According to numbers shared by Technicolor, the number of digital cinema installations worldwide grew to 116,000 screens in 2013, up 25,000 from the prior year’s (final) total of 88,000 screens. Of that 25,000, approximately 5000 were new
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Archives for January 2014
CES: Higher Resolution, Larger Color Gamut, Dolby Vision…is there an Intersection with Cinema?
The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) held in Las Vegas each year is the archetype of innovation by committee. Apple has never shown at it, and Microsoft bailed a few years ago, leaving the show floor to the stalwart consumer
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Immersive Sound DCDM: The Missing Link
The first meeting of the SMPTE 25CSS Working Group for Interoperability of Immersive Sound Systems in Cinema took place this month. The calm and organized demeanor of the meeting belied the chaotic thinking of its membership. Some standards
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Improved Workflow and the Upgrade Blues
It’s tough to be a digital cinema manufacturer. Even after your sales fall to earth from lofty heights, customers expect their upgrades for free. Outside of bug fixes, not all manufacturers are willing to do this. If a studio mandates a
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