Older Presentations
Digital Cinema in 2011 - Trends in Rollout, Financing, and Technology
2011-July: A status report for digital cinema, given at Media Salles in Tallinn, Estonia.
Technology Moves Forward
2011-March: The crystal ball lights up for digital cinema technology, given at CinemaCon 2011.
SMPTE Standards Bring Accessibility to the Cinema
2010-October: A presentation given at the 2010 SMPTE Conference explaining the standards behind accessibility in the cinema.
Accessibility in the Cinema
2010-June: Film was not designed to support accessibility. Digital cinema is. This presentation given to the Canadian Hard Of Hearing Association (CHHA).
Digital Cinema Progress?
2006-September: Presented at IBC 2006, outlines why digital cinema sales are not growing, and the challenges ahead.
Digital Cinema Issues
2006-April: Presented at NAB 2006 Digital Cinema Summit.
Digital Cinema Packaging
2002-Apr: A progress report on the MXF/XML digital cinema packaging scheme (DCP), presented at the NAB 2002 Digital Cinema Summit. This was the first public presentation outlining the Interop/SMPTE DCP format.
Older Videos
2009 Digital Cinema Status Report
2009-April: A review of the VPF model, and the growth of 3-D screens in early 2009.
2008 Digital Cinema Status Report
2008-January: Discusses cost of ownership, equipment lifetime, security key management, and more.
Older Articles
SMPTE Report: Digital Cinema Experiences Strong Growth in 2011 - a Mid-Year Report
2011-September: Published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2011 Progress Report, September 2011.
SMPTE Report: Digital Cinema in 2010 - a Mid-Year Report
2010-September: Published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2010 Progress Report, September 2010.
SMPTE Report: Digital Cinema Progress in 2009
2009-June: Published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2009 Progress Report.
SMPTE Report: Digital Cinema Progress in 2008
2008-June: Published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2008 Progress Report.
Enabling the Disabled in Digital Cinema
2009-January: Documenting the progress made towards closed captions and access audio in digital cinema in 2008.
Review of NATO's Digital Cinema System Requirements v2.0
2008-November: Published in Box Office magazine.
SMPTE Report: The Transition to Digital Cinema in 2007
2007-May: Versions published in the SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal 2007 Progress Report and the June 2007 CAC Newsletter.
Digital 3D - In a Theatre Near You?
2005-August: Digital cinema brings something new. (And not your grandmother's 3D!)
The Value of Interoperability and Certification to Exhibition - A White Paper
2006-October: A formal interoperability effort will bring benefits, particularly to exhibition.
Accelerating the Market through Interoperability and Certification
2006-June: Presented at the ICTA Seminar in Amsterdam.
Why Certification? - A White Paper
2006-March: Certification will close a gap in the digital cinema rollout.
One World Standard?
2005-June: As DCI wraps up its spec, and SMPTE moves forward with new standards, the question remains how smoothly can one world standard really materialize?
Then and Now
2005-April: Star Wars is the poster child for digital cinema. A timeline in terms of the Episodes.
Digital Cinema Security Poses New Challenges
2005-Feb: Security systems pose new challenges for both motion picture distributors and exhibitors.
Digital Cinema in India
2004-Dec: India has unique challenges and motivations for implementing electronic cinema.
Is Digital Cinema Imminent?
2004-Oct: Will we see a near-term world-wide rollout of digital cinema soon?
Quality in Digital Cinema
2004-Aug: 5th of a series, discussing the quality issues of digital and electronic cinema.
Projection Technology in Digital Cinema
2004-Jun: 4th of a series, describing the projection technologies available for digital cinema.
Interoperability in Digital Cinema
2004-Mar: 3rd of a series, describing the unique system level requirements for interoperability in the cinema.
Digital Cinema: Motivating Factors
2004-Jan: 2nd of a series, describing the issues moving digital cinema forward, and the issues holding it back.
An Introduction to Digital Cinema
2003-Nov: 1st of a series, describing the important issues to be addressed with digital cinema.
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By Topic (not included above)
Archived - Presentations
Interoperability and Certification
2006-Jan: Presented by Michael Karagosian at the ITEA Conference in Los Angeles.
Digital Cinema Review
2006-April: Presented at Show Canada 2006, targeted to cinema operators.
Archived - Articles
Quality and Interoperability in Digital Cinema
2004-Jun: Presented by Michael Karagosian at the Napoli Film Festival in Naples, Italy.
Business and Standards in Digital Cinema
2004-Mar: Presented by Michael Karagosian in Las Vegas at the NAB Digital Cinema Summit.
Digital Cinema in Asia
2003-Nov: Presented by Michael Karagosian at the Milan IBTS/SMPTE conference, to an audience of technology providers, filmmakers, and students.
Digital Cinema: The Challenge
2003-Nov: Presented by Michael Karagosian at the Milan IBTS/SMPTE conference, to an audience of technology providers, filmmakers, and students.
Digital Cinema: New Industries and New Business
2003-June: Presented by Michael Karagosian in Naples at the Napoli Film Festival in Naples, Italy, to an audience of filmmakers and cinema technology providers.
Archived - Business & Technical Issues
The Bumpy Road Ahead
2003-Jun: Electronic and Digital Cinema -- A Practical View (PDF)
2002-Apr: Presented at the NAB 2002 Digital Cinema Summit.
Roundtable Discussion on Digital Cinema at ITEA
2002-Jan: Review of a discussion panel for exhibitors.
An Exhibitors View of Digital Cinema (PDF)
2001-Dec: NATO member Mats Kullander of SF BIO in Sweden tells why digital cinema isn't ready for prime time. (Monetary figures in Swedish kronor.)
The American View
2001-Dec: Presented at the European Digital Cinema Forum (EDCF) Content Module meeting in Stockholm, December 2001.
NATO Presentation at BKSTS / IBC 2001 (PDF)
2001-Sep: From the BKSTS Mini-Conference on Digital Cinema, at IBC 2001.
Digital Cinema Review (PDF)
2001-Jun: A review of digital cinema systems today. Presented at LFCA and Infocomm 2001.
Pioneering or Pie-In-The-Sky?
2001-Mar: Electronic distribution of movies is only in its infancy.
Answering the Question: Is Film Really Dead?
2000-Feb: The state of the art in cinema and a look at the business side of digital cinema.
It's Not The Projector...
1999-May: A look at Digital Cinema (published in System Contractor News as "Electronic Cinema Moves Into High Gear".
Archived - Distribution
Digital Cinema Systems (PDF)
2000-Jun: The issues that will need to be solved in digital cinema, presented at the Infocomm 2000.
Archived - Film Technology
Multichannel Film Today
1999-Dec: A detailed review of today's film sound formats.
Technicolor's Dye Transfer Process Reviewed
by Bill Hogan of Sprocket Digital
1999-Sep: Bill Hogan's wonderfully candid review of the best that film can be.
Archived - Projection Systems
Who Said It's Not The Projector?
2000-Dec: A review of digital projection technologies to come.
New Projection Technology From Silicon Light Machines
2000-Nov: Catch up on the latest concerning the Grating Light Valve.
Archived - SMPTE and Digital Cinema
SMPTE Digital Cinema Committee Starts Off Running
2000-Mar: SMPTE's DC28 Technology Committee for Digital Cinema is off and running. Published March 2000 in System Contractor News.
SMPTE/USC Conference on the Future of Cinema Reviewed
1999-May: A recap of the SMPTE/USC Seminar held at USC in May 1999, published June 1999 in System Contractor News.
Electronic Cinema: The Need For Interoperability
1999-May: Paper for the 1999 SMPTE/USC Seminar, The Future of the Cinema: A Real World Progress Report
Electronic Cinema: The Possibilites (PDF)
1999-May: Presentation given at the 1999 SMPTE/USC Seminar, The Future of the Cinema: A Real World Progress Report
Archived - Theatre Systems
Digital Cinema - New Industries and New Business (PDF)
2003-Jun: Another look at quality and interoperability. Presented at the 2003 Napoli Film Festival.
Digital Cinema Control Systems (PDF)
2001-Jun: Presented in Amsterdam at Cinema Expo 2001.
Making Digital Cinema Tick
2001-Jun: The magic behind the projection port in prototype digital cinema systems.
Digital Audio in the Digital Cinema
2000-Sep: Will cinema digital audio really become an open platform?
Archived - Miscellaneous
Thomson Positions For Digital Cinema
2001-Jan: Thomson Multimedia acquires Technicolor and Philips Broadcast in a move that positions them well for digital cinema.
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