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{{Infobox company
| name = Christie Digital
| name = Christie
| logo = Christie-blue-logo.jpg
| logo = Christie-blue-logo.jpg
| logo_size = 200px
| logo_size = 200px
| image = File:Christie Digital Systems USA Headquarters Cypress California 2021.jpg
| type = Group of private companies
| image_caption = Headquarters in [[Cypress, California]]
| type = Private
| foundation = 1929
| foundation = 1929
| founder = S.L. Christie
| hq_location = [[Kitchener, Ontario|Kitchener]], [[Ontario]], [[Canada]]
| hq_location = Cypress, California
| key_people = Gerry Remers, President & COO Canada
| key_people = Takabumi Asahi, CEO; Hideaki Onishi, President & COO, Christie Digital Systems, Inc.
| industry = [[Display technology]] [[Audio technology]] Projection technology
| industry = Professional audio-visual technology
| num_employees = 1,500+ (2014)
| products = Projectors, LED displays, LED video walls, LCD displays, media servers, image processors, AV-over-IP
| products = [[Projectors]], audio solutions{{solution-inline}}, [[digital cinema]], LCD, [[Digital Light Processing|DLP]], LED and [[LCD panel|LCD flat panel]] displays, [[image processing]], collaboration and presentation tools, [[projection mapping]], [[MicroTiles]], [[3D printing]], control rooms, video walls, [[digital signage]] displays, [[rapid prototyping]] and [[additive manufacturing]] capabilities, simulation training, virtual reality, professional technical services, network operations monitoring
| services = Design, manufacture, deploy and support ProAV systems
| parent = Ushio, Inc.
| parent = [[Ushio, Inc.]]
| homepage = [http://www.christiedigital.com/ www.christiedigital.com]
| homepage =
}}
}}


'''Christie''' is an [[audiovisual]] company that specializes in digital projection and projection tools for cinema and enterprise markets, video walls, content management, image processing, video wall processors, and SDVoE technology. The company has been granted over 100 patents.<ref name="about">{{Cite web|title=About Christie|url=https://www.christiedigital.com/about/}}</ref>
The '''Christie''' group of companies manufactures [[Digital Light Processing|DLP]] projectors and various [[digital cinema]] devices, and offers a selection of [[LCD projectors]], [[line array]] audio solutions{{solution-inline}}, and collaboration and presentation solutions{{solution-inline}} which are used in various settings. The Christie group includes Christie Digital Systems USA, Inc.; Christie Digital Systems Canada Inc.; Christie Medical Holdings, Inc.; Vista Systems Control, Corp.; Event Audio Visual Group, Inc.; Christie Digital Systems South America Ltda. (Brazil); Christie Digital Systems Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V. (Mexico); Christie Digital Systems (India); and Christie Digital Systems Australia Pty Ltd. (Queensland, Australia). They are all part of the [[Ushio, Inc.|Ushio]] group of companies, the ultimate parent of which is Ushio Inc. ([[Japanese language|Japanese]]: [[:ja:ウシオ電機|ウシオ電機]]), a publicly traded [[Japanese company]].


Christie is headquartered in [[Cypress, California]] with engineering in [[Kitchener, Ontario]] and manufacturing in [[Shenzhen]], China.<ref name="about"/> Christie has offices in 15 different countries.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christie Locations|url=https://www.christiedigital.com/locations/}}</ref>
Christie Corporate Headquarters are located in [[Cypress, California|Cypress]] ([[Orange County, California|Orange County]]), [[California]], [[United States]], while its Research & Innovation (R&I), engineering teams are located in [[Kitchener, Ontario]], Canada. In addition to the Kitchener facility, Christie has a second manufacturing facility in [[Shenzhen, China]]. Christie has over 1,500 employees worldwide.


==History==
Christie was founded in 1929 and began as a manufacturer of [[35mm movie film|35mm film]] [[movie projector]]s, lamphouses, lamp consoles and film platter systems. Later, it began importing Japanese-made [[Xenon arc lamp|Xenon bulbs]] before acquiring the Kitchener, Ontario-based digital projection business of Electrohome Limited in 1999.
[[File:Christie Mirage 5000.jpg|thumb|Mirage 5000, a [[Digital Light Processing|DLP]] projector sold by Christie around 2001]]
Christie was founded in 1929<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christie: Relationships, passion and quality|url=https://www.inparkmagazine.com/christie-relationships-passion-and-quality/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=InPark Magazine|date=14 February 2018 |language=en-US}}</ref> by S.L. Christie in California. It made a name for itself as a manufacturer of [[35 mm movie film|35 mm film]] movie projectors, lamp houses, lamp consoles and film platter systems.<ref>{{Cite web|title=A Digital Leader with Heritage|url=https://www.cinematech.today/index.php/2019/07/16/christie-a-digital-leader-with-heritage/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918090750/http://www.cinematech.today/index.php/2019/07/16/christie-a-digital-leader-with-heritage/ |archive-date=2020-09-18 }}</ref> It acquired the [[Kitchener, Ontario]]-based digital projection business of [[Electrohome]] in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christie Digital Systems Premieres|date=November 1, 1999|url=https://www.projectorcentral.com/news_story_155.htm|access-date=2021-07-16|website=ProjectorCentral News}}</ref> Christie was the first licensee of [[Texas Instruments]]' [[Digital Light Processing]] technology.

Christie acquired Vista Controls Systems in 2007, makers of video processing systems, including the Spyder.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2007-07-12|title=Christie Acquires Vista Systems|url=https://www.svconline.com/markets/christie-acquires-vista-systems-367075|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Sound & Video Contractor|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2009, Christie launched [[MicroTiles]], modular 16" × 12" (408 mm × 306 mm) LED-powered DLP-based units that can be built together into a large video wall-style display.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2009-11-11|title=Christie Digital Launches MicroTiles|url=http://www.dailydooh.com/archives/18570|access-date=2021-07-16|website=DailyDOOH}}</ref>

In 2013, Christie launched the Matrix StIM WQ and Matrix SIM WQ projectors. These projectors were designed for simulation and training applications and included Christie AccuFrame smear-reduction technology.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2013-01-21|title=Christie Matrix StIM WQ and Matrix SIM WQ Projectors|url=https://www.svconline.com/markets/christie-matrix-stim-wq-and-matrix-sim-wq-projectors-368138|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Sound & Video Contractor|language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2015, Christie acquired Coolux, best known for its Pandoras Box product family of media and show control systems.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-01-07|title=Christie acquires Pandoras Box creator coolux|url=https://www.installation-international.com/technology/christie-acquires-pandoras-box-creator-coolux|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Installation|language=en-GB}}</ref> In the same year, Christie launched a new projection system using RGB laser technology with colors approaching [[Rec. 2020]] color space.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christie announces new laser projection system platform and products|url=https://www.projectorpoint.co.uk/news/christie-announces-new-laser-projection-system-platform-and-products|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Projectorpoint News}}</ref>

In 2019, Christie launched MicroTiles LED, a direct-view LED display consisting of a mounting chassis and three rectangular modules which snap onto the chassis via magnets.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haynes|first=Dave|date=2019-10-01|title=Christie Goes Into The Back-Story Of Its LED MicroTiles|url=https://www.sixteen-nine.net/2019/10/01/christie-goes-into-the-back-story-of-its-led-microtiles/|access-date=2021-07-16|website=Sixteen:Nine|language=en-CA}}</ref>  

As of 2019, more than 65,000 Christie projectors have been installed worldwide, used in more than 10 million screenings.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Christie - A digital leader with heritage|url=https://www.cinematech.today/index.php/2019/07/16/christie-a-digital-leader-with-heritage/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918090750/http://www.cinematech.today/index.php/2019/07/16/christie-a-digital-leader-with-heritage/ |archive-date=2020-09-18 }}</ref>

In 2021, 252 Christie RGB pure laser projectors were used to illuminate the Al Wasl Dome at [[Expo 2020]] Dubai. The dome was the centerpiece of the Expo site and holds a Guinness World Record for the largest interactive immersive dome.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Largest interactive immersive dome|website=Guinness World Records|url=https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/751395-largest-interactive-dome}}</ref>

==Awards==
The company won an [[Academy Award for Technical Achievement]] in 1982 for the design and manufacture of the Ultramittent film transport for Christie motion picture projectors and again in 1998 for the design and development of the Christie ELF 1-C Endless Loop Film Transport and Storage System by employee Clark F. Crites.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Acad awards tech Oscar, other nods|website=Variety|url=https://variety.com/1998/more/news/acad-awards-tech-oscar-other-nods-1117434325/}}</ref>

In 2024, Christie received its third award from the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Projection technology developed in Kitchener wins Academy Award|website=CTV News Kitchener|url=https://kitchener.ctvnews.ca/projection-technology-developed-in-kitchener-wins-academy-award-1.6727009}}</ref> The [[Academy Scientific and Technical Award]] was awarded to principal product developer Michael Perkins for the design and development of the Christie E3LH Dolby Vision Cinema Projection System.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Scientific & Technical Awards 2024|url=https://www.oscars.org/sci-tech/ceremonies/2024}}</ref>


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Christie
Company typePrivate
IndustryProfessional audio-visual technology
Founded1929
FounderS.L. Christie
HeadquartersCypress, California
Key people
Takabumi Asahi, CEO; Hideaki Onishi, President & COO, Christie Digital Systems, Inc.
ProductsProjectors, LED displays, LED video walls, LCD displays, media servers, image processors, AV-over-IP
ServicesDesign, manufacture, deploy and support ProAV systems
ParentUshio, Inc.

Christie is an audiovisual company that specializes in digital projection and projection tools for cinema and enterprise markets, video walls, content management, image processing, video wall processors, and SDVoE technology. The company has been granted over 100 patents.[1]

Christie is headquartered in Cypress, California with engineering in Kitchener, Ontario and manufacturing in Shenzhen, China.[1] Christie has offices in 15 different countries.[2]

History

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Mirage 5000, a DLP projector sold by Christie around 2001

Christie was founded in 1929[3] by S.L. Christie in California. It made a name for itself as a manufacturer of 35 mm film movie projectors, lamp houses, lamp consoles and film platter systems.[4] It acquired the Kitchener, Ontario-based digital projection business of Electrohome in 1999.[5] Christie was the first licensee of Texas Instruments' Digital Light Processing technology.

Christie acquired Vista Controls Systems in 2007, makers of video processing systems, including the Spyder.[6]

In 2009, Christie launched MicroTiles, modular 16" × 12" (408 mm × 306 mm) LED-powered DLP-based units that can be built together into a large video wall-style display.[7]

In 2013, Christie launched the Matrix StIM WQ and Matrix SIM WQ projectors. These projectors were designed for simulation and training applications and included Christie AccuFrame smear-reduction technology.[8]

In 2015, Christie acquired Coolux, best known for its Pandoras Box product family of media and show control systems.[9] In the same year, Christie launched a new projection system using RGB laser technology with colors approaching Rec. 2020 color space.[10]

In 2019, Christie launched MicroTiles LED, a direct-view LED display consisting of a mounting chassis and three rectangular modules which snap onto the chassis via magnets.[11]  

As of 2019, more than 65,000 Christie projectors have been installed worldwide, used in more than 10 million screenings.[12]

In 2021, 252 Christie RGB pure laser projectors were used to illuminate the Al Wasl Dome at Expo 2020 Dubai. The dome was the centerpiece of the Expo site and holds a Guinness World Record for the largest interactive immersive dome.[13]

Awards

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The company won an Academy Award for Technical Achievement in 1982 for the design and manufacture of the Ultramittent film transport for Christie motion picture projectors and again in 1998 for the design and development of the Christie ELF 1-C Endless Loop Film Transport and Storage System by employee Clark F. Crites.[14]

In 2024, Christie received its third award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[15] The Academy Scientific and Technical Award was awarded to principal product developer Michael Perkins for the design and development of the Christie E3LH Dolby Vision Cinema Projection System.[16]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About Christie".
  2. ^ "Christie Locations".
  3. ^ "Christie: Relationships, passion and quality". InPark Magazine. 14 February 2018. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  4. ^ "A Digital Leader with Heritage". Archived from the original on 2020-09-18.
  5. ^ "Christie Digital Systems Premieres". ProjectorCentral News. November 1, 1999. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  6. ^ "Christie Acquires Vista Systems". Sound & Video Contractor. 2007-07-12. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  7. ^ "Christie Digital Launches MicroTiles". DailyDOOH. 2009-11-11. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  8. ^ "Christie Matrix StIM WQ and Matrix SIM WQ Projectors". Sound & Video Contractor. 2013-01-21. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  9. ^ "Christie acquires Pandoras Box creator coolux". Installation. 2015-01-07. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  10. ^ "Christie announces new laser projection system platform and products". Projectorpoint News. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  11. ^ Haynes, Dave (2019-10-01). "Christie Goes Into The Back-Story Of Its LED MicroTiles". Sixteen:Nine. Retrieved 2021-07-16.
  12. ^ "Christie - A digital leader with heritage". Archived from the original on 2020-09-18.
  13. ^ "Largest interactive immersive dome". Guinness World Records.
  14. ^ "Acad awards tech Oscar, other nods". Variety.
  15. ^ "Projection technology developed in Kitchener wins Academy Award". CTV News Kitchener.
  16. ^ "Scientific & Technical Awards 2024".
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