(5 November 2009 9:35 pm)

MUMBAI: South Korea-based D-Cinema Korea (DCK), a digital transition firm in Korea, has chosen Real Image Media Technologies' (Real Image) Qube XP-D as one of the official digital cinema servers for its 1000 screen rollout across Korea.

Under rigorous testing for 2D and 3D playback at the DCK test bed since July 2008, the Qube XP-D server proved itself repeatedly under the most strenuous conditions that led to the Qube XP-D being certified and approved by DCK that later recommended to the Korean digital market for its superior technical performance and security, says Real Image in a statement.

DCK, a joint-venture company between CJ CGV and Lotte Cinema, has also announced a Virtual Print Fee (VPF) deal with major Hollywood studios including Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox and Universal Pictures.

The deal that involves both the exhibitors and the distributors contributing towards the cost of converting theatres to digital, will cover more than 1,000 screens all over Korea in the next two to three years.

Qube, already present in over 1,600 screens across 25 countries, is part of the digitisation plans of some of the biggest theatrical chains the world over, like Odeon/UCI in Europe, DCN in Australia, Ster-Kinekor in South Africa, Phoenix Adlabs and Landmark Theaters in the US.