On January 19, 2000, the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, in North America, initiated the first standards group dedicated towards developing Digital Cinema.
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By March 2007, with the release of Disney's Meet the Robinsons, about 600 screens had been equipped with 2K digital projectors that feature Real D Cinema's stereoscopic 3D technology, marketed under the Disney Digital 3-D brand.
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In September 2007, Muvico Theaters Rosemont 18 in Rosemont, Illinois became the first theater in North America to have Sony's 4K digital projectors for all 18 screens.
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On June 18, 1999, DLP CINEMA projector technology was publicly demonstrated for the second time on four screens in North America (Los Angeles and New York) for the release of Lucasfilm's Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace.
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Six more digital 3-D movies were released in 2006 and 2007 (including Beowulf, Monster House and Meet the Robinsons).
Digital cinema projectors, used in movie theatres for public exhibition
Both of these cinemas are equipped with Digital cinema projection systems and are connected to the servers of UFO Moviez, a Digital Cinema initiative located in Mumbai directly through satellite.
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Its theatrical releases are by arrangement with the AMC Theatres and Carmike Cinemas chains, and will mostly be digital releases.
Dolby Laboratories, MikroM, USL, and XDC Collaborate on Interface Specifications to Lower Development Costs, to Increase Flexibility, and to Support Innovation for the Digital Cinema Industry
There also are many film directors such as Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, George Lucas, and James Cameron who are adamant supporters of digital cinema and the potential for higher frame rates that it brings.
In 2004 The American Society of Cinematographers' Technology Committee and the six-studio industry consortium Digital Cinema Initiatives created the ASC-DCI Standard Evaluation Material (StEM) "Mini Movie" as the official image quality reference used to create the requirements and standards for Digital Cinema (Filmed on the Universal backlot with Allen Daviau as director of photography).
The film was shot on the Red One digital cinema camera, cut on Apple Final Cut Pro, and finished (graphics, grading, visual effects) using Adobe After Effects, Adobe Photoshop and Electric Image (3D).
Director Peter Jackson's three-part Hobbit film series is being shot at 48 fps, using the Red Digital Cinema Epic video camera system.
His film work includes writing and directing Octavio and Astral; both films were breakthroughs in digital cinema in Mexico.
The auditorium and a digital cinema classroom use high definition projectors and digital media players.
UFO Moviez (Digital Cinema Company) has been installed in Annapurna Theatre with satellite equipment.