Rapid advances in both digital cinema and information technologies will result in more frequent replacement of systems in all segments of the digital management and operations process. As new systems are installed for programming, content management, and automation - and legacy theatre equipment replaced with IT-based technology - integration of these "best-of-breed" systems is essential to achieve the promised ROI from these systems.
In this context, the term "workflow" defines the optimized integration of multiple systems in a digital cinema process.
Organizing the steps involved in the end-to-end theatre-related process, and streamlining the movement and exchange of content and metadata among those steps are essential to extracting the value from your Theatre Management System.
The following benefits can accrue from well-designed workflow automation :
