From the monthly archives:

September 2010

Executive Summary

September 2010

  • Will Lasers Change Everything? Kodak may have a digital cinema play, after all.
  • Why is DCI Hung Over NIST? This appears to be more complicated than thought.
  • What’s Up With TDL? Socialistic cinema is such a seductive idea.  But after all, Marx lost.
  • ISDCF is shining its light on software updates.
  • The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act will eventually impact the cinema.
  • Personal Viewing & Satellites. The answer to digital distribution is to bet on everything.
  • The EC chips in to help art houses.
  • Laser Light Engines obtains a new round of funding.
  • Cinedigm scores new exhibitor deals.
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Will Lasers Change Everything?

September 2010

Kodak announced the development of a laser projector this month, and its intent to license the technology to others.  On September 30, Kodak demonstrated its technology at its facilities in Rochester, NY.  Barry Silverstein, the researcher behind Kodak’s laser projection technology, dressed in a tuxedo, humorously noted that the day was not only the 50th [...]

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Why is DCI Hung Over NIST?

September 2010

In your author’s latest effort to bring awareness and action to the DCI-NIST debacle, and after discussion with fellow leaders in ISDCF, a detailed explanation of the problem was posted to the ISDCF reflector.  For those who do not subscribe to the ISDCF email reflector, the letter can be read on the MKPE website.
One solution [...]

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What’s Up With TDL?

September 2010

The popular concept of Trusted Device List is a list of digital certificates of trusted equipment, along with the physical location of the device.  Such a list is of value to those charged with the creation of KDMs.  Without this list, security key management is impossible.
In the DCI spec, TDL has a slightly different meaning:  [...]

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ISDCF

September 2010

It is fair to say that no product is perfect.  Software-driven products tend to be complex, and so are subject to “bugs” or simply outright errors.  As users provide feedback, as problems were fixed, and important features added, a new problem arose:  how to get the improvements into the user’s version of the product?  Two [...]

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The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act

September 2010

US Congress passed the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, landmark legislation for accessibility in mobile devices, and potentially the Internet.  Among the new law’s features:

Mandate mobile phone companies to make web browsers, text messaging, and e-mail on smart phones fully accessible.
Restore and expand requirements for video [...]

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Personal Viewing & Satellites

September 2010

One would probably be more successful gambling in Las Vegas than in gambling on the future timeline for digital content distribution models.  Of course, it would be hard to lose if taking a broad stroke and saying that Internet delivery is the future.  But even that is risky, as it overlooks the efficiencies, particularly in [...]

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Other News

September 2010

The European Commission has set aside €4 million ($5.4 million) over the next two years to help European cinemas go digital.  Priority will go to arthouse cinemas screening “a substantial share” of European films.
Laser Light Engines announced that it has raised $13 million in its second round of financing, from investors including IMAX Corporation  and [...]

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