Delivery for Christie, Barco, Sony 4K...

[I Bloom]

By the time you get to the point where you really *need* a DCP, then someone else will be paying for it.

I'd be happy for someone to prove me wrong - but I don't know of a single festival that requires DCPs. They are exclusively used for wide-release Studio features. If you have a wide-release Studio feature, you are very very far from having to worry about how the DCP will be made.

Lucas
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ASSIMILATE, Inc.
LA, CA, USA

Well "require" is one thing, I think the word is "offer".
I think this is going to change and rapidly with the dawn of 4K :shifty:. If 35mm projection becomes more rare at festivals, DCI will step in.

 

[Christian Berg]

What kind of software creates DCPs? Compressionsoftware, "muxing", audio, subtitles and everything else... Is there any app that can do all this or is it just a bunch of software you have to put into a workflowpipeline?

/Christian

 

[M Most]

What kind of software creates DCPs? Compressionsoftware, "muxing", audio, subtitles and everything else... Is there any app that can do all this or is it just a bunch of software you have to put into a workflowpipeline?

The only software solution I know of at the moment is Qube Cinema's QubeMaster. There are some other hardware/software packages from companies like Doremi and Dolby. You also need a DCI compliant server to play back the package, and a DCI compliant screening room to know that it looks right. As I've said numerous times before, compiling a DCP that is acceptable as a delivery element is not for do it yourselfers.

 

[I Bloom]

The only software solution I know of at the moment is Qube Cinema's QubeMaster. There are some other hardware/software packages from companies like Doremi and Dolby. You also need a DCI compliant server to play back the package, and a DCI compliant screening room to know that it looks right. As I've said numerous times before, compiling a DCP that is acceptable as a delivery element is not for do it yourselfers.

That may be true, but there is no GOOD REASON for this.

In fact there are a lot of very good reasons to subvert this.

Ian

 

[M Most]

That may be true, but there is no GOOD REASON for this.

In fact there are a lot of very good reasons to subvert this.

List two that aren't "because I want free stuff" and "because I don't want to pay anyone to do anything."