April 2009

• Texas Instruments and the Gore board. The “Gore board” was supposed to bring enhanced security to TI’s Series 1 projectors. However, it not only falls short of improved security, concern is mounting that it creates dark screens.

• 3-D scorecard. 3-D penetration has grown worldwide to 3000 screens, and they’re not all Real D. A review of the players in 3-D add-on technology.

• Sony announces deployment signings. Sony Pictures announces deployment agreements with Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP) and GDC Technology. This could be one of the final puzzle pieces for DCIP.

• The VPF gold rush. Studios report that a flurry of deal making with new deployment entities now in progress.

• Accessibility session scheduled for ISDCF. Lawsuits against exhibitors based on the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, are now active in three US states. ISDCF is setting aside 2 hours next meeting to discuss the implementation issues. NATO wants to establish a timeline for bringing closed captions and labeled narrative audio to digital cinema.

• NAB Digital Cinema Summit. This year’s event focused on the “how-to” side of 3-D movie making, including how to get it into the home. Missing were presentations on the improved anaglyph formats now peddled to the studios for home 3-D release. The only panel focused on digital cinema was moderated by yours truly, with Mike Fiddler (Sony), Chuck Goldwater (Cinedigm), Jim Reisteter (NEC and Digital Link 2), and Larry O’Reilly (IMAX).

• DCI v1.3 said to be on the way.

• Dolby partners with Arqiva for satellite distribution of digital cinema content in Europe.

• Bernard Collard leaves XDC.

• A new narrated  video report on the status of digital cinema has been posted by MKPE.

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