Dolby Laboratories has staked a claim on the emerging field of digital cinema with plans to introduce its own proprietary 3-D system. The San Francisco firm, best known for its high-quality audio products, has made a deal to license technology from Infitec GmbH, a manufacturer of virtual-reality 3-D technologies. Infitec's 3-D application is expected to allow exhibitors that use Dolby d-cinema servers to project digital stereoscopic movies. Infitec's 3-D server widget will be more cost-effective for theater owners than systems already on the market because images stored on a Dolby server should project directly onto a standard screen and be viewed with disposable 3-D glasses, said Tim Partridge, Dolby Laboratories senior vp and general manager, professional division. Competing digital 3-D systems in the field today require either a silver screen or costly active stereoscopic glasses.
- 7/30/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dolby, the company best known as a digital audio leader, has debuted a prototype digital cinema system. The demonstration was further evidence of the company's plans to expand into full-fledged digital motion picture exhibition. The privately held technology firm unveiled its new Linux-based d-cinema system Friday, days before ShowEast, the annual theatrical exhibition trade show that begins Oct. 25 in Orlando. The system as shown includes a player, data storage and show manager. It is interoperable with any commercially viable digital projectors displaying both 2K or 4K resolution, according to Tim Partridge, senior vp and general manager. Execs also noted that the system is DCI- and SMPTE DC-28-compliant, as both groups are overseeing the rollout and ratification of pending digital cinema technical specifications.
- 10/17/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dolby Laboratories has acquired Cinea, an antipiracy technology firm based in Virginia. The stock buyout is expected to augment Dolby's offerings in digital imaging and content protection and bolster Cinea's profile and ability to do business in Hollywood. Under the terms of the deal, Cinea will operate as a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolby, with personnel and offices remaining on the East Coast, where security products will continue to be developed and released under the Cinea brand, with worldwide support offered by Dolby. Cinea CEO and founder Robert Schumann will remain head of the new Dolby subsidiary, reporting to Tim Partridge, vp at Dolby's professional division. "Content protection has become an ever more important element in enabling the delivery of high-quality entertainment," Partridge said. "Cinea has proven expertise in this area and is an ideal complement to Dolby's audio and image expertise."...
- 9/22/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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