White Gamut...i
			it's not just for Polar Bears! 
 

Come and learn why you should care about the way in which "white" is 
displayed in the new Digital Cinema projectors. 
 

We will attempt to provide answers to your burning questions; What is 
White? What is Calibration White? What is Virtual White? What is 
Mastering White? How do I know what "white" is going to show up on 
the screen at the local theatre? Can I pick my own white point? 
 

Does this really matter? 
 

We will present a summary of the findings of the SMPTE White Gamut 
Study Group.  The result is a set of recommended revisions to the 
DC28 Reference Projector document RP 431-2.  Our presentation will 
explain the details of how colors will be displayed by a DC28 
Reference Projector, and how our recommended revisions will improve 
the match between mastering and exhibition.  We will have a Digital 
Cinema demonstration that clearly shows the potential clipping that 
can occur without our proposal. Also we will show the Pixar short 'Presto' 
using the new projector settings. 
 

In addition Dan Sherlock of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' 
Science and Technology Council will demonstrate and explain the new SMPTE 
Digital Leader. This not only provides the critical verification of sync 
between sound and picture, but also provides a wealth of features to verify 
proper image presentation. 
 

This overview will show how the new digital leader helps with setting screen 
masking, verifying projector color space and white point settings, 
evaluating the quality of projector rescaling and filtering and checking the 
stereoscopic phase. 
 

The meeting will be held at the Linwood Dunn theater, 1313 N. Vine St. 
Hollywood. Social hour 6:30pm, meeting start at 7:30pm