He said that digital production and distribution were upending the film business, opening opportunities for entrepreneurs like him.

Not everyone will use those gadgets to provide the raw material for a digital production to mark the holidays or other event.

The station also installed entirely digital production and master control rooms.

Mr. Schmidt said he was investigating ways to raise far more money for digital production.

He was a born tinkerer and a groundbreaker in early digital production.

Now the keystone to digital production is in place.

And in the age of digital production this verifiable at an instant.

Eventually, digital production's main obstacle will be nostalgia and familiarity.

The digital production also gave the directors a unique "virtual camera" for complicated shots within the film.

One licensing deal can pay for a lot of digital production.