1 Harry Potter in 4K Pure Cinema Dedicated to Dick Stumpf

2 Motion Picture Imaging Global Digital Media Xchange D-Cinema Processing at WB Mastering Distribution

3 Motion Picture Imaging Global Digital Media Xchange D-Cinema Processing at WB XYZ Color Conversion J2K Compression Content Encryption XML Wrapping Distribution of Key and Content

4 Three Titles n Corpse Bride – Oct release –4K Still camera stop-motion animation –2K Digital Intermediate –Uprez to 4K n Batman Begins – TIFF –35mm film scanned at 4K n Harry Potter 4 – Day/date Nov release –2K Digital Intermediate –Uprez to 4K

5 Motion Picture Imaging Scan 35mm Film D-Cinema Processing at WB XYZ Color Conversion J2K Compression HD Timing External DI Batman Begins Corpse Bride Digital Intermediate External HD Timing Harry Potter 4

6 Color – The Men of Black Magic n Color space P7v2 ≠ P3 ≠ P3 n Corpse Bride –US release P7v2 –Realized color didn’t match exactly, but not obvious due to stylized movie n Harry Potter 4 –US release P3 –Projector/Master white points not a match –LUTher box used on external DI

7 LUTher in HD Timing Digital Intermediate D5 Tape TI Display LUTher Output files Output tape

8 Motion Picture Imaging Scan 35mm Film D-Cinema Processing at WB XYZ Color Conversion J2K Compression HD Timing External DI Digital Intermediate External HD Timing Add LUT

9 Compression – easier, but…. n Kakadu software encoder on 100CPUs –A few glitches on write-out to SAN n Batman Begins –“black frames” –24-bit quantization of 4K layer –Chip firmware change coming

10 Tools – Need to be as easy as video n VDC/Pogle render out on HP4 –DCI Spec 4096 x 1714 = 2.39AR Rendered out 2048 x 857 Garbage in last line Solve by doubling and trimming to 1712 –Rendered out fix frames 2048 x 856 Slightly zoomed-out (shrunk) image n (PS – BB scan = 4096 x 1712) Don’t Presume AR !!!

11 Tools – Need to be as easy as video n Test playout –Tools to check amidst color/compress/encrypt/wrap/project –Pause, step forward/back DCI spec requires restart on reel boundaries Created 2000 frame reels

12 Human errors too n Render out color timing –6 frames off n Conflict on equipment –Accessible by both US/Japan –Insufficient space But fun with a great team

13 Wendy Aylsworth 4K Pure Cinema Coming soon to a theater near you