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PROJECTORS BY DIGITAL PROJECTION DAZZLE AT 74th ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS®
KENNSAW, GA, (APRIL 11, 2002)
– Digital Projection International (DPI) - an Emmy® Award-winning manufacturer of high performance projection systems - today announced that 16 of its high performance displays were used during the 74th Annual Academy Awards® ceremony.
Hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the 2002 Oscar®
program featured the powerful displays by DPI for a variety of screens
in the new Kodak Theater in Hollywood (broadcasted live March 24, ABC).
The star of the show, a giant 72-ft. x 18-ft. Stewart Arrow View 100 seamless "cinema" screen, utilized three "triple-stacks" of LIGHTNING 15sx projectors for high definition, digital film clips, video support and dynamic graphics.
A drop-down, 29-ft. x 16-ft. "best picture screen" was illuminated by two LIGHTNING 15sx projectors as well as one of DPI's new, ultra-bright LIGHTNING 25sx displays.
Other DPI projectors were positioned to provide live "house"
rear-projection imaging for the 9-ft. x 12-ft. DaLite "audience
screens" that flanked a huge stage created by Michael Seligman
Entertainment.
Michael B. Seligman, CEO of Seligman Entertainment Inc., was the supervising producer for the Oscar®
broadcast. "The projectors by Digital Projection were a vital display
element due to the brightness and display quality that was required for
an event of this magnitude. The "best picture screen" needed to be
especially bright and Digital Projection's newest projector, the 25sx
was a huge success. We have utilized Digital Projection technology for
several past Oscar® broadcasts and have been extremely pleased with the excellent image quality the projectors offer," said Seligman.
Creative Technology (CT Group), a Los Angeles-based audio visual
service provider and authorized DPI staging partner, managed the
integration and inventory of the display technology in the
180,000-square foot facility.
"We're honored to be associated with the Oscars®
for a fifth straight year," said Mike Levi, president of Digital
Projection, Inc. "This prestigious ceremony is a perfect example of
our company's heritage of supplying precision imaging technology for
any size screen in any size venue."
Digital Projection currently manufacturers one of the industry's largest line-ups of projectors based on 3-chip DLP™
technology by Texas Instruments. Projectors by DPI can be found in
Fortune 1000 boardrooms, church & worship venues, film screening
rooms, broadcast sets, command & control facilities, simulation
applications, retail outlets, prestigious home theaters, lecture halls
and star-studded live events.
Academy Awards® and Oscar® are registered trademarks of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Emmy is a registered
trademark of The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
DLP
is a registered trademark of Texas Instruments.
About
Digital Projection International
Founded in 1989, Digital Projection International (DPI)
has been instrumental in the development and application of Digital
Light Processing™ technology by Texas Instruments for projection
systems. DPI introduced the world’s first 3-chip DLP™ projector
in 1997, and has since delivered expert system engineering and world-class
customer services, thus maintaining its position as a digital imaging
pioneer.
DPI’s
groundbreaking projection research and development has garnered the
admiration of industry professionals around the world. This has
included many awards, including two Emmy® Awards for Outstanding
Achievement in Engineering Development by the Academy of Television
Arts and Sciences. DPI remains the first and only projector
manufacturer to win the coveted award.
Today,
DPI manufactures and distributes an extensive line of ultra
high-performance 3-chip and single-chip DLP™ projection systems. These
projectors are the reference standard for demanding applications such
as large-venue, live-event staging, Fortune 5000, Homeland Security,
education, medical and scientific research, command and control,
digital cinema, commercial entertainment, religious venues and elite
home cinema.
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