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Cory Johnson
Film Handler

Posts: 46
From: La Crosse, WI USA
Registered: Aug 1999

posted 01-15-2001 05:32 PM

I called Technicolor before it shipped and they said it was in SDDS/SRD/DTS/SR. The poster only says SDDS and DTS. We got the film in and it says SDDS/DTS/SRD/SR on the tail of the last reel, yet there is no SRD track on the film. Is there suppose to be anf if so, is it missing from anyone else's?

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Aaron Sisemore
Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day!

Posts: 3061
From: Rockwall TX USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 01-15-2001 09:07 PM

It was from MGM who usually release non-James Bond features DTS only. (the Bond films are quad format, but always have a memo in the cans telling you to play the film in DTS only if you have either of the other two formats' playback equipment!) Consider yourself lucky that it had SDDS!(especially if thats the only digital formay you have)

FWIW, our print had SDDS/DTS/SR only listed on the tails. The SRD track area was grayed out a la early Sony.

Aaron

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John Pytlak
Film God

Posts: 9987
From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
Registered: Jan 2000

posted 01-15-2001 09:18 PM

Aaron said: "The SRD track area was grayed out a la early Sony."

Sometimes, all the printer soundhead lights are left on, even if the SRD and/or SDDS tracks are not recorded on the sound negative. Hence, the "grayed out" exposure on the print. Always check with a magnifier to verify that the "bits" are really on the print.

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Andrew Walls
Film Handler

Posts: 17
From: Newark, DE
Registered: Oct 1999

posted 01-17-2001 12:10 AM

I will add that in at least 2 of the theaters I service, the print was marked for SDDS/DTS/SRD/SR. But the SRD is Greyed out as noted above. Hence on opening day these theaters called to let me know their Dolby digital wasn't working at all. It's always nice ot make a trip to find out it's the print and not the equipment!

- Andrew

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David Emery
Film Handler

Posts: 25
From: WI
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 01-18-2001 12:44 AM

We recieved a copy of the print like that. It has DTS and SDDS but no SRD. Now because of film movement because Save The Last Dance was our top movie the print ended up in a SRD only house and the print is playing in SR:-(.

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