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ISDCF and its July Plugfest

July 2010

ISDCF conducted its second Plugfest in July.  The first was held in March as part of a well-advertised demonstration of SMPTE DCP interoperability.  During the March demo, it became clear to the participating companies that the real benefit of the event was having so many manufacturers together in an informal test environment.  The dialog, sharing, [...]

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Servers, Media Blocks, and TMS

June 2010

Server manufacturers face the most challenges in digital cinema.  They carry the bulk of the burden of  meeting the DCI test plan.  And the nascent 4K market will create a new market for media blocks inside projectors that will shift the way server technology is packaged and sold.
Note that XDC, reviewed in the Deployment section, [...]

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The Flap over Alice in Wonderland, and Other 3-D News

February 2010

If in the movie industry, one would have to be living under a rock not to watch Rich Ross take front stage and center with expected 3-D blockbuster Alice in Wonderland in his new role as Chairman of Walt Disney Pictures.  If Ross didn’t understand the temperament of exhibition before, he certainly has a taste [...]

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DCIP Update

January 2010

Word on the street is that DCIP has its money.  DCIP is the joint venture of AMC, Cinemark, and Regal for the rollout of digital cinema in their theatres.  It is very good news that they’ve completed syndication of their bond for the financing of digital cinema equipment.  Now they are said to be burdened [...]

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ISDCF Update

January 2010

ISDCF’s March demonstration has made significant gains two months before show time.  The goal of the demonstration is to show standards compliance for both distribution and accessibility features.  At least five manufacturers of digital cinema servers - Dolby, Doremi, GDC, Sony, and XDC - have stepped forward to say they plan to support the requisite [...]

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Is DCI Still Relevant?

January 2010

Perhaps DCI’s greatest accomplishment is that, under its umbrella, all 6 major motion picture studios agreed to distribution and security standards for digital cinema.  But the studios also wanted the means to enforce their joint requirements onto equipment manufacturers.  Thus, DCI-compliance testing was conceived.  To enforce compliance, the studios envisioned that all equipment would be [...]

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Servers, TMS, and Media Blocks

December 2009

Server manufacturers face the most challenges in digital cinema.  DCI continues to tweak its specification and test plan, requiring changes to designs.  And the nascent 4K market will create a new market for media blocks inside projectors that will shift the way server technology is packaged and sold.
Note that XDC, reviewed in Deployment section, is [...]

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Other News

August 2009

Time Andaeus, Christie, and Doremi will join in an 800-screen digital cinema rollout in China.  Time Andaeus partnered with Doremi to develop its Montage CDCS2000 digital cinema server.  Shanghai Daily estimates that 50% of the country’s 4000 cinema screens will be digital by end of year.
Sony and RealD will be providing systems to CinemaxX screens [...]

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