Overview and update of Digital Screen Network. 88 installations in place. Very few technical problems. Retrofitting of Cine-link 2, JPEG2000 completed and makes committment to upgrades of watermarking and USB 2.0 ingest when they become available. Over 30 niche films distributed in DSN, compared to 6 "Hollywood films" played so far (mainly Disney).
Discusses indicators of success to date. Too early to say if audiences have grown. Issue is 'not enough screens'. Problem is not enough films, ie can't be moved between different screens in a multiplex as usually only one screen is digital. Talks about problems with improperly graded films (at least two high profile releases did not go ahead because of this).
Discusses barriers to be overcome, such as establishment of standards and need for cost of hardware to come down further. Could DSN be a publicly funded model for Europe? Stresses that DSN model is "aimed at world film, rather than just local productions." Stresses that ultimately it is about audiences rather than technology.
Concludes a trio of very good presentations. In terms of use of Powerpoint (my recent pet peeve) I rate Julian's the highest, though David's had lots of useful statistics that could not have been presented any other way other than maybe as a hand out (or buy the report!), while Steve is a such a good (nay, terrific) speaker that he really didn't need the ppt.
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