JON THOMPSON'S VIEW FROM THE INSIDE

摘要

Every now and then there is a 'must-attend event' and last year such an occasion was staged in Amsterdam. For years people had talked about the mythical 4k benchmark (4096x2160 pixels) as something that needed to be achieved for digital projection. Last September, for the first time, this 4k technology was demonstrated in Europe, even if it was under the guise of a demonstration of HD-Cam SR. This is Sony's new production and post-production format, currently being used in the forthcoming Star Wars Episode Ill (Revenge of the Sith). Nevertheless, word had spread that the demonstration of HD-Cam SR would take place using a 4k Qualia projector even if Sony, who had developed this projection technology, had not even announced it was going to be shown.