verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message qube cinema type private company industry display technology founded 2004 products digital cinema servers integrated media blocks mastering products distribution products parent real image media technologies website www.qubecinema.com qube cinema is a california corporation that manufactures digital cinema servers integrated media blocks imbs and digital cinema package dcp creation software . with the transformation of the majority of theatres from film based to digital cinema qube is one of the companies that provides servers and imbs to commercial and institutional theatres . qube cinema was the first to demonstrate that 4k 3d digital cinema could be streamed from a single server to multiple synchronized projectors . qube s servers are currently used in giant screen theatres that have made the switch from 70 mm film to digital 3d . their digital cinema mastering products convert still images flash animations and quicktime movies into a digital cinema package that can then be streamed through a server and into a projector . qube cinema currently has digital cinema equipment in over 2 000 theatres throughout india . 1 qube is a subsidiary of real image media technologies . history edit qube cinema was founded in 2004 by senthil kumar and jayendra panchapakesan to develop products for digital cinema as a subsidiary of real image media technologies in india . 2 in january 2007 qube cinema pioneered the exhibition of indian movies in north america . qube showed the first digital screenings of indian films in the u.s. with exhibitions of mani ratnam s guru in theaters in chicago and detroit . 2 in may 2011 qube introduced digital cinema package dcp mastering software that could be used by independent filmmakers to generate dci compliant dcps . 3 in august 2011 qube provided servers and technical support for the fourth year to the venice film festival . 4 in september 2011 qube introduced qubemaster xpress 2 for digital cinema mastering . 5 xpress 2 allows users to create 4k and 3d dcps . in march 2011 qube introduced a 4k integrated media block imb that is ethernet based allowing exhibitors to have their storage servers within or outside of their theater . 6 this imb allows for central storage in multiplex theatres and is designed to work with any digital projection system that supports an imb . starting in 2012 qube cinema began installing its d cinema servers and imbs in giant screen theatres . in january 2012 qube held the first public demonstration of 4k 3d streaming from a single server when they installed a d cinema system at the moody gardens mg 3d theater in galveston texas . 7 8 9 the transition of the moody gardens theater from 70 mm film to digital 3d used a barco nv projector and qube xp i server and xi imbs . this installation was followed in march 2012 by one at the houston museum of natural science which became the first commercial installation of the qube cinema single server 4k 3d system when it upgraded the museum s giant screen theatre from 70 mm film to digital cinema . 10 and in october qube cinema partnered with global immersion to install its d cinema system at the giant screen theatre of the peoria riverfront museum . 11 in may 2012 qube introduced server software capable of synchronizing multiple imbs making 4k 3d projection possible for theatre owners . 12 in august 2013 qube partnered with d3d cinema to install its single server true 4k 3d system at the newly renovated air force museum theater at the national museum of the united states air force . 13 in january 2014 qube cinema released software updates that added support for dolby atmos surround sound 14 as well as barco auro 11.1 sound 15 to its flagship xp i and xp d servers . references edit growth in india s digital cinema industry part 2 archived march 25 2012 at the wayback machine . a b when every show feels like a premiere archived copy pdf . archived from the original pdf on october 16 2011 . retrieved november 3 2011 . easy dcp s with qube cinema http www.variety.com article vr1118036701 qube cinema serving the venice film festival http www.live production.tv news cultural events qube cinema serving venice film festival % c2 % a0.html debra kaufman creative cow http magazine.creativecow.net article qube cinema showcases digital cinema products at ibc getting down to business cinemacon 2011 http www.digitalcinemareport.com node 2353 laser focus by andreas fuchs in film journal international http www.filmjournal.com filmjournal content display news and features features technology e3i7cfb89cd186864c3e7d84318f2b402f9 variety tech news and notes http www.variety.com article vr1118049142 david cohen http www.variety.com article vr1118048828 qube cinema delivers 4k 3d from a single server archived copy . archived from the original on september 27 2013 . retrieved july 27 2012 . creativecow qube cinema demos multi imb synchronization http www.boxoffice.com statistics news 2012 05 14 qube cinema demos multi imb synchronization imb supported laser projection and hfr 3d at cinemacon 2012 permanent dead link qube cinema true 4k 3d system installed for giant screen at air force museum theater http news.creativecow.net story 872234 qube cinema servers to add dolby atmos support http www.btlnews.com news qube cinema servers to add dolby atmos support qube cinema adds support for auro 11.1 by barco sound system http www.broadcastbeat.com index.php qube cinema adds support auro 11 1 barco sound system external links edit qube cinema official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title qube cinema & oldid 739330618 categories manufacturing companies based in californiacompanies established in 2004computer storage companieshidden categories articles with wayback machine linksall articles 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