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He's playin' DVDs from Blockbuster in a portable environment. Strictly non-professional.

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Hopefully with product licensed for public showing!

But there's no reason that a moderate sized drive-in movie screen couldn't use the Kodak Digital Cinema system:

http://www.kodak.com/go/dcinema

Kodak and Barco at Cine-Expo

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Kodak’s Expertise in Color Science and Imaging and Barco’s Leadership in Digital Cinema Projection Systems Come Together to Create Integrated Solutions for the Digital Cinema Market

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LOS ANGELES and BRUSSELS, June 22 -- Eastman Kodak Company and Barco announced today they have formed a strategic alliance to more effectively serve the worldwide digital cinema market with a full menu of products, systems, and services, including installation and support.

Kodak has a legacy of innovation in entertainment imaging and is the world’s leading independent supplier of digital cinema systems for pre-show use; Barco is a worldwide leader in high-quality, high-resolution digital cinema projection systems and is one of only three licensees of Texas Instruments DLP Cinema™ Technology.

The new alliance has two purposes: It enables each company to sell – and to provide support for – complete integrated digital cinema solutions. The solutions will combine systems and services from each company, optimized for image quality and reliability. The alliance also will allow Kodak and Barco to collaborate on innovative and differentiated solutions for the future.

Bill Doeren, general manager of Kodak Digital Cinema, says that customers will have the assurance of two highly respected brands joining forces to take care of their full digital cinema needs.

“Barco has a long-term commitment to high-quality leadership in digital cinema,” Doeren says. “We’re already working with them in three multiplexes in key U.S. cities, showing major Hollywood movies on a regular movie schedule. Audiences are thrilled with the system’s performance. By combining Kodak’s capabilities with theirs, we can jointly provide a complete solution to the marketplace now and in the future.”

“Kodak is a respected entertainment industry leader in the areas of color science and imaging technology, and has demonstrated leadership in advanced cinema technology areas,” says Nico Vernieuwe, Vice President of Barco Digital Cinema. “Kodak and Barco have a proven ability to simplify complexity by understanding our customers’ needs and applying our world-class capabilities to meet them. This new partnership will be a good fit for both companies and for our customers worldwide.”

“In North America, we believe the partnership will provide an enhanced digital cinema solution for our studio, postproduction, feature film, and exhibition customers by offering Kodak’s service network, systems integration, and support infrastructure along with Barco’s digital projection solutions,” says Scott Spector, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Barco Digital Cinema, North America.

The digital cinema market for feature presentations is still in its early stages of evolution, although Barco has already installed 2K digital projectors in upwards of nearly 200 screens worldwide, putting it in a leadership position as the market emerges.

“Our customers will decide when the time is right, when it makes sense for them to begin widespread deployment of systems and to support that with a broad distribution of movies in digital form,” says Doeren. “But our alliance with Barco says clearly – we’re ready to move forward.”

The companies will collaborate on sales and marketing, service and support, and systems development. Both companies have unique intellectual property that will provide advantages in digital cinema products and systems of the future.

As part of the agreement, Barco will use Kodak color science and image management to expand the capability and performance of its cinema projectors.

“We are providing a high-quality solution that is right for today, but also the right investment for the future,” says Vernieuwe. “Our customers can trust that we will continue to grow with them and help them become more comfortable and confident with digital cinema.”

“Our relationship with Barco is really about working together in innovative ways to improve the quality, the creativity, and the uniqueness of the whole cinema experience,” says Doeren. “As we do that together, the whole industry – including movie audiences worldwide – will benefit.”

The two companies will highlight their alliance in demonstrations and other joint activities at the upcoming Cinema Expo International convention and trade show in Amsterdam, June 27-30.

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Posted by Christian Appelt (Member # 1067) on 06-25-2005, 09:10 AM:
 
I couldn't find anything abou it in German trade papers.
There are only few drive in theaters in Germany, all operated by one company. Our climate is not drive in friendly except from June to September, but this may change with global warming processes...

German DriveIn theatres

The first German Drive in opened in 1960 at the Gravenbruch forest near Frankfurt/Main, still in operation today.


 

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Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 06-25-2005, 04:31 PM:
 
Looks like a whole lot of daylight still left before the show starts. Sure are a lot of cars waiting.

quote: Christian Appelt

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but this may change with global warming processes...

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Except you will be using a boat instead of a car as the polar ice caps melt more rapidly.
 

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Posted by Christian Appelt (Member # 1067) on 06-27-2005, 12:57 PM:
 
Around 1955, MAD Magazine had a nice cartoon about a boating drive-in theatre. Sounds good to me - as long as they show movies like THE DEEP or THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE.

Here's a pic of a typical aqua-drive in female projectionist in course of changing the xenon bulb:


 

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Posted by Ian Price (Member # 14) on 06-27-2005, 08:27 PM:
 
Jacquiline Bisset, The Deep 1977.

They sold the whole film with that one image. It was a horrible movie, but the image still lingers.
 

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Posted by Christian Appelt (Member # 1067) on 06-28-2005, 06:36 PM:
 
Well, it was not THAT bad. Some spectacular underwater action and a really beautiful John Williams score - most of todays's action movies seem more boring to me...
I have read the Benchley book of THE DEEP, and it's not great literature either!
 

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Posted by Robert Harrison (Member # 3202) on 06-28-2005, 07:15 PM:
 
Wasn't that score done by John BARRY?
 

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Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 06-30-2005, 08:17 AM:
 

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Hopefully with product licensed for public showing!

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