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Every Booking needs a film. Add the film once in Films, give it release dates and then describe the versions you can play, such as OV with German and French subtitles. Versions decide what you can book and which DCPs fit which screens.

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Before you start

  • You need the admin or operations role. With another role the Films page is read-only.
  • Check that the film is not already listed. Use the search box on Films.

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Steps

1

Open Films and start a new film

Click Films in the Catalog section of the sidebar, then Add film. A panel opens titled New film.
2

Enter the title

Type the Title (required). To fill in the rest from public film data, click Autofill. It fills only empty fields and never overwrites what you typed. Check what it filled in.
3

Fill in the film information

On the Details tab, add the Original title, Sigla, SUISA ID and Runtime. Enter the Age rating for Switzerland (CH) and Ticino (TI). Leave it empty if the film is not rated yet. Add Genres and an Overview. You can upload artwork with Upload artwork.
4

Enter regional titles and release dates

Switch on Different title per region if the title changes by region. Under Regional release schedule, enter the release date for each of D-CH, F-CH and I-CH. The film’s First release shows the earliest of them.
5

Create the film

Click Create film. The Versions, Materials and other tabs open up once the film is saved.
6

Set up the versions

Reopen the film and click the Versions tab. See the next section.

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Set up the versions

On the Versions tab:
1

Add a language version

Under Add a language version, choose the Language (for example OV) and tick the Subtitles it has: de, fr or it. No subtitles ticked means a version without subtitles. Click Confirm version. To add the same language with other subtitles, add it again.
2

Choose regions and formats

For each version row, tick the Regions where it is available (D-CH, F-CH, I-CH) and the Formats it comes in, such as 5.1, 7.1, 2.0, IAB, DBOX, 4DX, Screen-X, Cinity, IMAX or Blu-ray.
3

Set the picture

In the Picture line, choose 2D or 3D and the resolution. Use + Add picture for another combination. Tick Pre-release (Pre) if this is a pre-release version.
4

Set the aspect ratio

In the Aspect ratio line, pick one value for the whole film, for example Scope or Flat. If versions differ, click Different aspect ratio per version and set each one. Same aspect ratio for every version switches back.
5

Save the versions

Click Save versions. Discard drops your unsaved changes.
The Techsheet preview shows the versions per region. Click Techsheet PDF to download it. The button is disabled until you have saved your version changes.

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What you’ll see

The film appears in Films and in the film pickers of the Booking forms. Its status is automatic from the regional release dates unless you set a manual override in Status. Open the KDM & DCP tab to set the film’s delivery rules. See KDM and DCP. You can then create a Booking.

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If something looks wrong

Click Create film first, then reopen the film.
Your role is read-only on Films. The footer shows Close instead of Cancel and Save changes.
Nobody with edit rights has saved a version. Ask an admin or operations colleague to add them.
You have unsaved version changes. Click Save versions first.
They appear once a region has a release date and the film is saved.