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A Digital Cinema Package (DCP) is a bundle of data used by digital cinema projectors that contains the sound, picture and subtitles of a digitally projected film.

The images in a DCP are stored in the Jpeg2000 codec. The sound tracks are stored as PCM files. Subtitles are stored as XML files. All the information can be encrypted as an anti-piracy measure.

Encoding a film into a DCP is a complex and often costly process. However, there are now several software packages on the market that make the process much more affordable. Two well known packages include EasyDCP by Fraunhofer IIS and the Wraptor plugin for Apple's Compressor, made by QuVis.

Hardware solutions to DCP encoding are offered by Dolby, such as the Dolby SCC2000 Secure Content Creator. These are much quicker than software solutions but also substantially more expensive.