Hollywood’s interest in 14 ft-L 3D is growing. The promise of brighter 3D through laser projection – or the “almost” promise as reported last month – has fueled higher expectations in the industry. It would seem useful to explore what is feasible, if only to understand if industry expectations
Archives for May 2014
Backwards Compatibility in Sound
Backwards compatibility in audio delivery can be somewhat contrary to the desire to preserve artistic intent. In order for backwards compatibility to exist, all of the sound must be available to not only the primary sound system, but also the secondary system. It is easy to say that a new SMPTE
Security and Compliance
At various times, comments have been made about the over-the-top nature of digital cinema security. 50% of the DCI specification is descriptive of how the security system operates. It follows that the majority of DCI compliance testing is concerned over the behavior of security operations. In general, the thinking that surrounds digital