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Author Topic: Mark that Frame Knob Daryl C. W. O'Shea Film God Posts: 3977 From: Midland Ontario Canada (where Panavision & IMAX lenses come from) Registered: Jun 2002 posted 04-03-2003 10:06 PM                        Thanks for the reply Larry! A thought on the auto-framing... technically, there's no reason why a laser or CCD couldn't easily pick up frame lines on a threading leader. No need for extra cues on the print. Of course, engineers can only be held responsible for so much operator stupidity. This is definetely one thing that I don't think they (product engineers) should have to deal with. In fact, I'm against such a feature as it would only help crappy theatres to continue to put on somewhat better crappy presentations.  |  IP: Logged Paul G. Thompson The Weenie Man Posts: 4718 From: Mount Vernon WA USA Registered: Nov 2000 posted 04-03-2003 10:50 PM                     Don, the minimum wage here in Washington State is now $7.01 per hour. Now don't everyone jump on the bandwagon and move here.... ...seems that is all that is up here is minimum wage jobs. The minimummer, the better! That's what the employers think.  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 04-04-2003 01:13 AM                     quote: For the young people on these forums: Get a college education. You are not going to "make it" on a $10.00 per hour job. Those days are long gone. Yeah. What Don said. Where are these $10/hr jobs you speak of and what sort of great feats must one accomplish to be paid such a generous wage?? I make a little more than half that! The auto-focus feature on the Kinotons sounds like a cool idea, but I could see some potential problems, such as the auto-focus failing and running a show out of focus until someone struts up there and fixes it. Also, in some less-than-able-staffed multiplexes, if someone messes with the lens (or messes with anything else for that matter) it might actually be counter-productive. I'm curious about the little camera that "sees" whether the film is in focus or not. I assume the camera's lens would need maintenance as well? Is the camera housed in some sort of casing, or is it designed in some way so as to not be tampered with or "tapped" into by bootleggers? (Imagine... RAZOR SHARP bootlegs! Valenti would have that heart attack for sure...) =TMP=  |  IP: Logged Art Averett Film Handler Posts: 14 From: Orlando, FL Registered: Mar 2000 posted 04-04-2003 07:16 AM                     Why not make every projector a straight shaft and end the framimg nightmare.  |  IP: Logged Bill Langfield Master Film Handler Posts: 280 From: Prospect, NSW, Australia Registered: Apr 2001 posted 04-04-2003 08:22 AM                        HEY! BAUERS have a GIANT arrow to show where the intermittant should be racked, for the dummies But that does not help them get to get 8 in the gate, or help them get it in frame, in a one in 25 percent chance. Im, training 2 more, AGAIN, yes I'll teach them properly, (even show them real projectors like Vic 8's and Centuries) then the company will steal them to another location to play with Christies (that always scares them) but what can you do. Bill.  |  IP: Logged Charles Everett Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: New Jersey Registered: May 2001 posted 04-20-2003 12:38 PM                     The AMC Hamilton yesterday afternoon: Show started with the NCN snipe in frame. When the "Theater Exit" snipe hit the booth jockey turned the frame knob and moved the image up. Stayed that way all through the preshow and trailers -- I could see a black bar at the bottom of the Finding Nemo trailer. The booth jockey didn't put the image back in frame until midway through R1. All this on a flat ratio picture (Bend It Like Beckham). I said it before and I'll say it again: Brad is correct -- LOCK the frame knob!  |  IP: Logged

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