Connect with a TMS

some theaters use a tms (theater management system) to automate playback of content for their showtimes we currently integrate with two tms solutions, cinema ace and film tech cinema ace configuration before we can enable cinema ace, you'll need to work with your it team to enable ftp port 21 on your router to allow connectivity to the following three ip addresses 3 231 234 174 44 198 25 49 52 3 115 99 after doing so, please contact support\@filmbot com with information on the public ip address for your theater we can work with your it team to make the necessary changes if necessary, and enable cinema ace for your theater usage navigate to the scheduler in the filmbot web admin click the cinema ace button above the scheduler choose a date range of showtimes to upload (comscore requires a minimum of 7 days) press upload the xml file will be generated and uploaded to cinema ace via ftp film tech configuration to enable film tech integration for your theater, please contact support\@filmbot com usage once enabled, you'll see three film tech options in the scheduler for each showtime standard (default) sends automation information on this showtime to your film tech server no preshow sends automation information on this showtime to your film tech server, but specifies that there will be no preshow no automation does not send automation information, primarily used if this is a live event, or an event where you'll be doing playback from a manual device (like blu ray or 35mm)