Category Archives: DCI

Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) was created in March, 2002, and is a joint venture of Disney, Fox, Paramount, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Universal and Warner Bros. Studios. DCI’s primary purpose is to establish and document voluntary specifications for an open architecture for digital cinema that ensures a uniform and high level of technical performance, reliability and quality control.

What’s “good enough” for digital video on the web?

Posted on February 18, 2008 by JamieG

I have been amazed of late by the misguided trends that some noted speakers for digital media have been pushing of late.  (Namely On Digital Media and TWIM/This Week in Media my two favourite podcasts) The main trend here is. … Continue reading →

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How a cinema film projector works

Posted on January 18, 2008 by JamieG

Over the last 6 years I have spent a lot of time in cinema bio boxes implementing digital e-cinema systems for http://www.d-cinema.com.au. This, however, has given me a great respect for traditional cinema practices. The technology and history that has … Continue reading →

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The future of Prosumer Video Cameras

Posted on December 2, 2007 by JamieG

Earlier today I was listening to “Digital Production Buzz“. This week’s audio podcast is defiantly a 5 star episode if you’re interested in the mind field that is the advantages and disadvantages of all the prosumer cameras and different codec’s … Continue reading →

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3D Cinema, do we want it?

Posted on August 30, 2007 by JamieG

Recently I was at the Australian Movie Convention in Queensland. One of the more interesting topic of the show was the industry push to 3D cinema. Two players in this technology where out to show of 3D. Let me tell … Continue reading →

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One codec to rule them all

Posted on July 5, 2007 by JamieG

I have been doing a lot of work in the codec area recently. From trying to come up with a new standard for Cinema Exhibition that is cheaper then going full DCI, but as close to DCI as we can … Continue reading →

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