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A Professional Handbook
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Edited By
Charles S. Swartz, University of Southern California Entertainment Technology Center, Hollywood, California
Description
UNDERSTANDING DIGITAL CINEMA: A PROFESSIONAL HANDBOOK is a comprehensive resource on all aspects of finishing, distributing and displaying
film digitally. For technical professionals as well as non-technical decision-makers, the book is a detailed exploration of every component
of the process, from mastering to theater management.
* An overview of digital cinema system requirements
* Post production work
flow
* Color in digital cinema
* The digital cinema mastering process
* Fundamentals of compression
* Security
* Basics of audio
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Digital distribution
* Digital projection technology
* Theater systems
* The international perspective: Views from Europe, Asia and Latin
America
* A realistic assessment of the future of digital cinema
With contributions by:
Richard Crudo, President, American Society
of Cinematographers
Leon Silverman, Executive Vice President, Laser Pacific Media Corporation
Charles Poynton, Color Scientist
Chris
Carey, Senior Vice President, Studio New Technology, The Walt Disney Studios
Bob Lambert, Corporate Senior Vice President New Technology & New Media,
The Walt Disney Company
Bill Kinder, Pixar Animation Studios
Glenn Kennel, DLP Cinema
Peter Symes, Manager, Advanced Technology,
Thomson Broadcast & Media Solutions
Robert Schumann, President, Cinea, Inc., A Subsidiary of Dolby Labs
David Gray, Vice President, Production
Services, Dolby Laboratories, Inc.
Darcy Antonellis, Executive Vice President, Distribution and Technology Operations
Warner Bros. Technical
Operations Inc. and Senior Vice President, Worldwide Anti-Piracy Operations Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Matt Cowan, Principal and
Founder, Entertainment Technology Consultants
Loren Nielsen, Principal and Founder, Entertainment Technology Consultants
Michael Karagosian,
Partner, Karagosian MacCalla Partners (KMP)
Peter Wilson, Vice President, Display Technologies, Snell and Wilcox Ltd.
Patrick Von Sychowski,
Senior Analyst, Screen Digest
Wendy Aylsworth, Vice President of Technology, Warner Bros. Technical Operations Inc.
Audience
Professionals worldwide in motion picture production, post-production and technology engineering; technology decision-makers within the
entertainment industry and in technology companies. Also, Professionals in the exhibition field (cinema owners, projectionists, film
labs, Boeing, others interested in getting into the digital-cinema field).
Contents
Foreword, How New Technology Has Shaped Motion Pictures: A Short History; Introduction; The New Workflow For Post Production; Color in
Cinema; The Mastering Process; Compression; Security; Audio; Distribution; Projection; Theatre Systems; The International Perspective:
The View from Europe by Peter Wilson; The International Perspective: The View from Asia & Latin America; The Future of Digital Cinema
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Hardbound, 336 pages, publication date: OCT-2004
ISBN-13: 978-0-240-80617-4
ISBN-10: 0-240-80617-4
Imprint: FOCAL PRESS
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