European Digital Cinema
Security White Book
The EDCine Consortium
Editor: J-M Mas Ribés

Motivation(s)‫‏‬
Present Digital Cinema reality and its changes w/r to 35mm
Propose an adaptation of the DCI (Hollywood’s model to
Digital Cinema) to Europe’s diversity (cultural, geographical,
financial)
Have an end-to-end security approach, instead of the
exhibitor-centric DCI approach
Issue security recommendations for a secure chain within
Europe’s context
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Making Of
EDCine European Project (14 private and public partners)
10 technical experts (authors)
A survey about Digital Cinema sent to European
professionals (1700 answers to 134 questions)
5 personal interviews to professionals
L-P. Capelle (Hoverlord Digital Post Production – BE )
P. Grandclaudon (XDC – BE )
M. Guiu (Cinemes Guiu – SP )
J-P. Laakso (Pirkanmaa Film Centre – FIN )
A. Vanderbergh (Foxority Filmarena – NL )
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Chapters 1 - 3
Chapters 1 to 3: Introduction to European Digital
Cinema Security
Chapter 1: Introduction to Digital Cinema and Security
Chapter 2: European Cinema Specificity
Chapter 3: From Celluloid to Digital in Europe
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Chapters 4 and 5
Chapter 4
Trust models
In 35mm and Digital Cinema
Chapter 5
Digital Cinema Standards
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Trust Model Illustration
Trust Model (Distr/Exhib) Delegation Model w/ System
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Chapter 6: TAMAT Methodology (Thomson)‫‏‬
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TAMAT Example of Attack Tree
Example: Camcord Playout
Bribe
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Example: Steal Content at Production
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TAMAT Risk Aversion Table
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Chapters 7 & 8
Beyond DCI/SMPTE security
Security and financial issues not taken into account by
DCI and SMPTE
Recommendations
10 guidelines to create a European Digital Cinema model
that is viable, secure and respects all players in the
European fragmented landscape
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EDCine Web Site
www.edcine.org
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