG2000 unencrypted MXF wrapped files for playback on digital cinema servers including Doremi’s DCP-2000 DCP-2K4 and DSV-J2. Both 2D and 3D content can be converted.

Epic Theatres Opens with Barco Projectors

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Epic Theatres has installed Barco digital projectors in its new all-stadium all-digital theatre in Palm Coast Florida and will be the first theatre in the area designed from the ground up for complete digital projection and 3D presentation. The new Epic theatre opened last month. Clint DeMarsh vice president of purchasing for Epic Theatres says “We are pleased to select Barco in bringing Epic entertainment to the Palm Coast area. Digital projection provides a number of advantages over film and Barco brings the quality and expertise needed for this all-digital facility.

Korea Lotte Cinemas Shows FIFA World Cup Live in 3D in 52 Theatres

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Korea Lotte Cinemas presented the FIFA World Cup match between Korea and Argentina live in 3D to 52 of its theatres. The company has announced that more matches will also be presented live at its theatres.   “We are very pleased to have chosen GDC servers because other than their impressive reliability the speedy software upgrade to enable live 3D telecast has saved us much time and costly new hardware acquisition needed ” said Edward Muk Choi technical manager of Lotte Cinemas. “The GDC solution has also greatly reduced the hardware complexity.

Rooftop Films Presents Flood Tide July 7th

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

On July 7th Rooftop Films Socrates Sculpture Park and Museum of the Moving Image will present Flood Tide director Todd Chandler’s movie about a ramshackle river raft journey in the midst of ongoing economic and ecological collapse. It was the summer the gas stations closed. The summer they played music in the old mill. The summer they built a boat. The summer they left. Flood Tide is a road movie on a river. It tells the story of four musicians who create extraordinary boats out of ordinary junk and set out for open water fueled by dreams desperation and a sense of adventure.

Technicolor 3D Gains Studio Support

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Technicolor has announced that it has secured support from five motion picture studios for the international release of theatrical content in the Technicolor 3D format.  The studios include: DreamWorks Animation Universal Pictures Paramount Pictures The Weinstein Company and Warner Bros.  The first international release in Technicolor 3D will be Shrek Forever After from DreamWorks Animation in Germany.  Other countries included in the international launch of Technicolor 3D are the United Kingdom Spain Italy and Japan.     To date Technicolor says it has installed its film-based 3D s

Coming Soon to a Cell Phone Near You

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Warner Premiere has announced development of a live-action digital series based on the critically acclaimed Alloy Entertainment book series The Clique written by Lisi Harrison. The Clique will be available through online digital retailers and is being distributed by Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. “We’re looking forward to building on the tremendous success and the adoration toward The Clique series ” says Peter Murrieta.  “We see a world that doesn’t just begin where the books left off; it enhances enriches and brings the characters the story and the references into 2010.

Kodak Adds to Vision3 Line of Film Stock

Mon, 06/28/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Kodak has just added two new films to its Vision 3 family. The stock additions include a medium-speed tungsten-balanced color negative camera film and a color intermediate film optimized to work with digital post-production technologies. These new Vision3 films are the tangible results of our ongoing commitment to filmmakers says Kim Snyder president of the Entertainment Imaging Division and vice president of Eastman Kodak Company.

Galaxy Cinemas Brockville Upgrades to 3D

Sun, 06/27/2010 - 20:00 -- Nick Dager

Cineplex Entertainment upgraded Galaxy Cinemas Brockville Ontario with 3D. The theatre has been equipped with a Christie Solaria 2K series projector and RealD 3D technology. Brockville residents are going to love the bright crystal clear images of digital presentations says Pat Marshall vice president communications and investor relations Cineplex Entertainment. With the addition of RealD audiences will be able to enjoy an incredibly immersive 3D experience with the great line-up of 3D movies scheduled to be released this year.” Toy Story 3 was the theatre’s first 3D presentation.

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