Abstract: A method for scheduling motion picture and promotional content for an audience at an exhibitor site includes the steps of: assembling an electronic play list (62) for the motion picture and for related promotional content. The play list (62) identifies at least one time slot (64) for presentation of the promotional content. An ad auction entry (32) is posted, soliciting a bid from an advertisement provider for purchase of the time slot (64). In response to a received bid, an advertisement is provided for the time slot (64) so that the advertisement can be downloaded from a networked advertisement provider.

Abstract: A method for the presentation of digital motion image sequences includes the steps of capturing a digital motion image sequence at a given frame rate; temporally interpolating the digital motion image sequence to a higher frame rate than the given frame rate to produce interpolated digital image frames; and storing the digital motion image sequence and the interpolated digital image frames as extensions to the stored digital image sequence, whereby the stored digital image motion sequence can be presented at the given frame rate or combined with the interpolated digital image frames for display at the higher frame rate.

Abstract: An illumination system for a film scanner is disclosed which comprises a light source and optics for providing a line of light on a film. Light transmitted through the film is imaged onto photosensor elements such as CCD arrays. In order to obtain a high quality electronic image from various types of film, an integrating cylinder is used to provide a line of diffuse light on the film, and light delivered to the integrating cylinder is controlled in accordance with the particular type of film being scanned and the operating conditions of the apparatus.

Abstract: A motion picture telecine scanner interposes a motion picture negative or print film (10) in an optical light path (12) between a light source (14) and a pickup stage (16) that develops a plurality of separate color output signals (R, G, B). By balancing the scanner so that the pickup stage provides substantially equivalent output levels in the respective colors for color transmissions substantially equivalent to like transmissions through the base density of a negative film, substantial signal-to-noise performance is realized during negative scanning. The base density is provided during a calibration mode by an optical filter (44) that is inserted into the light path with the motion picture film removed. In addition, the optical filter (44) is kept in the light path (12) during motion picture print scanning without any loss in signal-to-noise performance.