Sony. Sigh, Sony. Higher Frame Rates are not for everyone. We manage your expectations for your equipment. DCI’s Errata Count Hits 89. We review. “Convert or Die.” Surely, there must be more to be said to the independent cinema owner. So we propose a plan. 3-D Image and Sound is Alive and
Archives for February 2012
Sony, Here Today…
Sony has a history of being not only the last to introduce a product to the cinema, but also the last to admit its failures. The question on everyone’s mind is if history is about to repeat itself. SDDS sound was introduced in 1993, the last of the digital-sound-for-film formats to
Independent Cinema Owners Deserve More Than “Convert or Die”
John Fithian of US-based National Association of Theatre Owners, was quoted this month on his position with independent cinema owners: “convert or die.” Not John’s most eloquent quote, nor very imaginative. One has only to look at Kodak to see what unimaginative thinking in the face of change
DCI Has News
DCI released 11 new “errata” in December to its version 1.2 Digital Cinema System Specification, and 2 new “errata” in January. The bulk of these have more to do with housekeeping than with substantive change, either due to ripples caused by earlier errata, or the clean up of issues found