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| 2007 |
Consolidation of the visual effect activities of DURAN and DUBOI under the label STUDIO DURAN DUBOI on the site of Issy les Moulineaux. |
| 2006 |
DATACINÉ GROUP becomes QUINTA INDUSTRIES
Integration of: Duran, Duboi, Joinville and Boulogne Auditoriums, and Acousti.
SIS-TV is renamed SIS PARIS. |
| 2002 |
Tarak BEN AMMAR becomes the majority shareholder of Dataciné.
Jean-Robert GIBARD is named CEO of the Group |
| 2001 |
The group DURAN refocuses on Mendel 3D technological development (image compression principle) for the motion-picture and television markets, and successfully commences its own activities in 3-D cinema animation. |
| 2000 |
LTC, Scanlab, Cinestéréo, SIS and SIS-TV form the group DATACINÉ (formerly, LUBECK INVESTMENT) and rank among the world's top laboratories.
Cinestéréo becomes a department of SIS.
Acquisition of SIS-TV, formerly Les Films du Rond-Point.
For Duran, opening of a new site in Boulogne: the Boulogne Auditoriums completes the activities of Joinville in the field of the sound, and Duboi, in the field of digital imaging special effects. |
| 1998 |
LTC creates its own digital subsidiary: Scanlab.
The group TCS becomes LUBECK INVESTMENT.
DURAN invests in research and development of a 3D real-time technology, in the service of 3-D animation for motion pictures, television and the Internet. |
| 1997 |
The Group TCS (Jean-Louis DETRY) acquires LTC and SIS.
DURAN DUBOI: entrance of the group into the new market of the Paris Stock Exchange, acquisition the same year of the Joinville Auditoriums (market leader for motion-picture sound). |
| 1994 |
LTC joins SIS in the group PHENIX-IMAGE. |
| 1993 |
Cinestéréo becomes attached to LTC as a full-fledged sound department. |
| 1992 |
SIS is acquired by CIP (Company Immobilière Phénix). |
| 1991 |
Creation of Duboi (as an entity of the Duran group) by Pascal HEROLD, Bernard MALTAVERNE and Jean-Christophe COMAR. |
| 1988 |
Group Duran becomes the French leader in digital postproduction. |
| 1987 |
Duran, first French company to equip itself with digital material. |
| 1984 |
Creation of Duran by Pascal HEROLD and Bernard MALTAVERNE. |
| 1981 |
Acquisition of SIS by British group, Lucian Investment. |
| 1974 |
SIS activity at the Porte de Champerret site ceases.
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| 1968 |
AT SIS, a fire in the centre of La Garenne-Colombes destroys a good part of studios.
Work is immediately commenced to restore activity.
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| 1960 |
LTC treats Darryl ZANUCK's film: The Longest Day.
Beginning of 35mm and 70mm film processing.
The laboratory specialises in making positive prints, magnetic coating and sound transfer for French and foreign productions.
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| 1956 |
SIS activity increases and the need to get expand is felt.
Hangars in La Garenne-Colombes are bought.
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| 1953 |
LTC, colour trials begin and the laboratory commences development of the new film, Eastmancolor. |
| 1950 |
3,000,000 metres of black-and-white film a month are processed by LTC's park of 25 printers.
René FAIDHERVE and Jacques CHALIGNÉ join this evolution.
SIS becomes a major postproduction centre with 2 sound studios. |
| 1947 |
Beginning of talking pictures.
Jacques GUEVEL acquires SIS. |
| 1946 |
LTC is rebuilt and takes off for good this time. |
| 1940 |
Bombing and destruction of LTC. |
| 1935 |
Marius FRANAY founds the Laboratory of Cinematic Works, today known as the Communication Technologies Laboratory. |
| 1932 |
Creation of SIS at the Porte de Champerret, specialised in the manufacture of optical sound-recording, mixing and studio recording machines. |
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