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Author Topic: Penthouse digital readers Chad Souder Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 962 From: Waterloo, IA, USA Registered: Feb 2000 posted 08-22-2008 06:48 PM                     Thanks, Darryl  |  IP: Logged Demetris Thoupis Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1240 From: Aradippou, Larnaca, Cyprus Registered: Apr 2001 posted 08-23-2008 01:26 AM                     For those who might not know, in the CP650 when you use the dip switch to enter the setup menu of the CP650 via the front panel, there is a section where it shows the video level of the Digital reader you are currently using. It is very helpful as you can exactly set the led gain to 4V. Demetris  |  IP: Logged Gerard Bierling Film Handler Posts: 9 From: Roden The Netherlands Registered: Jul 2008 posted 08-23-2008 10:10 AM                     Here a picture of a Philips double projector FP2 It has constant burning mercury lamps with shutter I know it was still in use in 1960  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-23-2008 11:03 AM                     Thats interesting Gerard! What was the point of that dual machine? For 3-D or just made for a really small booth? Mark  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 08-23-2008 11:24 AM                        In my experience with the Dolby Cat702 and BACP readers, I have seen solid zeros (not zero dot) hold on multiple occasions on both types. I have seen this on 5 of our 6 readers so far (4 BACP, 2 702). Usually they hover between 2 and 4. I have not heard any wow from any of them and we even have the scourge known as Strong platters. In fact one of my tension-safes in one auditorium is a little out of kilter so the film bounces up and down like mad on its way over to the penthouse reader (702). No problems at all. Kind of amusing, actually. Every once in awhile we'll get a print in that hovers at 6 or 6 dot... even though the print is brand new. We had a used print of Sex at the City that tracked 0's. I have also used Cat699 and Cat700 readers, but I think those averaged about 4-5 on a good day.  |  IP: Logged Robert Throop Master Film Handler Posts: 412 From: Vernon, NY USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-23-2008 11:35 AM                     quote: Mark Gulbrandsen For 3-D or just made for a really small booth? I've seen pictures of this dual Philips machine in IP in the early forties so I'd guess it was intended to save space. Bob  |  IP: Logged Gerard Bierling Film Handler Posts: 9 From: Roden The Netherlands Registered: Jul 2008 posted 08-23-2008 02:13 PM                     Yes, it was to save space. Before changeover, the lamp has to be placed in a kind of spin dryer to divide the murcury in the bulb. If he did not ignite they hit the lampholder with a rubber hammer and then there was light.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 08-26-2008 06:15 AM                     quote: Benjamin John Doman The box in the VW advert is the Rio Dalston, London. I know this is a bit late; I must have missed your post, and I've only just seen it. As far as I remember, the VW advert seems to show two projectors, with part of the second one just visible on the far left of the picture. When I visited the Rio some years ago I'm pretty sure they only had one machine; have they added a second one since? It also looked like they had a digital player in the box, one of the ones as used by Arts Alliance in the original DSN installations, I can't remember the name now. The periscope arrangement with the moving mirror to divert the light through the 16mm side was clearly visible in the advert, and I do remember seeing this at the Rio. When I was projecting at the clocktower they had a file with various product leaflets in it, including one from Kionton for these double-sided projectors, which also showed this arrangement, but I've also seen them elsewhere, Barbican cinema I think, with separare lamphouses for each side.  |  IP: Logged

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