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'{{short description|High-fidelity movie content source for home cinema}} {{Infobox company | name = Kaleidescape, Inc. | logo = Kaleidescape (logo).svg | type = [[Private company|Private]] | foundation = [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[California]]<br />(February, 2001) | location = [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[California]]<br />and [[Waterloo, Ontario|Waterloo]], [[Ontario]] | key_people = Tayloe Stansbury, [[Chief executive officer|CEO]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Prange |first1=Stephanie |title=Kaleidescape Appoints New CEO |url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/kaleidescape-appoints-new-ceo/|access-date=29 January 2021}}</ref> | homepage = [http://www.kaleidescape.com/ kaleidescape.com] }} '''Kaleidescape''', Inc. is an American [[multimedia]] company based in [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], [[California]]. Founded in 2001, it designs multi-room [[Streaming media|home entertainment]] server systems that store and play back video and audio content (such as movies, television shows, and music) to movie players that can be connected to televisions or projectors. ==History== === 2001-2014; Founding and early history === Kaleidescape was founded in 2001 by Michael Malcolm, Dan Collens, and Cheena Srinivasan. Malcolm had previously founded [[Network Appliance, Inc.|Network Appliance]] and [[CacheFlow]].<ref name="SeattleTimesMarketDate">{{cite news | last = Healey| first = Jon| title = Lawsuit may cause DVD jukebox to tilt| work = Seattle Times| date = 2005-04-18| url = http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002244360_btdvdpiracy18.html| access-date = 2008-06-24|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20050428080150/http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2002244360_btdvdpiracy18.html | archive-date = 2005-04-28 }}</ref> Malcolm self-funded the startup and the company spent over two years developing its technology in "[[stealth mode]]". Kaleidescape originally focused on building home theater movie servers that could store digital copies of customers’ DVD and Blu-ray collections.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Strato Movie Player |url=https://robbreport.com/gear/electronics/kaleidescape-strato-movie-player-digital-4k-uhd-video-2746653/ |website=Robb Report}}</ref> Its first movie server was introduced in 2003 and allowed customers to import DVD content onto a series of hard drives, utilize the company's movie guide database to identify and sort films, and then present the customer's movie collection in an onscreen user interface.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaleidescape Strato 4K Ultra HD Movie Player Review |url=https://www.soundandvision.com/content/kaleidescape-strato-4k-ultra-hd-movie-player-review |website=SoundandVision |access-date=29 April 2020}}</ref> In 2004, the DVD Copy Control Association, the licensor of CSS (content scramble system), the technology for the copy control of DVDs, [[DVD Copy Control Association, Inc. v. Kaleidescape, Inc.|sued Kaleidescape for breach of contract]]. The DVD CCA alleged that its CSS License did not permit Kaleidescape's movie servers to serve DVDs from copies on hard disk.<ref name=USATodayLawsuit>{{cite news | last = Wong| first = May| title = Film industry group sues DVD jukebox maker| publisher = USA Today| date = 2004-12-08| url = https://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/gear/entertainment/2004-12-08-multidvd-suit_x.htm?csp=34%3E| access-date = 2008-06-24 }}</ref> In June 2014, Kaleidescape and DVD CCA reached a settlement agreement and as of 2019, the company had license agreements with 29 studios to allow the purchase and download of content from its movie store.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cepro.com/audio-video/interview_kaleidescape_ceo_single_room_solutions_hdr10/|title=Interview: Kaleidescape CEO Discusses Single Room Solutions,HDR10|date=2019-05-01|website=CEPRO|language=en|access-date=2019-10-09}}</ref> The case, although only for breach of contract and not a copyright case, was considered by some to be an important recent test of [[fair use]] precedent,<ref name=ExtremeTechFairUse>{{cite news | last = Hachman| first = Mark| title = Can You Legally Rip a DVD? Trial to Test 'Fair Use'| publisher = The Industry Standard| date = 2007-03-25| url = http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,260961,00.html| access-date = 2008-06-24 }}</ref> given advancements in technology and the digital media rights field.<ref name=InfoWeekDRM>{{cite news | last = Merritt| first = Rick| title = Trial Could Test Digital Media Rights | publisher = InformationWeek| date = 2007-03-16| url = http://www.informationweek.com/news/internet/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=198001817| access-date = 2008-06-24 }}</ref> ===2010-2014; Addition of Blu-ray=== In 2010, Kaleidescape released its M300 and M500 Blu-ray players as part of its Premiere line for home cinemas.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/kaleidescape-outs-m300-and-m500-blu-ray-players-copiers/|title=Kaleidescape outs M300 and M500 Blu-ray players, copiers|website=Engadget|language=en|access-date=2019-07-25}}</ref> The M500 had Blu-ray copying abilities to allow customers to import Blu-rays, DVDs, and CDs onto home servers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://gizmodo.com/kaleidescape-m500-movie-player-rips-blu-ray-discs-5536210|title=Kaleidescape M500 Movie Player Rips Blu-Ray Discs|last=VanHemert|first=Kyle|website=Gizmodo|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> To address the copyright concerns of movie studios, Kaleidescape required the Blu-ray disc to be present when the content was played from the server.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/05/11/kaleidescape-outs-m300-and-m500-blu-ray-players-copiers/|title=Kaleidescape outs M300 and M500 Blu-ray players, copiers|website=Engadget|language=en|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hothardware.com/news/kaleidescape-sort-of-supports-bluray-on-new-m300-and-m500-players|title=Kaleidescape (Sort Of) Supports Blu-ray On New M300 And M500 Players|last=Willington|first=Ray|date=2010-05-11|website=HotHardware|language=en-us|access-date=2019-08-08}}</ref> Later that year, Kaleidescape launched the industry's first Blu-ray server with its release of its new 100-disc Blu-ray vault.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2010/12/13/kaleidescape-launches-100-disc-blu-ray-movie-server/|title=Kaleidescape launches 100-disc Blu-ray movie server|website=Engadget|language=en|access-date=2019-08-15}}</ref> The vault, when paired with the M300 or M500 players, could rip, store, and stream copies of Blu-ray movies throughout a home.<ref name=":0" /> Through Kaleidescape's online movie store, which launched in beta in 2012 and officially opened in May 2013,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.engadget.com/2013/05/02/kaleidescape-store-launches-blu-ray-quality-downloads-ultraviolet/|title=Kaleidescape's online video store officially opens, promises Blu-ray quality downloads|last=Lawler|first=Richard|website=Engadget}}</ref> users are able to add high-definition and standard definition movies to their collections instantly.<ref name="USAToday">{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/personal/2013/07/23/kaleidescape-debuts-new-movie-server/2576343/|title=New Movie Server Lets You Watch Films Instantaneously|last=Snider|first=Mike|date=2013-07-13|access-date=2013-12-05|publisher=USA Today}}</ref> Cinema One allows the storage and playback of up to 100 Blu-ray quality, 600 DVD quality or 6,000 CD quality titles.<ref name="DigitalTrends">{{cite news|url=http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/kaleidescape/|title=Kaleiedescape Brings Its Exotic Media Servers to Wider Audience with $4,000 Cinema One|last=Dension|first=Caleb|date=2013-07-13|access-date=2013-12-05|publisher=Digital Trends}}</ref> === 2015-present === In 2015, Kaleidescape released the Strato movie player and the Terra movie server.<ref name="launch">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_strato_4k_movie_player_does_4k_hdr_atmos_but_still_no_netflix|title=Kaleidescape Tackles Complete 4K Ecosystem with Strato Player and UHD Content|last=Jacobson|first=Julie|website=www.cepro.com|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref> The Strato is a movie-playback device which holds Ultra 4K HDR movies as well as DVD quality movies depending on the model.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://bgr.com/2018/10/24/kaleidescape-strato-s-media-player-review/|title=Kaleidescape Strato S is the world's best media player|last=Meek|first=Andy|date=2018-10-24|website=BGR|language=en|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|url=https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/video-player/kaleidescape-strato-ultra-hd-movie-player-review/|title=Kaleidescape Strato Ultra HD Movie Player Review | last=Eberle|first=Chris|date=2018-02-05|website=HomeTheaterHifi.com|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.audioadvice.com/content/kaleidescape-strato-movie-player-review/|title=Kaleidescape Strato Movie Player Review {{!}} Audio Advice {{!}} Audio Advice|website=www.audioadvice.com|access-date=2019-09-06}}</ref> The Terra provides computing and caching services to enhance the performance of the Strato, and provides extra storage space for movies purchased from the store.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cepro.com/article/kaleidescape_strato_4k_movie_player_does_4k_hdr_atmos_but_still_no_netflix|title=Strato Does 4K|website=CEPRO}}</ref> Content for the Strato can be added by downloading movies from the Kaleidescape movie store.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://hometheaterreview.com/kaleidescape-strato-4k-movie-player-reviewed/|title=Kaleidescape Strato 4K Movie Player Reviewed|website=HomeTheaterReview.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-11}}</ref> In November 2020, Tayloe Stansbury was appointed Kaleidescape's new CEO.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web|last=Sait|first=Daniel|title=KALEIDESCAPE APPOINTS NEW CEO AND VP OF MARKETING|url=https://essentialinstall.com/news/kaleidescape-appoints-new-ceo-and-vp-of-marketing/|website=Essential Install}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=Talking with Kaleidescape's New CEO and VP of Marketing|url=https://www.residentialsystems.com/blogs/taking-with-kaleidescapes-new-ceo-and-vp-of-marketing|access-date=2020-12-04|website=Residential Systems|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-17|title=Kaleidescape Names Software Exec as New CEO|url=https://www.cepro.com/audio-video/kaleidescape-names-software-exec-as-new-ceo/|access-date=2020-12-04|website=CEPRO|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaleidescape Appoints New CEO – Media Play News|url=https://www.mediaplaynews.com/kaleidescape-appoints-new-ceo/|access-date=2021-01-29|language=en-US}}</ref> Norma Garcia-Muro also joined the company as vice president of marketing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Sait|first=Daniel J.|date=2020-11-17|title=Kaleidescape Appoints New CEO and VP of Marketing|url=https://essentialinstall.com/news/kaleidescape-appoints-new-ceo-and-vp-of-marketing/|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Essential Install|language=en-GB}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} 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