ISDCF first introduced its Plugfest testing with the goal of evaluating support for, and interoperability of, SMPTE DCP distributions. One of the weak spots quickly found was that of subtitles. The problems were several, as we’ll briefly review. While there have been substantial improvements, not all problems have
Archives for September 2012
What Happened to THX?
Quadraphonic sound for music was failing big during the 1970’s, but Dolby created a niche for itself by applying it to cinema sound. It was at this time that Dolby began its long tradition of support for sound mixers, and training programs for those aligning sound systems. But Dolby’s
The Rollout
In the US, the digital cinema rollout is wrapping up. Cinedigm, the first US deployment entity, and the second in the world only to Digital Cinema Implementation Partners (DCIP), has come to the end of its signup period for exhibitors. As of the end of the month, it signed
Other News
Christie Digital demonstrated a 63,000 lumen laser-illuminated projector at IBC, allowing them to screen the movie Hugo in 3-D at 14 ft-L. The screen was a Harkness screen, 21.3M wide, with a gain of 1.0. Those who got close enough to view the projector report that the laser power