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Phone Companies Want to Offer New
Digital TV Services Via Microsoft
Products

Phone Companies Want to Offer New
Digital TV Services Via Microsoft
Products 04/07/2005 10:42 PM
Telephone companies are looking to use software and hardware from Microsoft Corp. to bring new digital television services to consumers. IPTV, or Internet Protocol Television, "basically enables telephone companies now to deliver a digital TV entertainment experience," said Kevin Johnson, group vice president for worldwide sales, marketing and services for Microsoft. Johnson was in Denver on Tuesday, speaking to students at the University of Denver.

Digital Excellence LLC adds HexaLock
CD-ROM Copy Protection Products to Their
Available Services

Digital Excellence LLC adds HexaLock
CD-ROM Copy Protection Products to Their
Available Services 09/22/2004 02:36 AM
Hexalock, Ltd., a leader in CD-ROM copy protection technology and digital rights management solutions announced today that Digital Excellence LLC, a leading provider of products and services to the recorded media industry, has become an Authorized Reseller of HexaLock CD-ROM Copy Protection technology. [PRWEB Sep 22, 2004]

Go Digital Bombay to monitor net cafes,
making your own digital art and the
exercise gamepad

Go Digital Bombay to monitor net cafes,
making your own digital art and the
exercise gamepad 01/29/2004 01:47 AM
BBC Jan 29 2004 5:38AM GMT

Real Digital Media Announces NEOCAST TM
Family of Dynamic Digital Signage and
Narrowcast Network Products

Real Digital Media Announces NEOCAST TM
Family of Dynamic Digital Signage and
Narrowcast Network Products 07/08/2004 03:58 AM
NEOCAST to Serve as the Foundation Brand for Real Digital Media [PRWEB Jul 8, 2004]

First Internet digital film library
debuts

First Internet digital film library
debuts 11/11/2003 11:40 AM
The CinePaint Digital Film Library, launched on Halloween, has placed the first digital intermediates on the Internet. These frames are sequences from the 1903 George Méliès film, Tom Thumb et Dum Dum. Méliès is an important pioneer in motion picture history, credited with creating the genre of science fiction in 1902 with his famous film, A Trip to the Moon.

PMA Adds Internet Video to Promote
Making Digital Prints

PMA Adds Internet Video to Promote
Making Digital Prints 07/07/2004 06:29 AM
Supermarketnews.com - Wed Jul 7, 09:11 am GMT

Here Comes Digital Cinema

Here Comes Digital Cinema 12/23/2003 06:56 PM
We've been hearing about it for years, but it appears that movie theaters are finally starting to go digital. Better yet, it sounds like they're doing so for the actual advantages of digital, rather than the ridiculous perceived value that was being hyped up a few years ago. Sure, the picture is nicer, but most people find today's movies "good enough" - and some people have even claimed they don't like digital cinema since they believe they can see artifacts like jagged edges. However, the theaters that are going digital are realizing that it means they have much more flexibility with content. They're not just showing movies, but also are showing live sporting events and music concerts which can be delivered digitally in real-time. Also, as smaller theater chains, like the independent Landmark chain (now owned by dot com billionaire Mark Cuban) go digital, it will open up new opportunities for new filmmakers to get their films shown without going through the big Hollywood gatekeepers distributors. While the big Hollywood studios focus on the wrong things, it appears that movie theaters are beginning to figure out what's happening.

Irish Cinema Set to Go Digital First

Irish Cinema Set to Go Digital First 03/22/2005 04:42 PM
Slashdot Mar 20 2005 2:43PM GMT

Digital outsells film, but film still
king to some

Digital outsells film, but film still
king to some 09/23/2004 06:06 PM
Many professional photographers still prefer to use film, thanks to continued advances in film technology, basic differences in how each medium works and artistic preference. But digital is gaining ground in the pro market as each generation of digital SLR camera improves resolution and features.

Xeni on CNN Int'l.: Digital Cinema

Xeni on CNN Int'l.: Digital Cinema 04/06/2005 02:48 PM
Xeni Jardin: I'll be joining host Kri stie Lu Stout on CNN International today to talk about the business and technology of digital cinema, and an article on that subject I wrote for the current issue of Wired Magazine. Air time: 745PM ET / 445PM PT. See also this site for CNNi's new tech show, "Spark."

Previously on BB: The Cuban Revolution, South African villages to get digital cinema network, and Ireland's movie theaters to convert within a year?
Image: this is not a digital cinema projector. It's an ad for the Kinetoscope, a home theater system designed by Thomas Edison which used 22mm film. (via the wonderful 100 years of Film Sizes)

Boeing looking to sell its digital
cinema business

Boeing looking to sell its digital
cinema business 11/14/2003 07:32 PM
SiliconValley.com Nov 14 2003 5:44PM ET

Sony's 4,096 x 2,160 SRX-R110 Digital
Cinema Projector

Sony's 4,096 x 2,160 SRX-R110 Digital
Cinema Projector 06/07/2004 07:29 AM

Built specifically not for consumer markets, the new Sony digital cinema projectors, the SRX-R110 and the SRX-R105, are top-end "4K" projectors meant to replace traditional film and lamp technologies with a killer 4,096 x 2,160 resolution. By using a Silicon X-tal Reflective Display (SXRD), the 10,000 lumen SRX-R110 can, when projecting a 16:9 image onto a 27-foot wide screen, shows images where each pixel is "only about the size of the letter 'e' in 'Liberty' on a quarter." Sony recommends the 10,000 lumen SRX-R110 (the SRX R105 is 5,000 lumen) for screens between 25 and 40 feet wide. You can even split the screen into two 1,920 x 1,080 images or four 1,024 x 540 images simultaneously (the press release says four 1,920 x 1,080, but I question that math). Sony offers a "2K" design in their high-end consumer Qualia line of electronics. (Sony, if you'd like to send a product review sample I'd be happy to knock out a wall.)

Press release after the jump.

TI Stands by Digital Cinema Strategy,
Despite Sony

TI Stands by Digital Cinema Strategy,
Despite Sony 06/05/2004 04:29 AM
Boston Globe Jun 5 2004 8:46AM GMT

Brazil Takes Lead in All-Digital Cinema
Projection

Brazil Takes Lead in All-Digital Cinema
Projection 02/17/2004 08:33 AM

TI Stands by Digital Cinema Strategy,
Despite Sony (Reuters)

TI Stands by Digital Cinema Strategy,
Despite Sony (Reuters) 06/04/2004 07:06 PM
Reuters - Semiconductor maker Texas Instruments Inc. (TXN.N) will stick with its current strategies for making and selling microchips used for digital projection even as it faces new competition from Sony Corp. (6758.T), a top executive said on Friday.

Sony Challenges Rival in Digital Cinema
(Reuters)

Sony Challenges Rival in Digital Cinema
(Reuters) 06/03/2004 10:05 PM
Reuters - Sony Electronics on Thursday unveiled a new digital projection system for movie theaters at a cost and technology upgrade that rivals market leader Texas Instruments Inc.

South African villages to get digital
cinema network

South African villages to get digital
cinema network 04/05/2005 09:23 PM
Xeni Jardin: Excerpt from Variety article:

The vast majority of South Africa's 40-million people have never been to the cinema, kept away by the legacy of apartheid, poverty and language barriers. But the nation's exhibs are hoping to change that by using the indigenous filmmaking along with digital technology to connect to the missing multitudes (...)

Starting in September, Shout Africa will roll out 20 digital cinemas around the country where facilities are most lacking, to make the movies affordable and accessible. Shout Africa chief executive Lance Samuels says that for local producers, these cinemas will provide another distribution outlet as well as the opportunity to build new audiences.

Locally produced films in indigenous languages and English will be shown alongside foreign features, with subtitles in the vernacular language of the region of the cinema.Besides the usual popcorn and soft drinks, popular traditional township foods such as maize porridge, spicy sausages, samp (hominy), mealies (corn on the cob) and fried chicken will be on sale to help make the d-cinema experience more African.

Samuels says d-cinemas will be located in revamped township community centers to create a quality experience, including comfortable chairs, high quality digital projection and state of the art surround sound. And, hoping to seal the deal, prices will be much lower than at urban multiplexes.

Wonder what kind of gear the company will be installing? Will this be true cinema-grade digital projection, or something cruddier and lower-res (and, hence, more affordable)? Either way, it's fascinating news, and points to one of the greatest promises of this technology. Which hardware manufacturer(s) will be involved?

Here's more info on the "Shout Africa" d-cinema initiative, Link, by way of Sithengi -- a company that promotes the South African television and film industry.

Link to Variety story (paid sub required, but the story seems to be largely cribbed from the Sithengi press release anyway... )

Previously on BB: The Cuban Revolution, and Ireland's movie theaters to convert within a year?

Digital cinema moves closer to local
multiplex

Digital cinema moves closer to local
multiplex 09/09/2004 12:36 PM
A studio coalition says it has worked out standards for films without film.

Digital Cinema: Ireland's movie theaters
to convert within a year?

Digital Cinema: Ireland's movie theaters
to convert within a year? 03/22/2005 04:59 PM
Xeni Jardin: The current issue of Wired Magazine includes a feature I wrote about digital cinema -- interviewees include d-cinema evangelist and Landmark Theatres owner Mark Cuban; filmmaker James Cameron; and hardware makers including Texas Instruments and Sony. It's not online yet, but I'll be posting related news clips here on Boing Boing, and will blog the Wired piece as soon as it's up.

Today: news of a planned digital cinema network throughout the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, with the ambitious goal of converting all of the country's movie theaters to digital format within about a year.

"The digital projection offers picture-perfect quality and significant cost savings," says Moira Horgan, the head of marketing for the Irish Film Board. "The boxes are being inserted as we speak."

Avica Technology is bringing the digital presentation systems to 515 screens throughout Ireland to run alongside traditional 35mm film projectors, says Kevin Cummins, spokesman for Avica Europe, the European arm of the Santa Monica, California, digital cinema technology and services company.

"Digital can reduce the cost of distribution, eliminating the need for costly reels of film that need to be printed, delivered, collected once the cinema is done showing the movie, and then destroyed," Cummins says. "From the (average viewer's) point of view, digital provides picture-perfect quality. The movies just look a lot better, from the first showing through to a thousand showings."

Link to Ireland Putting Digital Films in Every Cinema (PC World). (Thanks, Chris Anderson!)

IBM Unveils First SOA Products, Services

IBM Unveils First SOA Products, Services 04/21/2004 06:34 PM
Big Blue offers new software and services to help customers add unparalleled flexibility to their business processes.

New Digital Photography Search Engine
cuts through the Internet "noise" to
return only relevant Digital Photography
content.

New Digital Photography Search Engine
cuts through the Internet "noise" to
return only relevant Digital Photography
content. 09/03/2004 02:28 AM
New Digital Photography Search Engine uses revolutionary new "automatic preview" function to summarize search results instantly. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2004]

Digital Film Revolution

Digital Film Revolution 12/29/2003 11:49 PM

Movie theaters going digital: Celluloid is becoming a thing of the past in Hollywood.

After years of Hollywood hype, 2004 could truly be a watershed year for digital cinema. A recent surge in investment by theater chains and technology companies means the number of digital projectors in cinemas will more than double to over 400 in the next 12 months, Screen Digest reports.

I still don't think I've seen a digital film yet.

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Brit Film Future Is Digital

Brit Film Future Is Digital 12/19/2004 03:02 PM
The U.K. Film Council wants to encourage people to see more specialty films and thinks installing high-tech projectors is the way to do it. By Jason Silverman.

Correction: Film-Digital 3-D story

Correction: Film-Digital 3-D story 03/25/2005 06:55 PM
Boston Globe Mar 25 2005 11:17PM GMT

Film here to stay despite digital growth

Film here to stay despite digital growth 12/23/2003 02:15 PM
Boston Globe Dec 23 2003 1:46PM ET

Film Here to Stay Despite Digital Growth

Film Here to Stay Despite Digital Growth 12/23/2003 04:35 PM
AP via Newsday Dec 23 2003 3:12PM ET

To do in NYC: RESFEST Digital film
festival

To do in NYC: RESFEST Digital film
festival 09/10/2004 12:02 AM
Xeni Jardin: If you're in New York today through Sunday, don't miss the 8th annual edition of digital film festival RESFEST. Organizer Jonathan Wells says:

There are lots of amazing elements at this year's fest -- among them,

1) Bushwhacked! - a special program for this election year of great viral political films from media jammers (The Yes Men, Bryan Boyce, Michael Moore) around the world, includes some world premieres like Pinocchio (image shown here) which was too hot for MoveOn.org, and a "Schoolhouse Rock"-style animation from Eric Henry, Pirates & Emperors (Or Size Does Matter)
2) Thomas Campbell's SPROUT -- presentation of amazing globetrotting surf film from acclaimed artist Thomas Campbell will be preceded by a in theater acoustic performance by the UK-based band Mojave 3 (who also contributed to the soundtrack).
3) RESFEST Live - Emergency Broadcast Network and Hexstatic -- our closing night event will feature an audio visual event from VJ pioneers NYC's EBN and UK's Hexstatic. EBN will showcase their Video Baby Grand Piano, while Hexstatic will preview work of their forthcoming Master View DVD album.

Event takes place at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center through Sunday, September 12. Link

Though digital cameras are in, film
won't be out anytime soon

Though digital cameras are in, film
won't be out anytime soon 01/01/2004 04:32 AM
Philadelphia Inquirer Jan 1 2004 3:35AM ET

To do in Tijuana: IAF 04 digital film
fest, Sep 17-18

To do in Tijuana: IAF 04 digital film
fest, Sep 17-18 09/05/2004 11:56 PM
Xeni Jardin: If you're in driving or flying distance of Tijuana, Mexico mid-September, check out the 8th annual IAF Fest: video, film, music, and multimedia on September 17 and 18. The project's aim: "To create and maintain alternate spaces for the expression of audiovisual multidisciplinary art in the Mexico/U.S. border region." So, why Tijuana? "Because of the... cultural and economic exchange that takes place daily in the region," say organizers of the frontera festival created to "serve as a meeting place for the international digital art community." Some great DJs, artists, and filmmakers participating this year -- definitely a don't miss.
Link (Thanks Sal!)

Microsoft Announces Canon's Support Of
Media Transfer Protocol in Digital Still
Cameras

Microsoft Announces Canon's Support Of
Media Transfer Protocol in Digital Still
Cameras 09/22/2004 04:13 PM
Microsoft Corp. today announced that its new Media Transfer Protocol (MTP) will be supported by Canon Inc., a leader in the field of professional and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. Canon, one of the market leaders in adopting and promoting Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP), now plans to incorporate support for MTP into its future digital camera product offerings. This announcement coincides with next week's 2004 Photokina trade show and signifies a premier industry relationship for Microsoft, introducing one of the most advanced technologies yet for image acquisition to a Windows®-based PC.

"digital consumer products"

"digital consumer products" 05/27/2004 09:13 AM

Digital Film Tools Releases 55mm 5.0

Digital Film Tools Releases 55mm 5.0 04/01/2005 04:51 AM
Digital Film Tools releases 55mm 5.0, a comprehensive set of Digital Optical Filters for Adobe After Effects and After Effects compatibleprograms, Apple's Final Cut Pro and Motion, Avid Editing Systems, Adobe Photoshop and Discreet Flint, Flame and Inferno systems. [PRWEB Apr 1, 2005]

For the Viewer, No Escape Hatch in a
Digital 3-D Film

For the Viewer, No Escape Hatch in a
Digital 3-D Film 05/05/2004 09:28 PM
A digital effects company has created a 3-D movie that not only gives the illusion of a world in front of you, but all around.

Toshiba invests in digital products

Toshiba invests in digital products 04/12/2004 02:19 PM
globetechnology.com Apr 12 2004 6:46PM GMT

Toshiba Investing in Digital Products

Toshiba Investing in Digital Products 04/09/2004 07:52 PM
Japanese electronics maker Toshiba said it plans to invest $9.4 billion over the next three years to develop digital products and electronic devices.

Toshiba Investing in Digital Products
(AP)

Toshiba Investing in Digital Products
(AP) 04/11/2004 03:46 PM
AP - Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. plans to invest 1 trillion yen ($9.4 billion) over the next three years to develop digital products and electronic devices.

Making Digital Movies on Linux

Making Digital Movies on Linux 11/13/2003 06:36 AM
How to transform your Linux system into a digital video workshop.

Digital Cinema's Costs Divide the Film
World

Digital Cinema's Costs Divide the Film
World 01/07/2004 05:39 PM
To many, especially the big Hollywood studios, digital projection in theaters is a solution looking for a problem.

Toshiba outlines investment in digital
products

Toshiba outlines investment in digital
products 04/09/2004 04:00 PM
SiliconValley.com Apr 9 2004 2:32PM GMT
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