Mutimedia marketing and distribution system

A method of distributing movies comprising:

• a. receiving a movie on celluloid;
• b. scanning said movie converting it into a digital format, storing said digital format in a computer readable memory;
• c. transferring said digital format to a theater via a communications network and storing said digital format on a computer readable memory located at said theater;
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• d. projecting said digital format using a digital projector onto a screen for display to an audience.

A distribution system for distributing multimedia comprising:

• a. a first central processing unit;
• b. a first memory associated with said first central processing unit;
• c. a communications network accessible by said first central processing unit for transferring data into and out of said first memory;
• d. an input device connected for data transfer to said first central processing unit, said input device receiving multimedia and transferring it into said first memory via said central processing unit;
• e. a second central processing unit;
• f. a second memory, said second memory associated with said second central processing unit with said communications network being accessible by said second central processing unit for transferring data into and out of said second memory;
• and
• g. a digital feature film projector in data communication with said second central processing unit for displaying a feature film onto a screen for presentation to an audience, said feature film stored in digital form in said second memory after being transferred via said communications network from said first memory.

A method of marketing and distributing multimedia, the method comprising:

• a. receiving multimedia material from a producer or owner of said material;
• b. storing said material on a computer readable storage medium;
• c. providing a server system accessible over a communication network, said server system accessing data from said computer readable storage medium for transfer over said communication network;
• d. establishing an account for a customer;
• e. downloading a product upon request from said customer for said product over said server system said multimedia material;
• f. following up to determine information necessary to calculate the amount owed by said customer for said product;
• and
• g. charging the account of said customer.

A method of marketing and distributing multimedia, the method comprising:

• a. receiving multimedia material from a producer or owner of said material;
• b. storing said material on a computer readable storage medium;
• c. providing a server system accessible over a communication network, said server system accessing data from said computer readable storage medium for transfer over said communication network;
• d. providing samples over said server system of said multimedia material to potential purchasers;
• e. downloading upon request over said server system said multimedia material;
• f. querying said customer to stimulate the sending of data from said customer;
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• g. recording said data into a database.

A distribution system for distributing multimedia comprising:

• a. a first central processing unit;
• b. a first memory domain associated with said first central processing unit;
• c. a communications network accessible by said first central processing unit for transferring data into and out of said first memory domain in response to an order for a multimedia product;
• d. an input device connected for data transfer to said first central processing unit, said input device receiving multimedia and transferring it into said first memory domain via said central processing unit;
• e. a second central processing unit;
• f. a second memory domain, said second memory domain associated with said second central processing unit with said communications network being accessible by said second central processing unit for transferring data into and out of said second memory domain;
• g. a third memory domain for receiving market data in response to an order for said multimedia product;
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• h. a digital feature film projector in data communication with said second central processing unit for displaying a feature film onto a screen for presentation to an audience, said feature film stored in digital form in said second memory after being transferred via said communications network from said first memory.