Understanding Digital Cinema: A Professional Handbook, is a comprehensive resource on all aspects of finishing, distributing, and displaying film digitally. For technical professionals as well as non-technical decision-makers, the book is a detailed exploration of every component of the process, from mastering to theater management.

Topics Include:

• An overview of digital cinema system requirements
• Post-production workflow
• Color in digital cinema
• The digital cinema mastering process
• Fundamentals of compression
• Security
• Basics of audio
• Packaging
• Digital distribution
• Digital projection technology
• Theater systems
• The international perspective: Views from Europe, Asia and Latin America
• A realistic assessment of the future of digital cinema