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Author Topic: The studios think people who run digital screens are morons Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 03-02-2010 03:01 PM                     quote: Mark Gulbrandsen I'm with Michael on waiting for digital to go kaput! I've gone back to mostly working on film projection systems and supporting them... they'll be around for a very long time to come and I will retire from doing that in a number of years. I literally fell out of my chair when I read that..Mark, welcome back to the worlds of common sense!!  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 청주시, 경북도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 03-02-2010 03:11 PM                     So does that mean that he's back to film because he made about all he could off digital?  |  IP: Logged Ian Parfrey Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1049 From: Imbil Australia 26 deg 27' 42.66" S 152 deg 42' 23.40" E Registered: Feb 2009 posted 03-02-2010 03:15 PM                     Welcome back to the Dark Side, Mark.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-02-2010 06:33 PM                     Matt, 1200-1500CFM  |  IP: Logged Sean Weitzel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall) Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-02-2010 09:49 PM                     is it detrimental to run a lamp TOO cool?  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 03-02-2010 10:10 PM                        Jhawk talks about that on page 3 of this thread ...  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-03-2010 12:17 AM                     ...and what he is quoting is not in the best interest of the bulb user, but in the best interest of the company trying to sell you more bulbs.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 03-03-2010 01:21 PM                     ..then I've seen consoles with muffin or squirrel cage fans installed internally by techs or booth personnel to blow directly on the bulb itself...  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-23-2010 11:33 PM                     quote: Scott Norwood Section 5.4.3.1 of DCI spec v.1.2 requires that the content title be displayed in human-readable text in English. I wish someone would point that out to Paramount then. I just received the trailer for Street Dance. Here's the file name... 006_SD_3D_AU_T_TRL1-3D_F_EN-XX_UK_51_48_ST_20100312_FAC_i3D-ngb_OV Now, how on earth am I supposed to know what that is when it comes to adding it to the playlist?  |  IP: Logged Elise Brandt Expert Film Handler Posts: 160 From: Kuusankoski, FIN/ Kouvola, Finland Registered: Dec 2009 posted 03-23-2010 11:43 PM                     006? It's clearly the new bond movie -and in 3D! Yup, there IS a "SD" for street dance there but damn if one would find it not knowing what to look for. The naming system is generally a good one but that is definitely a bad example.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-24-2010 12:20 AM                     It's not such an issue, but imagine if they all started coming out like that? Just dumb.  |  IP: Logged Jussi Siponen Film Handler Posts: 75 From: Mikkeli, Itä-Suomi, FINLAND Registered: Jan 2010 posted 03-24-2010 03:19 PM                     The names are supposed to have structure, this just somebody randomly banging the keyboard: Film Title: 006 Content Type: SD Projector Aspect Ratio: 3D Language: AU Territory and Rating: T Audio Type & Narrative Description Track Language: TRL1 Resolution: 3D Studio: F Date: EN-XX Facility: UK 3D Specs (optional field): 51 Package type: 48 But - bless their souls - they clearly did try: ST (for studio) and FAC (for the facility that made the DCP) are copied letter for letter from the spec. Assuming there is english narrative, Paramount is the studio and let's say Dolby LA did the DCP mastering: STREET-DANCE-3D_TRL1-3D_F_EN-XX_UK_51-EN_48_PC_20100312_DLB_i3D-ngb_OV Now what is so hard about any of that, really?!? (Edit: Fixed "51" to "51-EN". Apparently even *I* can't get this s**t right... )  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 03-25-2010 12:10 AM                     Personally, I think each file should BEGIN with 3DN-FTR-MOVIE_TITLE (non ghostbusted) or 3DG-FTR-MOVIE_TITLE (ghostbusted) or 2D-FTR-MOVIE_TITLE It would make sorting SO much easier, but whatever. At least Dolby's software permits quick and easy sorting.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 03-25-2010 06:33 AM                     Quick question...1920 movies versus 2048 (EFIB vs FFIB projectors to get full-frame triple flash)....are the DCP different? One would think they would need to be...are they indicated in the file description? Steve  |  IP: Logged

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