DCIP Finally Announces. The announcement may have been anti-climatic, but details always tell a story.
Another deployment entity on the way?
DCI and NIST. A solution in the wings?
TI passes DCI. A true first in digital
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Archives for March 2010
DCIP Finally Announces, and Maybe a Surprise Coming?
The most significant announcement for the rollout of digital cinema was also the most anti-climatic. DCIP finally announced the completion of approximately 70% of its financing package. The announcement was hinging on the signing of a
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DCI and NIST: Why This Relationship Can’t Continue
Last month it was pointed out that the storm long brewing over the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) security requirement in the DCI specification was coming to a head. It has been known for a few years that National Institute
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TI Passes DCI (hurray! well…almost)
Texas Instruments announced this month that it passed the DCI procedural test as administered by Cinecert. The remaining step is for its security system to pass a design review provided by a third party entity. At this point, the design
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SMPTE and Cinema Sound
Last month it was pointed out that Annex A of SMPTE 429-2 DCP Operational Constraints was missing a vital part needed for DCI compliance testing. SMPTE DCP-compliant audio does not spell out how to distribute the full complement of 16
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