Technicolor’s Test Center « Making the Movie

10Mar/060

Technicolor’s Test Center

CinemaTech goes inside Technicolor's Digital Cinema Test Center:

If they could’ve hired the Samsonite gorilla to throw this stuff down the stairs, they probably would’ve. They’re shipping hard drives around the country, and observing how much damage they sustain. They’re cutting the power to projectors and servers, and seeing how difficult it is to get them back online. They’re evaluating how easy it is to shift a movie from one server to another, in case an exhibitor decides to play a picture in a bigger auditorium at the last minute.

You don't think of digital technology as rugged, but it looks like RED isn't the only company trying to change that.