Method and apparatus for prefiring cues during a digital cinema presentation
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- (a) examining a feature composition in a playlist specifying a time sequence of digital cinema compositions to determine whether a first marker corresponding to a cue is present;
(b) if the first marker is present, then placing the cue in the playlist at the first marker; and
,(c) if the no marker corresponding to the cue is present, then notifying an exhibitor.
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Abstract
Digital cinema exhibition facilities make use of a show play list (SPL) specifying a time sequence of the events to occur during the presentation of digital cinema content. One or more cues in the show play list trigger certain activities, such as displacing the screen curtain and dimming the house lights. To achieve an aesthetic, showman-like presentation, the cues in the show play undergo re-cuing. For each cue, a determination is made automatically of the prefire interval, that is, the interval by which the cue should be advanced. The execution the cue to trigger a corresponding activity is advanced by the automatically determined pre-fire interval.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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(a) examining a feature composition in a playlist specifying a time sequence of digital cinema compositions to determine whether a first marker corresponding to a cue is present; (b) if the first marker is present, then placing the cue in the playlist at the first marker; and
,(c) if the no marker corresponding to the cue is present, then notifying an exhibitor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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