THANK YOU for visiting GDC at CinemaCon 2025
We would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who visited the GDC booth at CinemaCon 2025. Your unwavering support and commitment made this event truly memorable, and we are sincerely thankful for the opportunity to connect with you.
Highlights of the Week
On 31 March, Dr. Man-Nang Chong, Founder and CEO of GDC Technology Limited, delivered a compelling address, sharing insights with international executives and designers on enhancing the cinema experience through HDR LED technology to elevate the moviegoer’s journey.
On 3 April, Tony Adamson, Senior Vice President of GDC Technology Limited, led a thought-provoking panel discussion on AI’s transformative impact on theatres and operations during the ICTA Seminar.
GDC Technology marked its 25th anniversary with a memorable happy hour, welcoming valued dealers and partners to celebrate decades of innovation and collaboration. Dr. Chong emphasized the importance of partnerships and a spirit of teamwork, reflecting on the vision that has driven GDC’s success while inspiring optimism for future achievements and growth.
Booth Highlights:
1.SEE MORE
- SR-1000: Renowned for its highest Mean-Time-Between-Failure of 100,000 hours, thanks to its future-proof flexible architecture that offers several affordable built-in options for 4K, storage, DTS Surround, and DTS:X for IAB immersive audio.
GDC LED media servers are the most widely adopted by cinema LED screen worldwide.
- Patented GDC HDR LED Media Server: The world’s first HDR LED media server listed on the DCI website, designed for the CINITY LED. Featuring Flexible Architecture Stable Technology (FAST), and supports 4K 3D and 4K 120 fps, making it the cinema’s highest capability media server.
- SR-5520: Introducing the HDR, HFR, and 3D-ready LED media server for leading cinema LED screens. It supports 4K 96 fps.
2.STORE MORE
- PSD-4000-SSD: This product replaces unreliable HDDs by providing up to 6TB RAID SSD storage. Exhibitors can easily and quickly transfer their entire library by simply moving the compact box between auditoriums.
- CineCache™: By combining the SR-1000 media server’s built-in solid-state storage option of up to 4TB, you can achieve a cost-effective and reliable SSD storage solution of up to 10TB for every cinema screen.
3. HEAR MORE
- SR-1000: Offers four cost-effective built-in cinema audio processing options:
- 5.1/7.1 Cinema audio processor
- DTS Surround processor
- 15.1 cinema audio processor
- DTS:X for IAB rendering: Supports up to 24 channels, with 32 channels coming soon.
- AIB-3000: A 16-channel cinema audio processor engineered to work seamlessly with all major DCI servers, featuring sensational DTS Surround sound with enhanced bass management to rock your auditorium. It also offers various auxiliary audio inputs, including HDMI with encoded audio formats (AC3).
- FR-2000, FR-1000: The volume can be adjusted using expandable fader remotes, which offer various connectivity options.
We also showcased the complete audio setup for both DTS:X for IAB Immersive Audio and DTS Surround Cinema with different audio equipment, such as:
- AE-6703: Exclusively offered by GDC, a bi-directional audio interface between legacy AES3 audio equipment and the next-generation AES67 devices.
- DAC Series: Including up to 32-channel Digital-to-Analog Converters.
4. ACHIEVE MORE
Fully automate booth operations with Enterprise Software:
- Designed for Multiplex: CA2.0 Cinema Automation and TMS-2000WEB can streamline multiplex operations at different levels. The TMS-2000WEB Web-based Theatre Management System now enables teamwork with multi-user control.
- Designed for Cinema HQ: CMS-3000 Central Management Enterprise Software and NOC-3000 Network Operations Center now utilize the cloud-based platform to manage cinemas across various locations.
- SCL-3300: Live-streaming library server designed for CA2.0 Cinema Automation, collaborating with a wide range of cinema automation products to improve operational efficiency. It can instantly stream DCP content to 30 screens and has a storage capacity of approximately 3,000 movie DCPs.
- Theatre Management System Server TMSS-1800+ and full range of cinema automation products to improve operation efficiency.
5. ENGAGE MORE
- DIVE Dynamic Lighting™ System: We showcased a live demo of a mesmerizing light show, customizing and choreographing the LED lights to synchronize seamlessly with pre-show visuals and audio.
6. SHOW MORE
- Cine-Union RGB Laser Light Source: This laser light source upgrade (LLU) is designed to retrofit Series 2 xenon lamp projectors. Utilizing pure RGB lasers, it delivers long-lasting, vivid color images while significantly reducing electricity consumption and lamp replacement costs.
* Contact GDC for the latest list of cinema LED screens compatible with the SR-5520.