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Cinema in Lockdown and Beyond

September 2020 by Michael Karagosian

I was asked by my friends at MEDIA Salles to report how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cinema in the US.  I don’t have numbers for box office, and even if I did, they wouldn’t be worth reporting.  It isn’t numbers that I find interesting right now.  There are significant trends afoot, and considerations that
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Filed Under: Distributors, Exhibitors

All You Need Is Trust

When it comes to security, reputation is everything

June 2019 by Michael Karagosian

GDC Ghost Server 1

When selling equipment whose primary feature is security, the greatest asset a company can have is the trust of those who rely on its products. A security breach that involves equipment from GDC Technology is evaluated. At stake is the secrecy of the RSA private key of the media block.
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Filed Under: Anti-Piracy, Installations, Servers and IMBs Tagged With: Anti-Piracy, DCI, Media Block, Security

DCI’s New HDR Drafts Leave More Work To Do

January 2019 by Michael Karagosian

DCI posted two new documents towards a cinema HDR specification in November, titled “DRAFT Direct View Display D-Cinema Addendum” and “DRAFT High Dynamic Range D-Cinema Addendum”. In contrast to DCI’s previous draft, the new documents are well-written, detailed, explanatory and responsive. But questions remain and cost matters, leaving room for improvement.
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Filed Under: Distributors, High Dynamic Range, Technical Bodies Tagged With: DCI, HDR, LED Displays

DCI Has Lost Its Way

September 2018 by Michael Karagosian

The way it’s supposed to work, a cinema should be able to acquire DCI Compliant equipment with the assurance that first release movies would not be withheld for reason of having the wrong gear. With the recent release of its its DCI Memorandum Regarding Direct View Displays, it is no longer clear where DCI is heading.
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Filed Under: High Dynamic Range, Projectors, Technical Bodies, Trade Organizations and Shows

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