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Posted by John Lasher (Member # 968) on 08-23-2001, 02:53 PM:
What soundtracks are usually found on new 70mm film prints?
Posted by John Pytlak (Member # 331) on 08-23-2001, 03:27 PM:
70mm theatrical (5-perf) prints originally had 6 channels of sound, recorded on magnetic strips applied to the film after processing. Because of the cost of meeting ever increasing environmental restrictions on the solvents used for striping, most of the companies that did striping no longer offer the service.Recently, DTS has been used successfully for 70mm prints on several features, most notably "Titanic" and "Vertigo". The DTS time code is printed along the edge of the film, and the same disks used for 35mm prints are used.
http://www.widescreenmuseum.com/widescreen/wingto3.htm
http://www.dtsonline.com/cinema/index.html
Check out the photo of a 70mm DTS reader in the "Pictures" section under "Ontario Place Cinesphere-IMAX theater in Canada".
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Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 08-23-2001, 07:48 PM:
The last 5/70mm mag prints that were released theatrically were Kenneth Branaugh's 'Hamlet', a couple of 70mm mag prints of 2001:A Space Odyssey were made in 1995(?), and a single 70mm Mag print of 'Tron' was struck in 1999 for a film festival and a couple of special screenings.All other 5/70mm prints since 1995 have been DTS70 prints, and all of them (except for 'Titanic' and 'Vertigo') were one-off prints for special European venues.
Aaron
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 08-23-2001, 08:42 PM:
The new prints of 2001 in the UK are SR mag
Posted by Scott Norwood (Member # 30) on 08-24-2001, 12:09 AM:
There is (was?) a 1999 70mm mag print of "Lawrence of Arabia" as well. I've seen it twice...physical condition is great, but there are serious timing problems.
Posted by Thomas Hauerslev (Member # 566) on 08-24-2001, 02:35 AM:
The recent 2001 re-release of "2001: A Space Odyssey" is also Dolby SR 6-track magnetic. It's still running in England.------------------
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Posted by John Lasher (Member # 968) on 08-24-2001, 09:16 PM:
What soundtrack would most cinemas be able to run, though?
Posted by Gordon McLeod (Member # 33) on 08-24-2001, 09:51 PM:
this has been discussed in several other topics so I would sujest doing a search
Mag A type format 42 is probably the most common though