From the monthly archives:

May 2009

Executive Summary

May 2009

  • Regal, Sony, and TI. Mike Campbell turns the 2K world upside down by declaring Sony 4K for Regal.
  • 2K and 4K.  TI and Sony.  A review of the challenges for each that lies ahead.
  • DCI issues Compliance Test Plan v1.1 and new errata for its v1.2 spec.
  • TI, DCI, and the SMPTE ASM. Is there a deficiency in the SMPTE ASM standard, or an unnecessary requirement from DCI? The outcome could affect the value of 10,000 servers in the field.
  • ISDCF. Accessibility, TDL management, open management of keys and certificates in theatres, and discontent over DCI. ISDCF’s June 4 meeting will address them all.
  • IMAX was challenged on its digital format by comedian Aziz Ansari, who was disappointed with the new MPX digital format.
  • NCM and Screenvision. NCM announces an interest in acquiring Screenvision.
  • XDC still making servers?
  • Mexico’s Cinepolis announces expansion plans…in India.
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Regal, Sony, and TI

May 2009

May was a memorable month for Mike Campbell. Early in the month, Mike stepped down as CEO of Regal Entertainment to become the company’s Executive Chairman, where he could focus on company vision. Amy Miles, his former CFO, is now CEO. Greg Dunn retains the title of President and COO. Mid [...]

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2K and 4K

May 2009

During the several years while DCI was giving birth to its spec, there emerged 2K (2048 x 1080) and 4K (4096 x 2160) image resolutions. TI clung onto 2K, while Sony pursued 4K. Up until Regal’s recent announcement, Sony wasn’t taken very seriously. AMC’s decision to convert to Sony 4K, announced at [...]

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DCI

May 2009

DCI did not introduce a v1.3 of its spec, but instead issued a new set of “errata.” These are not really errata, but changes to the spec. Notable among the changes is that a studio can now choose to automatically trust the projector, rather than be required to list those projectors that are [...]

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TI, DCI, and the SMPTE ASM

May 2009

With the eventual introduction of the TI Series 2 projector comes a security issue that must be dealt with. TI diligently followed the DCI specification in its Series 2 design, choosing a security topology that involves two security devices, or SPBs (Secure Processing Blocks), within the body of the projector. Technically, this leaves [...]

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ISDCF

May 2009

ISDCF is getting some meat on its plate. Accessibility, TDL management, open management of keys and certificates in theatres using the CCM (cinema control message), and discontent over DCI’s mucking with its spec and test plan, all will be topics at ISCDF’s largest meeting ever on June 4. NATO invited people from across [...]

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IMAX

May 2009

IMAX was roasted online by comedian Aziz Ansari, who went to the AMC Burbank IMAX theatre to see Star Trek, only to learn after he entered the auditorium that this wasn’t the IMAX he knew. Disappointed with the small size of the screen, which, by his description, was barely larger than the screen next [...]

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NCM and Screenvision

May 2009

NCM publicly proclaimed its interest in purchasing Screenvision in USA Today. NCM previously gained Screenvision’s anchor account, Loew’s Cineplex, following Loew’s purchase by AMC in 2006. It’s not clear that this is a good fit for NCM, nor a good thing for US cinema in general. Screenvision’s screens, while significant in number, [...]

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