Osaka, June 9, 2010 – (JCN Newswire) – Panasonic Corporation announced today it will start taking orders for its professional-use ultra-large Full HD 3D plasma display panels (PDPs) on July 1, 2010. The displays include the world’s largest(2) 152-inch model, as well as 103- and 85-inch models. Shipments will start first in the Japanese and American markets in autumn this year(3) followed by other countries soon thereafter. The company will also put these new models on display at InfoComm 2010(4) in Las Vegas, Nevada, from June 9.
Panasonic has a wealth of experience in large-size 2D…

Do you like Disney movies?

Disney is going to start remaking their classics in 3-D.

The success of Tim Burton’s 3D version of Alice in Wonderland, inspired Disney to remake the studio’s 1950 animated classic. A live-action version of Cinderella, starring Brandy, Bernadette Peters, and Whoopi Goldberg, was adapted into a two-hour TV movie in 1998. In recent years, Hollywood has borrowed elements of the folk tale for box office efforts like Drew Barrymore’s Ever After and A Cinderella Story, featuring Hilary Duff. The next revival the classic tale will be flashed on the…

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RealD, a developer of digital 3D technology, announced its partnership with Sony, JVC, Samsung, Toshiba, Panasonic and DirecTV to bring its stereoscopic RealD format to consumers’ homes.

RealD will work with its partners to incorporate 3D into HD televisions, and to develop both active and passive 3D glasses.

RealD confirmed that it can deliver 3D across cable, satellite, packaged media and the Internet with the help of its collaborators since its format is compatible with the existing HD television components.

source: dmwmedia.com

The Art Institutes, claimed as America’s leader in creative education, published an article in the first week of 2010 entitled, “3D Breathes New Life Into Classic Stories”. Aside from Josh Gridley of Sony Pictures Imageworks, they got the chance to interview the 3DGuy, Al Caudullo, to acquire more of a professional’s view on 3D and the 3D bandwagon.

Below are excerpts from Ai’s 3D Breathes New Life Into Classic Stories.

According to Al Caudullo, executive producer of high-definition and 3D media company Explore Media Group, 3D has the ability to draw audience members deeper into the story…

The epic 3D adventure movie AVATAR is now in its third week of release and it is still taking the world by storm. James Cameron’s revolutionary 3D movie passed the $1 Billion mark this weekend. It also witnessed the 3^rd best weekend of all time and according to estimates, AVATAR grossed around $68.3 million.

With AVATAR sitting strong at the top of the box office rankings and raking in over $1 billion in 3 weeks the movie is doing wonders for the 3D industry. 2010 is set to be a great year for 3D with all the…

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