GLG News by Cinema Projection System Experts

Jon PeddiePresidentJON PEDDIE RESEARCH

Nvidia leaps into supercomputers

October 5, 2009

Analysis of:Nvidia and "Starting the Next Age of Personal Computing" | www.tgdaily.com

Nvidia is in the test of its life with big stakes, big investments, and big risks – Fermi is a hail Mary pass if ever there was one. It’s not as reactionary or impulsive as some have suggested and a plan I think has been in the process for the past three years. Nvidia has been putting the pieces in place for the Fermi product through acquisition,  industry initiatives and setting up the platform. One of Jen Hsun Hung’s strengths is his long range vision and I think you can see it at work here.

Jon PeddiePresidentJON PEDDIE RESEARCH

Pineview not delayed

July 30, 2009

Analysis of:Digitimes Insight: Intel Pine Trail launch to delay | www.digitimes.com

In a meeting yesterday with Intel excutives I learned that Pineview, Intel's Atom CPU intgrated with a graphics processor and memory manger, is not delayed as has been reported elsewhere.

Jon PeddiePresidentJON PEDDIE RESEARCH

Continued growth in all segements in computer graphics industry

July 28, 2009

Analysis of:The Compute Graphics market will have a CAGR of 8% to 2013 | www.jonpeddie.com

The computer graphics industry has enjoyed almost non-stop growth since it was established the late 1970s. Today,  computer graphics hardware and software (not counting services, maintenance and other aspects) are worth $68 billion – that’s a mind boggling average growth rate of 16.5% for 28 years!  (Charts available: email jon@jonpeddie.com)

Jon PeddiePresidentJON PEDDIE RESEARCH

The convergence of CG computing and visualization has arrived.

July 28, 2009

Analysis of:How does the world change when you can see what you’re thinking? | jonpeddie.com

Today, with GPU compute the researcher launches the computation in his or her own lab with his or her local supercomputer and with the same machine does the visualizations the way he or she wants them done. Depending on the complexity of the task jobs that took weeks now takes days, jobs that took days can be done in minutes and the time scales are further compressing. Productivity goes up, quality of research goes up, humanity benefits - it is the convergence of compute and viz.

Jon PeddiePresidentJON PEDDIE RESEARCH

2009 Digital Video Software Market

July 27, 2009

Analysis of:Digital video software market hit $1.5 billion in 2008. | jonpeddie.com

The digital videos software market supplies the tools for movie and TV making and has weathered the recession well and is poised for growth in 2010.

Jon PeddiePresidentJON PEDDIE RESEARCH

The market for GPUs exploded in Q2 29%

July 27, 2009

Analysis of:AMD soars in Q2'09, Intel and Nvidia also show great gains | jonpeddie.com

We've hit bottom and have stone-skipped off -  Q3 and 4 are looking very good for the PC indiustry

Marty ShindlerChief Executive OfficerOculus3D Corporation

3D Naysayers have faded away

April 6, 2009

Analysis of: 'Monsters vs. Aliens' in 3-D: Taking filmmaking to another dimension | www.latimes.com

Even though the average box office for 3D movies is 2 – 3 times the 2D version, failure to gain the necessary new digital and 3D theaters could result in fewer 3D movies being made and in turn could cause a continued drop in home entertainment revenues. This must be solved in the next 3 – 6 months in order to have an adequate base of theaters for the numerous projects that ar

David WorkmanExecutive DirectorPRO Group

Loss of Credit Rating Adds to a Very Risky Situation for Suppliers

October 13, 2008

Analysis of:CREDIT Circuit City Loses Recommendation | www.washingtonpost.com

Vendors will continue to support Circuit until at least the first part of December Companies will watch carefully the weekly trends over the next 45 days Vendors can easily create a "run on the bank" if one or two large suppliers change their terms significantly 

Michael KaragosianPresidentM K P E CONSULTING LLC

Digital cinema 3-D

August 7, 2008

Analysis of:Digital cinema 3-D | mkpe.com

* There will be 11 3-D titles released to cinemas in 2009.  * Exhibitors have a choice of 3-D technologies, all of which are acceptable to studios, but each has a different business model. * 3-D is the driver for the adoption of digital cinema technology.

David WorkmanExecutive DirectorPRO Group

Consumer Confidence Index

June 30, 2008

Analysis of:Consumer confidence nears all-time low | money.cnn.com

Some of what we report is a self fulfilling prophecy We are not one number, driving to one result Consumers will be selective in their indulgences

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