Barco and Qube get it right for Large Format. Another Plugfest shows that the industry is closer, but not yet ready for SMPTE DCP. High Frame Rate (HFR) tests are beginning to show the limitations of the format. While MovieLabs learns its place in security key management, Theatre Key Retrieval (TKR) demonstrations have begun. SOPA
Archives for January 2012
Barco and Qube Show Off in Large Format
The 2nd Annual Moody Gardens Digital Cinema Symposium was held in Galveston, Texas, this month. This event is targeted to the large format crowd, showcasing digital projection on the facility’s 70 ft (21 m) screen. Barco and Qube provided the equipment for this year’s event, demonstrating several firsts for
High Frame Rate (HFR) Limitations
While exploring the limitations of motion in high frame rate cinema, Ian Bidgood of Park Road Post in New Zealand discovered an interesting anomaly when viewing rendered white rectangles moving across a dark screen, in a manner reminiscent of the early “Pong” game. Under the right
January ISDCF Plugfest: Progress, But Not Enough
The ISDCF Plugfest held this month demonstrated both progress and some pleasant surprises. Tests included the playout of both Interop and SMPTE DCP content, as opposed to only SMPTE DCP content in past Plugfests. (The intent was to learn if DCI and SMPTE DCP requirements broke anything in regards