Christie, a global leader in digital cinema and technical partner to the Cannes Film Festival for the fourth year running, has announced that Ridley Scott's "Robin Hood" (presented out of competition), opened Cannes in full 2K digital resolution. The film was screened on the next-generation Series 2 projector, the Christie Solaria™ CP2230, which features Academy Award1-winning DLP Cinema® technology from Texas Instruments (TI) (NYSE: TXN).
Designed to meet all Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) specifications, the Christie Solaria series is scalable and geared towards 4K digital cinema. Its Christie Brilliant3D™ technology delivers the brightest 3D projections in the market with an output power of 32 000 ANSI lumens (CP2230) on screens up to 100ft (30.48m) wide and with the lowest cost of operation.
Christie, which will be providing digital technology for all the films at the 63rd Cannes International Film Festival, recently reached the historic milestone of 11 000 active 2K digital cinema installations around the world. Drawing strength from a 62% global market share, Christie continues to set the gold standard in cutting-edge technology for 2D and 3D digital presentations.
