SMPTE Higher Frame Rate test content is in the fund raising stage. The risks associated with DCI Compliance have changed, for the better. Deployment entities should take note. A discussion of Laser Illuminators and the significant effect of metamerism. Multi-Plane Sound takes a small step towards a single distribution format. ISDCF Plugfest coming up
Archives for May 2012
High Frame Rate Update
The SMPTE HFR Study Group has been requesting certain Integrated Media Block (IMB) specifications since its outset. Several manufacturers chose to wait until after CinemaCon, and those specs are now in. Nearly all products claim to be capable of a maximum compression bit rate of 500 Mb/s, twice that
DCI Compliance – Who’s At Risk?
While the next revision of the DCI spec is probably buried on some unsuspecting attorney’s desk somewhere, entities around the world attempting to sign virtual print fee deals find themselves agreeing to comply. The knee jerk reaction is to lock the spec to a revision number and date.
Laser Illuminators and Metamerism
Metamerism is an odd problem that occurs in unnatural situations. If two people look at a flowering plant in sunlight, they will agree when describing the colors and shading. If the same two people were to look at the same flowering plant under certain artificial lighting, they are likely