Showest - Sony - 4K Projector

In this video, Sony shows of the new, soon to be FIPS compliant, 4K projector running the new RealD duel lens system.

We cover many aspects of the Sony system and how it compares to the more typical DCI implementations from the other projectors makers.

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Science & Technology

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• showest
• Sony
• Cinema
• DCI
• projector
• 4K
• 3D

[C815richard]

holy fucking shit i would murder for one of these things.

[kascnef]

My local AMC started to install Sony 4k projectors in August of 2009 in two screens. Those were capable of doing 3D projection. The AMC in Rockaway, NJ USA then replaced all their film projectors with Sony 4k projection 2D (excluding the DLP 2k IMAX theater) in October of last year. Digital projection has elminated the need for splicing film, showing the film as it was supposed to be seen.

[TheMan3522]

@C815richard sony - make belive.

[ScuL123]

@cinetechgeek The PJ shown in this clip is last year's model. The current SRX-R320 model is half the size of what you see in this video, and the PJT is mounted at a usuable height.

[cinetechgeek]

@bunkofurko Thats Sony for ya. All the other projector makers have much smaller projectors with more light. But not 4K yet.

A 4K TI DLP is a much better package then current Sony. One of the reasons why even tho Sony4K is around, TI is still doing bulk of sales.

[cinetechgeek]

@bunkofurko going digital is just as much political as it is costly. In the US, VPF, virtual Print Fee , is to help cinemas by paying part of the cost. But its a difficult contract to navigate. In the US VPF is major issue so any cinema not on VPF have to have 35mm too. In other parts of the world, they are not so beholden to hollywood and VPF and are just moving forward as it makes sense. If no VPF is involved, you go digital only. Its complicated and there are videos in my cha about it.

[cinetechgeek]

@bunkofurko you are right to a degree, but with so much 3D coming out, you will be able to keep 2-3 cinemas busy simply running digital 3D. 3D is driving this now, not so much the VPF. So its going to happen because of that. Many of the DCI system we are putting in now are total replacements. 35mm pulled out. Once you decide you are going DCI for 2D and 3D and look past the VPF, no reason to keep them. If you have digital you use it and push the 35mm aside, not worth keeping duel kit serviced

[cinetechgeek]

@bunkofurko Sorry to say, the accountants and their money make the world go around. And from my stand point as some one who is deeply involved in all this.. The numbers are starting to stack up against Film. Once we have a certian number of screens digital, the studios will simply refust to supply film. BECAUSE THEY CAN and BECAUSE IT SAVES THEM MONEY. You stay in film at this stage and all you are is one of those cinemas that run OLD films. Not many of them around. Not very commecial.

[cinetechgeek]

@bunkofurko DCI has been very difficult and many companies involved have not made money. Well Proj makers more then most. Still IT took a bath on the TI tech as they geared up for it to become huge in rear projection (And it was a great tec) but flat was in.

[cinetechgeek]

@bunkofurko I don;t totally agree with many of DCI decisions either, but they have been made and we live with them. Digital is coming on strong now. Film is defiantly on its way out.  We are installing DCI screens as fast as we can. And once there is a critical mass, the studios simply will not make film available. I would give some parts of the world 5 years MAX before film is no more. (For typical feat. rel.)