ISDCF did not meet this month, other than to review its plans for its March 9 demonstration of SMPTE DCP and closed caption standards. NATO has been moving forward with its plans to hold a demonstration of accessibility products for digital cinema at ShoWest. These two demonstrations are very
Archives for February 2010
Pixar Introduces a New Cinema Audio Format
Your author quelled the happiness at the recent SMPTE 21DC10 Mastering Working Group meeting by bringing up a discussion of Annex A of 429-2, which defines audio packaging for SMPTE DCP. Annex A of SMPTE 429-2 defines three different audio formats: 5.1, 6.1 (EX Surround), and 7.1 (SDDS).
The Flap over Alice in Wonderland, and Other 3-D News
If in the movie industry, one would have to be living under a rock not to watch Rich Ross take front stage and center with expected 3-D blockbuster Alice in Wonderland in his new role as Chairman of Walt Disney Pictures. If Ross didn’t understand the temperament of exhibition before,
Other News
Digital cinema financing in Europe continues to take center stage in European forums. At this year’s Media Salles event, held in Helsinki, government officials of several Nordic countries explained differences in proposed programs designed to support independent cinema owners. But some terms were questionable. The Swedish government, for