Christie to Showcase Latest Innovation for Exhibitors at CineEurope

Christie presented its latest industryleading cinema solutions from across its broad portfolio at CineEurope, June 19-22, at CCIB Barcelona. At booth #301 and meeting room #134, Christie will showcased its latest innovations in media playback systems and theatre management utilities, and CineEurope debuts of the Christie CP4420-RGB and CP4455-RGB pure laser cinema projection solutions. "From the latest projection technologies to our economical and proven Xenon products, Vive Audio, service options, and more, we deliver the best performing, most reliable solutions," says Adil Zerouali, senior sales director, Cinema EMEA, Christie. "We look forward to meeting with partners old and new at CineEurope. With more than 60 years in the cinema business, we strive to deliver the Christie 'edge' to exhibitors by providing solutions that are economical, energy-efficient, easy to use, and excel in performance."

Christie's RGB pure laser projection line-up is the widest range of environmentally responsible projectors on the market, with best-in-class lumen-to-watt efficiency, low CO2 emissions, washable filters, and hundreds of projector and lens combinations. The Christie CP4420RGB provides an advanced, yet affordable high-performance projection solution for medium-sized auditoriums, while the CP4455-RGB is ideal for large-format screens up to 114 feet. Both models are DCIcompliant, feature Real|Laser illumination technology, and excel in image quality, operational lifetime, and onscreen brightness. The tried-andtrue Xenon illuminated projection solutions have graced many theatres over the years, screening some of the most well-known films of our generation. Delivering outstanding value and flawless performance with low TCO, Xenon projection is used widely in cinema theatres and events around the world including the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. Christie manufactures the only Xenon projector capable of displaying 4K content up to 120fps. Christie's Xenolite Ultimate Performance lamps now offer longer-lasting brightness as part of an economical package. The new Christie media block for the Christie CineLife+ Series 4 pure laser and CineLife+ Xe cinema projectors is also compatible with all major brands of Theatre Management Systems (TMS). This budget-friendly yet premium solution enables playback of 4K resolution up to 96fps, allowing content such as Avatar: The Way of the Water to be played as the director intended in 4K at 48 fps-per-eye in 3D. In addition, the IMB-S4 is integrated with the intuitive CineLife+ web user interface for a seamless IMB experience and comes with 1.8TB of onboard SSD storage that can be expanded.

Command Station is launching at CineEurope as a new application to Cinergy, an advanced remote monitoring and management software platform for both Christie and nonChristie equipment. Cinergy provides exhibitors and service providers with robust tools to monitor system health and track assets, automate key delivery, and drive informed decisionmaking with comprehensive reporting. The new Command Station application allows theatre managers to perform booth operations and control equipment from anywhere in their theatre. Subscribers can start and stop playlists, adjust lighting, audio, and more - quickly and effortlessly, all from a tablet.

Power with CINITY for PLF Theatres

Christie is proud to enable CINITY Cinema System presentations once again to be showcased at CineEurope. For exhibitors looking for the ultimate premium large format (PLF) experience, drop by Christie booth #301 for an invitation to an exclusive peek at what this system can achieve. The system offers a creative blend of 4K, 3D, high brightness, high frame rate, enhanced contrast, and wide colour gamut display capabilities, paired with immersive sound. Christie provides highperformance digital projection technology and services to CINITY Cinema Systems as a CINITY projection system partner and authorised reseller.

GDC: Delegates to Hear More on New DTS Surround @ Live Demos

GDC Technology Limited (GDC), a leading global provider of digital cinema solutions, recently announced their showcase on eight new products at CineEurope 2023, the official convention of the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC), an international trade association representing cinema exhibitors and their national associations across 39 European territories.

GDC will showcase a complete product line of SR Series media servers, including SR-1000 IMB with the audio capability of rendering up to 32-channels of DTS:X for IAB immersive audio that supports

SMPTE's ST 2098-2 immersive audio bitstream (IAB) standard. Additionally, two types of FAST media servers will be displayed including the SR-5400C IMB, which can play 4K 3D at 96 frames per second in 3D; and the SRC-7500 media player, designed for the Unilumin LED cinema screen and can also support 4K at 96 frames per second (fps) in 3D.

On this note, GDC would be introducing seven new products, including:

1.AIB-3000 Audio Interface Box is designed for media blocks with built-in cinema audio processor or operates independently as a DTS Surround cinema audio processor with a software license

2.AE-6703 AES67/AES3 32x32channel bidirectional converter bridges the Worlds of AES3 & AES67

3Espedeo DAC Series digital-toanalog audio converter is available in five models 8/12/16/24 and 32channel DAC.

4.PSD-4000-SSD portable storage is available in three RAID storage options 3TB, 4TB, and 6TB SSD.

5.DIVE Dynamic Lighting System is a programmable custom light show to highlight the auditorium configuration and match the preshow content

6.SATO Series high-performance cinema speakers

7.Two fader control devices (FC1000 and FR-1000) designed for SR-1000 built-in cinema audio processor

Additionally, GDC showcased recent developments to enhance its enterprise software solutions:

-Cinema Automation CA2.0

-TMS-2000 Theatre Management System and TmsAware App

-CMS-3000 Web-based Central Management System

-NOC-3000 Network Operations Centre