There s no sense in ignoring them. There s a lot of logic in tackling them now, up front. The speakers who follow me will be doing that. For now, I d like to briefly set the stage. Digital cinema represents a convergent technology solution involving software, projection technology, compression, digital data storage, and transmission.
Interoperability is critical if such opportunities are to be realized.
Because the copy is digital, copy protection will need to be more stringent. Thus security and digital rights management becomes a huge issue. Measuring the quality of moving imagery as it is exhibited on the screen is critical in allowing users to make informed decisions in deploying this new technology. So is the issue of interoperability. There s that word interoperability again.