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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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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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Digital Cinema Servers & Theatre Management Systems (TMS)

June 2009

Digital cinema server manufacturers have their challenges. 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 that install within the physical boundary of the projector, requiring new designs.
The goal of achieving DCI compliance is complicated [...]

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Other News

January 2009

Screenvision stepped up to the plate in January with the transmission of President Obama’s inauguration to 27 theatres. While Screenvision had the capability of broadcasting the event to 200 sites, MSNBC opted to limit it to the smaller number. This was the first time such an event was presented live in theatres. [...]

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GDC Technology

December 2008

GDC Technology has long been the Asian leader for digital cinema servers, and was the first to install digital cinema servers in China. Its president, Dr. Man-Nang Chong, learned early in the game the value of having a presence in Los Angeles near the Hollywood studios, even if not focused on the US market. [...]

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