"NEW YORK, NY (May 18, 2000) – Technicolor and Texas Instruments (TI) today unveiled the latest major expansion of digital cinema technology and the companies’ joint role in bringing the new motion picture format to the fore during a press conference and tour at the AMC Empire 25 in New York City, the world’s only theatre to feature two all-digital screens.

As part of the event, Technicolor and TI provided a showcase of the technology, infrastructure, projection systems, installation and digital distribution medium involved with digital cinema. This included a demonstration of TI’s DLP Cinema™ prototype projector and Technicolor Digital Cinema’s production/distribution solution highlighted by a side-by-side, split-screen comparison between 35mm and all-digital cinema. Beginning today, AMC Empire 25 is using this combined hardware/software solution for a special engagement digital cinema showing of the digitally animated feature film, Dinosaur...

Along with creating the digital distribution medium – in the form of DVD-ROM – Technicolor is providing the expertise to deliver, install, upload and then test each digital cinema installation. Additionally, the company is providing significant funding to help offset the costs of the demonstration systems, installation and service."