Dolby Showcases Digital Cinema Solutions at ShoWest 2009
At ShoWest 2009 today, Dolby Laboratories will demonstrate its latest digital cinema solutions for audio, networking, 3D, and more. Dolby is making it easier than ever for exhibitors to transition to digital cinema with its comprehensive and reliable solutions. These include its digital cinema server, software, and 3D solution, as well as its latest in audio processing, the CP750 Digital Cinema Processor.
“As digital cinema continues to expand, Dolby is proud to deliver premium technology in digital audio and in digital cinema. With more than 2,500 Dolby Digital Cinema and 1,000 Dolby 3D Digital Cinema systems shipped globally, we continue to be a leading contributor to the digital transition for cinema,” said Ramzi Haidamus, Executive Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Dolby Laboratories.
Dolby CP750
The Dolby CP750 underscores Dolby’s commitment to simplifying digital cinema, making the upgrade easy and economical. Designed to work with the new digital cinema environment, the Dolby CP750 seamlessly integrates with preshow servers, alternative content, and digital cinema servers. The processor has an easy-to-use interface and powerful setup/remote software, and it can play back PCM digital audio; Dolby Digital, Dolby Pro Logic, Dolby Pro Logic II, and Dolby Digital Surround EX streams; and analog audio. By allowing the theatre’s network operations center to manage the system, the unit can be monitored, controlled, and upgraded from one centralized location via the Internet. The CP750 can process hearing impaired and visually impaired tracks.
Dolby 3D Digital Cinema
- A flexible, high-quality 3D solution that supports both 2D and 3D playback without the need for a dedicated 3D auditorium or a special silver screen;
- Provides uniform light distribution to deliver an exceptional viewing experience for both 2D and 3D content;
- Uses a unique color-filtering technology for realistic color reproductions and crystal-clear images;
- Features Dolby 3D glasses that can be reused hundreds of times, providing a compelling financial model as well as an environmentally friendly 3D solution.
Dolby Digital Cinema Server
- Includes the Dolby Show Store (DSS100) and the Dolby Show Player (DSP100);
- Built-in Screen Management System (SMS) software;
- DSS100 holds up to approximately eight movies at present average file sizes;
- DSP100 decrypts movie data, decodes the image and sound, and outputs reencrypted image data to the digital cinema projector.
Dolby Show Library
- Allows exhibitors to load digital content from a central server via Ethernet, USB 2.0, satellite, DVD, or removable hard drive;
- Dispenses the files electronically and automatically to networked Dolby Digital Cinema systems throughout the multiplex;
- Allows the theatre operator to easily program the entire movie schedule, including onscreen advertising, by using the drag-and-drop Dolby Show Manager software interface.
Dolby Theatre Management System software
- Simplifies and streamlines digital screen operations, easily supporting today’s largest multiplexes;
- From ingesting content and moving it even while playing, to drag-and-drop show assembly, Dolby Theatre Management System software features operational simplicity, at-a-glance monitoring, and fully automatic show operation;
- Gives theatre personnel and network operations centers comprehensive central control over all presentations (for a single screen, a large multiplex, or a system integrator’s entire network);
- Provides SMPTE closed-caption support, remote upgrade capability, and Dolby web services for integration with third-party systems.
Source: DCinemaToday
