The concepts of uniformity, specifications, and standards can be confusing. Particularly in cinema, where there was a bubble of activity in standards and specifications over the past decade that led to uniformity. A long time reader recently asked me to explain my views in these areas.
Archives for July 2015
DCI Spec Celebrates its 10th Anniversary
It was July 20, 2005 when DCI released version 1.0 of its Digital Cinema System Specification. The release was not a surprise: it was the culmination of many earlier versions, circulated for comment over a 2 1/2 year period. The spec is an impressive work considering that it required the agreement of six major corporations
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DCI Recommends 14 ft-L 3D
DCI issued a revised recommendation this month for high brightness 3D, stating: “Given the increased light level capabilities of 3D RGB laser illuminated projectors and multi-projector installations, peak white luminance for such projection systems should be 48 cd/m2 ± 6.9 cd/m2 (14 fL ± 2 fL) measured at the center of the screen through all
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