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Digital cinema package

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, digital cinema package means: A set of files containing the image, sound and other data needed for a digital cinema screening.

In Turkish: dijital sinema paketi

How it is used

Usually called a DCP; cinemas test the package before the scheduled screening.

Example sentences

  1. The cinema tested the digital cinema package with the Turkish subtitle track.

    The test checks the intended language version for projection.

  2. We delivered a new digital cinema package after correcting the final credits.

    A change to the film requires an updated screening package.

Common collocations

  • deliver a digital cinema package
  • test a digital cinema package

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