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        Coming soon to a theater near you: Windows Media 9

        jill | Date: Apr 4, 2003 | Comments: 1



        Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series technologies may soon be playing in a theater near you. Microsoft and Landmark Theatres announced that 53 theaters across the US are being outfitted with digital cinema systems capable of playing Windows Media 9 encoded movies by year end.




        The multimedia technology will enable high-resolution images and offer full surround-sound multimedia experiences, the companies said. They also pointed out that the capability to transmit films to theaters in digital format will give independent filmmakers and distributors greater access to US cinema audiences. due to reduced production and distribution cost barriers.

        Once completed, this will represent the largest digital cinema theater circuit installation to date in the United States, the companies said.



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