Displaying DCI and other content on an enhanced dynamic range projector

1. A multi-modulation projector display system, said display system comprising:

a light source;

a controller;

a first modulator, said first modulator being illuminated by said light source and said first modulator comprising a plurality of analog mirrors to modulate light from the light source;

a second modulator, said second modulator being illuminated by light from said first modulator and capable of modulating light from said first modulator, and said second modulator comprising a plurality of mirrors; said controller further comprising:

a processor;

a memory, said memory associated with said processor and said memory further comprising processor-readable instructions, such that when said processor reads the processor-readable instructions, causes the processor to perform the following instructions:

receiving input image data, said image data comprising at least one highlight feature;

determining whether the input image data comprises DCI image data;

processing the input image data as EDR image data upon detecting EDR image data;

setting the luminance of the first modulator as a function of a ratio of DCI max luminance to max luminance of the EDR projector system upon detecting DCI image data;

performing dynamic range processing on the DCI image data by creating a blurred halftone image on the first modulator; and

rendering the dynamic range processed DCI image data from the first modulator on the second modulator.

2. The display system of claim 1 wherein determining whether the input image data comprises DCI image data further comprises one of a group, said group comprising: detecting metadata associated with said input image data, said metadata indicating that said image data is DCI-compliant and assaying input image data to detect a plurality of image data parameters, said parameters indicating that the image data is DCI-compliant.

3. The display system of claim 1 wherein performing dynamic range processing on the DCI image data further comprises:

setting the first modulator to a desired luminance level; and

sending signals to the second modulator to modulate light from the first modulator to form the desired image from said input image data.

4. The display system of claim 3 wherein setting the first modulator to a desired luminance level further comprises:

setting the first modulator to transmit the full luminosity of the projector system.

5. The display system of claim 3 wherein setting the first modulator to a desired luminance level further comprises:

setting the first modulator to substantially transmit the ratio of DCI maximum luminance to the maximum luminance of the EDR projector.

6. The display system of claim 3 wherein sending signals to the second modulator to form the desired image further comprises:

rendering the desired image with a desired minimum level of the full luminance output of the EDR projector system.

7. The display system of claim 6 wherein the desired minimum level is substantially 1/1800 of the peak luminance of the EDR projector system.

8. The display system of claim 1 wherein the instructions further comprises:

gamut mapping DCI image data to a desired color gamut.

9. The display system of claim 8 wherein gamut mapping DCI image data to a desired color gamut further comprises:

expanding the DCI image data to the full color gamut of the EDR projector system.