Technology in distribution-Digital+Standard Distribution

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Digital Distribution- big computer files, via the web, hard drives and optical disks or satelite (no reels)	Standard Distribution-very expensive process. High cost of producing prints of film, more money shipping heavy reels.
If the movie has been distributed digitaly, the cinemas are able to project the movie using a digital projector rather than a conventional film projector.	Digital cinemas are normally higher resoultion which means that the movie will be shown in higher definition than standard film.
Standard distribution which uses reels can be good for viewing experience but can become scratched and dirty each time the movie is played.	Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows was filmed in 2D and had to be converted to 3D in post production.
To turn the 2D film into 3D they need to make sure that the editing was perfect to get the right affect.	It is easier to convert computer animated movies by adding a extra virtual camera during the editing.
The cost of coverting 2D films can be from $50,000 to $100,000	There can also be complications where the same point of the movie is the same for both eyes which means that, that scene or object will become or seem flat.

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