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Author Topic: Anybody attending the Sony 4K Demo? Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 01-19-2005 02:48 AM                        quote: Brian Guckian Or is this irrelvant, and people will simply get used to the new "feel" of perfect digital images? Yes. Just like people got used to the "cleaner", "colder" sound of digital media and the absence of homely crackles and hiss. Suspension of disbelief doesn't have much to do with the fact that images are slightly unsteady on the screen, but with interesting stories and photography. There was a time when people said that watching films shot in color was a less valid visual experience. There was a time when people said watching movies with sound destroyed the true experience of watching a movie. When I watch a movie with a Dolby A soundtrack, the sound transports me back to the times when I watched movies as a kid. That is a nice nostalgic feeling. That doesn't stop me from enjoying present-day movies played back by a digital sound system.  |  IP: Logged Brian Guckian Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 594 From: Dublin, Ireland Registered: Apr 2003 posted 01-21-2005 06:26 PM                     Good points...I guess in the end it's all subjective and down to the individual. Thanks for the comments and will look out for a 4K demo in the UK in the near future.  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 01-21-2005 08:02 PM                        Don't get me wrong. If it was up to me, we would still have huge operahouse-like first-run theatres with 1000+ seats and 70ft screens and 70mm and they would be running big releases exclusively for weeks before the movies would move to the small, nice and cosy neighborhood theatres. There might even be a few mini- and multiplexes which would offer a wide variety of programs, including international and art-movie releases. But nobody asked me. That is simply the way our industry has developed, to all those megaplexes we now work in, with all those megablockbusters on 8 screens at the same time which have to make 1 billion $ in the first half hour. I don't know what's going to happen with the digital projection in the next years (nobody does anyway), but if it works out to give us nice movie presentations and be economically doable, that's what is going to happen.  |  IP: Logged Lyle Romer Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1400 From: Davie, FL, USA Registered: May 2002 posted 02-16-2005 10:53 AM                     Found this at Sony Article at Dcinematody.com ----------------------------------------- i-Newswire, 2005-01-28 - Sony Europe today announced the introduction of the world’s first 4K ( 4096 x 2160 ) resolution projectors, the Sony SRX-R110 and SRX-R105. They are based on Sony’s revolutionary SXRD™ ( Silicon Crystal Reflective Display ) panel technology, which produces higher-level resolution, contrast, and response speed than ever before. The new projectors are designed for digital cinema, post-production, rental, staging, and other markets requiring ultra-high resolution and wide colour gamut projectors. The SRX-R110 and SRX-R105 offer the first 4K pixel resolution per colour, over four times that of High Definition Television ( HDTV ); this level of resolution meets the Digital Cinema Initiative ( DCI ) System Specification standards for digital cinema image quality. The 2000:1 contrast ratio delivers rich and precise colour tonal representation, with a brightness of 10,000 ANSI lumens for the SRX-R110 and 5,000 ANSI lumens for the SRX-R105. In addition to high performance, the SRX-R110 and SRX-R105 are compact, enabling ease of installation in almost any type of facility. The four input slots can either have an HD-SDI input card fitted – which is also dual-link enabled according to SMPTE 372M – or have an analogue input card fitted covering XGA to UXGA sources. Four such HD-SDI cards are used to display true 4K originated material, and are also DC-SDI ( 2048 x 1080 ) enabled. For D-Cinema applications an optional ‘media-block’ security function enables digital content to be securely projected onto screens according to the DCI compression and encryption standard. "SXRD™ panel technology creates a new standard for projectors, producing smooth, film-like picture," said Richard Lewis, Chief Engineer Marketing, Sony Professional Solutions Europe. "Sony is committed to leading the market in HD technology, with a range of products and solutions that represent the next generation of image reproduction". The SXRD™ imaging panel used in the SRX-R110 and SRX-R105 can be driven in single-mode, dual-mode, and quad-mode projection. In quad mode, four screens of full HD images ( 1920 x 1080 pixels ) can be projected simultaneously. In single mode, the projector will display a 4096 x 2160-pixel image either native 4K ( with four interface boards ) or from a single 2K source ( e.g. HD ) which is internally up converted for 4K display. In this case the four input slots are treated as four separate inputs, allowing multiple sources to be used. No other current technology allows a display of over 26 million pixels on the screen. Summary of Main Specifications:Projection System: 3-SXRD Sony panels, prism colour integrated system Imaging Device: SXRD, 1.55-inch ( diagonal ) 4096 x 2160-pixels on each panel Brightness: 10,000 ANSI lumen SRX-R110 5,000 ANSI lumen SRX-R105 Contrast Ratio: 2000:1 Weight: Approx. 95 kg Dimensions ( w x h x d ): 740 x 430 x 1100 mm The SRX-R110 is showing at this year’s Integrated Solutions Europe exhibition in Amsterdam and will be available in April 2005, see www.iseeurope.com for more information. Full specification details are available upon request. For images, please visit: www.sonybiz.net/ISE If you have questions regarding information in these press release contact the company listed below. Please do not contact us as we are unable to assist you with your inquiry. We disclaim any content contained in this press release. ------------------------------------------- Whatever happened to the Demo? Any opinions based on this information?  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 04-21-2005 10:28 PM                        Finally got to see a couple of demos of Sony's 4K SXRD machine at the NAB convention here this week. Sony was using a pair of R110s as part of their "HD Highway" theater within their large-as-usual suite of booths. The first part of the demo was shot in HD and played back from tape--2K origination shown on a 4K projector. That projector was using just one of its 2K xenon lamps. The second part of the demo was shot in IMAX and scanned at 4K, then played back via 4:4:4 RGB from a 4K server. That machine was using both of its 2K xenon lamps (the R110 is rated at 10,000 ANSI lumens output). The screen was a matte white 16x9' DaLite. The room sat approx 50 people and wasn't as dark as a regular theater should be (a fair amount of light was coming from the surrounding show floor, much like the level many theaters use during trailers). I must say the projector looked really good. Good enough to show flaws in the HD footage--the Sony 950 camera's green was slightly out of register. I'll echo Richard's InfoComm comments and say that the 4K footage looked "too" good. Very punchy contrast with almost too crisp edges. Obviously with the room as bright as it was I couldn't judge absolute black levels, but the blacks looked very good in that room. Would love to see this machine do its thing in a proper screening room. SGI was also using a loaner R110 in their booth, showing some of the same IMAX 4K footage, plus a clip from the "Do Re Mi" segment from The Sound of Music. SGI was using a much smaller screen in a fairly lit area, so again I couldn't do any really critical evaluation of the pictures. But the pictures did look very good. Funny, compared to the IMAX clips, TSoM looked a bit soft! Maybe they only scanned a 35mm dupe. Sony says these 4K SXRD machines will roll out in July. Landmark Theaters has bought six of them.  |  IP: Logged

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