When the World Cup of Soccer kicks off in June, thousands around the world will be able to watch it live in 3D at local movie theatres – thanks to a Montreal company.

Point St. Charles-based Sensio Technologies Inc., founded in 1999, gave a demonstration of its 3D capabilities yesterday. The company has devised the software that compresses an image shot live, and then puts it back together on a screen.

Landing soccer’s World Cup is a huge boost for the company, because it’s the world’s most-watched sporting event.

The event will be broadcast live in 3D in more than 1,000 theatres in at least 26 countries.

“There will definitely be a few theatres in Montreal that will show the event,” said Louis Rousseau, the company’s vice-president of marketing and communications.

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