Regal, Sony, and TI. Mike Campbell turns the 2K world upside down by declaring Sony 4K for Regal.
2K and 4K. TI and Sony. A review of the challenges for each that lies ahead.
DCI issues Compliance Test Plan v1.1 and new
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Archives for May 2009
Regal, Sony, and TI
May was a memorable month for Mike Campbell. Early in the month, Mike stepped down as CEO of Regal Entertainment to become the company’s Executive Chairman, where he could focus on company vision. Amy Miles, his former CFO, is now CEO.
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2K and 4K
During the several years while DCI was giving birth to its spec, there emerged 2K (2048 x 1080) and 4K (4096 x 2160) image resolutions. TI clung onto 2K, while Sony pursued 4K. Up until Regal’s recent announcement, Sony wasn’t taken very
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DCI
DCI did not introduce a v1.3 of its spec, but instead issued a new set of “errata.” These are not really errata, but changes to the spec. Notable among the changes is that a studio can now choose to automatically trust the projector,
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TI, DCI, and the SMPTE ASM
With the eventual introduction of the TI Series 2 projector comes a security issue that must be dealt with. TI diligently followed the DCI specification in its Series 2 design, choosing a security topology that involves two security
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