Full Name
John Hurst
Company
CineCert Inc.
Job Title
CTO
Expert Topics
Digital Cinema:
How to Read SMPTE Standards for Digital Cinema
Mastering for Digital Cinema
Advanced DCP Mastering
Working with an Encrypted Digital Cinema Package
How to Read SMPTE Standards for Digital Cinema
Mastering for Digital Cinema
Advanced DCP Mastering
Working with an Encrypted Digital Cinema Package
Expert Topic Description
How to Read SMPTE Standards for Digital Cinema; Example questions:
Where are the standards?
What is a Normative Reference?
What is "conformance language?"
Which standards must everyone read for basic cinema competence?
What is RDD 52?
How do I make a change to a standard or make a new standard?
Mastering for Digital Cinema; Example questions:
How do I format and label the contents of Sound Track Files?
How do I convert from source color and format images in a Picture Track File?
How do I read a Composition Playlist file?
How do I prepare subtitles for on-screen and off-screen (caption) systems?
What is Additional Asset Metadata?
Advanced DCP Mastering; Example questions:
How do I validate DCP files and packages?
How do I read a Packing List or Asset Map file?
How can I customize Packing List and Asset Map files for fun and profit?
What strategies exist for managing large collections of cinema assets?
Working with an Encrypted Digital Cinema Package; Example questions:
How does encryption work?
How do I read a digital certificate?
How do I read a Key Delivery Message?
How do I safely manage server certificates and prevent unauthorized disclosure?
How do I manage library KDMs for hundreds of years?
Where are the standards?
What is a Normative Reference?
What is "conformance language?"
Which standards must everyone read for basic cinema competence?
What is RDD 52?
How do I make a change to a standard or make a new standard?
Mastering for Digital Cinema; Example questions:
How do I format and label the contents of Sound Track Files?
How do I convert from source color and format images in a Picture Track File?
How do I read a Composition Playlist file?
How do I prepare subtitles for on-screen and off-screen (caption) systems?
What is Additional Asset Metadata?
Advanced DCP Mastering; Example questions:
How do I validate DCP files and packages?
How do I read a Packing List or Asset Map file?
How can I customize Packing List and Asset Map files for fun and profit?
What strategies exist for managing large collections of cinema assets?
Working with an Encrypted Digital Cinema Package; Example questions:
How does encryption work?
How do I read a digital certificate?
How do I read a Key Delivery Message?
How do I safely manage server certificates and prevent unauthorized disclosure?
How do I manage library KDMs for hundreds of years?
Speaker Bio
John Hurst is co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of CineCert, LLC, an internationally recognized developer of media technology. Under his direction, CineCert has produced several benchmark projects, among them the Digital Cinema Initiatives (DCI) Compliance Test Plan, the open-source AS-DCP file access library, and the Interoperable Master Format (IMF). Mr. Hurst is a Fellow of the S.M.P.T.E.
