This year at Showest 2010, Barco released a 2 new range of Projectors.  The first series based on the 0.98 TI chip and the second on the 1.2 TI chip.  The 1.2 will be upgradable to the 4k TI chip early net year with the 0.98 to follow at a later date.

Barco has an impressive assortment of projectors giving them a very good fit to any theatre.

Some highlights of the new projectors include

1. amazing fault tolerant rectifier solution.
2. in depth trouble shooting system built into the projector with diagrams and instructions displayed based on diagnostics coming out of the the projector.

NOTE: This video is LATE as it could not be released until DCN was a qualified Barco Dealer. DCN (www.dcnaustralia.com.au) is sponsored this video.

In this 2 Part episode we talk to Brian Coogan of White Dog Green Frog (www.whitedoggreenfrog.com) a web Hosting and Website development company with specific services for Cinema exhibition.

In this video we cover;

1. What you should expect from a website.
2. How easy it is to sell tickets from your website.
3. SEO (Search Engine Optimization) and how to work with Google and showing up in  SEARCH.
4. How Mobile fits into all this
5. and finally how your website and social networking can work together.

Click here to download the powerpoint presentation Brian presented at this years ICAA conference.

Today I cover the KDM or Key Delivery Message, used to UNLOCK a DCP so it can be played in the cinema.  I cover how it works and how secure it is.

I recommend distributors view this Video as so they have a better understanding of the technology they are now using and how secure it is.  It has never been better for them in terms of security.

As a cinema goer, I recommend you also check this out as it shows you how serious content protection is for the Movie industry.  The technology to catch those who try to film of screen is amazingly sophisticated.

Recently here at digitAll the company I part own released the dcpPlayer (Available now as demo and purchase at www.digitall.net.au **Obvious self promotion**)       A cool feature of the dcpPlayer is the ability to view 3D content.  In this video, I do a quick demonstration of different methods available, Side by Side, Above and Below and Anaglyph for example.

dcpPlayer is a great tool for playing 3D content based on a world wide (Soon to be SMPTE) standard the DCP. Something I feel the non-cinema 3D world needs.  I have seen many hacks to get 3D going for niche applications.  Now with the DCP, creators can make 3D content and know it can be taken to any part of the world and it just works.

Today we have a close look at what makes up a DCP or “Digital Cinema Package”.  I will describe the files found on the CRU Hard drives used to distribute the digital files to your cinema.

This includes describing how a DCP is self verifying.  Can contain multiple CPL’s or Composition Playlists, (Ie a playlist of video and audio essences that make up the Film)

The PKL or Package List, a file that tells us what makes up a CPL and all the checking data to make sure every byte is present and accounted for.

Finally I talk about how we have full DCP’s and partial DCP’s and explain how that all works.

Digital projectors can be small and self contained.  This gives us the ability to install projectors in ways never before possible with traditional Film projectors.  In this video we have a look at an install at Cinema Nova, Carlton (Melbourne Australia) in which DCN Australia www.dcnaustralia.com.au add 4 additional digital screens making it a total of 15.

We have a look at how one is mounted and the advantages if in theater projection.
This type of install would be of particular interest to those converting a location not build for purpose, to a Cinema complex.
Digital projectors can be small and self contained.  This gives us the ability to install projectors in ways never before possible with traditional Film projectors.  In this video we have a look at an install at Cinema Nova, Carlton (Melbourne Australia) in which DCN Australia www.dcnaustralia.com.au add 4 additional digital screens making it a total of 15.

We have a look at how one is mounted and the advantages if in theater projection.

This type of install would be of particular interest to those converting a location not build for purpose, to a Cinema complex.

Emerging Pictures is the largest all-digital Specialty Film and Alternate Content theater network in the United States.

Emerging has a network of arts institutions, media arts centers and independent art house theaters, tied together through digital technology – enabling them to cost effectively exhibit art films, documentaries, foreign language films, independent cinema and cultural programming.

CineTechGeek talks to Barry Rebo about how the use of technology is a major building block for Emerging Pictures.  Emerging Pictures makes the distribution of this content possible through the use of alternative content technology such as eCinema Players and internet delivery.

Sponsor: digitAll (www.digitall.net.au)

Xpand 3D http://www.xpandcinema.com/ and Michael talk to us about how the Xpand LCD shutter system works. How it is secured to your cinema. The robustness aspects and new features such as child size glasses arms.
We also talk about DLP link and how it works but is not suitable for cinema. It is designed for education.
The new X103 universal domestic glasses. They work on any 3D system from cinema to multi vendor LCD screen. They are also far more comfortable to wear. Defiantly an interesting product for 3D fans.

Sponsor: digitAll (http://www.digitall.net.au)

The Intelligent AccessTM wireless personal captioning system integrates smartphones, electronic eyewear and WiFi connectivity to bring captions and multiple languages to people at a variety of venues.
The current client stsem utilizes WiFi technology to deliver personal captions to an indevidual on an iPod Touch, iPhone or Windos mobile system. The user has the choice of viewing the captions on the handheld screen or optional electronic eyewear.
This approach benefits both the caption end user and the location providing the service. The end-user can recieve captions from any Intelligent Access installation on his or her own campatible mobile device, without any additional hardware purchase required.

Sponsor: digitAll – www.digitall.net.au