technicolor.com

PULSE PROJECT ON MONGO DBSEPT 30, 2015

DARYLL STRAUSS

Technicolor

Incorporated in 1915, Technicolor has been the long established leader in entertainment innovation with standards-setting technology and premiere talent. We have contributed to some of the most well known films and continue to be dedicated to inventing and co-creating solutions that fuel immersive augmented experiences- igniting the imagination.

VancouverCS & MPC FILM

Our Locations

SydneyCS & Home Ent. Services

Bangalore

BeijingCS

LondonCS, MPC

Home Ent. Services

ParisCS

Mexico CityMPC ADV

Los Angeles

MontrealCS & MPC FILM

TorontoCS & MR. X

Mr. X Creative Services

MPC

New YorkTPWNY, Mr. X & MPC ADV

AmsterdamMPC ADV

CS, MPCAnimation & Games

Animation & Games

ShanghaiMPC ADV

CS, MPCAnimation & GamesHome Ent. Services

Home Ent. Services

Creation

Other Services Pre-Viz Asset build 3D Video production 3D Animation Broadcast 3D Design development Animation modeling Rigging Animation texturing Keyframe animation Motion-capture clean-

up

Visual Effects

Technicolor’s visual effects (VFX) house, MPC (the Moving Picture Company), creates spectacular visual experiences in any space, on any screen. As one of the world’s leading VFX providers, we have offices around the world and the most robust connectivity and pipeline in the industry

Animation & Games

Technicolor has been part of animation history since 1932. We have since worked on some of the most captivating television and film animation productions in entertainment. In addition we have made strong inroads to the gaming sector

Content Developme

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Technicolor also acquires and develops original content, with a concentration on material for children’s television

Technicolor provides VFX and Animation services for motion picture, television, video games, direct-to-home, advertisements, 3D/4D location-based and other media clients throughout the world. We develop both 2D and 3D CGI productions out of our facilities in North America, United Kingdom, India and China.

Influence

Color ScienceOur Academy award-winning color scientists work to build a bespoke workflow based on your production needs, regardless of camera choice, software preference or delivery format

On Location ServicesOur teams create and provide a virtual lab for production, no matter where in the world production a production goes. Our On Location Services team manages workflow, calibrates viewing environments and ensures the dailies process runs smoothly into post-production.

DailiesFile-based solutions for film and Digital productions, ensuring consistent, timely, high quality outputs, even when shooting on location

Color GradingOur DI process is the de-facto industry standard, backed by our globally impressive talent and legacy of Color Science expertise

Sound ServicesState-of-the-art facilities worldwide featuring award-winning talent and the complete breadth of Sound services including Re-mixing, ADR, Foley, Animation and Blu-ray

Marketing ServicesRobust Trailers and Marketing color grading for large theatrical campaigns, including TV spot finishing

Subtitling and International VersioningWe provide translation into over 45 different languages

RestorationOur experts in film restoration deploy cutting-edge tools to preserve our shared cultural film heritage

3D From dynamic 3D subtitling to content certification, Technicolor offers unique tools to ensure the best possible presentation of 3D material, whether in theatres or at home

Technicolor offers award-winning, market-leading visual and sound post-production services for theatrical and broadcast content

Technicolor has formed a joint venture with Deluxe to offer a scalable set of digital cinema distribution services.

Distribution

Managing day-and-date capacities globally, Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema offers premiere replication, satellite and hard drive distribution and digital key management

Hard Drive Distribution

The market leader in digital cinema distribution with safe, secure delivery to and return from digital exhibitors Satellite Distribution

Automatically delivers digital cinema content to a Technicolor ThinGest server, which is installed within the theatre

Technicolor 3D Our patented “over-under” process allows exhibitors worldwide to display 3D material when digital conversion is cost-prohibitive

Pre-Show Advertising We deliver weekly pre-show advertising content to over 6,000 screens

Deluxe Technicolor

Digital Cinema Services

Content Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply Chain Services

With facilities in North America, Europe, and Australia, we have the capacity to manufacture over 2 billion discs a year.

We offer comprehensive packaging and kitting services from standard DVD boxes to complex POS displays, combining automated and manual packing to best meet client and retailer timelines and budgets.

From retail order management to pick/pack/ship, including complete returns management and credit collection, we deliver over 5 million products each day to 10,000 retail locations in North America alone.

With proven expertise in time-driven, event-based freight management, our full service third party logistics division enables supply chain flexibility, cost optimization and complete visibility via customizable reporting tools.

DVD and Blu-ray

Mastering and

ReplicationFinished Product

Packaging/POS Assembly

Distribution and Fulfillment

Logistics/Transportation Management

As the world’s largest manufacturer of pre-recorded DVD and Blu-ray DiscTM, Technicolor provides a full suite of supply chain solutions for home entertainment products to studios, independent content owners, and game and software publishers.

What is PULSE?

Pulse is a secure modular platform that enables a seamless production experience. It stores and manages in one accessible location all production assets for use in every stage of a projects from planning and production through distribution and archiving.

Secure Content Platform

Review And

Approve

DP Lights(On-Set)

Framelogic(Near-Set)

EditorialMarketing

Visual Effects Pulls

DI/DCP

Media Services

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Loca

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Appl

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Access Control

Asset ManagementSecure Storage

Identity Management / Security (HSM)

Workflow Automation

Collaborative ViewerFile Manager

3rd Party Apps

Streaming Dailies

Integration Future Apps

24 / 7 Monitoring

Communications

CLOUD

REST API’s

FACILITIES

PULSE Architecture

Productions shoot to a wide variety of devicesEach has their own file formats and data they collectProduction time is expensiveLocations may have minimal technical capabilitiesHundreds of people each with their own processesMultiple 4k cameras can produce up to 5TB/dayFeature film shoots for around 100 days

On Set

Collect all the contentColor correct the content to match director’s intentProcess the content to required formatsWrite LTO tapes and ship them offFeed data in to Pulse

Near Set

Editorial team is the lead creative team on the projectWorks with proxies of the original contentCuts the movie (what’s in and what’s out)Controls who has accessPulse provides the single access point for everyone

Editorial

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Pulse allows executives back the studio to view the contentEditors and the director can provide feedbackVisual effects shows works in progress

Review and Approve

Anything from minor fixes to computer generated imagesLots of compute powerMany revisionsNeeds to match original on-set colorPulse provides color corrected content and allows for review and approve the works in progress

Visual Effects

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Marketing creates trailers and advertisingConform pulls all the assets from the final editDigital Intermediate creates final color versionMedia services creates final packages for distribution

Everyone Else

Secure Content Platform

Review And

Approve

DP Lights(On-Set)

Framelogic(Near-Set)

EditorialMarketing

Visual Effects Pulls

DI/DCP

Media Services

Pulse secures all the production assetsPulse controls who has access to whatPulse tracks the changes in editorial and provides notifications when assets changePulse automates processing and moving the content

Asset Management

Assets are stored in multiple locations (servers, tapes, etc) Pulse tracks those locations.Assets have individual access control lists limiting who can see what in the system.Assets track every operation to provide visibility and audit control.Each asset has a flexible metadata database

Tracked Assets

Benefits of MongoDB

• MongoDB allowed for rapid application development

• MongoDB provided flexibility for handling disparate data

• MongoDB provides rapid queries for our REST API

• MongoDB can be deployed in any environment

Thank you

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