Why Standards?
• Need to Ensure– Interoperability– Compatibility– Performance– Extensibility
• Desired by Many, Demanded by – Content Owners– Exhibitors
Why SMPTE?
• Neutral Cross-Industry Technical Forum
• Established Track Record
• SMPTE provides a host function, to help the industry figure out D-Cinema
• The SMPTE end product will be standards, but the early assessment phase is broader
DC 28 Technology Committee
• Due Process Committee– Can Write Standards, But Has Not Yet Done So– Has Fairly Strict Guidelines & Procedures
• Management– Curt Behlmer - Chair– Bob Rast – Vice Chair– Mark Hyman – Secretary
Committee Scope
• DC 28 includes– Mastering– Distribution (transport)– Exhibition
• DC 28 does not include– Capture – Production
DC 28 Mission Statement• Provide Industry Technical Forum for D-Cinema
• Identify Key Systems & Technology Issues
• Develop a Recommended Approach to Standards
• Identify, Establish and Coordinate Necessary Groups to Achieve Overall Objectives
• (Future) Write the SMPTE Standards
Study Groups
• Considering that– SMPTE is a host for the industry– The initial need is broader than just SMPTE
standards
• We created study groups initially– Not due process working groups– Broader charter, but don’t write standards– Can evolve to working groups, write standards
D-Cinema System
Mastering
Image Audio Metadata
Com
pres
sion
Enc
rypt
ion
Tra
nspo
rt
Dec
rypt
ion
Dec
ompr
essi
on
Projection&
Audio
Sto
rage
Enc
rypt
ion/
D
ecry
ptio
n?
Theater System
Studio / Distributor
Study Groups
28.1 Steering/Systems Curt Behlmer
28.2 Mastering Jerry Pierce
28.3 Compression Matt Cowan
28.4 Conditional Access Harrison/McMannis
28.5 Transport Stumpf/Garsha
28.6 Audio bTom Scott
28.7 Theater Systems John Wolski
28.8 Projection Al Barton
SYSTEMCONTROL &
MONITORING
SYSTEMCONTROL &
MONITORING
REMOTE SYSTEMMONITORING /EXHIBITION INFORMATION/OTHER COMMUNICATION(ALL OPTIONAL)
AUDIOAUDIO AUDIO
COMPRESSION(OPTIONAL)
AUDIOCOMPRESSION(OPTIONAL)
IMAGEIMAGE IMAGE
COMPRESSION
IMAGECOMPRESSION
AUXILIARYAUXILIARY AUXILIARY
COMPRESSION(OPTIONAL)
AUXILIARYCOMPRESSION(OPTIONAL)
CONDITIONAL ACCESS & KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURECONDITIONAL ACCESS & KEY MANAGEMENT INFRASTRUCTURE
THEATREMANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
THEATREMANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
THEATRESYSTEMSTORAGE
&PLAYOUT
THEATRESYSTEMSTORAGE
&PLAYOUT
AUDIODECOMPRESS(OPTIONAL)
AUDIODECOMPRESS(OPTIONAL)
AUDIOSYSTEM
AUDIOSYSTEM
IMAGEDECOMPRESS
IMAGEDECOMPRESS DISPLAY
SYSTEM
DISPLAYSYSTEM
CONTENT OWNER / DISTRIBUTOR EXHIBITOR
DC28 FUNCTIONAL BLOCK DIAGRAM, Rev 2.3 18 September 2000 M. Karagosian
AUDITORIUMCONTROLSYSTEM
AUDITORIUMCONTROLSYSTEM
DC28.2MASTERING
DC28.3COMPRESSION
DC28.4CONDITIONALACCESS
DC28.5TRANSPORT
DC28.6AUDIO
DC28.7THEATRESYSTEMS
DC28.8PROJECTION
EXHIBITORCONDITIONALACCESS KEY
MANAGEMENT
EXHIBITORCONDITIONALACCESS KEY
MANAGEMENT
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
ENCRYPTION(OPTIONAL)
PA
CK
AG
ING
PA
CK
AG
ING
DECRYPTION(OPTIONAL)
SUBTITLESUBTITLE SUBTITLE
COMPRESSION(OPTIONAL)
SUBTITLECOMPRESSION(OPTIONAL)
METADATAMETADATA
SUBTITLEDECOMPRESS(OPTIONAL)
SUBTITLEDECOMPRESS(OPTIONAL)
AUXILIARYSYSTEM
AUXILIARYSYSTEM
AUXILIARYDECOMPRESS(OPTIONAL)
AUXILIARYDECOMPRESS(OPTIONAL)
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
TR
AN
SP
OR
T S
YS
TE
MT
RA
NS
PO
RT
S
YS
TE
M
(ALL GROUPS)METADATA
101
104
108
111
107
110
114113
109
105 106
112
115
119
123
126
129
132
138
140
122
124
127
130
133
139
141
134
131
128
125
120
OUTSIDEPRESENTSCOPE
AD HOCPACKAGING
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
ORIGINATORCONDITIONALACCESS KEY
MANAGEMENT
ORIGINATORCONDITIONALACCESS KEY
MANAGEMENT
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAMETADATA
METADATAME
TA
DA
TA
Ad Hoc Groups
• Two formed to date• Colorimetry Fred Van Roessel
– Previously Worked with P3 – Mastering & Projection Coordination
• Packaging Chuck Garsha
– Recently formed– Affects a number of groups– Likely to become a study or working group
Liaison with Industry Organizations
• Representation– NATO– MPAA– ITEA– USC / ETC– ICIA– AES– MPEG
• Outreach– ASC– Cinematographer’s Guild– DGA– AMPAS– International
Status Report• Two Meetings of Technology Committee to Date
• 9 Months of Work
• Study Groups Continuing to Meet Monthly
• Significant Effort – Over 250 people, 100 Companies
• Outreach Effort Continues
Interim Report
• Each Study Group Now Completing Interim Reports– Key Issues, Considerations and Recommendations
• To be integrated into a DC 28 interim report– Overview, System Assessment & Glossary– Will be considered at the 11/6 DC 28 meeting
• Currently an internal management document– Expect holes and substantial variability
• Expect to publish 1st Quarter of 2001
Outlook
• DC 28 is Necessary, But Not Sufficient• Working Groups in Near Future• Beyond SMPTE
– Market Trials– Performance Testing (e.g., USC / ETC)
• DC 28 to Document Conclusions
Next Meeting
• Monday, November 6th , 2000• 1PM – 5 PM• Sheraton Universal Hotel• East Ballroom• Universal City, CA
How Do You Get Involved ?
• Statement of Participationhttp://www.smpte.org/engr/sop.html(Reference DC28)
• Email Reflectorhttp://smpte.vwh.net/cgi-bin/majordomo
• FTP Site ftp://smpte.vwh.net
Resources
• Meeting Calendarftp://smpte.vwh.net/pub/dc28/DC28.0-
Technology_Committee/Meeting_Calendar
• Interim Reports (early November)ftp://smpte.vwh.net/pub/dc28/DC28.0-
Technology_Committee/Interim_Report
Study Group Reports
• Mastering (DC28.2)– Jerry Pierce & Howard Lukk, Chairs
• Compression (DC28.3)– Matt Cowan, Chair
• Conditional Access / Encryption (DC28.4)– Chuck Harrison & Bill McMannis, Chairs– Michael Karagosian to Present Status Report
• Theater Systems (DC28.7)– John Wolski & Michael Karagosian, Chairs
Study Group Reports
• Transport / Delivery Systems (DC28.5)– Dick Stumpf & Chuck Garsha, Chairs
• Audio (DC28.6)– Tom Scott & Garry Margolis, Chairs
• Projection (DC28.8)– Al Barton, Chair