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Sony Selects Microspace to
Deliver First 4K Digital Feature
Via Satellite
Raleigh, NC – March
13, 2007 – Microspace Communications
Corporation (Microspace), the leading distributor of digital
cinema
via
satellite, today announced that Sony Electronics Inc. used
the company’s Digital Cinema Distribution solution
to distribute the first Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI)
compliant 4K digital cinema package via satellite. Microspace
successfully delivered Sony Picture’s The Da Vinci
Code to Sony’s laboratory in San Jose to test the
viability
of distributing 4K content via satellite.
“4K delivery and projection permits the content
that was originally captured to be displayed on the screen
at the highest resolution possible today,” said
Peter Ludé, senior vice president, solutions engineering
for Sony Electronics. “We tested the satellite distribution
of the 4K content for security, reliability, and for compatibility
with digital cinema projection systems. We were impressed
by Microspace’s ability to streamline the integration
and
process
of delivering such a large file. This demonstration provided
a great
example of the viability of digital cinema 4K
content
for theaters.”
“The delivery of the DCI-compliant 4k feature,
the industry’s first via satellite, demonstrates
the flexibility and scalability of our solution,” said
Curt Tilly, manager of digital cinema distribution for
Microspace. “As more studios and theaters evaluate
the
delivery
and management of DCP distribution, they will need to
rely upon solutions that can easily manage
electronic
delivery
and the intricacies of a secure and reliable distribution.”
Microspace has achieved many industry
firsts
in satellite digital cinema distribution and continues
to lead the
way.
Microspace
delivered the first JPEG 2000 feature via satellite for
Walt Disney’s The Shaggy Dog and
was
the
first to deliver concurrent JPEG2000 and MPEG content
to theaters. In 2004, the company was the first
to
distribute
over satellite 4K DCI Standard Evaluation Material
(StEM)
for use in a wide variety of digital cinema testing programs.
About Microspace
Microspace
Communications
Corporation (Microspace), a subsidiary of Capitol Broadcasting
Company, is the leader in satellite
services
for digital cinema, business communications and digital
signage. The company operates the largest
global
business satellite broadcasting network with nearly 340,000
remote links worldwide. With a 20-year
heritage,
Microspace’s VELOCITY® satellite
services power more digital signage networks globally
than any other vendor, supporting CompUSA, Abercrombie & Fitch,
OOH Vision
and more.
The VELOCITY service is available either as a dedicated
solution or as an on-demand service, enabling customers
to easily and affordably expand bandwidth as their needs
change. Microspace is headquartered in the U.S. and has
a presence in Europe and Latin America. For more information,
visit www.microspace.com.
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