Digital Cinema Initiatives

DCI REFERENCE DCP & KDM

In its continuing efforts to promote standardization and interoperability, Digital Cinema Initiatives, LLC (DCI) is making a reference Digital Cinema Package (DCP) and Key Delivery Message (KDM) available on a DVD-ROM disc. This reference material has been produced to comply with the current DCI Specification and Errata and the SMPTE standards referenced below. (Colloquially, it is SMPTE/DCI-compliant, not JPEG Interop-compliant.)

About the Test Material

This reference material is being provided for developers of DCI-compliant mastering and playback equipment. It was mastered using newly published standards and contains materials that may not work on some digital cinema servers. If you are an end-user or exhibitor, this reference material may be of limited value and use to you. If you have questions about using the reference material on your system (including questions about compatibility and certificate access), please consult your system integrator or server manufacturer.

About the Disc

The content is 720 frames of a test pattern and synchronized audio, with a total running time of thirty (30) seconds. The size of the DCP is approximately 500 MB.

The files are divided into directories according to file type. The root directory contains a SMPTE 429-9 Asset Map file to allow direct ingest into a compliant D-Cinema screen server. The disc contents are as follows:

/	DCP containing reference clips in plaintext and encrypted formats.
/DCDM	TIFF and WAV files incorporated into the DCP.
/RGB	TIFF files containing original RGB images.
/KDM	Reference KDM file (this KDM cannot be used to unlock the encrypted DCP, see below).

The KDM file provided on the disc is for reference only. To load and play the encrypted content on a particular screen server, a KDM must be created for that server. To create this KDM, obtain the SMPTE 430-2 certificate file corresponding to the server and paste it into the web form at http://www.cinecert.com/dci_ref_01. After you click "Submit", a KDM will be returned that will unlock the content for your screen server.

The following standards were observed when creating this reference material:

• SMPTE 428-1-2006 DCDM Image Structure
• SMPTE 428-3-2006 DCDM Audio Channel Mapping
• SMPTE 429-3-2006 Sound & Picture Track File
• SMPTE 429-4-2006 MXF JPEG 2000 Application
• SMPTE 429-6-2006 KLV Encryption
• SMPTE 429-7-2006 Composition Playlist
• SMPTE 429-8 Packing List (publication pending at this time)
• SMPTE 429-9 Asset Map (publication pending at this time)
• SMPTE 430-1-2006 Key Delivery Message
• SMPTE 430-2-2006 D-Cinema Certificate
• SMPTE 430-3-2006 Extra-Theater Message
• SMPTE-431-1-2006 Screen Luminance Level
• SMPTE 431-2 Reference Projector (publication pending at this time)
• Draft SMPTE 382M Mapping AES3 & Broadcast Wave Audio into the MXF Generic Container

How To Order

Order fulfillment is being provided by Deluxe. Their customer service department will take orders for the "DCI Reference DCP" disc Monday through Friday (except U.S. holidays) from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Pacific Time. Orders will be shipped via the U.S. Postal Service. Please call one of the following phone numbers to place your order:

• From the United States and Canada, call toll free +1 877 335 8936
• Outside the United States and Canada, call +1 661 702 5098

In order to cover manufacturing costs, shipping and handling, the "DCI Reference DCP" disc is priced at US $18.00 each, payable by Visa or MasterCard.

Deluxe is only filling orders and will not provide technical support for use of the reference DCP and KDM. For technical matters, please send an email to with the word "Reference" in the subject line.