When the first steps taken towards standardization in 2000 were made, the prototype projectors in use were 1280 x 1024 in resolution. Cinematographers wanted color and contrast that could compete with film, and exhibitors wanted a format having billboard numbers greater than those of HDTV. Science said that 2K
Archives for June 2011
DCI Sidesteps Problems With NIST
In January 2010, NIST published changes to the FIPS 140-2 Security Requirements for Crytographic Modules upon which the DCI specification relies for its core security specification. Comments were requested from all affected industries, and upon evaluation of the numerous responses, including that of DCI, NIST revised its changes as follows: The
Scorecard on Servers and Media Blocks
This is an interesting time for both server and projector manufacturers. Some, but not all, projector manufacturers appear set to replace their server comrades with devices of their own. In this report, we discuss the competitive position of the server companies. The digital cinema media block is perhaps the most
Scorecard on Projectors
Barco Barco has an interesting relationship with Cinedigm in the US, and with GDC in Hong Kong. With Cinedigm, Barco arranged for financing of systems, which guarantees the sale of their projectors. Typically, Barco pulls along GDC as its server partner in these deals. There is an interesting dynamic to the