KOREA AVICS DISPLAY THE PINNACLE OF PROJECTION AT KOBA 2001

Cutting Edge Digital Projection Display Technology Featured on Booths 511 and 436

Manchester, 23rd May 2001 - Digital Projection Limited (DPL) - a wholly owned subsidiary of IMAX Corporation - together with their distributor in Seoul Korea, Korea Avics Co., Ltd, are delighted to present a selection of products from the range of LIGHTNING & HIGHlite Displays plus the new DIGIMAX™M digital cinema projection system at the 11th Korea International Broadcast, Audio and Lighting Equipment Show (KOBA) 2001, 30th May to 2nd June 2001.

The Digital Projection HIGHlite & LIGHTNING Displays are dynamic projection devices engineered for dramatic indoor and outdoor large screen applications for all entertainment and business environments. With light outputs from 3,000 to more than 12,000 ANSI lumens, the HIGHlite and LIGHTNING Displays assure bright, film-like and attention-getting images on any screen size.

Digital Projection's displays are the result of a ten year development programme between themselves and Texas Instruments. At the heart of each Digital Projection Display is the compelling Digital Light ProcessingTM technology from Texas Instruments. To make the most of this technology, Digital Projection has added its own proprietary optical, illumination and signal processing technologies. The result is stunning large screen reproduction of all images, whether originating in video or computer format. The unparalleled image clarity is partially created by the products' displayable colour spectrum of over one billion colours - nearly equivalent to the spectrum discernable by the human eye.

The highly acclaimed LIGHTNING 15sx projector, with 12,000 ANSI lumens brightness (a native resolution of 1280 x 1024) and HIGHLTE 6000sx, with 5,000 ANSI lumens brightness (a native resolutuion of 1280 x 1024) will be demonstrated on booth 511 at Convention Hall & the highly acclaimed POWER 8gv projector, with 7,500 ANSI lumens (a native resolution of 1024 x 768) will be demonstrated on booth 439 at Atlantic Hall at KOBA 2001 by Digital Projection Limited and their distributor in Seoul Korea, Korea Avics Co., Ltd.

The DIGIMAX™ projectors, based on DLP Cinema™ technology by Texas Instruments, are the leading display platform for theatres, postproduction facilities and screening rooms equipped to provide digital cinema programming. DPL is the only digital projection company to provide customers with a variety of models suited for the varied needs of the industry. At KOBA, the DIGIMAX™ projector featuring a standard lamp cabinet, similar to those used with traditional film projectors will be on displayed on booth 511. This model is of comparable design to the projection systems installed in the Texas Instruments/Technicolor/Disney pilot digital cinema network.

Each DIGIMAXTM projector can be configured with variable lamp illumination to deliver SMPTE standard 12 Ft.L on screens up to 50-ft. wide. A variety of "quick-change" anamorphic and zoom lens options are available to deliver imagery at any film aspect ratio. At the heart of each DIGIMAX™ projector is a three-chip DLP Cinema™ design that generates 1000:1 contrast for powerful black levels and color uniformity unmatched in the digital cinema world.

All DIGIMAX™ units feature flawless integration with every major digital hi-definition format. All digital servers and playback devices are compatible via serial digital inputs and the projectors support SMPTE 292M bit-serial interface standards. Input source compatibility, for alternative programming, is available to beautifully display HDTV and satellite broadcasts for extended programming in theatres.