SIGGRAPH 2000 - Course 45

The technology of digital cinema (D-cinema)

Organizer: Charles Poynton

The SIGGRAPH community has been at the forefront of digital creation and processing of motion picture images for well over a decade. Digital techniques are now widely used for generating, rendering, compositing, and editing motion pictures. However, 35 mm motion picture film has endured as the medium of choice for acquisition and display. This is set to change: Digital camera and recording technology derived from high-definition television (HDTV) using the 1920 x 1080 image format now achieves spatial resolution and color reproduction comparable to 35 mm film. In addition, electronic projection has now reached the brightness and spatial resolution of the cinema. This course introduces the technology of D-cinema.

This course describes the technology of D-cinema acquisition and display, and discusses the interface between D-cinema and digital image creation and editing.

A course syllabus is available.

Prerequisites

This course is suitable for people who are experienced in creating or manipulating digital images. We assume that you are familiar with film or video. We also assume that you have some familiarity with color science and color image coding, perhaps gained through attending a color course at a previous SIGGRAPH, or by attending this year's course, Color science and color management for CGI and film.

Registration

Registration and other information will soon be available at the SIGGRAPH 2000 courses page, or the page specific to Course 45

Charles Poynton - Courses & seminars
2000-03-13