Technicolor has been a leader in entertainment innovation since 1915. They provide visual effects, animation, post-production and distribution services for film, television and video games. The Pulse project uses MongoDB to create a secure content management platform that stores all production assets in one place. This allows easy access and sharing for all stages of production from planning to distribution. Pulse tracks assets, controls access and automates workflows to improve collaboration and save costs on large productions that may shoot for over 100 days.

1. technicolor.com
PULSE PROJECT ON MONGO DB
SEPT 30, 2015
DARYLL STRAUSS

2. Technicolor
Incorporated in 1915, Technicolor has been the long established
leader in entertainment innovation with standards-setting technology
and premiere talent. We have contributed to some of the most well
known films and continue to be dedicated to inventing and co-
creating solutions that fuel immersive augmented experiences-
igniting the imagination.

3. Vancouver
CS & MPC FILM
Our Locations
Sydney
CS &
Home Ent. Services
Bangalore
Beijing
CS
London
CS, MPC
Home Ent. Services
Paris
CS
Mexico City
MPC ADV
Los Angeles
Montreal
CS & MPC FILM
Toronto
CS & MR. X
Mr. X
Creative Services
MPC
New York
TPWNY, Mr. X & MPC ADV
Amsterdam
MPC ADV
CS, MPC
Animation & Games
Animation & Games
Shanghai
MPC ADV
CS, MPC
Animation & Games
Home Ent. Services
Home Ent. Services

4. Creation
Other Services
 Pre-Viz
 Asset build
 3D Video production
 3D Animation
 Broadcast 3D
 Design development
 Animation modeling
 Rigging
 Animation texturing
 Keyframe animation
 Motion-capture clean-up
Visual Effects
Technicolor’s visual effects (VFX) house, MPC (the
Moving Picture Company), creates spectacular visual
experiences in any space, on any screen. As one of the
world’s leading VFX providers, we have offices around
the world and the most robust connectivity and pipeline
in the industry
Animation &
Games
Technicolor has been part of animation history since
1932. We have since worked on some of the most
captivating television and film animation productions in
entertainment. In addition we have made strong
inroads to the gaming sector
Content
Development
Technicolor also acquires and develops original content,
with a concentration on material for children’s
television
Technicolor provides VFX and Animation services for motion picture, television, video games, direct-to-
home, advertisements, 3D/4D location-based and other media clients throughout the world. We develop
both 2D and 3D CGI productions out of our facilities in North America, United Kingdom, India and China.

5. Influence
Color Science
Our Academy award-winning color scientists
work to build a bespoke workflow based on
your production needs, regardless of camera
choice, software preference or delivery
format
On Location Services
Our teams create and provide a virtual lab
for production, no matter where in the
world production a production goes. Our On
Location Services team manages workflow,
calibrates viewing environments and ensures
the dailies process runs smoothly into post-
production.
Dailies
File-based solutions for film and Digital
productions, ensuring consistent, timely,
high quality outputs, even when shooting on
location
Color Grading
Our DI process is the de-facto industry
standard, backed by our globally impressive
talent and legacy of Color Science expertise
Sound Services
State-of-the-art facilities worldwide
featuring award-winning talent and the
complete breadth of Sound services
including Re-mixing, ADR, Foley, Animation
and Blu-ray
Marketing Services
Robust Trailers and Marketing color grading
for large theatrical campaigns, including TV
spot finishing
Subtitling and International
Versioning
We provide translation into over 45 different
languages
Restoration
Our experts in film restoration deploy
cutting-edge tools to preserve our shared
cultural film heritage
3D
From dynamic 3D subtitling to content
certification, Technicolor offers unique tools
to ensure the best possible presentation of
3D material, whether in theatres or at home
Technicolor offers award-winning, market-leading visual and sound post-production services for theatrical and
broadcast content

6. Technicolor has formed a joint venture with Deluxe to offer a scalable set of digital cinema distribution services.
Distribution
Managing day-and-date capacities globally, Deluxe Technicolor Digital Cinema offers premiere replication, satellite and hard drive
distribution and digital key management
Hard Drive
Distribution
The market leader in digital cinema distribution with safe, secure delivery to and return from digital exhibitors
Satellite
Distribution
Automatically delivers digital cinema content to a Technicolor ThinGest server, which is installed within the theatre
Technicolor 3D Our patented “over-under” process allows exhibitors worldwide to display 3D material when digital conversion is cost-prohibitive
Pre-Show
Advertising We deliver weekly pre-show advertising content to over 6,000 screens
Deluxe
Technicolor
Digital
Cinema
Services

7. Content Manufacturing, Distribution and Supply Chain Services
With facilities in North America, Europe, and Australia, we have the capacity to manufacture over 2
billion discs a year.
We offer comprehensive packaging and kitting services from standard DVD boxes to complex POS
displays, combining automated and manual packing to best meet client and retailer timelines and
budgets.
From retail order management to pick/pack/ship, including complete returns management and
credit collection, we deliver over 5 million products each day to 10,000 retail locations in North
America alone.
With proven expertise in time-driven, event-based freight management, our full service third party
logistics division enables supply chain flexibility, cost optimization and complete visibility via
customizable reporting tools.
DVD and Blu-ray
Mastering and
Replication
Finished Product
Packaging/POS
Assembly
Distribution and
Fulfillment
Logistics/
Transportation
Management
As the world’s largest manufacturer of pre-recorded DVD and Blu-ray DiscTM,
Technicolor provides a full suite of supply chain solutions for home entertainment
products to studios, independent content owners, and game and software publishers.

9. What is PULSE?
Pulse is a secure modular
platform that enables a seamless
production experience. It stores
and manages in one accessible
location all production assets for
use in every stage of a projects
from planning and production
through distribution and
archiving.
Secure
Content
Platform
Review And
Approve
DP Lights
(On-Set)
Framelogic
(Near-Set)
Editorial
Marketing
Visual
Effects
Pulls
DI/DCP
Media
Services

10. PlatformLocationApplications
REST API’s
PULSE Architecture

11. Productions shoot to a wide variety of devices
Each has their own file formats and data they collect
Production time is expensive
Locations may have minimal technical capabilities
Hundreds of people each with their own processes
Multiple 4k cameras can produce up to 5TB/day
Feature film shoots for around 100 days
On Set

12. Collect all the content
Color correct the content to match director’s intent
Process the content to required formats
Write LTO tapes and ship them off
Feed data in to Pulse
Near Set

13. Editorial team is the lead creative team on the project
Works with proxies of the original content
Cuts the movie (what’s in and what’s out)
Controls who has access
Pulse provides the single access point for everyone
Editorial
Photo: "Videowisconsinstudio" by Nullcron
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14. Pulse allows executives back the studio to view the
content
Editors and the director can provide feedback
Visual effects shows works in progress
Review and Approve

15. Anything from minor fixes to computer generated
images
Lots of compute power
Many revisions
Needs to match original on-set color
Pulse provides color corrected content and allows for
review and approve the works in progress
Visual Effects
Photo: ”Server Room" by Torkild Retvedt
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16. Marketing creates trailers and advertising
Conform pulls all the assets from the final edit
Digital Intermediate creates final color version
Media services creates final packages for distribution
Everyone Else
Secure
Content
Platform
Review And
Approve
DP Lights
(On-Set)
Framelogic
(Near-Set)
Editorial
Marketing
Visual
Effects
Pulls
DI/DCP
Media
Services

17. Pulse secures all the production assets
Pulse controls who has access to what
Pulse tracks the changes in editorial and provides
notifications when assets change
Pulse automates processing and moving the content
Asset Management

18. Assets are stored in multiple locations (servers, tapes,
etc) Pulse tracks those locations.
Assets have individual access control lists limiting who
can see what in the system.
Assets track every operation to provide visibility and
audit control.
Each asset has a flexible metadata database
Tracked Assets

19. Benefits of MongoDB
• MongoDB allowed for rapid application development
• MongoDB provided flexibility for handling disparate data
• MongoDB provides rapid queries for our REST API
• MongoDB can be deployed in any environment

20. Thank you
Any Questions?