Publications & Articles

Videos

Anti-Piracy in Cinemas
2010-March: A review of anti-piracy efforts in the cinema given for the 2010 Business of Entertainment conference held at Woodbury University. This video recording is part of a series of online coursework available from BOE. And here's the trailer for the course.

Interview: The 4K Diaries
2010-October: A video interview with Michael Karagosian by Peter Knight on the value of 2K and 4K in cinema.

2009 Digital Cinema Status Report
2009-April: A review of the VPF model, and the growth of 3-D screens in early 2009.

2008 Digital Cinema Status Report
2008-January: Discusses cost of ownership, equipment lifetime, security key management, and more.

Written Reports

SMPTE Report: Digital Cinema Experiences Strong Growth in 2011 - a Mid-Year Report
2011-September: Published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2011 Progress Report, September 2011.

SMPTE Report: Digital Cinema in 2010 - a Mid-Year Report
2010-September: Published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2010 Progress Report, September 2010.

SMPTE Report: Digital Cinema Progress in 2009
2009-June: Published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2009 Progress Report.

SMPTE Report: Digital Cinema Progress in 2008
2008-June: Published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2008 Progress Report.

SMPTE Report: The Transition to Digital Cinema in 2007
2007-May: Versions published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2007 Progress Report and the June 2007 CAC Newsletter.

Highlighted Articles & Presentations

Digital Cinema in 2011 - Trends in Rollout, Financing, and Technology
2011-July: A status report for digital cinema, given at Media Salles in Tallinn, Estonia.

Technology Moves Forward
2011-March: The crystal ball lights up for digital cinema technology, given at CinemaCon 2011.

Update on Digital Cinema Support for Those with Disabilities
2010-December: Documenting the progress made towards closed captions and accessibility audio in digital cinema.

SMPTE Standards Bring Accessibility to the Cinema
2010-October: A presentation given at the 2010 SMPTE Conference explaining the standards behind accessibility in the cinema.

Accessibility in the Cinema
2010-June: Film was not designed to support accessibility. Digital cinema is. This presentation given to the Canadian Hard Of Hearing Association (CHHA).

Enabling the Disabled in Digital Cinema
2009-January: Documenting the progress made towards closed captions and access audio in digital cinema in 2008.

Review of NATO's Digital Cinema System Requirements v2.0
2008-November: Published in Box Office magazine.

Choice in 3-D Digital Cinema
2007-October: An overview of the three different add-on technologies for 3-D exhibition.

Books

Digital Cinema Perspectives. A highly informative collection of interviews with world experts in the creation and exhibition of digital content. Interviews conducted by Alléne Hébert. Compiled and edited by the IP-Racine Consortium. Interviewees include Michael Karagosian.

Understanding Digital Cinema. Informative book on the technology of digital cinema. Edited by Charles Swartz, with a chapter authored by Michael Karagosian.

Digital Cinema Report

Read our articles published in Digital Cinema Report

15 March 2011
Tracking When Film Distribution Ends
Several factors will contribute to the timing of film's demise. After you read it, you get to throw your own dart.

15 April 2010
How to Critique 3D by Matthew DeJohn of In-Three
What causes 3D to be bad or good? This piece exposes some of the dirty secrets behind creating 3D in the hope that education will help keep quality high.

15 March 2010
Understanding 3D by Matthew DeJohn of In-Three and Michael Karagosian
How does the illusion work? How is 3D produced? Why is some 3D good, and some not-so-good? How can 3D enhance storytelling? Even if you don't work in motion picture production, you'll find this information useful.

1 March 2010
Year 11 and We're Still Talking About Rollout
With DCIP ready to rollout digital cinema, it's now time to focus on converting the rest of the industry, US and worldwide. It's not as easy as it looks.

15 January 2010
Who Do You Trust?
The security trust model in digital cinema is not well described in available literature. This article explains the digital cinema trust model, including the concepts behind it, such as "Trusted Device List" (TDL), Key Delivery Message (KDM), and Facility List Message (FLM).

15 December 2009
SMPTE DCP Compliance is On the Way
The introduction of the SMPTE DCP to the supply chain will take the industry significantly closer to meeting the DCI specification. It will also introduce a host of features for those with disabilities.

15 November 2009
Financing 101: Digital Cinema
Exhibitors today are faced with several options for acquiring digital cinema equipment. If seeking to subsidize equipment purchases through virtual print fees, it is worth taking time to understand the hurdles to financing such deals.

15 September 2009
Should DCI open its doors?
Digital Cinema Initiative's willingness to revise its specifications and test plan is creating an impact. Overall, DCI has performed the task it originally set out to do. Perhaps it's time to rethink how it moves forward.

15 Aug 2009
Director's Intent or Someone Else's Intent?
The desire for tiers of digital cinema equipment has roots with film. But the question remains as to whose intent it is we strive to meet.

15 Jul 2009
Move the Media Block?
The next phase of digital cinema will reset the equipment model.

15 Jun 2009
If it's 3D, it's (Maybe) 2K
There is no such thing as 4K 3-D.

15 May 2009
Who Specifies Digital Cinema?
We take the stability of the cinema format for granted.

30 Mar 2009
Digital Cinema Quietly Reaches Major Milestone
SMPTE completes the suite of digital cinema packaging standards

15 Mar 2009
Growing the Number of 3D Screens
The biggest challenge that 3-D faces isn't the lack of content.

15 Feb 2009
3D Meets TV Audiences in Super Bowl
3-D debuts on broadcast television.

30 Jan 2009
Is Now the Time to Invest in Digital Cinema?
The moving target of digital cinema compliance and the struggle it presents to manufacturers.

15 Jan 2009
Enabling the Disabled to See Movies
One of the benefits of digital cinema will be access for those with visual and auditory disabilities.

15 Dec 2008
The Games We Play
Fascinating developments in 3-D.

30 Nov 2008
Is 3D Here to Stay?
There are a lot of reasons why 3D has gained momentum in cinema, and not all of them have to do with motion pictures.

15 Nov 2008
Business as Usual?
The Problems of Defining When a Movie Can't Play