The Cinema Designer

What Does The Cinema Designer Calculate?

TCD allows cinema designers to quickly produce technically accurate designs that adhere to industry standards, which also means users spend less time on wasted hours for projects that might not take place should the client change their mind.

TCD calculates and produces in minutes what would typically take a cinema designer weeks to design; the illustration below highlights how long each part of the design phase would usually take an extremely competent and experienced home theater installer.

How Much Time Does TCD Save?

All times in minutes:

Task (without using TCD)	Maths / Excel	CAD	Render	Documentation	Time with TCD
Raise new design project documentation, Prepare CAD file, Spreadsheets, 3D Render project	60	300	480	60	2
CAD Room Layout, Plan and Elevations, Dims Speaker placement Subwoofer placement Screen sizing Screen <-> Seating Spacing Screen <-> Seating sight lines Seating Configuration Projector and Lens Throw Calculations and CAD annotation	375	600	0	0	2
Screen materials specification and spec/images/document Speaker and Subwoofer spec/images/document Amplifier Power and Headroom calcs and table Amplifier channel count and spec/images/document Processor specification, I/O count and spec/images/document Complete Room Modes Calculation Complete RT60/500Hz Sabine Calculations with acoustic treatment specification	360	0	0	360	2
3D model room 3D model seating arrangement 3D model screen/projector Apply materials, render treatments Create RayTraced lighting RayTraced Render of room	0	0	1140	0	2
Collate all and produce PDF Design Document	0	0	0	60	2
Total (mins)	795	900	1620	480	10
Total (hours)	> 13 hrs	> 15 hrs	> 27 hrs	> 8 hrs	10 mins

TASK TOTAL	63 hrs 15 mins
TCD TIME	10 mins
TIME SAVED	> 63 hrs

I was blown away. In a matter of minutes, you had virtually everything necessary to present a proposal to a client! It’s an absolutely fantastic software program.

Eric McBride, Bowers & Wilkins

Bowers & Wilkins

The integration with The Cinema Designer will greatly benefit our mutual customers, providing a connected workflow from conception through installation – helping our customers confidently deliver their cinema and media rooms on time and to budget.

Tim Bigoness, D-Tools

D-Tools

[TCD] definitely raises the standard of the cinema design industry. The design tool gives you...years of study, practical experience and knowledge in a simple to use, yet incredibly powerful program

Barry Sheldrick, Meridian Audio

Meridian Audio Ltd

The Cinema Designer will now serve as our central part of our ongoing focus on cinema solutions. You don’t get a second chance to make a first impression, and TCD ensures [a client] can see you are the expert and have developed a bespoke solution.

Ian Trudgeon, thinkingbricks limited

thinkingbricks limited

I believe it will certainly make everyone’s lives easier and promote high standards within the industry.

Phil Lord, Christie Digital

Christie Digital

Having heard so many good things about TCD software and following many requests to join as a manufacturer supplier from our distributors and integrators...this GENIUS tool was much beyond our expectations!

Nadine Chaix, Waterfall Audio

Waterfall Audio

Features

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What Does The Cinema Designer Calculate?

How Much Time Does TCD Save?

All times in minutes:

TASK TOTAL

63 hrs 15 mins

TCD TIME

10 mins

TIME SAVED

> 63 hrs