The Audio Dilemma. Will the industry move to standardize mechanisms for proprietary distributions? Or will it stand up to support a decade's worth of work for non-proprietary formats?
The subgroups of SMPTE's 21DC Technology
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Archives for August 2012
The Audio Dilemma
Digital cinema has thrived as a license-free format. Anyone can make a DCP without concern for royalties associated with packaging or distribution. The distribution format does not cross any known patents, so that even “royalty-free” use
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SMPTE Update
SMPTE 21DC held its quarterly Ad Hoc Group and Study Group day of meetings, where the majority of the work of the technology committee actually takes place. The quarterly meeting of parent 21DC Technology Committee for Digital Cinema will
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ISDCF Plugfest – No Surprises
ISDCF held another Plugfest this month, examining the playout of mixed content in a playlist, including high frame rate content. It was a worthy study, but by no means complete. This first pass proved quite valuable in observing the
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Converting The Last 10%
The world’s cinemas appear to be moving at a fast pace to replace film projectors with digital. The rash of new VPF deals require exhibitors to roll-out quickly to gain maximum subsidy benefits. But we shouldn’t forget that we’re in the
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