mkpeReport

top analysis covering digital cinema, 3-D, HFR, and laser illumination

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  • X-Curve Isn’t An EQ Curve. An explanation of how X-Curve came into being, and why it’s still relevant to cinema.
  • Competing with Dolby. Everyone may complain, but there are reasons why Dolby has the best shot at succeeding with its new sound system.
  • Lasers Are Coming, Someday, Maybe. RealD presents to the ASC on the challenges surrounding laser projection.
  • Encryption Meets File Sharing, as Kim Dotcom prepares to launch the next evolution in file sharing platforms. Will it help piracy, or hurt it?
  • HFR is Not for Everyone. SMPTE held its Symposium on High Frame Rates, and Doug Trumbull gave the keynote.
  • Time for Latin America to Convert. With the end of film in sight, now is the time. But exhibitors will have to band together.
  • Led Zeppelin’s 2007 Celebration Day concert arrived in cinemas, producing a modest return.
  • Christie Digital demonstrated a 72,000 lumen projector in Beijing, with a silver screen.
  • Arts Alliance released its Locksmith key management service.
  • Dreamworks Animation signs 15 movie deal with Auro3D.