Cineplex Entertainment has changed the movie going experience at Galaxy Cinemas Collingwood forever.

Collingwood residents can now experience the best in digital cinema including 3D movies, with the installation of a digital 3D projection system.

The theatre is equipped with a Canadian-made Christie Solaria 2K series projector.

Digital cinema projectors deliver the most visually stunning, razor-sharp images that movie goers have ever seen. The system has been further enhanced with the addition of RealD 3D technology enabling this theatre to also present the latest 3D movies. RealD is the global leader in 3D, bringing the most advanced digital 3D experience to cinemas worldwide.

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3D is the tech story of the year in 2010, with tablet PCs following closely behind. 3D is now everywhere: in cinemas, in HDTVs, and soon, in video games. Sony already admitted that 3D games would eventually be released for the PlayStation 3, and now Darkworks is making 3D possible for everyone else. At GDC in California this week, the company announced their TriOviz for Games SDK, which is the first available stereoscopic SDK for game consoles.

In a few words, this technology allows existing 2D titles (or new titles that are being developed in 2D) to be enjoyed in 3D. It’s a 2D-to-3D conversion, of sorts, but one of the most interesting aspects is that it doesn’t require a 3D HDTV. It’s made to be used on standard 2D televisions, with the patent-pending post process giving users a 3D effect without forcing them to sink more money into an expensive 3D television or active-shutter glasses. According to the company:

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With 25 years of 3D experience, Barco knows how to build high-quality 3D projectors better than anyone in the industry. “Our new DP2K product family not only represents the most complete line of 3D-ready cinema projectors on the market, it also includes the brightest 3D digital cinema projector in the world,” Todd Hoddick explained. “Thanks to its first-rate optical design and superior lamp efficiency, the unique DP2K-32B enjoys a record light output in excess of 33,000 lumens, making it the brightest digital cinema projector on the planet. For moviegoers, this superior light output translates into an unrivaled visual 3D experience,” he added.

All of Barco’s new cinema projectors share a common modular platform. For theater owners, this modularity results in significantly reduced costs. Commonality of parts allows for a smaller stock of spare parts, and also speeds up technicians’ learning curves. Depending on the exhibitor’s preferred system configuration, the DP2K-series can be set up with either an integrated or external media block.

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NVIDIA and Epic Games, Inc. today announced the addition of NVIDIA® 3D Vision™ technology support to Unreal Engine 3. Today’s announcement means that licensees of the world’s most successful game engine will be able to take full advantage of integrated 3D Vision™ technology support and offer an unprecedented level of immersion in their upcoming games. Epic’s popular Unreal Development Kit (UDK), a free version of Unreal Engine 3, will also benefit from the addition of 3D Vision support, bringing a theater-quality 3D development platform to the more than 200,000 current users worldwide.

“Having the number one 3D engine on the planet embrace 3D Vision is fantastic news for UE3 licensees, UDK users and gamers,” says Tony Tamasi, vice president of content and technology at NVIDIA. “It’s now easier than ever to add state-of-the-art stereoscopic 3D effects to your Unreal Engine 3-based creations.”

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Shiro Kitajima is president of a division of the Panasonic Corporation of America. He  says the company traveled to the U.S. to find out if American consumers will dig deep into their pockets for 3D sets.

“Our survey of 100,000 consumers shows that once they experience 3D they immediately see its value and they say they are willing to pay a premium to have it at home,” he said.

Sports programs and movie channels are expected to drive the push for 3D television. ESPN says it will launch ESPN 3D, the first 3D television network, with 85 live sporting events the first year, starting with the 2010 World Cup in June.  20th Century Fox says it will release the 3D version of “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs” on Blu-ray. And DIRECTV, which delivers television programs by satellite, announced it will have 3D channels starting in June.

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Cinemark Holdings, Inc. , the second largest motion picture exhibitor in the world in terms of both attendance and the number of screens in operation, today announced the completion of the Digital Cinema Implementation Partners, LLC (“DCIP”) financing transactions, which are expected to cover the cost of conversion for a large portion of the Company’s U.S. screens. DCIP is a non-consolidated investment of Cinemark.

“With the funding of DCIP now a reality, we are excited about accelerating Cinemark’s digital projector installations. Our immediate focus will be on 3D deployments throughout our circuit expanding our worldwide 3D footprint from approximately 400 screens currently to between 1,100 and 1,300 screens by year end. Following the 3D roll-out, we will begin the full digital conversion of these theatres,” stated Cinemark Chief Executive Officer Alan Stock.

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In case you were wondering whether this new resurgence into 3D movie viewing was just another flash in the pan, think again: Tim Burton’s “Alice In Wonderland” reimagining has broken the world recordfor biggest Winter opening, bringing in $116.3 million dollars in the U.S and Canada. This makes it an even larger debut than James Cameron’s “Avatar“, though credit should probably be given to that film for paving the way for audiences to take a chance on the new 3D paradigm.

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Samsung Wednesday night pulled out the big guns in its push to market its new 3D television sets. The Black Eyed Peas gave an unannounced concert in New York’s Times Square, and the event was filmed in 3D by none other thanAvatar director James Cameron.  He’s arguably the man who has done the most to elevate 3D to new heights.

Following the concert, Cameron sat down with USA TODAY to talk all aspects of 3D, including its potential in the home, converting Titanic to 3D, and the possible availability of Avatar3D on Blu-ray.  Responses have been edited for length and clarity.

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