GDC Technology features world’s only True 3D™ server at CineExpo 2008

GDC Technology presented our DCI-2000 series Digital Cinema Integrated Projection System at CineExpo 2008. GDC’s SA-2100 DSR™ digital film server was coupled with Barco’s projector to screen a string of eye-catching movie trailers at the Barco booth during the exhibition. Also on display at the showcase was our dual projection system for 3D screening, featuring GDC’s True 3D™ server.

GDC Technology's DSR™ Display Maestro SDM-4000 powers one of the world's largest plasma screens at Broadcast Asia

GDC Technology showcased our DSR™ Display Maestro SDM-4000 at the Panasonic booth (Hall 8, 8H3-01) during Broadcast Asia 2008, using it to drive HD contents to three units of 103” Panasonic plasma screens. Powered by the SDM-4000, the three plasma screens were able to function separately as individual displays and together as an integrated video wall. The Playback options also included independent and simultaneous video playback.

GDC Technology conducts trial 3D screening in Toronto

GDC coupled our SA-2100 DSR™ Digital Film Server with RealD’s systems to perform a trial 3D screening of four demo clips at the SilverCity Cineplex in Yorkdale Shopping Centre, Toronto. These clips were taken from the movies “Fly me to the moon”, “Journey 3D”, “Kung Fu Panda” and a U2 concert. The clips were played on the same screen using the Christie CP2000S first and the NEC NC1600C afterwards, allowing the audience to compare the picture resolution and brightness of the two projectors. More importantly, GDC gained a valuable opportunity to work with technologies from RealD, Christie and NEC.

Mar 2008

GDC Technology unveils world’s first True 3D™ server at ShoWest 2008

GDC Technology (GDC) set a new benchmark in creating the first true 3D server in the digital cinema industry. Delivering an increased level of 5x brightness and 500x color information compared to existing single-projector-server systems, it is currently the only server in the market that can provide two streams of synchronized 12-bit 4:4:4 images. The server is also agnostic to 3D technologies, allowing it to support dual-projector and single-projector 3D systems. A small screening room was set up in GDC demo suite at ShoWest Palace 2 to bring this new 3D experience to the ShoWest delegates.

The 6 x 50” Panasonic plasmas driven by the GDC’s flagship multi-output HD player - the SDM-4000 DSR™ Display Maestro

GDC servers were also showcased at Barco and Christie booth.

Mar 2008

GDC Technology’s showcases state-of-the-art cinema signage solution at Hong Kong Filmart 2008

“UME is a premium exhibitor with top box-office grossing cinemas in China. We look for picture quality, reliability and ease of use for the in-foyer displays system for UME booth at Hong Kong Filmart 2008. UME decided to adopt GDC’s SDM-4000 DSR™ Display Maestro server because it matched our in-foyer display needs. Only one SDM4000 server was required to operate the four 47” LCDs round-the-clock throughout the exhibition. The images from the player were awesome and the server was easy to install and operate.”

Mr. Simon Chan, General Manager, UME International Cineplex

Dec 2007

GDC Technology participates in Cine Asia 2007
                    
GDC Technology took part in Cine Asia 2007 which was held, for the first time, in Macau, China. It was an honor for GDC Technology to be part of this event and, more importantly, an opportune moment for GDC to thank our Asian business associates, partners and customers for their overwhelming and continued support.   

Dr. Man-Nang CHONG sharing his views on the industry at the ICTA Seminar Series “Third Party Integrators & China Digital Cinema		Dr. Man-Nang CHONG speaking at CineAsia breakfast seminar “Digital Cinema: A Global Status”
GDC Technology – The Beverage Sponsor for the Final Night Banquet and Awards Ceremony		Dr. Man-Nang CHONG, founder and CEO of GDC Technology (left) receives the Beverage Sponsor Award from the CineAsia organizing committee

The CineAsia Award recipients		The GDC Team at CineAsia 2007

Dec 2007

GDC Technology marks its 1000th installation
                    
GDC Technology surpassed the 1000th installation mark of DSR ™ servers in cinema theaters worldwide, including countries like Austria, Africa, China, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Korea, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK and the USA. So far, 350 full-length features released digitally using GDC Technology’s DSR™ servers and this number looks set to grow. CEO and Founder Dr. Man Nang Chong of GDC Technology commend this great achievement.

Nov 2007

GDC Technology chosen for digital screening of Beowolf

Aside from the US, GDC Technology's DCI-2000 DSR™ Digital Cinema Integrated Projection Systems were also selected by cinema exhibitors to screen Beowulf in Asia and Europe. This Hollywood blockbuster film was made available in Digital Cinema 3D format and highly endorsed for screening by Mr. Dan O'Neil, Managing of O'Neil Theaters in the US, Ms. Belinda Tang, General Manager of Golden Harvest in HongKong/Asia and Jack Chang, President of Cinemark-Core Pacific Ltd with headquarters in the US.

Some of GDC’s recent 3D Installations

US, O’Neil Theaters		Hongkong, Golden Harvest
Hongkong, UA Cinemas		Korea, Lotte Cinema
Taiwan, Cinemark		Europe, Kolosej

Sep 2007

GDC Technology conducts 3D presentation at the 5th SMPTE International Forum

GDC Technology showcased the 3D playback capability of our SA-2100 DSR™ Digital Film Server alongside Xpand’s 3D solution at a forum during the 64th Venice International Film Festival. The forum’s theme was ‘3D Stereoscopic Production, Distribution and Exhibition in the Digital Cinema Evolution. This successful collaboration enabled attendees to see films such as “Fly Me To Moon” from Nwaves and “Beowulf” from Warner Bros in 3D through reusable active glasses on a normal white screen instead of the typical silver screen. Mr. Ami Dror of XpanD, EVP of Business Development, was amazed by GDC Technology’s cutting-edge products and the overwhelming crowd we attracted. This is testimony of GDC Technology’s expertise and deserving status of “best associate” in Digital Cinema Technology.

Aug 2007

GDC Technology wins award at BIRTV 2007

GDC Technology’s SA-2100 DSR™ Digital Film Server bagged the ‘BIRTV Award for Most Outstanding Product’ at the prestigious BIRTV 2007held in Beijing, China. BIRTV is an annual exhibition of equipment and technologies relating to international content acquisition, creation, production and distribution in the field of Radio, TV and Film.

SA-2100 DSR™ Digital Film Server from GDC Technology receives BIRTV AWARD for Outstanding Product

Aug 2007

3D demo at BIRTV2007

GDC Technology and XpanD collaborated to present a 3D demonstration at the BIRTV2007. The SA-2100 DSR™ Digital Film Server was set up with XpanD's active system and Barco's projector for the 3D screening of “Beowulf”, “Star Wars”, “Car Race” and “Fly Me to The Moon”.

BIRTV 2007 at Beijing, China		GDC Technology’s booth at BIRTV 2007

Four 47-inch LCDs powered by SDM-4000 DSR™ Display Maestro from GDC Technology		Four 47-inch LCDs powered by SDM-4000 DSR™ Display Maestro from GDC Technology at the entrance of BIRTV exhibition hall

Aug 2007

GDC Technology holds Vietnam’s premiere digital cinema screening

GDC Technology made history again by conducting Vietnam’s first digital cinema screening. Advertisements, trailers and short films were digitally screened using GDC’s SA-2100 DSR™ Digital Film Server alongside Panasonic’s PT-10000 projector. The presentation was made possible by Panasonic and MMC. Among those present at the event were filmmakers, exhibitors, distributors, producers and the press.

Digital Screening at Đống Đa Cinema, operated by Saigon Movies

Jun 2007

GDC Technology presents latest product at CineExpo 2007

GDC Technology’s DCI-2000 DSR™ Digital Cinema Integrated ProjectionSystem was unveiled at CineExpo 2007 in consortium with Barco. This marked the first appearance of the product in Europe since its launch at Showest in early 2007. Barco adopted the DCI-2000 in their screening theater, playing trailers of upcoming blockbuster movies from various Hollywood studios.

GDC and Barco at CineExpo 2007		The DCI-2000 DSR™ Digital Cinema Integrated Projection System at CineExpo 2007

Mar 2007

GDC Technology unveils new digital cinema product

GDC Technology presented our latest offering in the digital cinema market at ShoWest 2007 - the SA-2100DSR™ Digital Film Server. The product has a 33% reduction in size and is made to meet DCI specifications such as Texas Instruments' CineLink™ 2, a Hollywood-approved forensic watermarking technology with a FIPS-140 security feature. The SA-2100 supports DCI-defined 2K and 4K Digital Cinema Packages (DCP) and JPEG2000, and remains backward compatible with the Interop MPEG2 MFX format. Other products presented at ShoWest 2007 included the DCI-2000 DSR™ Digital Cinema Integrated Projection System and the DSR™ SDM-4000 Digital Maestro.

Four 57-inch LCDs powered by the SDM4000 DSR(TM) Display Maestro System from GDC Technology		DCI-2000 DSR(TM) Digital Cinema Integrated System launched at ShoWest 2007

Mar 2007

GDC Technology achieves another industry first

GDC Technology introduces the world's 1 st integrated solution to ease the digitization of cinema – the  DCI-2000 DSR™ Digital Cinema Integrated Projection System. This product puts an end to the challenges currently faced by the industry. The DCI-2000 provides the cinema industry with a hassle-free, precise and reliable execution of integrated projection systems. It eases delivery, installation, maintenance, and operation in digital cinema systems via a simple and cohesive user interface.

Mar 2007

US$6.5M investment injection for GDC Technology

GDC Technology has received a mammoth investment worth US$6.5 million from the Mr. Li Ka-Shing, Founder and Chairman of Chueng Kong (Holdings) Limited - the World's 9th Richest Person according to Forbes 2007 report.

Mar 2007

GDC Technology paves the way for digital cinemas in China

China Film Group and Institute of Digital Media Technology have selected GDC Technology for its groundbreaking digital cinema deployment project in China. The first phase of the project targets the installation of at least 700 digital cinema playback systems in the top 100 cinemas across China by 2007. The second phase aims to have 1300 units installed by 2008.

Mar 2007

GDC Technology completes successful server upgrades

GDC Technology has successfully upgraded servers installed worldwide with DCI-defined JPEG2000 playback capability and security features. Servers can now accept 2K and 4K Digital Cinema Packages (DCP) while maintaining backward compatibility with the widely-deployed Interop MPEG2 MXF digital cinema profile format.

Jun 2006

GDC Technology installs DSR™ Network Operations Center in Europe

CinemaNet Europe (CNE) opened its doors to GDC Technology’s DSR™ Network Operations Center (NOC), allowing for better management and control of its 120 servers scattered across various countries Europe, including Austria, Germany, The Netherlands, Spain and UK. This will also provide better efficiency in their workflow through the delivery of contents and keys to various countries.

Jun 2006

GDC Technology expands market share in Korea

GDC Technology installed 20 units of SA1000 DSR™ Digital Film Servers in South Korea at the Crown CGV and Lotte multiplex cinemas. This was done in preparation for the digital release of “Mission Impossible III” and “Poseidon”. All GDC servers are centrally controlled from GDC’s DSR™ NOC, and are serviced and maintained by Eugenetek, South Korea's no. 1 cinema equipment and service provider.

May 2006

Shaw Organization adds GDC Servers to its fold

Shaw Organization has procured GDC Technology servers for two of its cinema halls in Lido Cineplex and for Shaw House's latest acquisition, the LED Video wall. The crystal clear image quality afforded by GDC’s latest innovation in digital cinema display can now be enjoyed on the LED video wall. Shaw’s cinema auditoriums and video wall are centrally controlled from its main office, where audio and video are stored, monitored and programmed either locally or from remote location by means of the local area network.

Mar 2006

GDC Technology leads the pack in worldwide Digital Mastering System Installations

With Korea's Hollywood Image and Entertainment Technology and Kalasa Entertainment Media in South India being the two most recent acquirers of our systems, GDC Technology now leads the industry with 12 Digital Mastering Systems installed worldwide.

Mar 2006

GDC Technology introduces MXF JPEG2000

GDC Technology unveiled the new MXF JPEG2000 Upgrade Kit for the SA1000 DSR™ Digital Film Server at ShoWest 2006 in Las Vegas. The MXF JPEG2000 Upgrade Kit consists of a single board that enables existing SA1000 Servers to play 3D movies and movies encoded using both the MXF MPEG2 and MXF JPEG2000 formats.

Jan 2006

DSR™ SA1000 Digital Film Server powers movie premiere at Hongkong Disneyland

GDC Technology’s DSR™ SA1000 Digital Film Server was chosen for the digital gala premiere of "The Chronicles of Narnia" at Hong Kong Disneyland. It was the first-ever movie premiere held at the Hong Kong Disneyland.

Dec 2005

GDC Technology complies with DCI standards

To answer the call of Digital Cinema Initiatives’ (DCI) public release, GDC Technology has presented its DCI-compliant solutions which include JPEG2000 codec and forensic marking provided by Thomson, to a large entourage of CineAsia delegates at Beijing’s Xin Dong An Cinema. The release pertained to the final overall system requirements and specifications (Digital Cinema System Specification V 1.0 announcement) for digital cinema.

Dec 2005

“The Promise” chooses GDC Technology

The "Digital Censor Key" solution from GDC Technology was used in the digital release of the Asia's most expensive production, "The Promise" in Singapore.

Nov 2005

GDC Technology debuts in Switzerland

GDC Technology mades its digital cinema debut in Switzerland with the installation of a DSR™ Digital Film Server at Metropol Cinema.

Nov 2005

GDC Technology launches DSR™ Network Operating Center

The DSR™ Network Operating Center (NOC) software was launched this month. As a powerful tool created to facilitate the management of servers and screens in different locations from one place, the NOC software helps to deliver content and information, create show playlists and schedules, monitor playback and perform remote diagnostics & upgrades on the servers over the internet or via private networks.

Oct 2005

Africa procures GDC Technology’s DSR™ Z Server

GDC Technology brought in our DSR™ Z Server to Nyali Cinemax, marking the first electronic cinema installation in Kenya, Africa.

Oct 2005

GDC Technology embarks on digital signage market trail

GDC Technology made another breakthrough in launching the innovative SDM4000 DSR™ Display Maestro Server, a move which is welcomed by the digital signage market. The SDM4000 DSR™ Display Maestro Server was designed and built to be as robust and reliable as the legendary D-Cinema SA1000 Server- a complete one-stop solution for dynamic digital signage, lobby display and video wall applications.

Oct 2005

Camelot Cinema selects GDC Technology for first digital cinema server installation

The installation of US Camelot Cinema’s first DSR™ Digital Cinema Server in its largest hall was completed on schedule for the digital premiere of "Chicken Little" on 3rd November.

Sep 2005

GDC Technology introduces ingenious “Digital Sensor Key”

GDC Technology launched the innovative "Digital Censor Key" feature that enables the repackaging of contents without altering the originally encoded contents. This is a solution of high promise for digital releases in countries that face strict censorship concerns.

Aug 2005

GDC Technology showcases its 3D expertise

In conjunction with BIRTV 2005, GDC Technology demonstrated its 3D capabilities at the Beijing Film Academy Digital Film Research Lab that was organized by the Beijing Film College on 27th August. The 3D demonstration was achieved using GDC Technology’s DSR™ servers and 3-chip DLP™ projectors. The audience used "passive" polarized spectacles to watch the images projected on the silver screen.

	The Beijing Film College		GDC Server set up for 3D demo

Jun 2005

GDC Technology upgrades servers

In upgrading our DSR™ SA1000 Digital Film Servers, GDC Technology earned recognition as the first server company to truly utilize the field of MXF. The servers now support MXF while maintaining backward compatibility with GDC Technology's proprietary DSR™ format. This project is entitled “Cross-Continental Digital Content Transmission” or “CCTx” and was spearheaded by Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore (IDA) and Singapore Infocomm Technology Federation (SiTF) Digital Media Chapter (DMC).

Mar 2005

India’s Sathyam Cinemas joins digital bandwagon

Sathyam Cinemas has set up two screens, “Sathyam” and “Sree”, with the SA1000 DSR™ Digital Film Servers from GDC Technology, establishing itself as the first commercial digital cinema in India that will screen a digitally-made Hollywood feature film. “Star Wars Episode III” debuted on these screens at Sathyam Cinemas last May 19, 2005. Sathyam Cinemas, which comprises of 5 screen multiplexes, draws the highest number of movie buffs in the entire Chennai metropolis.

Mar 2005

GDC Technology sponsors Hong Kong Entertainment Expo

GDC Technology was the exclusive sponsor in content delivery and display for Asia’s largest entertainment event, the Hong Kong Entertainment Expo. As the first mega entertainment event of its kind, the Hong Kong Entertainment Expo brings together concepts of film and TV programming, film financing, film festival, film awards, music and digital entertainment.

Mar 2005

DSR™ SA1000 Server becomes DCI MXF compliant

In response to the MPEG Interoperability Initiative that was introduced at ShoWest 2005, GDC’s DSR™ SA1000 server has now been configured to play the MXF packaged format.

Mar 2005

DSR™ EN1000 Encoder offers real-time encoding and flexible editing capabilities

GDC Technology’s DSR™ Digital Film Agile Encoder EN1000 serves as an ingenious encoding solution with real-time encoding capabilities. The encoder is also able to edit portions of various versions of the original MXF packaged content when preparing DCI MXF content. This gives it an added advantage of flexibility for distributors in countries that enforce strict censorship.

Dec 2004

GDC Servers undergo testing in Korea

GDC servers had the chance to interface with projection systems from Barco, Christie, Panasonic and Sony during Korea’s Digital Cinema Conference at Nam YangJu KOFIC center. This was organized by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC), an organization that aims to introduce and develop digital cinema in Korea. Serving as a test bed for the various projection systems available in the market, the event garnered tremendous attention from cinema enthusiasts.

Dec 2004

Deployment of GDC DSR™ servers in China continues

China Film Group has selected GDC's DSR™ servers exclusively to be paired with all 100 units of 1.3K digital projectors in its fourth deployment of digital cinemas across China. These unique, 'custom-made' integrated projector system solutions consist of 3 types of projectors that can be connected to GDC's DSR™ server via its DVI output. It features secured links between the projectors and the servers and can fit screen sizes up to 8m wide.

Sep 2004

CinemaNet Europe picks GDC’s DSR ™ Server

GDC Technology’s customized DSR server was handpicked over 14 other competitors by a team of cinematographers, producers, cinema owners and post-production houses participating in CinemaNet Europe, formerly known as EuroDocuZone. 180 European cinemas across nine countries will be converted to digital cinemas using GDC’s DSR server, creating a pan-European digital distribution network.

Sep 2004

GDC wins the bid from China Film Group

GDC Technology won the entire tender for ten 2K Digital Cinema Servers from China Film Group in Beijing, China. China Film Group is the largest motion picture studio, distribution and exhibition company in China.

Aug 2004

GDC Technology expands customer list

GDC Technology recently added the prestigious Deng XiaoPing Memorial Museum to its growing list of customers. Our synchronized, multiple-server system was successfully installed in this museum and the China Research Institute of Film Science and Technology (CRIFST). This constituteds China’s first 4K digital cinema theatre, one that is composed of multiple projectors synchronized by multiple servers with single frame accuracy.

Jul 2004

GDC Technology gains presence in South India
                           
GDC Technology expanded its market share by closing a deal with India’s Kalasa Entertainment Media. Kalasa aims to retrofit more than 100 cinema theaters in Chennai with GDC Technology’s digital servers. Kalasa has over 250 under its belt and is well known in Chennai’s recording and audio post-production facilities.

Jun 2004

Technicolor opts for GDC Technology

GDC Technology delivered a total of 32 digital cinema servers to Technicolor Digital Cinema (TDC) and assisted TDC in installing 10 digital cinema theatres in California, USA.

May 2004

GDC Servers find home in ENG WAH
                           
Eng Wah Organization has procured GDC Technology’s digital cinema and central servers for its four multiplexes. The digital cinema community recognizes GDC Technology as the 1 st company to deliver and install the world’s first fully digital multiplex with real-time central server.

Jul 2003

GDC Server used for Sinbad screening

The Hollywood blockbuster “Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas” was screened using GDC’s DSR™ Digital Film Server at AMC Santa Monica, USA. The movie, released on July 2 2003, is MPEG2 4:2:2 encoded using our DSR™ Digital Film Agile Encoder.

Apr 2003

Indian and French moviemakers embrace GDC Technology

GDC Technology digitally released India's large budget movie "The Hero" on DSR™ Servers at E-cinema (electronic cinema) theatres in and around Mumbai.

At the same time, GDC Technology was selected to encode and screen French movie "Belphegor: Phantom of the Louvre" in China. This is China's first digital foreign movie to be released in digital cinema theatres only.

Mar 2003

Partners GDC and Adlab clinch mega deal in India

The partnership of GDC Technology and Adlabs Film Limited, the largest film processing laboratory in India, won a multimillion dollar deal to retrofit cinemas in India will be retrofitted and convert 35mm prints of Indian-made films into digital format for electronic distribution.

Mar 2003

GDC Technology stages stellar showcase at ShoWest

GDC Technology launched the new DSR™ Z server at ShoWest in Las Vegas and demonstrated our full range of DSR™ solutions. Dr. Chong also presented the software technology used in the 2K ready DSR™ products at the ‘Digital Cinema - Today and Tomorrow’ seminar.

GDC Technology at ShoWest 2003		GDC staff welcomes the guest

Feb 2003

GDC Technology’s DSR™ encoder and servers unveiled in Hollywood

GDC Technology's DSR™ encoder and servers were used in Texas Instruments' 2K prototype demonstrations at Entertainment Technology Center's Digital Cinema Lab in Hollywood. This demonstration marked an important milestone in digital cinema as previous digital cinema exhibitions had been limited to HDTV resolution.

Feb 2003

GDC server partners with DLP Cinema™ projector

In introducing our new 2K resolution DSR™ Digital Film Agile Encoder and DSR™ Servers, GDC Technology became the world's first digital server company to provide equipment that are able to interface with Texas Instruments' 2K prototype DLP Cinema™ projector.

Feb 2003

Warner Brothers entrusts GDC Technology with Harry Potter

GDC Technology got the nod of approval from Warner Brothers to encode the Hollywood blockbuster “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” for screening in China. Our DSR™ Digital Film Agile Encoder was used to encode Warner Brothers’ uncompressed D5 content in MPEG2 4:2:2 format with uncompressed PCM audio within 24 hours This marked the first commercial release of a Hollywood blockbuster with uncompressed digital audio.

Dec 2002

CineAsia 2002 welcomes GDC Technology

GDC Technology was well received at CineAsia 2002 as a new player in Digital Cinema Industry. Organizers of ITEA (International Theater Equipment Association) and CineAsia invited GDC Technology’s founder and CEO Dr. Chong to speak in the technical seminar on “Digital Update” alongside speakers from leading equipment system and technology. The other speakers included Mr. Doug Darrow of Texas Intruments, Mr. Yang Chen of China Film Group and Mr. Frank Sterling of the Boeing Company.

Dr. Chong invited as one of the guest speakers at CineAsia 2002		CineAsia 2002 hosted a panel with Dr. Chong and other guests

Nov 2002