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Author Topic: Dolby IMB Antti Nayha Master Film Handler Posts: 268 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: Oct 2008 posted 04-24-2012 01:38 PM                     It’s finally here – or at least there’s a product page and a price list. ”Available Summer 2012”. The IMB is called Cat. No. 745. It connects to the server using a Gigabit Ethernet cable, although there’s also dual HD-SDI (and HDMI). It’s been speculated before that this must be a rebranded version of another manufacturer’s existing IMB. So, does anyone recognize it, if that is indeed the case?  |  IP: Logged Jussi Siponen Film Handler Posts: 75 From: Mikkeli, Itä-Suomi, FINLAND Registered: Jan 2010 posted 04-24-2012 03:50 PM                     AFAIK, it's based on MikroM technology. From mkpeReport, March 2011: quote: ...Dolby displayed its new in-projector 4K media block, produced in phenomenally short order by Dolby standards. While the media block has a branded Dolby front panel, it was designed by MikroM engineers in Berlin.  |  IP: Logged Carsten Kurz Film God Posts: 4340 From: Cologne, NRW, Germany Registered: Aug 2009 posted 04-24-2012 05:01 PM                     Dolby teamed with MicroM, USL, and others to support an open IMB interface 'DCOSA'. http://www.dcosa.org Unlike the existing Doremi IMB which uses a PCIe interface and Doremis own Protocol/API, the DCOSA compliant IMBs use Gigabit Ethernet. The Dolby IMB and accompanying server DSS220 was on Dolbys product page and pricelist already back in June 2011, but as it seems it took them quite a while to finish it. Hopefully enough time went into QC. The pricing is not too exciting, but unlike in previous pricelists, they decided to have only a single 4k/HFR version and not separate 2k/4k versions. Now basically the DSS220/IMB combo costs as much as the DSS200 previously. The 'old' DSS200 also dropped considerably in list-price, quite a bargain now if you don't care about IMB/HFR. To upgrade an existing DSS200 with an IMB, the IMB alone costs 11.665US$ list price. A trade-in option for an existing DSS200 media-block is not quoted, though maybe possible on request. - Carsten  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 04-24-2012 11:08 PM                     The one they are showing at CinemaCon is definitely the USL IMB. It is functional now but they seem reluctant to put it into the field right at the start of the Summer season.  |  IP: Logged

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