Dolby Streamlines Multiplex Operation with New Central Library Server

September 2007

Dolby has introduced the new Dolby Show Library, a central ingest and storage server designed to maximize efficiency and flexibility in a digital multiplex. The syst-em facilitates the network-ing of digital screens, giving the user the capability to load and schedule progra-mming centrally. Represen-ting a major step forward in digital multiplex operations, the Dolby Show Library has recently been installed in trial sites in both US and . Europe

With the Dolby Show Library, movies and other content can be loaded cen- trally once for the whole multiplex, rather than separately for each digital cinema screen. Content can be loaded from portable hard disk, from a satellite receiver, or other remote network connection. The theatre manager or projec-tionist can program the entire show schedule for the complex anytime, night or day, with movie transfers and program changes performed over the network automatically and unatten-ded. Programming is easy using the drag-and- rop Dolby Show Manager software.

Another advantage of the Dolby Show Library is added flexibility for alterna-tive content and pre-show advertising, as the unit pro-vides a gateway that allows providers of third- arty screen advertising and other alternative content to deli-ver and manage their pro-gramming over a network link.

The Dolby Show Library is designed for cinemas equipped with the Dolby Digital Cinema playback system, and is supplied completely with 1.8 Ter-abytes of internal RAID6 movie storage. Additional storage options can be added externally.

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