Sony delivers 4K digital film via satellite

RALEIGH, N.C. — Microspace Communications Corp., distributor of digital cinema via satellite, announced that Sony Electronics Inc. used the company's Digital Cinema Distribution solution to distribute the first Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) compliant 4K digital cinema package via satellite. Microspace successfully delivered Sony Pictures' "The Da Vinci Code" to Sony's laboratory in San Jose to test the viability of distributing 4K content via satellite.

"4K delivery and projection permits the content that was originally captured to be displayed on the screen at the highest resolution possible today," said Peter Lude, senior vice president, solutions engineering for Sony Electronics. "We tested the satellite distribution of the 4K content for security, reliability and for compatibility with digital cinema projection systems. We were impressed by Microspace's ability to streamline the integration and process of delivering such a large file."