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Press Release
03/09/2009
Contact:
Marc Briele
Phone +49 9131 776-1630
Fax +49 9131 776-1649
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Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen IIS
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91058 Erlangen
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easyDCP™ Presentation at IBC 2009 in Amsterdam
Software creates Digital Cinema Packages
In digital cinema, films are turned into digital data
packages, so-called DCPs (Digital Cinema Packages).
With the easyDCP™ software from the Fraunhofer Institute
for Integrated Circuits IIS, this can be done quickly
and easily without any in-depth, expert knowledge.
With just a few clicks, high-resolution HD, 2k, and 4k
contents can be packaged into finished, SMPTE (Society
of Motion Picture and Television Engineers) standardscompliant
DCPs and prepared for digital screening in
movie theaters. This is especially advantageous for small
productions and postproduction companies. The
Fraunhofer software supports creation of DCPs in
JPEG2000- Interop, besides SMPTE standards-compliant,
format.
What appears to be difficult in conversion to digital formats is easily handled by the easyDCP Creator software: Color space transformation, e.g., from TIFF images to JPEG2000 image material is done automatically in compliance with recognized DCI (Digital Cinema Initiatives) standards. The software also wraps the various DCP components (audio and image files, subtitles, etc.) into MXF files and then delivers a DCP ready for playback.
easyDCP+ Extensions with 3D Capability and Encryption
Fraunhofer IIS will also be showcasing the extended version of this software at IBC 2009 in Amsterdam, NL: With easyDCP Creator+, 3D DCPs can be created in HD and 2k resolutions. This version supports content encryption according to valid DCI specifications, allowing contents to be sent to theaters in either secure or non-secure form. The individual DCP key can also be generated with easyDCP Creator+.
easyDCP Player - Playback of DCPs on a standard PC
Another highlight of the IBC presentation is the new Fraunhofer easyDCP Player. Extremely fast JPEG2000 decoding software enables, e.g., real-time playback of 2k DCPs and J2k image sequences. This is a big plus for postproduction: When operating in CPU-ONLY Mode high frame rates are already achieved. Alternatively, in GPU Mode a graphic card can be used to accelerate the playback up to real-time. Testing the DCPs for delivery or testing audio-video synchronization during conforming can be done quickly and easily on-site.
Visit us at IBC 2009 International Broadcast Convention 2009, SEP 11 - 15 in Amsterdam (NL), RAI Congress Center Hall 8 Stand C81
A test version of the easyDCP Creator and easyDCP Player software can be downloaded from the Fraunhofer IIS web site or www.dcinema.fraunhofer.de.
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