SMPTE 21DC also met this month, making significant progress with several standards. Voted to move forward for publication are:
429-13 DCP Operational Constraints for Alternative Frame Rates,
430-10 Aux Content Synchronization
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3-D Update
Technicolor's announcement of its 3-D for film technology has caused the other two developers of similar technology to come out of the woodwork. Lenny Lipton, former CTO of RealD, has been discussing his process, which is a twist, a 90˚
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Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival was in fine form this year, complete with government police, Hugo Chavez, no shortage of digital screenings, and weather at the beach so enticing that the Pixar execs cancelled a scheduled panel session (much to the
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Other News
Sony is staging Playstation games in theatres in October. The "sneak peek" events will take place in the US on October 5 and 6, 6-11 p.m., at the following theaters:
Landmark Embarcadero, San Francisco, Calif.
Muvico Theaters,
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Executive Summary
Digital Cinema Equipment as Collateral? The roll of the deployment entity has changed, and the risks the exhibitor faces have changed along with it.
DCIP. Rumors abound that Blackstone Group is preparing a private equity
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