I just got an email from Deluxe that states, in part:
In the interest of learning something, could someone who knows more about this than I do tell me why "a mix of IOP and SMPTE DCPs cannot be on the same drive"?
I guess that the action I need to take in response to this announcement is.. nothing at all? Everything will just continue to work like it does now and I can still just put trailers into the playlist as usual without worrying about what format they're in?
all theatrical trailer DCPs going out as part of the weekly Deluxe TrailMix service offering will be changed from the IOP format to DCPs using the published SMPTE standards. As the North American market is now effectively entirely SMPTE compatible, and in consultation with DCI Studio members, ISDCF membership, and NATO, we believe now is the right time to make this switch.
What this means for you:
* This change is effective from WK 5 targeting 4th February 2022 releases.
* All IOP content you have currently ingested may remain on your TMS and maintains its playback capabilities. Though a mix of IOP and SMPTE DCPs cannot be on the same drive they can exist together within your TMS.
* You do not need to remove any current trailers on your TMS to swap with the SMPTE versions.
What this means for you:
* This change is effective from WK 5 targeting 4th February 2022 releases.
* All IOP content you have currently ingested may remain on your TMS and maintains its playback capabilities. Though a mix of IOP and SMPTE DCPs cannot be on the same drive they can exist together within your TMS.
* You do not need to remove any current trailers on your TMS to swap with the SMPTE versions.
I guess that the action I need to take in response to this announcement is.. nothing at all? Everything will just continue to work like it does now and I can still just put trailers into the playlist as usual without worrying about what format they're in?
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