The images can be downloaded to a computer and transmitted the same way that any other computer file is transmitted. They can be edited on the computer screen, effects can be added and the resulting movie can be sent by modem or satellite to any place in the world. Then theater owners can download the movies and project them onto a screen with the new generation of digital projectors. The financial savings can be considerable, even with available digital equipment. Digital cameras cost a small fraction of what film cameras cost, and prices are plummeting.
New software allows anyone to edit film on a home computer.
There are no costs for developing film, no need for reels of celluloid. Instead of paying hundreds of thousands of dollars to make copies of a movie, producers could make as many copies as necessary with the click of a mouse. All rights reserved.