Two new documents went to ballot this month, a third was accepted, and a few others are stuck in a bickering match prior to publication. A revision to SMPTE 430-6 Auditorium Security Message updates the protocol so that a digital cinema server can request multiple certificates from a TI Series
Archives for January 2010
Is DCI Still Relevant?
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
Cinema Acquisitions
Two major cinema acquisitions took place over late December and January. Rave Motion Pictures restructured as Rave Cinemas LLC and purchased 29 sites from National Amusements. This will rank Rave as the 5th largest circuit in the US. The company was restructured to bring in new capital, the
Other News
NATO will hold a 2 hour hands-on accessibility in digital cinema session at ShoWest on Wednesday, March 17th, between 10am to 12pm, in the Ballys South Tower Las Vegas meeting rooms. On display will be assistive listening systems from USL and Williams Sound, and closed caption systems from Doremi,