Showscan
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Showscan is a high-frame-rate film format and projection system designed to create exceptionally smooth, immersive motion picture experiences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Showscan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12513177 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Showscan Context triple: [Douglas Trumbull, developed, Showscan]
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A.
Proscan
Proscan is a consumer electronics brand known for producing affordable televisions and related audio-visual equipment.
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B.
Scanners
Scanners is a 1981 science fiction horror film directed by David Cronenberg, best known for its intense psychic warfare and iconic head-explosion scene.
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C.
Fineview
Fineview is a residential neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for its steep hills and panoramic views of the city’s North Side and downtown skyline.
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D.
Moviola
Moviola is a biographical novel by Garson Kanin that dramatizes the history and inner workings of Hollywood’s Golden Age through fictionalized accounts of its legendary figures.
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E.
Picture-Show
Picture-Show is a poetry collection by Siegfried Sassoon that continues his vivid, often bitter reflections on World War I and its aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Showscan Target entity description: Showscan is a high-frame-rate film format and projection system designed to create exceptionally smooth, immersive motion picture experiences.
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A.
Proscan
Proscan is a consumer electronics brand known for producing affordable televisions and related audio-visual equipment.
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B.
Scanners
Scanners is a 1981 science fiction horror film directed by David Cronenberg, best known for its intense psychic warfare and iconic head-explosion scene.
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C.
Fineview
Fineview is a residential neighborhood in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, known for its steep hills and panoramic views of the city’s North Side and downtown skyline.
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D.
Moviola
Moviola is a biographical novel by Garson Kanin that dramatizes the history and inner workings of Hollywood’s Golden Age through fictionalized accounts of its legendary figures.
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E.
Picture-Show
Picture-Show is a poetry collection by Siegfried Sassoon that continues his vivid, often bitter reflections on World War I and its aftermath.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.