EDCL EDCL European Digital Cinema Library

Context Digital cinema becomes a reality all over Europe This trend will accelerate in 2010: – VPF deals signed with third parties in many countries – Mutualisation plans, or state-funded roll-out being set-up – 3D  more and more digital screens in Europe But still few european content available in digital

Context Difficult to understand how to do a digital release – What material is needed ? – Where can I get it? – Who pays for what? – Which service providers can do the job? – What are the prices? – DCP, KDM, hard-drive, dematerialised transport, what’s all this ? – Is it financially viable for me?

The Library The EDCL is an online library, where digital material will be stored Every member of the project has access to it And can easily distribute its title directly from it: – Find existing DCPs – Add your subtitles and localisation details – Store your digital material – Manage your release (dematerialised transport, key generation, hard drive follow-up etc.) To help you fill this library, you will benefit from a technical and financial support

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Next steps Waiting for the official answer from MEDIA, and the last budgetary adjustments December: paperwork It should be operational in January 2010 Europa Distribution will be your main contact for all non-technical issues

How will it work ? If you wish to release one of your title digitally, contact us: – To see if a DCP already exists in the library – If the producer has already or is willing to have a DCP done (we will be able to support him then) – To study with you how we will able to support your costs for the encoding work When the DCP is in the library, we will also be able to support the localisation work Only European titles are supported