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Scott Norwood
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From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas)
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 05-26-2001 06:57 PM
Isn't the film-scanning process for DLP projection a time-consuming one, however?
In any case, it seems that dye-transfer printing and DLP/whatever  are really two totally different products aimed at two totally different ends of the market. Dye transfer seems like a sort of "high end" premium product intended to show off the best picture quality possible with 35mm film (and sound quality too, in the case of old prints...the new IB prints that I have seen have had substandard sound quality), while DLP seems to be driven more by cost and the "lowest common denominator" approach.
If John W. is correct (and he probably is), then this change in thinking is pretty sad, and maybe not the best business decision, either. Dye-transfer is something that can be sold _now_ and can make money _now_, while DLP/etc. is something that might or might not happen soon and seems like much more of a financial gamble, particularly since any success with DLP would probably have some negative implications to other aspects of Technicolor's business (film printing and distribution) which would offset any competitive advantage to be obtained with DLP.
There's no doubt in my mind that digital projection will become commonplace at some point, and if I were a film lab I would definitely be doing research and development toward that end, but I think that they're being a bit naive if Technicolor thinks that this will happen so quickly that there is no point in trying to use their existing proprietary technology for profit over the next few years. Especially considering that digital projection technology is evolving so rapidly, the poor financial health of the industry, the fact that there is currently _no_ distribution model for "digital cinema" nor is there likely to be one for some time, and the fact that even a theatre with lots of money and a fetish for all things "digital" can't even purchase a DLP setup outright at this point.
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Larry Myers
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From: Herndon, VA, USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-26-2001 09:02 PM
My my, I just played a scope trailer of Pearl Harbor tonight on my home theater system. Does it look good. Better then anything so far. I would say image quality looks twice as good then anything I have played to date. I am using a low time Devry XD with a Super Cinelux lens on a 5x12 screen. Larry
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Larry Myers
Master Film Handler
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From: Herndon, VA, USA
Registered: Jan 2001
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posted 05-27-2001 09:57 AM
I have found that many trailers are far better then the movie. They seem to contain the best scenes. Would the Pearl Harbor trailer be printed on the Vision stock? I also notice that the trailers will vary greatly in image quality. This is far more noticable using the Schneider Super Cinelux lens. With this lens, the Pearl Harbor trailer is grainless. About the same as you would expect on 70mm. It reminds me of the grain quality of reissued Lawrence of Arabia. Some of my trailers, the grain is very noticable as if it was shot on 16mm. If I go back to the Kollmorgen lens, the grain is not as noticable. Something to be said for a lower quality lens. From what I see, there are so many inputs to the final presentation image quality that the goal of "Film Done Right" may only exist in one out of 10 films. Even at that, it may exist in as little as 1 out of 5 theaters. Larry
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Sean Weitzel
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From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall)
Registered: Dec 1999
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posted 05-27-2001 01:32 PM
Jeff Joseph posted this on his 35mmforum.com:=-=-=-=-=-=-
Technicolor will only confirm 6 prints at this point (although a few more may have been struck). 3 are in New York; sorry, don't know the theaters. 3 are in Los Angeles:
General Cinema Beverly Connection; don't know which theater
Cineplex Odeon Century City; Theatre number one
AMC Santa Monica; don't know which theater If you have any other info, please email me at: sabucat@sabucat.com Thanks, Jeff Joseph
SabuCat Productions http://www.sabucat.com
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