It provides 2D and 3D support where applicable. /
Digital Leader product lets post facilities to add leaders/footers for distribution; Digital Projection Verifier checks critical projection parameters. Both based on RP 428-6-2009 standard
As the conversion of theaters to digital infrastructures grows globally, theSociety of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE), the world’s leading developer of motion-imaging standards, today announced two digital cinema products designed to standardize workflows and ensure a consistent movie-going experience: the Digital Leader product for post production and the Digital Projection Verifier (DPROVE) product for theatres. The products both are based on the SMPTE RP 428-6-2009 Recommended Practice.
The new SMPTE Digital Leader product allows post facilities to add leaders and/or footers to D-Cinema Distribution Master (DCDM) reels prior to encoding and encryption, thereby facilitating reliable and efficient downstream digital master creation and quality assurance. The product features 8- and 4-second head and foot leaders for a full quality-control check and supports a comprehensive range of aspect ratios and frame rates. It also provides 2D and 3D support where applicable.
DPROVE provides easy checks for projection systems
The SMPTE DPROVE product addresses a key issue for digital cinema operators: the need for a simple and reliable tool to check critical parameters such as digital projector performance, alignment, masking, and picture-sound synchronization. Like the Digital Leader product, it includes all quality-control parameters and a comprehensive range of variants. It supports both the JPEG Interop and SMPTE 429-2:2009 (2010) standards to verify backward and forward compatibility with digital-cinema servers from multiple manufacturers.
Both new products are available directly from SMPTE: the Digital Leader and DPROVE products both carry a three-year license. Please seehttp://www.smpte.org/standards/DPROVE_Flyer_2010_08.pdf for more information.