TELECINE

• This process involves transferring of video and audio from the print (positive OR negative) to Hi-definition standard on Magnetic Media tapes (D5). This process gives best results if it is done with the negative of the film. 
• Telecine is done at the Famous Studios Telecine facility using High Definition Spirit Telecine machine and the data is transferred onto D5 tape.
• The DaVinci color correction machine is used to carry out scene wise color correction
• This process facilitates all types of audio conversion (i.e. mono, stereo, 5.1 Dolby / DTS.)

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DIGITIZATION (Encoding & Encryption)

• The digitization process provides the facility of capturing the content, encoding, encryption and quality check.
• The D5 output is captured into MOV File. There are three capture stations used including one for standby. Each capture station has the capacity to store data up to 1.5 Terabyte. The capture and the conversion is done in realtime.
• These MOV movie files are then encoded in MPEG 4 format, for which eight encoders are used. Using multiple encoders, the encoding is also achieved in real time.
• The movie now in a compressed MPEG 4 format is encrypted frame by frame in a cine processor and stored in a NFS server in an encrypted format.

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DELIVERY OF FILMS

• After the quality check the movie is transferred into a storage device called network file server (NFS). This is the storage facility for all encrypted movies. This storage facility is configured in RAID and stored onto a secured private network.
• At the time of the release, the movie is transferred from the NFS Server to the cinecaster at the satellite hub station. The Cinecaster is located into HECL VSAT hub at Gurgaon and the movie is transferred form NFS to Cinecaster using high speed link.
• The movie is then transmitted to the theaters over a VSAT link
• This movie in the encrypted format is also copied onto a USB hard drive at the local Regional UFO office as a backup, to be delivered to theaters physically incase there is a failure in delivery of the film via satellite due to
• technical issues.
• Movies stored in the cineblaster cannot be played out by the cinema owner unless an online license is defined by the producer / distributor.

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LICENSING TO FILMS

• The license is generated on the basis of release order form received from the producer/ distributor. The license contains the details about the numbers of playback, credit amount per movie per theater as well as the validity period.
• The license is generated using the device called "Cinemanager" which is parked on a secured network. The license is delivered over VSAT as well on secured VPN link to the smart card in the Cineblaster which is situated at each theater.
• The cineblaster at every theater equipped with the UFO Digital Cinema System has been installed with a smart card. This smart card carries the credit and license for the playback of the movies stored in the cineblaster.
• The cineblaster with the UFO Smart card is connected online to the UFO Movie Management sub-station.
• The UFO charges gets debited from the credit which is preloaded and stored onto the Smart Card.
• A statement on the time & day of playback will be provided to the Producer / Distributor on a weekly basis.

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