Thursday, March 25 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Help customers get rid of the dreaded "black bars" on widescreen movies and bring profitability back into front projection theaters. Anamorphic lens systems are becoming a very large portion of the front projection market as they are able to recreate the kind of immersive widescreen experience found in a commercial theater and do away with the much despised "black bars" to which so many customers object. They also allow CEDIA dealers to bring back some profitability to high-end and projection system sales since properly setting up and programming an anamorphic system requires programming expertise and installation skill. In this fun, fast-paced class, participants will learn how these systems work, when to use a curved vs. a flat screen, what video processing modes are required, what projector throw ratios are optimal, basic projector/lens setup, and everything needed to know how to get started on 2.35:1 anamorphic lens installs. Participants also learn about motion picture aspect ratios, the history of widescreen cinema, how anamorphic lenses work, and most importantly, how to properly set up a full anamorphic projection system in a showroom or customer's home.