Wednesday, April 07, 2004

LIGHTSPEED ADDS ENXEBRE SISTEMAS AS DEPTHQ DEALER FOR SPAIN



Bellevue, WA- April 7, 2004: Lightspeed today announced the addition of ENXEBRE SISTEMAS,S.L. as the official dealer of DepthQ 3D Cinema Server for the country of Spain.

Enxebre Sistemas, S.L, company founded in 1995, offers 3-D stereoscopic production services and equipment for the entertainment market.

“Lightspeed is very pleased to add Enxebre as a DepthQ dealer, as Enxebre’s stereo 3D films show great attention to detail and a strong knowledge of stereography.”

In 2001, Enxebre produced the first Spanish, and possible European, underwater stereoscopic movie, also mixing live and synthetic image, which was selected by public as “the best attraction” in the ‘Galicia Digital’ exhibition.

In 2002, Enxebre was granted a Golden Partner of Barco Projection Systems, the leader in simulation & virtual reality projection systems company, by our specialization in 3-D projection equipment.

During 2002, Enxebre produced a six minute Ride style film for the entertainment market (Distributed by SIMEX), and started production on a new custom live and CGI film, and Pre-production of an adventure style underwater High Definition Live+CGI movie.

http://www.enxebre.es/



LIGHTSPEED ADDS SUPPORT FOR STEREOGRAPHIC'S SYNTHAGRAM TO DEPTHQ



Glasses-Free 3D Digital Software
Visual Communications Company Adds SynthaGram Support Into Software

San Rafael, CA March 30th, 2004 - Lightspeed Design Group, a corporate video producer and developer of stereoscopic 3D software technologies, has added support for the SynthaGramTM Glasses-Free 3DTM monitors to its DepthQ 3D Cinema Server software.

Chris Ward, President of Lightspeed, has worked with other autostereoscopic, or glasses-free 3D, technologies in the past and believes that the SynthaGram 202 is the only product to address the needs of high-end corporate clients in the event and exhibition industries.

"StereoGraphics has done it!" said Chris Ward. "The SynthaGram 202 is the first and only glasses-free 3D product that meets our needs. When creating 3D content for exhibitions, there are three crucial elements – there has to be real 3D depth, the 3D images have to be beautiful, clear, and wide, and the solution has to be convenient and reliable. The SynthaGram 202 is the only glasses-free 3D product that meets all three requirements."

Lightspeed was pleased with the outstanding technical support from StereoGraphics, which provided well-written white papers and a Software Developer’s Kit (SDK). Lightspeed was able to quickly understand the parameters and concepts for adding support for the SynthaGram to its DepthQ OpenGL software. The result was SynthaGram image displayed at 30 frames per second using standard compression techniques.

Lightspeed Design's DepthQ 3D Cinema Server is a specialized professional-quality server technology for the display of stereoscopic 3D film and video media. DepthQ cost effectively delivers high-resolution media to 3D theaters, museum exhibits, portable theaters, motion simulators, and corporate events.

Lightspeed premiered the SynthaGram driven by DepthQ at the Exhibitor Show in Las Vegas, March 15th-17th. Reaction to the SynthaGram from exhibition experts and marketing executives was excellent, and many exhibitors are considering incorporating the SynthaGram into their exhibit plans.

About StereoGraphics
StereoGraphics remains the world's leading supplier of the Stereo3D visualization industry that it created more than 20 years ago. StereoGraphics' CrystalEyes shuttering eyewear and Monitor ZScreen products are the industry leading stereo viewing products for professionals. The SynthaGram monitor, with its ultra bright image and wide viewing angles, is now setting the new standard for Glasses-Free 3D.

For more information on StereoGraphics and/or the SynthaGram Glasses-Free 3D monitors, including pricing, please visit http://www.StereoGraphics.com/SynthaGram, call 800-783-2660 (outside the United States, +1-415-459-4500) or send an email to sales@StereoGraphics.com.

About Lightspeed Design
Lightspeed Design Group is a highly skilled visual communications company providing video production services and technologies for corporate events, museums, and attractions. Lightspeed Design's prestigious client list includes: Procter & Gamble, Nintendo of America, Continental, Science Museum of Minnesota, Sony, and Busch Entertainment (Sea World). For more information, please visit http://www.lightspeeddesign.com/3dcinema.html

StereoGraphics is a registered trademark and SynthaGram is a trademark of StereoGraphics Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners

STEREOGRAPHICS COMPANY CONTACT:
Michael Longerbeam, Director of Marketing
(415) 256-2225
michaell@StereoGraphics.com

Tuesday, February 10, 2004

LIGHTSPEED DELIVERS 3D PROJECTION SYSTEM TO IONTANK



Bellevue, WA- February, 2004: Lightspeed today announced delivery of a DepthQ HD server and 3D projection system to corporate producer IonTank.











Lightspeed Design Group is a highly skilled visual communications company providing creative design services for corporate events, museums, and attractions. Products and services include: video production, ride films, 3D cinema software and projections.

Monday, January 19, 2004

LIGHTSPEED PRESENTS AT S.P.I.E. STEREOSCOPIC CONFERENCE



San Jose, CA- January, 2004: Today at the 2004 Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference, Lightspeed presented an important technical paper: DepthQ Universal System For Stereoscopic Video Visualization.



The SPIE Stereoscopic conference is the years most significant technical gathering of scientists and experts in the field of stereoscopic visualization.

Other participants included: NHK Science and Technical Research Labs. (Japan), NVIDIA Corporation (USA), University of Washington (USA), Stereographics Corp. (USA), Waseda Univ. (Japan), Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. (South Korea), SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. (Japan), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (USA), Philips Research USA (Netherlands), The US Army (USA), and Toshiba Corp. (Japan)

DepthQ was one of the featured media playback technologies for the “3D Screening Session” where high-definition films from around the world were presented.

Lightspeed’s Senior Software Engineer, Dr. Michal Husak, presented the paper: DepthQ Universal System for Stereoscopic Video Visualization on WIN32 Platform.

Lightspeed’s President, Chris Ward, also participated in a panel session: "3D and 4D Attractions - The New Stereoscopic Cinema".

Lightspeed Design Group is a highly skilled visual communications company providing creative design services for corporate events, museums, and attractions. Products and services include: video production, ride films, 3D cinema software and projections.