To: Ed Perry who wrote (6095 ) 3/8/1999 1:13:00 AM From: john adriaan kolenberg Read Replies (2) | Respond to
check this out! and read the last paragraph real good. Rainmaker and Philips expect to have the system operating commercially by the end of the summer of 1999 under the name 'The DataLab(TM)' (''DataLab''). When full production commences, DataLab will allow the motion picture studios to create a 'universal di stribution master', which will be a digital representation of a film which, for future use, can be easily and cost effectively converted for distribution on any desired medium. Distribution mediums expected to benefit from this new technology are digita l and hi-definition television, video-on-demand, DVD, the internet, as well as the imminent arrival of digital projectors, which will eliminate the traditional 35 millimetre motion picture projectors seen in almost 30,000 movie theatres across the contin ent. This process really appeals to the people who actually make the films, the directors and the directors of photography, who, for a long time, have desired a more creative way to finish their work. The new system also appeals to the major studios tha t see value in having their assets (or productions) in a digital format which can easily and inexpensively be re-directed into other markets via evolving distribution mediums. The DataLab project is also receiving significant cooperation from a number o f Hollywood's major studios. biz.yahoo.com
