Audiences sometimes complain that 3D movies are “too dark.” Now French company Volfoni has introduced a SmartCrystal Cinema polarization modulator that claims 18 percent light efficiency (more light output) when used with Volfoni’s passive 3D glasses. And, the company also says it’s greener because the projector will use less lamp power (20 percent to 30 percent less light) to accomplish it. It’s also simple to integrate because an integrator just needs to slide the modulator in front of the lens of a 3D projector — although you have to use the company’s branded passive 3D glasses.

The system works with any with any DCI-compliant DLP projector. It works with projector lamps up to 7kW, and silver screens up to 60 feet wide.

How does it work? Volfoni has added an anti-reflective layer on the glass panel, reducing the loss of light by reflection on the different surfaces of the panel. The company claims this reduces “ghosting” in the world of 3D because its “Surface Switching” technology, combined with a specially optimized panel coating, allows for a “practically” cross-talk free image, according to Volfoni’s press release.

Here are all the technical details: http://www.volfoni.com/en/