As regards technology, the Chinese always try to be a step ahead by exploring out new terrain, and breaking records.
This time around it is in the area of film screens that a Chinese company is making its mark. The company is said to have developed an extra-large film screen, measuring 100 by 25 meters.
The manufacturer, Star Screen Co Ltd in East China’s Anhui province, spent two years developing the 1.6-ton screen, which has been recognized as the world’s largest by the science and technology committee of the state film administration.
The company overcame several technical difficulties in screen evenness, spraying and transportation.
Some technical specifications of the final product are even better than the national standard, said Yang Xuepei, deputy director of the committee.
“Take polarization ratio for example: a higher ratio means a better 3D effect, while a substandard screen brings viewers sore eyes and dizziness,” said Yang.
Eight orders from cinemas and movie theme parks have been placed for the screen, and the company is expecting more orders after the official launch.
Over 3,300 new cinemas opened across the country over the past five years, with the number of screens soaring to 31,000, said Lin Minjie, general manager of China Film Equipment Company.
The new screen will be made to fit the China Film Giant Screen (CGS), a large format film system jointly developed by the China Film Company and China Research Institute of Film Science and Technology.
Launched in 2011, the CGS has become one of the fastest-growing high-end digital movie exhibition systems in the world, according to Lin. Of the 350 giant screens available in China, 133 have adopted the CGS system.
“CGS has been exported to the United States, India, Indonesia, Thailand and will soon enter the European market including France and Russia,” Lin said.
The Chinese are always ready to go extra mile in technology.