Introduction

To use the digital technology in

Capturing Distributing Projecting motion pictures.

Digital cinema affects these major areas of movie-making :

Production - how the movie is actually made

Distribution - how the movie gets from the production company to movie theaters Projection - how the theater presents the movie Audience - how audiences now view films Media Format how the product is watched

Why it came into picture??

Overburden of large reels Restricted to several minutes of material Transfer of content between remote location was slow Low quality or errors in images
Ex: Grains,Cuts etc

Digital Cinema in India

Requirement for digital cinema is to have theatres which can playback the movies in digital format. Replacing those old Analogue projectors with a digital projector is a herculean task. Theatres are shifting fast to digital screening.

Comparison
Digital Cinema Vs Analogue Cinema

Size is Quality..!!!
In 2k
2048 x 1556 pixels 12Mbytes for 2K or nearly 60 gb/hour.

In 4k
4096 x 3112 pixels 50 Mbytes per frame for 4K or 200 gb/hour. where k refers to the number of pixels across the width of the frame.

Technology

Digital Projection in 2k,4k or 3D

Digital Post-Production
Addition/deletion of scenes after the movies have been released is easier and cheaper.

Digital Mastering
Assembling of picture,sound and data elements into a Digital Cinema Distribution Master (DCDM) DCDM contains all of the digital material needed for projection. The images and sound files are then compressed, encrypted, and packaged to form the Digital Cinema Package (DCP).

Digital Projection
Projecting the Decrypted media from the receiver to the screen through the Digital Projectors.

List of digital cinema companies

Arri digital cinema camera manufacturer Barco digital projector manufacturer Christie digital projector manufacturer Deluxe Digital Studios distributor and theater system integrator Dolby Laboratories theater system integrator IMAX digital projector manufacturer Kodak theater system integrator NEC digital projector manufacturer MasterImage 3D 3D cinema and mobile display technology Panavision 3D 3D cinema display technology RealD Cinema 3D cinema display technology RED Digital Cinema Camera Company digital cinema camera manufacturer Silicon Imaging digital cinema camera manufacturer Sony manufacturer of 4K digital projector, cinema camera manufacturer

Areas of Application
Theatres Conference Halls Auditoriums in Schools and Colleges

Advantages
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Saving on print & distribution costs Wide spread release High Resolution and Crystal clear movie Long print life Curb on Piracy

Limitations!!!
the digital projector pixels would break or degrade over time. involve a lot of cost and re-designing for the theatre owners

Piracy Hurts Everyone

Today piracy is hurting everyone Films, Music, Software etc The Indian Film Industry with USD 1.75 Billion in revenues loses up to 50% of its revenues to pirates i.e. roughly USD 875 million to piracy.

Standard Geo-synchronous Ku-band Satellite

Film Print Projector

Cine Blaster

Compression Encryption Movie and License Upload to Satellite

Movie and License Download from Satellite

PRESENT & FUTURE

The Rise of CG
Computer Generated Films The Decade of Remakes Re-releases More Sequels

The New Millennium

Age of Special Effects 3D World

Conclusion
End of Analogue Projectors High Resolution Viewing Reduction of Piracy Platform for 3D Projection Removes Distribution overhead

The End