Technology Matters (Again). In its first 6 years, “one system could play all” was the rule for digital cinema. DCI could step into a yucky mess if it doesn’t carefully think through its policies related to CTP testing. SMPTE is being pushed into higher frame rates. ISDCF continues to pursue the SMPTE DCP
Archives for August 2011
Technology Matters (Again) In Cinema
It’s often been said (by this author) that the primary achievement of the DCI specification was the agreement by the major studios on a common distribution format utilizing shared methods to secure the content. One hears some studios wax about single-inventory content. A more real achievement was uniformity in
DCI Could Step Into Yuck
The major studios, as kingpins of the industry, must always be on guard as litigative targets. One has only to look at a sixty page digital cinema deployment agreement to get a sense of how careful they are. So it’s surprising to hear reports of less care taken in
SMPTE Tackling Frame Rates and 3-D Subtitles
SMPTE is getting on the higher frame rate bandwagon. Kommer Klein, a European-based cinematographer, several months back initiated a new work statement for high frame rate 3-D within the SMPTE 21DC Technology Committee for Digital Cinema. The proposal received a cool reception at first, and while improvements to the