How does Qflix™ work for retailers?

As many as 30% of U.S. retail DVD buyers leave stores empty-handed because the movies they are looking for are not in-stock or are not in-print.

Qflix technology enables retailers and kiosk vendors to work together to place small-footprint touch-screen kiosks either on the retail floor or behind a service counter, making it possible for consumers to select from a virtually unlimited catalog DVD titles. In as little as 10 minutes, a Qflix DVD can be burned and delivered with full-color disc labels and cases. As a digital on-demand system, retailers can also offer their customers the option of purchasing hard-to-find DVD’s via their website and have them ready for in-store pickup – driving retail foot traffic while generating revenue on an otherwise lost sale.

For consumer electronics merchandisers, the Qflix program creates an opportunity to sell Qflix-enabled DVD recorders, PCs, and media to consumers who want to take advantage of downloading and burning movies at home – something they have never been able to do before. In addition, the Qflix team can work with you to offer online movies stores that build on your retail brand and drive traffic to your retail and web properties.

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How does Qflix™ work for manufacturing on demand?

Whether your company is a DVD manufacturer, large retailer, or on-line service provider-Qflix technology gives you a cost-effective way to produce small quantities of copyright-protected, Hollywood-quality DVD movies and other premium content.

Qflix Pro drives and media designed exclusively for professional and enterprise manufacturing of DVDs "on demand," allows production and distribution facilities to virtually eliminate the cost of carrying physical inventory while simultaneously offering consumers extensive catalogs of content and fast fulfillment.

In addition, Sonic's AuthorScript Manufacturing on Demand (MOD) SDK gives you all of the software hooks to seamlessly integrate Qflix Pro burning into your production pipeline, making it possible to get up and running quickly.

Manufacturing On Demand Workflow

How does Qflix™ work at home?

While consumers have been able to purchase and download movies from the internet to their PC for over 10 years, very few have actually done it. Why? Consumers want to watch movies in their living room, or bedroom, or in their car – not just on their PC. In survey after survey, the #1 request of online movie viewers had been the ability to burn a DVD. Finally, with Qflix enabled PCs, they can.

Using a Qflix-certified DVD burner and Qflix media, consumers can download movies from their favorite Qflix-certified content service provider and watch them on any DVD player.

In addition to the PC, Qflix technology can also be deployed on cable and satellite set-top boxes. As service providers know, consumers love the DVR (digital video recorder) features that they offer. The top request among DVR owners? DVD burning. By adding Qflix technology to their product offerings, cable and satellite providers can give their customers a way to off-load their DVRs by purchasing content on the spot. It’s another way to increase per-seat revenue and reduce subscription churn.

With Qflix enabled PCs, the distance between the PC and the living room has finally been bridged, giving consumers a real reason to buy movies online as well as a reason to upgrade their PC and DVD burner hardware.

Qflix In The Home