PENSACOLA, FL — D3D Cinema will be installing a new laser-illuminated giant screen projection system at the National Naval Aviation Museum using a 4K laser-illuminated solution from Christie. Pictured here is Christie’s D4K60LH high frame rate 3DLP 4K RGB laser projector system. RPG Productions in Burbank, CA is converting the museum’s 1996 film, The Magic of Flight, to a 4K digital format.
More details from D3D (www.d3dcinema.com):
D3D Cinema is pleased to announce they will install a cutting-edge laser-illuminated giant screen cinema system for the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation at the National Naval Aviation Museum in Pensacola, Florida.
D3D will replace the existing 15/70 projection system with a Christie 4K laser-illuminated solution. The installation marks the world’s first permanent installation of a giant-screen 2D laser-powered projection system in an institutional theater. The Christie 4K laser projection system will provide viewers with vastly improved image resolution, sharpness, and brightness, and with greater contrast and a wider color gamut than ever before possible with conventional digital projection systems.
“The conversion of our theater from film to D3D’s digital laser projection system will improve the quality of the programs we can offer and enhance the experience of our nearly one million visitors annually,” said General Duane Thiessen, President & CEO Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. “This conversion allows us to take a 20 year old theater and make it relevant for the next 20 years. This is a win-win for us.”
The theater will undergo a significant physical transformation alongside the installation of the new cinema system, with new carpeting, LED lighting, wider seating with custom tables and new lobby amenities.
“We’re honored to have been selected by the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation for this important project, and we’re thrilled to bring another prestigious national museum into the D3D family.” said Derek Threinen, Vice President of Distribution and Business Development for D3D. “This stunning new laser-illuminated system will not only provide the museum with a powerful and compelling new guest experience, but will dramatically improve the museum’s programming flexibility — allowing them to present everything from mission-centric documentary films to dazzling Hollywood blockbusters, and from streaming event programming to hosting live presentations in Pensacola’s premier event space – and it will do all this while providing dramatic operational savings over the existing system.”
The Naval Aviation Museum Foundation’s flagship film, The Magic of Flight, will continue to be shown daily. RPG Productions in Burbank, CA is converting the film to the 4K digital format. The Magic of Flight premiered at the museum in 1996 and has been seen by over 1.7 million people in its theater over the past 19 years.
For more information on Christie, go to www.christiedigital.com.
For more information, on the National Naval Aviation Museum, go to www.navalaviationmuseum.org
