NATO Releases Digital Cinema Requirements

NATOReleasesDigitalCinemaRequirements

TodaytheNationalAssociationofTheatreOwners(NATO)releasedversion1.0ofitsDigitalCinemaSystemRequirements,

detailingexhibitionsystemrequirementsforusebydigitalcinemaproductdevelopersandsystemproviders.

TheinformationreleasedtodayprovidessupplementalrequirementstothoseexpressedbyDigitalCinemaInitiatives(DCI)

initsDigitalCinemaSystemSpecificationofJuly2005.TheNATODigitalCinemaSystemRequirementsarealsotargetedat

standardsbodiessuchastheSocietyofMotionPictureandTelevisionEngineers(SMPTE)initsongoingefforttogenerate

standardsfordigitalcinema,aswellasanyorganizationsthatmayengageincertificationefforts.

TheNATODigitalCinemaSystemRequirementsdocumentwascreatedbyexhibitormembersofNATO’sTechnologyCommittee,inconjunctionwithNATO’sDigitalCinemaConsultant,MichaelKaragosianofMKPEConsulting.TheRequirementsarepartofanongoingeffortwithin

NATOtoeducatethoseinvolvedinthecreationofdigitalcinemaequipmentandstandardsabouttheneedsofexhibitors.

NATO’sPresidentandCEO,JohnFithian,statedthefollowingtoday:

“WearepleasedtoreleaseNATO’sDigitalCinemaSystemRequirementstoday.NATOfullysupportedthereleaseofDCI’ssystemspecificationlastsummer,aswellastheongoingeffortatSMPTE.OurmemberssimplyfeltthattheDCI

specificationleftopensomequestionsofimportancetoexhibitors.OurRequirementsareintendedanddesignedtobe

supplementaltotheworkofDCI,andtoprovideassistancetoSMPTEandotherorganizations.”

TheNATODigitalCinemaSystemRequirementsareattachedtothisrelease.TheRequirementswillalsobeposted

laterthisweekonNATO’swebsiteatwww.natoonline.org.

1141479044_NATO Digital Cinema System Requirements Rel1.0.pdf

전미극장연합에서의 디지털시네마 요구 사항)NATO Digital Cinema System Requirements.pdf