AMC Theaters Going All Digital - Blu-ray Forum

dadkins · 03-30-2009, 08:33 PM

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/te...es/30sony.html

"Sony says it has signed a $315 million deal to install its digital projectors in all AMC Entertainment theaters. "

...

"Theater chains are replacing film projection equipment with digital versions because new technology provides a clearer picture. No film is used, so digital images are devoid of scratches and wobbly images. Distribution costs will also be lower, as studios no longer need to create and distribute reels of film. Rather, movies can be downloaded from a satellite or served to several projectors in one theater from a hard drive."

kaliraver · 03-30-2009, 08:39 PM

Finally, hopefully they'll release HD versions of films soon but that might be asking for too much.

mikejet · 03-30-2009, 08:39 PM

Or they could just FedEx a BD of the movie over night to the cinemas!

STARSCREAM · 03-30-2009, 08:46 PM

sweet!!

Fors* · 03-30-2009, 08:50 PM

This is good news!!!!

Kryptron · 03-31-2009, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kaliraver69

Finally, hopefully they'll release HD versions of films soon but that might be asking for too much.

? You do know Film resolution is way higher then 1080p right?

kaliraver · 03-31-2009, 02:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kryptron

? You do know Film resolution is way higher then 1080p right?

Of course but wouldn't a BD look better than some films that I seen on film at a standard theater?

OrlandoEastwood · 03-31-2009, 02:08 AM

Piracy will spike when digital copies leak out onto the internet from movie theater employees.

dadkins · 03-31-2009, 04:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by OrlandoEastwood

Piracy will spike when digital copies leak out onto the internet from movie theater employees.

These digital versions are probably way in excess or Blu-ray file sizes.
100GB?
More?

I'm not downloading one. You go right ahead!

cembros · 03-31-2009, 04:56 AM

digital films files are HUGE, they come on their own hard drives. Were talking terabits here, i dont think pirarcy will be any more of a problem

jadedeath · 03-31-2009, 06:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dadkins

These digital versions are probably way in excess or Blu-ray file sizes.
100GB?
More?

I'm not downloading one. You go right ahead!

Yeah exactly.

Plus noone has ever had a program on their computer that could digitally compress the file... like Compressor.

Oh wait...

Logan

RiseDarthVader · 03-31-2009, 08:52 AM

Piracy will not go up want to know why? Well because the HDD hold Terabytes of data which take a very long time to transfer. Even getting the movies off the HDD to the servers take several hours. Then after that you have heavy encryption meaning the projectionists would need to know a hacker near by to do it. Your not going to send a hacker Terabytes of of data for them to download now are you? Then after that it will need to be compressed down to atleast 50GB but most "HD" torrents are about 30GB. Then after that you will upload it to the internet and that itself would take a while. And what do you get in return for weeks worth of hard work? NOTHING. So no piracy will not increase.

And to address kaliraver69 question. No Blu-ray versions will not look better then a HDD given to a Digital Cinema. Blu-ray is 1920x1080, 2K Digital Cinema is 2048x1080 and 4K Digital Cinema is 4096×2160. So Blu-rays are basically inferior because of lower resolution and they are compressed compared to Digital Cinemas higher resolution and being uncompressed.

VinnAY · 03-31-2009, 12:27 PM

yum...good news

AMC 24 is my local theater, they just added an IMAX screen recently, this will be another great upgrade.

dadkins · 03-31-2009, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jadedeath

Yeah exactly.

Plus noone has ever had a program on their computer that could digitally compress the file... like Compressor.

Oh wait...

Logan

And compressing it to "reasonable" file sizes will make it no better than a BD ripped and compressed to 720.
All that for a crap copy. Go for it!

opterasis · 03-31-2009, 05:32 PM

Hopefully National Amusements or Showcase Cinemas or whoever runs my local theater will follow soon.

03-30-2009, 08:33 PM	#1
dadkins Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Hercules, CA Blu-ray collection:35 Blu-ray reviews:2	AMC Theaters Going All Digital http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/30/te...es/30sony.html "Sony says it has signed a $315 million deal to install its digital projectors in all AMC Entertainment theaters. " ... "Theater chains are replacing film projection equipment with digital versions because new technology provides a clearer picture. No film is used, so digital images are devoid of scratches and wobbly images. Distribution costs will also be lower, as studios no longer need to create and distribute reels of film. Rather, movies can be downloaded from a satellite or served to several projectors in one theater from a hard drive."

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03-30-2009, 08:39 PM	#2
kaliraver Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Location:San Francisco Bay Blu-Ray SteelBooks™: (150+) Blu-ray collection:373 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:285	Finally, hopefully they'll release HD versions of films soon but that might be asking for too much.

03-30-2009, 08:39 PM	#3
mikejet Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Los Angeles, CA Blu-ray reviews:5 Trading Score:29	Or they could just FedEx a BD of the movie over night to the cinemas!

03-30-2009, 08:46 PM	#4
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	sweet!!

03-30-2009, 08:50 PM	#5
Fors* Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Pottstown, PA Home Theater Gallery:160 4K collection:12 Blu-ray collection:142 Trading Score:11	This is good news!!!!

03-31-2009, 02:08 AM	#8
OrlandoEastwood Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:R-Point Blu-ray reviews:86 Trading Score:24	Piracy will spike when digital copies leak out onto the internet from movie theater employees.

03-31-2009, 04:56 AM	#10
cembros Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Blu-ray collection:456 Trading Score:4	digital films files are HUGE, they come on their own hard drives. Were talking terabits here, i dont think pirarcy will be any more of a problem

03-31-2009, 08:52 AM	#12
RiseDarthVader Power Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:Australia Blu-ray collection:136	Piracy will not go up want to know why? Well because the HDD hold Terabytes of data which take a very long time to transfer. Even getting the movies off the HDD to the servers take several hours. Then after that you have heavy encryption meaning the projectionists would need to know a hacker near by to do it. Your not going to send a hacker Terabytes of of data for them to download now are you? Then after that it will need to be compressed down to atleast 50GB but most "HD" torrents are about 30GB. Then after that you will upload it to the internet and that itself would take a while. And what do you get in return for weeks worth of hard work? NOTHING. So no piracy will not increase. And to address kaliraver69 question. No Blu-ray versions will not look better then a HDD given to a Digital Cinema. Blu-ray is 1920x1080, 2K Digital Cinema is 2048x1080 and 4K Digital Cinema is 4096×2160. So Blu-rays are basically inferior because of lower resolution and they are compressed compared to Digital Cinemas higher resolution and being uncompressed.

03-31-2009, 12:27 PM	#13
VinnAY Banned Member since:Sep 2008 Blu-ray reviews:1	yum...good news AMC 24 is my local theater, they just added an IMAX screen recently, this will be another great upgrade.

03-31-2009, 05:32 PM	#15
opterasis Power Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:2 Blu-ray collection:2 Trading Score:6	Hopefully National Amusements or Showcase Cinemas or whoever runs my local theater will follow soon.

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