Illustrated Media Format Guides

DCP

AKA
Digital Cinema Package
Era
2005–
Format
digital
Developed by
Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC
(Max) Capacity
Various
Size
Various
Perforations
n/a
Frame size picture area
Various
Fun facts
  • This format can be encrypted, limiting playback only to authorized distributors
  • This format is transferred and stored on hard drives, and can be played back using a DCP server projector
  • This format is a structured collection of files that represent a motion picture