Can I get more information about how captioning and description will work in digital cinema?
The movie industry is embarking on a transition between analog film and digital projection of film. D-cinema makes sending films to theaters more cost effective (via data files, vs. reels of film as is the case now). The quality of the picture and sound for films is sharper and clearer, with no degradation due to wear and tear on film played again and again (as is the case with analog film). WGBH’s Media Access Group is involved in this transition through our work with studios and theater chains to make films accessible now, and with the manufacturers of digital cinema equipment to ensure that films and theaters remain accessible into the future. WGBH, through its Carl and Ruth Shapiro National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM), collaborated with technology developers, equipment manufacturers, film studios and exhibitors in the development of specifications for digital cinema that include provision of access features. The resulting Digital Cinema System Specification includes informat
