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Wes Hughes
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 175
From: Raleigh, NC, USA
Registered: Aug 2001

posted 06-11-2002 12:53 PM

One of my booths is not air conditioned...It has three machines. There are plenums from the backs of the the three auditoria to the booth that supply some cooling and make-air for the exhaust blowers, but thats it. It sometimes gets up to nearly 90 in there.

Never had a problem.

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Adam Martin
I'm not even gonna point out the irony.

Posts: 3686
From: Dallas, TX
Registered: Nov 2000

posted 06-11-2002 03:21 PM

quote:
Most theater chains just don't understand the importance of humidity and temp.

Bingo.

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Chad Souder
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 962
From: Waterloo, IA, USA
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 06-11-2002 04:38 PM

At $20,000 though, I can kinda understand why owners are stubborn. That's a whole lotta dough.

John, whoever was responsible for pushing that anti-static layer, buy them a beer for me. I can't thank them enough.

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John Pytlak
Film God

Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 06-11-2002 09:05 PM

Chad said: "John, whoever was responsible for pushing that anti-static layer, buy them a beer for me. I can't thank them enough."

I'll share the keg with the team that worked on the Kodak VISION Color Print film technology. I was one of the systems development engineers. Discussion on Internet groups like Film-Tech are a great help to Kodak teams in understanding problems and finding solutions.

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Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
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e-mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com
Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion

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Gracia L. Babbidge
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 709
From: Bowdoin, Maine
Registered: Aug 2000

posted 06-12-2002 01:42 AM

I try to keep my booth at about 65°F
...not that I succeed too often...
My booth has two HVAC units to itself - but they're not truly sufficient capacity for the space in the booth. And on top of that, the insulation was pisspoorly installed. On my desk, I have a small fan labelled "*insert chain's name here* A/C!

". ...and near the desk (on the floor), there's a high velocity fan. Both have been put to a lot of use!
We really noticed how poorly insulated the booth was when there was construction quite literally next door, and they [spray]painted a whole lot of red & white, and we noticed an abnormal amount of dust in the booth that happened to be red & white!

Its nothing strange for booth temperatures to be up around 85°F during the summer, or down to 60°F in the winter. Hence, I dress in layers, so I can adjust to the temperatures as needed! >aggravation-cha-cha-cha!<

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Robert Golding
Film Handler

Posts: 65
From: Sutter, CA, USA
Registered: Jan 2001

posted 06-12-2002 04:31 AM

Drive In's historically have had a problem with A/C. I installed a wall unit several years ago just for the Projector and Lamphouse. I ran a duck over to the projector and also to the input air for the lamphouse. I've doubled the life of my xenon's and the film runs much cooler through the projector.

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Chad Souder
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 962
From: Waterloo, IA, USA
Registered: Feb 2000

posted 06-12-2002 09:19 AM

John -

It is you that I thank, then. Do you know if Fuji film has developed an anti-static layer similar to the one Kodak uses?

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John Pytlak
Film God

Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 06-12-2002 09:55 AM

AFAIK, Fuji uses different technology.

Originally, Fujicolor print film had many problems with "static cling", beginning with "American President" in late 1995. There was much discussion in the rec.arts.movies.tech newsgroup at the time. I actually tried to help theatres cope with the problem in an article I wrote for the February 1996 issue of "Film Notes for Reel People" (Kodak Publication H-50-38). (The "Manuals" section of Film-Tech has all the back issues of "Film Notes for Reel People"). Kodak also developed an antistatic additive that most release print film laboratories now add to the final wash in the ECP-2D process that helps ALL color print films.

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Jan Hackett
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 148
From: Albuquerque, NM, USA
Registered: Apr 2002

posted 06-12-2002 09:20 PM

When one is paying 12000$ minimum just to get the privilege of playing a print then 20000$ is not to much to pay for an HVAC. The total cost was 35000$ with installation. I am lucky...My administration really cares about and demands nothing short of perfect presentation. Thats why I am in love with BRAD now...He introduced me to FilmGuard and my boss is very happy...;0

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Jan Hackett
Theater Operations Manager
Extreme Screen Dynatheater
NM Museum of Natural History Foundation

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Frank Angel
Film God

Posts: 5305
From: Brooklyn NY USA
Registered: Dec 1999

posted 06-14-2002 09:39 PM

Electronic equipment LOVES cool. Our Comm room (network servers, telco server, web servers, etc) is always kept at 65 degrees -- I've got a BIG thermoeter on the wall with 60-65 marked in green, 65-70 marked in yellow and 70 to the end of the dial is red.

In the sound studios and television studios, same thing -- a/c going all the time. PLUS the equipment is never turned off either. All the engineers seem to agree that steady-state is better than power on/off cycling. For the engineers who don't like the cold -- and there are some....wear a sweater. The equipment rules.

Frank

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