Dolby Introduces new Digital Cinema Processor

Dolby Laboratories announced that its latest-generation cinema processor, the Dolby CP750 Digital Cinema Processor, will be available for orders during ShoWest starting March 30, 2009. The CP750 is designed to work within the new digital-cinema environment, integrating easily with preshow servers, alternative content, and digital-cinema servers.

The processor has a simple interface and powerful internal software that facilitates the setup process and can be easily programmed to manage audio settings and configurations. It can play back PCM digital, Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II, Dolby Digital Surround EX and analog audio. In addition, the CP750 can be monitored and controlled remotely from anywhere on the theatre’s network.

The CP750 accepts up to eight PCM channels from the digital-cinema server. Three additional digital inputs accept PCM or up to 5.1-channel Dolby Digital from preshow and alternative-content sources. An eight-channel analog input can accept audio from existing sound processors for hybrid film/d-cinema installations. In addition, the CP750 can process a narrative soundtrack for the hearing and/or visually impaired.

By allowing the theatre’s integrator or network operation center to manage the system, the CP750 can be monitored, controlled and upgraded from one centralized location. It also integrates easily with Dolby’s Theatre Management Software (TMS). Other capabilities include the ability for the CP750 to respond to digital input selection and volume cues within a show, to enable real-time volume control, and to recognize ASCII commands from third-party TMS controllers. When existing theatres convert to digital cinema, the CP750 eliminates the expenditure of an adapter and the cost to maintain a legacy cinema processor.

Source: Film Journal International