No news was more illuminating this month than Dolby and Doremi’s announcement on February 24 of an agreement for Dolby to acquire Doremi. Doremi, the little upstart that would never be without Dolby’s failures in digital cinema, was valued at US$112.5M, of which $92.5M will be paid upfront, and $20M
Archives for February 2014
DTS’ Bet With MDA
The differences between the DTS MDA object-based sound format and the similarly capable Dolby Atmos are primarily that of company strategy. In this, DTS appears to be moving ahead of Dolby. Object-based sound poses a major challenge to the content-sphere. Channel-based sound is dead simple, assigning a recorded
Long Live Interop Audio
If there was a single endeavor that breathed life into ISDCF, it’s the content industry’s desire to rid itself of Interop DCP distributions in favor of SMPTE DCP distributions. The transition would bring political value in that it is SMPTE DCP that’s specified in the DCI Specification, and not Interop
If Only Brazil Could Get Out Of Its Own Way
Brazil’s independent cinema owners, as with all independent cinema owners around the world, are struggling to convert to digital cinema before a cut-off of film prints takes place. But unlike a lot of countries, Brazil’s government offers a 0-3% interest digital cinema equipment loan for those exhibitors who follow certain