Review of NeoDCP Player by Jason Bowdach from Cinetic Studios

Jason Bowdach from Cinetic Studios, professional color correction and finishing studio in Los Angeles, has published a review of NeoDCP Player.

 

You may read it here:

NeoDCP: The Independent Filmmakers DCP Review & Playback Solution?

 

Thank you, Jason!

 

NeoDCP Player at many famous Film Festivals worldwide

Dear friends and colleagues,

We are proud to inform you that we received official letter of reference that confirmed NeoDCP Player as very useful tool at many big film festivals worldwide for over a year.

 

Official statement of our customer who have been using NeoDCP Player at many film festivals worldwide.

Official statement from one of our customers.

 

Some of the festivals where NeoDCP Player is being used:

  • Sundance Film Festival
  • Doha Qumra Film Festival
  • Bermuda International Film Festival
  • TriBeCa Film Festival
  • Sarasota Film Festival
  • Traverse City Film Festival
  • Hamptons International Film Festival
  • Savannah Film Festival
  • Doha Ajyal Youth Festival

 

Thank you for your letter, Bill

 

NeoDCP v2.62 – Several requests from our cinema customers implemented.

The summer cinema season is almost over here in Europe and there has been time to review an experience with NeoDCP Player by some of our cinema customers. We have collected some most useful change requests and the result is here. NeoDCP Player v2.62 was just released with following release notes:

  • Redesigned the KDM browser window
  • Redesigned the DCP inspect window
  • Minor correction to the KDM sorting algorithm
  • Increased highlighting for the currently playing title within a playlist
  • It should not be allowed to create DCP repositories in folders that are not empty

Here are some feedbacks we have received:

“Our summer season went well, there were no technical problems at all.”

or “… But – these are just suggestions. The software is outstanding already!”

or “We would certainly suggest Neo to anyone who asks us”

Thank you guys, your feedback really motivates us to keep the development effort on 100%+ .

What exactly has changed in NeoDCP Player v2.62?

Redesigned the KDM browser window

Before

You were not able to see the validity periods on the first sight. You needed to click the buttons, analyse, …

It was not an issue if you have few KDMs in your database. However in cinemas you receive many KDMs and after some time you just would like to see it more clearly.

After

Now you can clearly see if your KDM is valid when the validity starts and after what date/time the KDM is not valid anymore. The icon displays as green if everything is ok, but gets orange or even red if there is some issue.

The most important, you don’t need to click to see each KDM parameters. Everything is visible on the first sight. Of course, those who still need more info can always click.

 

Browse KDM database - previous version

Browse KDM database – previous version

Browse KDM database - new version

Browse KDM database – new version

Redesigned DCP inspect window

Before

The DCP inspect was just perfect.

However there were still several things that could be done better 😉 .

After

Now, in one window everything is even more visible, clearly aligned and comprehensive.

Inspect DCP - previous version

Inspect DCP – previous version

Inspect DCP - new version

Inspect DCP – new version

Increased highlighting for the currently playing title within a playlist

We were informed that inside the cinema booth it was not very apparent which playlist item was currently playing. Therefore we have changed colors to make it more clear.

NeoDCP Player playlist - previous version

NeoDCP Player playlist – previous version

NeoDCP Player playlist - new version

NeoDCP Player playlist – new version

It is always very useful for features development if you let us know about everything that can make your life easier. As our customers you have a direct contact to our team. Don’t hesitate, contact us. We are always glad to hear from you.

 

The NeoDCP Team