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Aquarium of the Pacific adds versatility to theater with Christie RGB pure laser cinema projector

09/04/2021

Aquarium of the Pacific adds versatility to theater with Christie RGB pure laser cinema projector

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Brie Clayton April 8, 2021

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The aquarium can now showcase a range of films, including cinematic content.

The Honda Pacific Visions Theater, the centerpiece of the Aquarium of the Pacific's 2019 expansion, was recently outfitted with a Christie RGB pure laser cinema projector. The Christie CP4330-RGB projector allows the Aquarium to showcase a range of content, including DCI-compliant films, and media developed by the Aquarium.

Located in Long Beach, California, the nonprofit Aquarium of the Pacific is Southern California's largest aquarium and the fourth largest aquarium in the United States. The aquarium includes 12,000 animals and over 100 exhibits that celebrate the inhabitants and ecosystems of the Pacific Ocean. In 2019, the aquarium opened Pacific Visions, a 29,000 square foot, two-story expansion that includes an art gallery, orientation gallery, culmination gallery, and the Honda Pacific Visions Theater.

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In early 2020, the Aquarium engaged Associates in Media Engineering (AME) to design, procure and commission a cinema projection solution. The Aquarium specified the requirements of the projection system: to use as much of the immersive screen as possible, implement a noise reduction system to hold the projector, and ensure the projector would be hidden from view when not in use.

Says Benjamin Kidwell Lein, principal, AME, Over the past few years, we've seen an increased interest in venues looking to integrate distributed cinema content in spaces not traditionally intended for cinematic presentation, including museums, presentation spaces and theaters. AME selected a Christie CP4330-RGB pure laser cinema projector for the Aquarium. Featuring CineLife electronics and Real|Laser illumination, the CP4330-RGB is a compact, all-in-one DCI-compliant 28,000 lumen projector that excels in image quality and operational lifetime while providing a low cost of ownership.

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Once the projector lift placement was determined and installed, AME installed the projector and worked with Christie's cinema personnel to ensure DCI compliancy with the correct projection gamut. We have a long relationship with Christie, and this was the right product for the theater. Its performance is first-rate, and the content looks stunning, says Lein.

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