Automatic Cinema aims at an artistic audience. The software can be used for exhibitions or installations, where a variety of media are served on various screens and channels – syncronized or not. Since all media assets are stored in a database, Automatic Cinema is also useful for documentarists and researchers with a structural approach to their material. And last but not least, Automatic Cinema is open source and can be developed by anybody. Instead of cutting a bunch of videoclips the hard way, Automatic Cinema generates countless versions based upon predefined styles. Probably, you'll end up seeing a movie you've never been thinking of — serendipity in it's best way.

Data Server, Playback Server, Player, Controller: Automatic Cinema is a modular, distributed set of applications. It does not matter how large an installation is or how many screens you're trying to serve: The parts communicate over the network.

Once the system is set up, managing content is a simple task just by dragging and dropping files into the browser. Controlling the show is done in the same place, by setting time and style. Every story needs a start – this can be done by setting a narrative "target". Once a show is running, all channels are restarted when changing a parameter.