DCP-o-matic Disk Writer

About

DCP-o-matic is a free, open-source tool for converting video, audio and subtitles into DCP, the standard format required by cinemas around the world. The website says it is used across the industry by film-makers, projectionists, film festivals, subtitlists and cinema technicians.

The site describes several uses: preparing a film for a big screen in any digital cinema, including for film festivals or premieres; making adverts and local news or commercials for cinema screens; and getting festival submissions, which may arrive on Blu-Ray, USB or as downloads, ready to play. It also notes that features on Blu-Ray can be converted to DCP and organized into playlists, avoiding optical media.

The website frames DCP-o-matic as digital cinema democratized, meaning cinema-ready content creation is available without cost.