HIGHLITE projector sold into Brazil

Manchester, January 29th 2001: Digital Projection Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of IMAX Corporation, is delighted to announce Brazil has received its first Digital Projection Display. Sterling, Digital Projection's exclusive distributor in Brazil, sold a HIGHLITE 5000gv projector to Estudios Mega, a prestigious Brazilian post-production house. The projector will be used by Estudios Mega to show exceptional pictures on a large screen, whether giving computer based presentations, viewing video or digital HD TV.

Estudios Mega claim to be the market leading post-production house in Brazil, with state-of-the-art capabilities including Cintel C-Reality Telecine, Digital Vision DVNR - Data 2K & HiDef. The management of Estudios Mega believe that the HIGHLITE 5000gv projector is the best available on the market, as it produces stunningly precise images, which could be attributed to Digital Projection's film background, different than potential competitors.

The HIGHLITE 5000gv which provides more than 4500 ANSI lumens at XGA resolution, is used for playback to provide visual reference during the post-production process at Estudios Mega's branch in Sao Paulo and headquarters in Rio de Janeiro.

Sterling, established in 1987, work closely with many industry renowned suppliers such as Digital Projection, Vistek and Digital Vision to provide audio visual solutions to companies throughout Brazil. Their customer base includes prestigious names such as TV GLOBO, TV SBT, SKY and DIRECTV. Nestor Almeida, managing director and founder of Sterling explains, "I was delighted to offer Estudios Mega the HIGHLITE projector. I believe that this is potentially the first of many Digital Projection units to be supplied to Brazilian clients, for various applications from corporate presentation to use within the broadcast & film industry."