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[[File:Logo Dolby Cinema.png|200px|thumbnail|Dolby Cinema logo]]
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'''Dolby Cinema''' is the name of a cinema concept by [[Dolby Laboratories]].<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/sensory-assault-dolby-takes-imax-753479| title= Sensory Assault: Dolby Takes on IMAX With Mega Theater Rival| publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= 12 March 2014 }}.</ref> Dolby Cinema is considered the Dolby Laboratories answer to the [[IMAX]] theaters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/07/dolby-cinema-imax-rival/ |title=Dolby is launching its super-vivid IMAX competitor in the Netherlands |author=Mariella Moon |accessdate=December 7, 2014}}</ref>
'''Dolby Cinema''' is the name of a cinema concept by [[Dolby Laboratories]].<ref>{{cite news| url= http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/sensory-assault-dolby-takes-imax-753479| title= Sensory Assault: Dolby Takes on IMAX With Mega Theater Rival| publisher=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date= 12 March 2014 }}.</ref> Dolby Cinema is considered the Dolby Laboratories answer to the [[IMAX]] theaters.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.engadget.com/2014/12/07/dolby-cinema-imax-rival/ |title=Dolby is launching its super-vivid IMAX competitor in the Netherlands |author=Mariella Moon |accessdate=December 7, 2014}}</ref>

Dolby Cinema or Dolby Vision projection is currently installed in roughly 10 cinema auditoriums worldwide, plus early Dolby Cinema at [[AMC theaters]]. Roughly 100 AMC theaters are expected to be converted by the end of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/hunger-games-pixels-everest-coming-810024|title='Hunger Games,' 'Pixels,' 'Everest' Among Upcoming Dolby Cinema Titles|author=Carolyn Giardina|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|publisher=([[Prometheus Global Media]])|date=July 22, 2015|accessdate=July 22, 2015}}</ref>


==History==
==History==

Revision as of 16:55, 22 July 2015

File:Logo Dolby Cinema.png
Dolby Cinema logo

Dolby Cinema is the name of a cinema concept by Dolby Laboratories.[1] Dolby Cinema is considered the Dolby Laboratories answer to the IMAX theaters.[2]

Dolby Cinema or Dolby Vision projection is currently installed in roughly 10 cinema auditoriums worldwide, plus early Dolby Cinema at AMC theaters. Roughly 100 AMC theaters are expected to be converted by the end of 2015.[3]

History

The first installation was in the JT Bioscopen cinema complex in Eindhoven, Netherlands in 18 December 2014. The first two films in the Cinema format shown are Exodus: Gods and Kings and The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies. The second cinema to feature the Dolby Cinema is UCI/Cinesa La Maquinista complex in Barcelona, Spain.[4]

Technologie

The cinema concept consist of the Dolby Atmos system for sound and the Dolby Vision projectors, capable of HDRI and HFR in 2D and 3D formats. The first theatres will temporarily use 4K laser projectors until the Dolby Vision-capable ones are ready to ship out spring 2015.[5] The theatre will also feature atmospheric lighting and a dynamic pathway to immerse visitors in the movie experience before the movie has started.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Sensory Assault: Dolby Takes on IMAX With Mega Theater Rival". The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2014..
  2. ^ Mariella Moon. "Dolby is launching its super-vivid IMAX competitor in the Netherlands". Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  3. ^ Carolyn Giardina (July 22, 2015). "'Hunger Games,' 'Pixels,' 'Everest' Among Upcoming Dolby Cinema Titles". The Hollywood Reporter. (Prometheus Global Media). Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  4. ^ "Dolby launches advanced cinema experience". Film Journal International. 3 December 2014.
  5. ^ Mariella Moon. "Dolby is launching its super-vivid IMAX competitor in the Netherlands". Retrieved December 7, 2014.
  6. ^ http://www.dolby.com/us/en/platforms/dolby-cinema.html