
Cinemeccanica is a
motion picture
A film, also known as a movie or motion picture, is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, emotions, or atmosphere through the use of moving images that are generally, since ...
equipment company specializing in
cinema projectors. The company was formed in 1920 in
Milan
Milan ( , , ; ) is a city in northern Italy, regional capital of Lombardy, the largest city in Italy by urban area and the List of cities in Italy, second-most-populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of nea ...
, Italy. Currently they have two film projectors available, the
Victoria 5 (introduced in 1975) and the
Victoria 8 (introduced in 1961). A new digital projector, the
CMC3 D2 is also available.
The Victoria 8 at one time came in two models, a 35 mm film gauge and a dual 35/70 mm film gauge. The projector has become less popular in recent years with the smaller and cheaper Victoria 5 now the best selling projector from Cinemeccanica.
The company also manufacture film platter systems (the
CNR-35N), film rewinders and
Dolby Digital
Dolby Digital, originally synonymous with Dolby AC-3 (see below), is the name for a family of audio compression technologies developed by Dolby Laboratories. Called Dolby Stereo Digital until 1995, it is lossy compression (except for Dolby Tr ...
and
SR soundtrack readers.
See also
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List of Italian Companies
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External links
CinemeccanicaPico Projector ComparisonAnswers Article About CinemeccanicaYoutube video of a Victoria 5 Projector
Electronics companies of Italy
Manufacturing companies based in Milan
Manufacturing companies established in 1920
Italian companies established in 1920
Italian brands
Projectors
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