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Eclair Equips Its Berlin Content Services Unit Facility with EclairColor HDR Technology "So Was Von Da" (DCM Films) and "Grüner Wird’s Nicht" (Majestic) mark first two EclairColor-mastered German releases —Aug 16, 2018

Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries, today announced the EclairColor certification of its content services unit in Berlin. This is the second EclairColor certification of an Eclair facility after Paris-Vanves. Two German releases have already been mastered in EclairColor by Eclair’s Berlin teams: Jacob Lass’ So Was Von Da (Distributor: DCM Films), opening in cinemas across Germany today, and Florian Gallenberger’s Grüner Wird’s Nicht (Distributor: Majestic / Release Date: 30 August 2018). Read Full

Dolby and Kinopolis to Bring First Dolby Cinema to Germany —Jun 13, 2018

Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and Kinopolis have entered into an agreement for the first deployment of Dolby Cinema in Germany. The initial site is expected to open later in 2018 at the renowned Mathäser Palast in Munich. Kinopolis is the first company to bring Dolby Cinema to Germany. Read Full • Past Dolby News • Dolby Info • Dolby Site

Sony Defines Next Generation of Cinema at CineEurope 2018 HDR-ready 4K laser phosphor projector takes centre stage at Europe’s leading cinema trade show —Jun 11, 2018

At CineEurope 2018, Sony Digital Cinema 4K returns to dazzle audiences with cinematic demonstrations of its 4K laser solutions that represent the next-generation in movie presentation. Read Full • Past Sony Digital Cinema News • Sony Digital Cinema Info • Sony Digital Cinema Site

Ymagis Group Announces the Launch of New HTM Hybrid Tone Mapping Technology, a Smart SMPTE DCP Combining Both SDR & HDR Formats —Apr 24, 2018

Ymagis Group (FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME, TECH 40), the European specialist in digital technologies for the cinema industry, is pleased to announce today at CinemaCon the launch of its new HTM (Hybrid Tone Mapping) technology, which enables the optimized storage of two or more versions – SDR (Standard Dynamic Range) and HDR (High Dynamic Range) – of a same feature film in a single SMPTE -compliant (Society of Motion Picture & Television Engineers) DCP (Digital Cinema Package). Read Full

Dolby and Shochiku Multiplex Theaters Bring First Dolby Cinema to Japan —Apr 18, 2018

Shochiku Multiplex Theatres, Ltd. (SMT) and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) have entered into an agreement for the first deployment of Dolby Cinema™ theatres in Japan. The first opening is scheduled for the fall of 2018 with MOVIX Saitama, with other sites to follow. Read Full • Past Dolby News • Dolby Info • Dolby Site

Ymagis Group and Samsung Electronics Partner to Deliver the Best Cinema Experience: Eclaircolor HDR Coupled with Samsung’s Cinema LED Screen —Apr 18, 2018

Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, and Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., today announced the completion of the successful integration of EclairColor HDR technology with Samsung’s Cinema LED Screen to provide an optimal HDR cinematic experience to movie theaters and movie-goers.
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CinemaNext Signs Agreement with Alamo Drafthouse Cinema for EclairColor HDR Deployment in the US —Apr 17, 2018

CinemaNext, one of the largest specialists in cinema exhibitor services in the world and Texas-based movie theater company Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, today announced the signing of an agreement for the installation of the revolutionary EclairColor HDR (High Dynamic Range) at ten locations in Texas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Missouri, Nebraska, New York and Virginia. Read Full

Samsung Electronics Partners with World’s Largest Theater Operator, Wanda Cinemas, to Launch China’s First Cinema LED Theater Pioneering technology continues rapid expansion, following successful implementations last year at theaters in Korea and Thailand, as well as Switzerland —Feb 4, 2018

Samsung Electronics today announced a partnership with the world’s largest theater operator Wanda Cinemas to bring its pioneering Cinema LED Screen technology to Wanda’s Wujiaochang theater, located in Shanghai’s Yangpu District. Read Full

Ymagis Group Announces EclairColor HDR License Program for Content Labs and Cinema Integrators First EclairColor agreements signed with Dutch VFX & Postproduction House Filmmore and Belgium’s Dame Blanche Sound & Image Services —Jan 15, 2018

Ymagis Group (FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME, TECH 40), the European specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, today announced the launch of a Professional License Program for its EclairColor HDR solution in favor of independent film laboratories, content services companies and projection system integrators. EclairColor is an affordable high dynamic range (HDR) solution used by filmmakers and content creators that significantly enhances the cinema experience by bringing richer colors, greater brightness & definition, more depth of field and more density to the screen. Read Full

Ymagis Group Announces Bpifrance Support for EclairColor Deployment in North America Through its Assurance Export business, Bpifrance is to contribute to the HDR EclairColor technology development budget for a four-year period —Jan 10, 2018

Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, announces the financial support of Bpifrance Assurance Export, acting on behalf of the French State, for an overall investment budget of €6M to help accelerate the development of the EclairColor HDR solution in the United States and Canada. Read Full

CGV and Dolby Laboratories Committed to Significantly Expand Dolby Cinema Presence in China Plan to open 30 Dolby Cinema locations by the end of 2021 —Oct 25, 2017

CGV Cinema Line, the largest multiplex cinema chain in Korea and Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) today announced plans to open 30 Dolby Cinema™ locations in China by the end of 2021. Read Full • Past Dolby News • Dolby Info • Dolby Site

Eclair, Cines Verdi and Diamond Films España Premiere "Cold Skin” Directed by Xavier Gens in EclairColor HDR in Spain —Oct 17, 2017

Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries in Europe (Ymagis Group – FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME eligible), in association with distributor Diamond Film España and exhibitor Cines Verdi, is pleased to announce the Xavier Gens-directed “Cold Skin" will get a sneak preview in EclairColor™ HDR, becoming the first release in Spain at an EclairColor-equipped cinema in Barcelona. Read Full

Hackesche Höfe Kino in Berlin to Become the First Cinema Complex Fully-Equipped with EclairColor HDR Technology —Oct 6, 2017

Eclair, a leader in content services for the motion picture and television industries in Europe (Ymagis Group – FR0011471291, MAGIS, PEA-PME eligible), is pleased to announce an agreement with German cinema exhibitor Timebandits GmbH & Co. Kinobetriebs KG to fully-equip its flagship Berlin cinema, theHackesche Höfe Kino, with EclairColor HDR technology, thus becoming the first all-EclairColor cinema complex in the world. Read Full

Ymagis Group Installs its One Hundredth Eclaircolor Screen, the First in the United States One year after the launch of EclairColor, Ymagis Group’s HDR solution has been installed in 100 cinemas worldwide and is highly acclaimed by audiences —Sep 25, 2017

The Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the film industry, announced that it has installed its 100^th cinema auditorium with EclairColor™ HDR (High Dynamic Range) at the Alamo Drafthouse cinema in Austin, Texas (USA). The 100 EclairColor screens are currently located across Germany (47) and France (46), the United Kingdom (3), Italy (1), Switzerland (1), Tunisia (1) and the USA (1). Read Full

Revolutionary EclairColor HDR Cinema Technology To Take Center Stage at 72nd Annual Congrès de la Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français —Sep 13, 2017

Ymagis Group, the European specialist in digital technologies for the cinema industry, announced today that it will be presenting its revolutionary EclairColor™ HDR cinema technology at the upcoming Fédération Nationale des Cinémas Français (FNCF) convention in Deauville (France). Read Full