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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All You Need Is Trust
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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DCI’s New HDR Drafts Leave More Work To Do
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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DCI Has Lost Its Way
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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