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US 7,941,407 B2Granted
Organization of archival elements for analog/digital hybrid data on film
AssigneeThomson Licensing
InventorsPierre Ollivier, James Fancher
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Abstract
A system and method for archiving films includes dividing a film feature into N parts. Metadata is digitally stored on each of the N parts of film. The film includes both analog and digital data representing an entire record of the film on a single media for at least one N part. For each N part, the single media may include all the color component images associated with that part.
Claims18
A method for archiving films, comprising:
- dividing the film content into N parts;
- digitally storing metadata for at least one N part of the film that includes analog and digital data representing a record of the film on a single media the at least one N part, wherein the single media includes each of a plurality of color component images associated with the at least one N part;
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- wherein at least one color component reel is divided into parts and metadata is added to each of the component reels in accordance with a data organization such that all color components for that part and all metadata for that part are included on a same reel.
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A method for archiving films, comprising:
- dividing an analog feature into N parts based on one of a length of film, run time and scenes;
- providing color component images for at least one of the N parts;
- for the at least one N part, incorporating each of the color component images associated with the at least one N part and digitally storing metadata for the corresponding part of the film that includes analog and digital data representing a record of the film on a single media for the at least one N part for archival storage;
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- wherein at least one color component reel is divided into parts and metadata is added to each of the component reels in accordance with a data organization such that all color components for that part and all metadata for that part are included on a same reel.
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A system for archiving films, comprising:
- an editing device configured to divide a stored analog feature into N parts based on one of a length of film, run time and scenes;
- a joining device configured to integrate each of a plurality of color component images associated with at least one N part with digital metadata for the corresponding part of the film that includes analog and digital data representing an entire record of the film on a single media for the at least one N part for archival storage;
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- wherein the stored analog feature includes a plurality of color component reels wherein each color component reel is divided into parts corresponding to the N part and the metadata is divided into parts corresponding to the N parts, the color components and metadata being added to a same reel in accordance with a data organization such that all color components for that part and all metadata for that part are included on a same reel.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.