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Elevate Entertainment acquiring Evans & Sutherland and Spitz

Elevate Entertainment acquiring Evans & Sutherland and Spitz

Feb 11, 2020 Attractions, Business, Headlines, Museums, News, Technology & Media, Theme Parks Comments Off on Elevate Entertainment acquiring Evans & Sutherland and Spitz

E&S, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Spitz, Inc., produces high-quality advanced visual display systems used primarily in full-dome video projection applications
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SIGGRAPH selects sequence from Spitz’s “Birth of Planet Earth” for screening in Electronic Theater

SIGGRAPH selects sequence from Spitz’s “Birth of Planet Earth” for screening in Electronic Theater

Jul 01, 2019 Business, Events, Museums, News, Technology & Media Comments Off on SIGGRAPH selects sequence from Spitz’s “Birth of Planet Earth” for screening in Electronic Theater

“Photosynthesis in a Chromotaosphere,” a sequence in the Spitz fulldome show Birth of Planet Earth, has been selected to screen at SIGGRAPH’s Electronic Theater, Monday, July 29
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Evans & Sutherland launches DomeX LED display for fulldome planetariums and giant screen theaters

Evans & Sutherland launches DomeX LED display for fulldome planetariums and giant screen theaters

May 02, 2019 Museums, News, Technology & Media, Theme Parks Comments Off on Evans & Sutherland launches DomeX LED display for fulldome planetariums and giant screen theaters

E&S engineers worked with industry leaders in LED technology over the past two years to develop the LED dome for planetariums and giant screen domes.
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Berlin’s Zeiss-Großplanetarium hosts world premiere for the latest collaboration between Spitz, NCSA, and Thomas Lucas Productions – “Birth of Planet Earth”

Berlin’s Zeiss-Großplanetarium hosts world premiere for the latest collaboration between Spitz, NCSA, and Thomas Lucas Productions – “Birth of Planet Earth”

Mar 28, 2019 Headlines, Museums, News, Technology & Media Comments Off on Berlin’s Zeiss-Großplanetarium hosts world premiere for the latest collaboration between Spitz, NCSA, and Thomas Lucas Productions – “Birth of Planet Earth”

Birth of Planet Earth is the latest in a series of collaborations between Spitz, the NCSA's Advanced Visualization Lab, and producer/director Thomas Lucas.
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Liberty Science Center: To the stars

Liberty Science Center: To the stars

Apr 05, 2018 #72 - Dubai/Museums, 2018, Features, Headlines, Museums, North America, Technology & Media, World markets Comments Off on Liberty Science Center: To the stars

LSC’s new projection technology package, with the new Digistar system, Christie projectors and repaneled screen at the heart, enables it to perpetuate the venue’s giant screen cinema exhibition...
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Triotech’s Flying Theater to Premiere in San Francisco This Summer

Triotech’s Flying Theater to Premiere in San Francisco This Summer

Mar 12, 2018 Attractions, News, North America, Technology & Media, World markets Comments Off on Triotech’s Flying Theater to Premiere in San Francisco This Summer

The Flyer – San Francisco creates an immersive experience and takes guests of all ages on an unforgettable ride, soaring over the biggest attractions and iconic landmarks throughout the City and...
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Western Hemisphere’s Largest Planetarium Opens at Liberty Science Center, Powered by E&S Digistar 6

Western Hemisphere’s Largest Planetarium Opens at Liberty Science Center, Powered by E&S Digistar 6

Dec 14, 2017 Museums, News, North America, Technology & Media, World markets Comments Off on Western Hemisphere’s Largest Planetarium Opens at Liberty Science Center, Powered by E&S Digistar 6

The 10 Christie Boxer 4K projectors (30,000 lumens each, for a total brightness of 300,000 lumens) are seamlessly aligned and blended with E&S auto alignment and auto blending systems for a bright,...
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Evans & Sutherland Joins with Sonics2 and Spitz to Create Next Generation of Giant Screen Theaters

Evans & Sutherland Joins with Sonics2 and Spitz to Create Next Generation of Giant Screen Theaters

Sep 22, 2017 Attractions, Headlines, Museums, News, Technology & Media Comments Off on Evans & Sutherland Joins with Sonics2 and Spitz to Create Next Generation of Giant Screen Theaters

Using a seamlessly blended array of laser or lamp-based projectors, AEOS allows domes or flat screen theaters to achieve resolutions of 8K or even higher while maintaining their fulldome, partial...
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New Spitz Fulldome Show “Faster Than Light” Explores Interstellar Travel

New Spitz Fulldome Show “Faster Than Light” Explores Interstellar Travel

Aug 17, 2017 Museums, News, Technology & Media Comments Off on New Spitz Fulldome Show “Faster Than Light” Explores Interstellar Travel

Narrated by Sean Bean of “Lord of the Rings” fame, “Faster Than Light” explores the longstanding quest to develop spacecraft with enough power and speed to reach the stars.
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E&S: 8,000-Pixel Resolution

E&S: 8,000-Pixel Resolution

May 30, 2017 #68 Going Global: Technology on the International Stage, 2017, Asia, Attractions, Europe & Middle East, Features, Museums, News, North America, Technology & Media, Theme Parks, World markets Comments Off on E&S: 8,000-Pixel Resolution

The ability to project in 8K resolution on the world’s largest screens is a milestone in the evolving field of digital cinema, especially in specialty markets.
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