WHAT does DCP stands for?

DCP means (Digital Cinema Package). It is a format for screening of an Ad Film/ Commercials/ Slide on the Cinema Projector. The DCP has to follow strict guidelines laid out in the DCI recommendation to ensure compatibility with Cinema projection servers/ systems. The DCP has the option of being encrypted with AES encryption which is different for various projectors. The decryption Keys are created and transmitted using KDM(Key Delivery Message) to the separate projectors.

FINAL STEP -POST PRODUCTION PROCESS

This is the final step in the post production process but a highly significant one which involves conversion/mastering of the final edited shoot material ready for screening in the cinema like an Ad film/trailer/documentary/film/commercial/slide .
The film ready material produced is universally in the MOV or MP4 format which is not compatible with the Cinema Projector system, so it cannot be directly screened in the theater. The Ad film has to be converted into a special format called J2k(JPEG 2000) . A special 2k resolution DCP format(Digital Cinema Package) which is aligned to maintain the DCI standard for cinema projection.