DCI Specs - Digital Cinema Initiatives

• Country• Rating• Aspect Ratio• Image Format• Audio Format7.3.3.2. Sequence of Composition Playlists• UUID• Composition and/or Event Playlist Filename• Show Timeline Count In Point• Show Timeline Count Out Point7.3.4. Editing Show PlaylistThe Show Playlist is designed to be edited in the field. The requirements for editing arelisted below:• Shall support adding or deleting of a reference of a Composition Playlist to a ShowPlaylist• Shall support altering of the sequence of a reference to a Composition Playlist withina Show Playlist• Shall allow for show cue programming and automation• Shall provide programming synchronized to a local clock (timeline)7.4. Theater Management Systems7.4.1. Operation7.4.1.1. IntroductionThe Screen Management System (SMS) is required to allow the theater staff to functionsimilar to traditional theater operations. The workflow does not need to radically changeto support Digital Cinema presentations. Digital Cinema content will arrive at the theatervia fixed media, or through other means of transport, and will be loaded into central orlocal storage. The staff will then assemble a Show Playlist using a computer GraphicalUser Interface. This Show Playlist could include advertisements, logos, previews and amain feature. The staff will then direct the show to the screen and let the SMS begin theshow by local or remote control.The Screen Management System provides a user interface to control (start, stop, pause,load playlist, etc.) a single auditorium. The Theater Management System (TMS) allows atheater manager to control many or all auditoriums within a theater complex from acentral location.At the beginning of this section, fundamental requirements were listed that would allowtheaters to operate as they have been for some time. This section will elaborate onsome of these and other requirements, as they affect the SMS and TMS.DCI Digital Cinema System Specification v.1.2 Page 62