Doremi Cinema has announced the availability of CineAsset software for Mac OS X. CineAsset-Pro is also available for Mac. Pricing for the Mac versions remain the same as the Windows versions. CineAsset is a media asset management solution that converts common computer files such as QuickTime AVI JPEG and TIFF to JPEG2000 unencrypted MXF wrapped files for playback on digital cinema servers including Doremi’s DCP-2000 DCP-2K4 and DSV-J2. Both 2D and 3D content can be converted. Since it's initial release XYZ color space conversion and scaling have been added as well as multi-threading in the faster PRO version. “With CineAsset the JPEG2000 conversion and MXF wrapping happens as a software solution and creates DCI compliant content that can be ingested and scheduled directly on the server ” says Michael Archer vice president of Doremi Cinema. “This takes full advantage of the high quality 2K digital cinema experience without the added expense and time of off-site mastering.” Another key advancement to CineAsset is Composition Play List authoring. CPL authoring will allow users to organize content in specific order in one Digital Cinema Package eliminating potential errors in show list creation as well as multi-reel feature creation. Ideal for independent filmmakers or regional theatre chains with digital cinema systems CineAsset software allows statutory messages custom slides and local commercials to be quickly and easily produced in-house without any prior experience in digital cinema mastering. Now exhibitors and advertisers have more flexibility on pre-show content file preparation and delivery. CineAsset is available as a download on doremicinema.com
