热词解释：虚拟拷贝费

What is the Virtual Print Fee model?

The Virtual Print Fee (VPF) model is a means of financing the conversion of the industry to digital cinema. The basic premise is that a third party (i.e. AAM) pays up front for the equipment, and then recoups the cost of the equipment over time, through payments from distributors (who pay the majority of the cost) and exhibitors.

何为虚拟拷贝费模式？

虚拟拷贝费（VPF）模式是一种为数字影院产业转化提供财务支持的商务模式。其基点是由第三方（如AAM）先期支付设备费用，然后再向发行商（承担大部分）和放映商收取费用，在一定时期逐步回收前期投入。

What is a ‘Virtual Print Fee’?

A Virtual Print Fee is a fee paid by a distributor to the third party – the idea

behind it is that the distributors save money by shipping digital, rather than

35mm, prints, and so these savings are used to contribute towards the cost of the equipment.

何为虚拟拷贝费？

虚拟拷贝费为由发行方支付给第三方的费用----成因是发行方从发行35毫米胶片转化到数字，成本得以节约，该结余应被用作支付设备费用。