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To: Mr. Sunshine who wrote (32510)	2/17/2003 1:13:23 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 197341

Digital Cinema (DC) - Qualcomm has partnered with Kodak and Technicolour (the biggies in film), "may" have access to TI's DLP technology and their offering "currently" has the highest resolution and may have some "special" anti-piracy capabilities. It seems to me that DC is a game which is very similar in nature to wireless telecom. That is, one in which the rules of the jungle are tightly controlled by the major industry players. In that way, Qualcomm may, at least, understand better than others, what's involved in incubating new technics. They cut their teeth in this area during the initial rounds of HDTV and, I believe, perfected their competency through "government" work (NASA?). Maybe someone else can expand on the gov't connections. I think they got into Digital Cinema for the FUN ...

To: Mr. Sunshine who wrote (32510)	2/21/2003 3:00:36 PM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197341

digital goes to Hollywood As far as some Hollywood moguls are concerned, the movie world can't go digital fast enough. It's a wish that has little to do with the creative success of computer-generated animated films like Shrek and everything to do with the everyday economics of making movies and distributing them to cinemas. Digital technology will save them a small fortune. When a Hollywood studio shoots a typical movie, it uses about 30 kilometres of 35mm film costing around $200,000. But that's only the start. A finished movie then has to be transferred to six large rolls of celluloid for each cinema screen at a cost of around $25,000. That was less of a problem in the past, but with the arrival of multi-screen complexes and the modern practice of having a new movie open in thousands of locations simultaneously, this has become a huge cost and a logistical nightmare. ... Complete Article ------> Is 35mm film dead? theage.com.au By Bill Bennett February 22 2003

To: Mr. Sunshine who wrote (32510)	3/7/2003 7:17:39 AM
From: waitwatchwander	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 197341

Digital cinemas come closer ... summarizes state of the industry wn.com Cinema audiences have been promised sharper images Digital quality movies have come one step closer in the US as cinemas start to instal digital projectors next year. The new technology, which will also slash distribution costs for film studios, has not yet become common because of high costs. But there are plans for studios and cinemas to share the costs, the president of the National Association of Theatre Owners (Nato), John Frithian, has said. There are currently only 161 digital projectors in cinemas around the world, with half in the US - out of a total of 130,000 screens worldwide, of which 35,000 are in the US. As well as offering better picture quality, digital projectors allow events like concerts to be beamed into cinemas, and make it cheaper for adverts to be shown. After several years of uncertainties over cost, technology and developing one standard system, Mr Frithian told industry convention ShoWest that the problems looked like being resolved. "With that, the digital roll-out could begin by 2004," he said. Standard system Digital projectors cost $100,000-$150,000 (£62,000-£94,000) per screen to instal. There had been uncertainty over whether cinemas would have to install different digital systems as they do with digital audio. But cinema owners, film studios and equipment manufacturers are working to devise a set of standards. And digital has been proven to be better quality than the old 35mm projectors with the unveiling of a new "2K" microchip. Rock concerts have already been beamed live into cinemas that are already equipped with digital technology, and have proved to be a hit with fans. The change will also make it cheaper for advertisers to show full commercials, rather than just slides, which are currently common on US screens.