Digital Cinema Standard Codec and Compression ?

[HMSanchez87]

Standard Codec and Compression ?

I've had this question for sometime but I've never gotten a answer. I've Googled it and nothing ever really comes up. So for all the editors on this forum, what is or what do you think is the standard for exporting (Codec & Container) a film for a digital theater ?

I just want to be able to export my films, for festivals and other possible theaters, with the lease amount of quality loss. I did found one statement online that said, Mpeg2 is consider the standard compression for theaters. is this true or is there more to it ?

I know for the online community such as YouTube and Vimeo, H.264 has pretty much become the standard export but what is it for digital projection theaters ?

 

[jax_rox]

Most films get exported as DPX files, which are then used to create DCP packages for cinemas.

 

[sonnyboo]

I did found one statement online that said, Mpeg2 is consider the standard compression for theaters. is this true or is there more to it ?

That is absolutely untrue.

JPEG2000 with unique settings is the main one. AVID has output for that as well as most NLE's in some form.