QSC announces the CMS-5000 has been found to meet all of the
requirements of the Digital Cinema System Specification
Version 1.2,
published by Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC, (DCI). This certification
validates that the next-generation cinema media server can reliably play
controlled digital cinema content in movie theatres around the world and can
reproduce high-quality images and sound as well as secure the content against
piracy.
The
certification testing was conducted by
Aegisolve,
Inc., an accredited
cybersecurity laboratory under the Cryptographic and Security Testing (CST)
Laboratory Accreditation Program (LAP) (NVLAP Lab Code: 200802-0) and licensed by DCI for digital cinema equipment
compliance testing.
DCI is a
joint venture of five major Hollywood studios whose primary purpose is to
establish and document voluntary specifications for an open architecture for
digital cinema that ensures a uniform and high level of technical performance,
reliability, and quality control. In late 2007, DCI began publication of its
Compliance Test Plan (CTP), which includes validated test procedures for the
DCI Specification, including all referenced standards of the
Society
for Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE).
"DCI
compliance means QSC has taken a significant step towards the secure
presentation of digital cinema content," says Barry Ferrell, Vice
President, Cinema Product Development and Strategy. "Achieving DCI
compliance assures that the
CMS-5000 is a trusted part of the digital
cinema ecosystem worldwide. This certification provides a strong foundation for
sale of the CMS-5000, the first QSC-branded cinema server and the only server
with native Q-SYS network compatibility."
The
DCI-compliant CMS-5000 Cinema Media Server is a next-generation server that
delivers ultra-fast data transfer speeds and is designed for compatibility with
both current and future sound and picture formats. Best of all, the CMS-5000
can be easily integrated with the
Q-SYS™ Ecosystem for Cinema for complete audio, video, and
control (AV&C) capability.
