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AccessIT bringing live 3D events to over 150 US cinemas
Remember that one-off Mavericks / Clippers matchup that was shown in 3D in a Dallas-area cinema? If AccessIT has its way, those types of events will be popping up all over the United States here soon. Said outfit has just announced plans to install 150 of its CineLive systems in major markets throughout America. The technology will enable the "live broadcast to movie theaters of both 2D and 3D events such as sports and concerts," and while 50 installs are scheduled to start immediately, the other hundred should be completed by the year's end. For the full list of locales, give the read link a look.
Disney helps take another step bringing the theater/home theater experience closer
But not from the side you may think. On Thursday the mouse & Co. put its money up, along with Christie Digital Systems (cameras) & Access Integrated Technologies (software) to not only distribute it's movies digitally, but to put up 150 new digital screens by the end of the year, and up to 4000 more by 2007. Theater operators have the same thing to gain by going to digital that we did coming from tapes, no more reels breaking or wearing out as they are repeatedly showing, plus it will lower costs of getting the movies to the theaters. As many other large media companies continue to hem and haw on standards for digitally showing their films, it's good to see Disney take this step, although they really need to upgrade their facilities.They also haven't answered the most important question of all in getting me back to the movie theater, when am I going to be able to get a two tickets, two sodas and tub of popcorn for less than $25? If it happens, you won't need to check HD Beat, just look outside for the pigs flying.
