Constellation 3D To Demo FMD Videodisc

Digital Cinema Premiere Of ""Bounce"" And The Debut Of ""The Theatre Of The Future""

16-Oct-00

Constellation 3D Inc. announced the demonstration of its Fluorescent Multilayer Disc (FMD) videodisc technology at a forthcoming satellite-delivered digital cinema film premiere hosted by Miramax Films. The event, to be held in New York City in November at a date and location to be announced, will be covered by global media and press organizations including the major TV and news networks, and entertainment-based programming. The premiere will also be attended by companies providing key infrastructure for the distribution and display of digital cinema content, such as Boeing Aerospace & Communications, Texas Instruments, AMC Theatres and QuVIS Corporation. The high profile premiere of a movie in the new digital cinema format confirms Miramax's commitment to this emerging phase of cinema technology, in which video and audio information is stored not on 35mm celluloid reels but on digital media such as C3D's ultra high capacity FMD videodisc. The first generation of this FMD media, with capacities up to 100GB, will offer higher resolution, higher bit rates and greater realism than current consumer video formats. FMD playback systems for digital cinema, HDTV and a personal video recorder are currently under development with industry partners. These systems, due for commercial release next year, are based on inexpensive red laser technology and therefore are capable of playing current CD and DVD content. C-3D is also developing a portable playback system that will utilize C3D's 5GB credit-card-sized Fluorescent Multilayer ClearCard (FMC). For more information, visit Constellation 3D Inc. at www.c-3d.net.

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