Dolby Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: DLB) and Wanda Cinema Line Corporation Ltd. announced that Wanda Cinema Line plans to purchase 800 units of Dolby digital cinema processors, including 790 units of the Dolby® Digital Cinema Processor CP750 and 10 units of the Dolby Atmos® Cinema Processor CP850, to deploy in its new and existing cinema screens in China through the end of 2017.
“Dolby has long been a trusted partner that delivers quality products with high reliability and great performance,” said Jack Wang, general manager, Information and Technology Center, Wanda Cinema Line Corporation Ltd. “Our ongoing collaboration with Dolby shows we are committed to delivering high quality audio to our patrons. We look forward to expanding our Dolby Atmos footprint to more Wanda Cinema locations across China so audiences can truly understand what great sound brings to the moviegoing experience .“
“Dolby is committed to supporting the cinema industry through quality and innovation,” said Michael Archer, VP, Dolby Laboratories. “We look forward to offering the amazing cinema experiences to more moviegoers across China as the Dolby digital cinema processors are deployed in Wanda’s new and existing screens.”
Dolby Atmos Cinema Processor CP850
The Dolby Atmos Cinema Processor CP850 offers a complete audio solution to today’s digital cinema theatres and brings a natural, realistic, and immersive Dolby Atmos sound experience to audiences. The Dolby CP850 supports Dolby Atmos playback up to 64 speaker feeds, configurable between 16 analog outputs and a Dolby Atmos Connect output. The Dolby CP850 supports Dolby Surround 7.1 and 5.1 digital playback as well as common Dolby formats used with alternative content in cinemas: Dolby TrueHD, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby E.
Dolby Digital Cinema Processor CP750
The Dolby Digital Cinema Processor CP750 provides easy-to-operate audio control in digital cinema environments while integrating seamlessly with existing technologies. The Dolby CP750 supports 5.1 as well as Dolby Surround 7.1 premium surround sound, and it will receive and process audio from multiple digital audio sources, including digital cinema servers, preshow servers, and alternative content sources.
The Dolby CP750 is ready for use by a network operations center (NOC) and can be monitored and controlled from anywhere on the network for status and functions.