quote: Tom Petrov

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"If you experience any issues with this IMAX Digital Performance, please email QCX@IMAX.com

It also stated the chief technician"

Now, the last time I saw this message was the only 1-800-PHONE-THX or something along those lines.

Can anyone confirm if MI4 in 15/70 has the same message?

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quote: Tom Petrov

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Saw and IMAX Digital presentation this evening.

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quote: Joe Redifer

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While you are certainly welcome to share your experience of any given theater, the fact that you created a new thread for this when another already existed (and that you already posted in it), the way you titled the thread and the fact that you had to make sure to point out that your views were "not supported by others" clearly shows that you are only interested in trolling. Not that I'm surprised. Little troll is as little troll does, I suppose.

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And that you responded gave the little troll exactly what he was craving.

If everyone stops responding to all his , he'll either stop posting or he'll stop posting altogether.
 

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Posted by Tom Petrov (Member # 1534) on 12-27-2011, 09:48 AM:
 

quote: Kurt Zupin

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This isn't anything new, this has been on all IMAX prints since this summer. Also its not a Chief Technician, the name that is on the card is David Keighley. The man behind making sure every IMAX print Film and even Digital comes out correctly and he wants to hear from YOU Tom, you should email him a nice long letter telling him about how great your experience in a IMAX Digital theatre was. You should also Clap in the email for him.

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Thanks Kurt, wasn't sure who it was as it was on screen real quick and I had only glanced at it. I might just do that and email him, I actually don't live far (just down the road) from IMAX HQ so I could probably just drop by
 

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 12-27-2011, 10:32 AM:
 

quote: Mark J. Marshall

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I'm trying to process this sentence and my brain keeps getting a GPF. Please explain.

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quote: Mike Blakesley

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If they really cared about getting told of problems, they would put the QC message in between the trailers and the feature.

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quote:

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Who gives a shit about what kind of projector is being used? T

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quote: Mike Blakesley

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Who gives a shit about what kind of projector is being used? The message is asking people to report quality problems. It doesn't matter what the equipment is. To the public, a problem is a problem.

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quote: Gordon McLeod

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In a competitive market complaints to the studios often get looked at

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quote: Tom Petrov

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QCX@IMAX.com

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quote: Tom Petrov

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Saw and (sic) IMAX Digital presentation this evening. I thought it was outstanding with no issues and it made my experience worth the money.

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quote: Mark J. Marshall

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So how was the Dark Knight Rises prologue?

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quote: Chris Slycord

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This thread itself is a flame, in my opinion, even if Tom gets ragged on more than deserved at times

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quote: Frank Angel

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Wow, this is a rough room! Some F-Ters on the rag this month? In a season of good-will-toward-men, this thread decended into viscousness the likes of which I haven't seen before in a matter of a few posts.

I thought flaming and ad hominem attacks were a violation of the F-T Prime Directive #1.

Let's take a deep breath and lighten up.

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Don't worry boys, I expected a response like this. It is sad that some people just can't accept that some people might like IMAX Digital.
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 12-27-2011, 10:25 PM:
 
I don't think that was the point.
 

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Posted by Tom Petrov (Member # 1534) on 12-27-2011, 10:28 PM:
 
I think that was exactly the point.
 

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Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 12-27-2011, 10:32 PM:
 
So wait... the point WAS to get the response you got?
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 12-28-2011, 02:31 AM:
 
Tom, the point is that you didn't need to make a new thread. The other thread isn't called "I don't like IMAX Digital". You made this thread and titled it appropriately just to ruffle the feathers of people here and now you have even admitted it. It's exactly the kind of thing you do, for you are a troll. You and Mark Gulbrandsen would get a long very well together, for you are both huge trolls. If you were truly interested in discussion of the topic, you would have posted it in the other thread (which you did anyway), not create this unnecessary new thread and wouldn't be marred by this troll talk. You are a troll. It's what you do. It's who you are. Tom the Troll.


 

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Posted by Tom Petrov (Member # 1534) on 12-28-2011, 08:30 AM:
 
Joe- You are hilarious
 

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Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 12-28-2011, 09:59 AM:
 
Ian... It might take two cans of that stuff!
 

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Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 12-28-2011, 11:51 AM:
 
I understand that there is an ART to trolling...
http://artoftrolling.memebase.com/
 

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Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 12-28-2011, 12:38 PM:
 
The odd thing about trolls is, they don't seem to realize they are trolls even when they're called on it.
 

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Posted by Sam D. Chavez (Member # 1841) on 12-28-2011, 02:05 PM:
 
If they are really trolls they get off on being called on it as they know they are drawing blood and this the only attention they ever get.

And they get better at it over time. That's why we should not feed them and instead shun them. They are kind of like those campground bears.

See, I've already wasted time commenting on this troll.
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 12-28-2011, 02:17 PM:
 
Yeah, we shouldn't respond to them directly.

The trolls on that Art of Trolling site linked above are actually pretty good. They're funny and not doing it to be asses (well, mostly). Instead, it's more of a sarcastic sense of humor/playing dumb. That's trolling done proper. Forum trolls are a completely different animal, unfortunately. Like Mark G, bitching about this site elsewhere like no tomorrow yet he couldn't stay away if his life depended on it.
 

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Posted by Sam D. Chavez (Member # 1841) on 12-28-2011, 06:21 PM:
 
I would not call Mark G a troll; he's one of us for sure and he works in the business at the state of the art.

He's just a man of changing opinions, and he honestly believes each and every opinion at the time.

I guess there is a name for this condition, but troll does not cover it.
 

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Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 12-28-2011, 06:43 PM:
 
Politician? Except he isn't running for anything.

Clearly SOME of what he says is purely to incite some into anger (the comments don't add to the discussion, they just make some mad)...that is a malicious act of a troll. There is also the constant product placement he uses that is troll like.

-Steve
 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 12-28-2011, 07:02 PM:
 
Like his KLH comment which I think was in this thread obviously directed at me and having absolutely nothing to do with IMAX digital or movie theaters in any way.
 

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Posted by Sam D. Chavez (Member # 1841) on 12-28-2011, 08:35 PM:
 
I think a real troll is more like a poser. Mark G. generally knows what he's doing or saying.

As to the product placements or plugs; unless someone is paying him to say these things, it's pretty harmless.

We all say things to provoke or bait a response. That alone does not make us trolls.
 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 12-28-2011, 10:10 PM:
 
Product placement and plugs are trolling when claiming things every competitive product does. For example if the discussion was talking about ingesting times and then Mark comes up and comments:

"The server-brand-I-am-selling-this-month can ingest while it is playing a movie."

Oh yeah? Big flippin' do because they ALL can! As such, that sort of comment is giving misleading information, as the readers would in such an example then think that if they want to ingest during playback that they need to seek out the server-brand-Mark-is-selling-this-month. It isn't as if what he said was incorrect, it just isn't complete and somebody like Mark knows better.
 

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Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 12-29-2011, 06:32 AM:
 
Yeah...the brand I normally sell this month has had playing content off the CRU for years while the brand he is selling this month treats it as a newish feature!
 

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Posted by Cameron Glendinning (Member # 3516) on 12-29-2011, 07:21 AM:
 
Tom I am personally very happy that your happy that you enjoy Imax Digital! Bestest Holiday Wishes To ALL
 

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Posted by Tom Petrov (Member # 1534) on 12-29-2011, 11:47 PM:
 

quote: Cameron Glendinning

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I am personally very happy

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quote: Brad Miller

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can ingest while it is playing a movie

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quote: Monte L Fullmer

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some circuit heads tell their employees that this procedure can't be done

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quote: Mike B

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If they really cared about getting told of problems, they would put the QC message in between the trailers and the feature.

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I agree. Here is our last "slide" before the "And now, our feature" tag...


 

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Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 01-07-2012, 12:39 AM:
 
Slides like that always make me cringe because it gives me the impression that the theater staff does not keep an eye on the presentation and/or other things.
 

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Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 01-07-2012, 02:01 AM:
 
That's the same way I feel about the message that some people here praised that IMAX puts on movies telling them to call corporate for any presentation issues. It gives me the idea that they are merely reactive. A company that cares about the presentations and maintenance that goes along to achieve this will not need such a message.
 

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Posted by Edward Havens (Member # 4715) on 01-07-2012, 03:36 AM:
 
It also makes me cringe, but only because it should be "You're" or "You are." "Your," a singular possessive personal pronoun, is grammatically incorrect for the kind of statement being made in the slide.
 

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Posted by Richard Hamilton (Member # 321) on 01-07-2012, 05:17 AM:
 

quote: Sam D. Chavez

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We all say things to provoke or bait a response.

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I do that, but I always thought I was just a smartass

Rick
 

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Posted by Frank B. McLaughlin (Member # 6683) on 01-07-2012, 06:55 AM:
 
I can remember that time when there were ushers.
 

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Posted by Mark J. Marshall (Member # 1409) on 01-07-2012, 07:11 AM:
 

quote: Edward Havens

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It also makes me cringe, but only because it should be "You're" or "You are." "Your," a singular possessive personal pronoun, is grammatically incorrect for the kind of statement being made in the slide.

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I'm surprised that it took three responses before someone pointed that out. At first I thought it was a joke.
 

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Posted by Kenneth Wuepper (Member # 1174) on 01-07-2012, 07:19 AM:
 
At the Temple Theatre in SAGINAW, MI there are ushers at each lobby door as well as both the projectionist and stage manager present during the entire presentation.

The original Barton pipe organ is played before each showing as well.

There are two curtains that move as well as a three color light show in the auditorium. Curtain warmers and footlights as well.

There are 23 other screens near by where you can see a movie but at the Temple you get a "show"
 

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Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 01-07-2012, 10:09 AM:
 

quote: Mark J. Marshall

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I'm surprised that it took three responses before someone pointed that out. At first I thought it was a joke.

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He is simply catering to the people that slide is intended for. They might not understand it otherwise.
 

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