Texas Instruments was led into developing a 4K imaging device after Regal’s announcement in 2009 to install projectors from Sony Electronics. While such an endeavor would seem to be a massive undertaking, once the decision was made, TI brushed it off as not such a big deal. It had
Archives for July 2010
DCI and NIST Review
While much has been said in this journal of the DCI-NIST saga, it’s useful to recap. The DCI specification is the cornerstone of digital cinema. It represents the intent of the six major studios to use common methods for the distribution of content and for maintaining the security of that content. DCI
Cinedigm Undergoes Changes
As has often been said in this report, Cinedigm is the poster child of why a deployment entity should not have public ownership. Deployment entities are not designed to make money through the financing of equipment, with studios carefully auditing revenues against recoupment of equipment costs. For the deployment
Other News
Screen Growth. End of June, the number of digital cinema screens in the US reached the 10,000 mark, while the worldwide count reached 22,000. For the US, nearly half of screens are 3-D capable. The worldwide 3-D count is a little over 60% of digital screens. The Australian government announced