Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Digital Get Smart cropping???

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Posted by Ben LaCrosse (Member # 4662) on 07-07-2008, 02:06 AM:

Digital Christie xp2000-S. Doremi server thing.

Does anyone with a Digital copy of Get Smart have a problem with the location and time titles being cut off on the sides? Or have heard of a similar problem?

The opening credits are fine but even with the masking set to scope and zoom all the way in, the titles are still cut off.

Could this be a ratio issue, or say even that is how the thing was programmed?

The Narnia movie's end credits were cut on the sides as well.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 07-07-2008, 02:39 AM:

Since the same kind of problem happened across more than one movie, it seems pretty clear that the problem isn't with the digital prints/files.

Posted by Lyle Romer (Member # 1266) on 07-07-2008, 04:44 AM:

Probably the screen is 2:1 or something like that and they just cut off the sides with the "digital aperture plate" to match.

Posted by Darryl Spicer (Member # 711) on 07-07-2008, 10:54 AM:

Get Smart should be playing in the flat mode.

Posted by Ben LaCrosse (Member # 4662) on 07-07-2008, 01:47 PM:

Ohh it is in flat. I was just taking the masking to scope to better diagnos the cropping.

Well once again with the digital, about all that can be done is to call a tech. Thanks for the input.