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Author Topic: Ncm Justin Bacon Film Handler Posts: 12 From: Orlando FL USA Registered: Oct 2018 posted 07-28-2019 10:10 PM                     Hey guys I'm just curious of how movie and cinemasounds works. I was told it gets to the servers by satellite. I'm curious because I want to run a 6 screen subrun movie theater. Do I buy a regular PC and run it? T  |  IP: Logged Frank Cox Film God Posts: 2234 From: Melville Saskatchewan Canada Registered: Apr 2011 posted 07-28-2019 10:26 PM                        Wikipedia entry Read this for an overview, then ask any specific questions that you have after that.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-29-2019 07:46 AM                     You have to sign up for satellite down load service. Companies like DCDC supple all the equipment including the catch server the content is downloaded to. The content gets moved over your media network to each screen's server from there, usually via a TMS System that you provide. Mark  |  IP: Logged Justin Bacon Film Handler Posts: 12 From: Orlando FL USA Registered: Oct 2018 posted 07-29-2019 09:34 PM                     Thank you guys so much. Can't wait to start my own cinema.  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 07-30-2019 03:55 PM                     I forgot to mention that DCDC will not connect their catch server into your media network. It certainly can and should be done that way but you will have to have your technician do that. Mark  |  IP: Logged Ken Lackner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1907 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 08-08-2019 05:26 PM                     Justin, Since the subject of this post is NCM, I assume you are asking about National CineMedia, the company that provides pre-show content such as ads that run before the start of the show. If so, then yes, all content is delivered by satellite. You do not need a PC. The whole system is fully automated by NCM. They install a satellite dish on the roof, and a receiver and server in booth, as well as their own network in the booth, with a player, or "client" as they call it, at each auditorium. Content gets downloaded to the server and distributed to clients. The server reads the POS schedule and builds a preshow for each show based on rating. Serial communication with several popular digital cinema automation systems allows for auto start. Not sure why others mentioned DCDC, but that is a system for receiving features and trailers via satellite but is not related to NCM. Does this answer your questions?  |  IP: Logged Bruce Cloutier Expert Film Handler Posts: 161 From: Gibsonia, PA, USA Registered: Aug 2016 posted 08-09-2019 07:20 AM                        NCM uses JNIORs to interface and coordinate with existing media systems in the theater. That is done (if I am remembering correctly) through a serial connection since in general they are not usually allowed to connect to the theater network for security reasons. My understanding anyway.  |  IP: Logged Ken Lackner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1907 From: Atlanta, GA, USA Registered: Sep 2001 posted 08-09-2019 04:15 PM                     That's exactly correct. (Well, I don't know if security is specifically the reason, but NCM does have their own network, not connected to the theater's D-cinema network.) JNIOR is one of at least three automation systems I'm aware of that NCM can work with. I assume there are others. (They have a really good engineering team, and I imagine they can figure out how to work with any automation that uses RS-232 if it's not already supported.) And if your automation isn't supported, there's always the relay board option for GPIO control.  |  IP: Logged

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