DIGITAL CINEMADIGITAL CINEMA

HISTORY June 18, 1999 DLP cinema projection in North America

On July 17, 2001 Digital cinema milestone was crossed

with the digital premiere of Jurassic Park 3 in Los

Angeles by using MPEG2 version technology

March 2002, Digital cinema initiatives was formed a joint

project of many motion pictures

August 2006, first Indian digital cinema was released

And of 2012 80% of word wide cinema screen would be

converted to digital

ANALOG AND DIGITAL

Film Reel DCP(Digital Cinema Package)

ANALOG Uses film camera. Good Color Spacing Less Secure. Can’t preserve for

long years. Distribution is

difficult.

DIGITALo Uses both film

camera and digital camera.

o Similar color Spacing that off analog.

o Highly Secure.o Can preserve for long

years.o Distribution is much

easier.

PROJECTORSPROJECTORS

FILM PROJECTORSCarbon Lamp ProjectorXeon Lamp Projector

DIGITAL PROJECTORSLCD ProjectorDLP (Digital Light Projector)

DLP(Digital Light Projector)

DIGITAL CINEMA MASTERING

How Digital Cinema works ?►System Interoperability►Broadcast Server Model►Data Centric Model►Security►Theatre Operations►Distribution Packaging

System Interoperability

The DCP that created in QUBE MASTER must work in DOREMI Server which is situated in NEW YORK and also in the same way a DCP created in DOREMI Rapid Mastering Station must work in a QUBE Server which is situated in INDIA

Broadcast Server Model

Film Print

CompressionEncryption Movie and License

Upload to Satellite

Standard Geo-synchronousKu-band Satellite

Cine Blaster

Projector

Movie and LicenseDownload from Satellite

Data Centric Model

QUBE Server

Security

Conversion into D5 tapes take place at a dedicated media centre with bio-metric access control

Civolution (Forensic Water Marking) License to play the film is given via Digital Video

Broadband Link onto the smart cards installed in the servers

Transfer of content from server to projector is secured by means of a HDCP(High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection) cable.

192 bit AES encryption system encrypts the film, frame by frame.

KDM(Key Delivery Message)

Theatre Operations

Show Scheduling Show "Make-Up" Asset (Content) Management Show Logs Equipment Monitoring

Distribution Packaging

MXF( Material eXchange Format) JPEG 2000 MPEG-2 Created DCP is stored in a HDD and it is cased in a CRU drive.

D – Cinema and E - Cinema