IMAX vs Everyone Else Fox Brings Security Key Management into the 21st Century Media Blocks and the Evolving Digital Cinema System SMPTE Update Toy Story and the Future of Sound DCI and FIPS: The Continuing Saga Nancy Fares leaves TI XDC and
Archives for May 2010
IMAX vs Everyone Else
IMAX is an enigma to investors. Its brand was established with the 15-perf 70mm film format, without doubt the finest image ever put on screen. But quality can be expensive and therefore unpopular. The cost to distribute first release movies in the IMAX film format was simply too
Fox and Security Key Management
Surprise! Fox has entered the 21st century in more than just name. Its latest effort in security key management for digital cinema represents a huge shift from prior doings. “Gone” is the modem, and “in” is the network. Mike Radford of Fox, in ISDCF, introduced his “FLM-x”
Media Blocks and the Evolving Digital Cinema System
In terms of business operations, the shift to digital distribution has been much better handled by studios than exhibitors. Studios, having already embraced digital content preparation and distribution architectures for consumer content, welcome the opportunity to bring first release movies into this fold. Exhibitors, on the other hand, are not in