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Topic: Time for auto-threading 35mm projectors?
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John Walsh
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From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 07-29-2001 09:35 PM
Does anyone think that the time for an auto-threading 35mm projector has now arrived?People generally have always felt that an auto-threading projector would be unreliable, scratch film, etc. But really, can it damage film as bad as the average untrained projectionist? We were talking about endless platters in another topic. While they are not the greatest thing to happen to film, one reason people bought them is because they would like to reduce labor. Auto-threading would do much the same; there would be a trade-off in that there are more parts to break, but it would reduce training for operators and help prevent damaged film and refunds (because of mis-threads.) I'm not really wild about auto-threading projectors, but with the large percentage of poorly trained operators out there, I think that it may be an idea that might actually make sense today. Of course, some digital readers would have to be threaded by themselves (unless basement readers were used.) But, still, it would help. If Bell and Howell could make a 16mm auto-thread projector stand up to junior high-school kids, surely someone could make one for 35mm use. That's my great idea for the day... 
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John Walsh
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posted 07-30-2001 01:26 PM
"..but then again final cost, limited sales would make it cost more then a Digital projector."No... couldn't cost $100,000! But, I can easily see it adding $500 to the cost of a regular projector at first; then going down if the idea caught on. If theater owners knew that (for $500 extra) there would be almost no training required to thread a projector, they might go for it. That's about the cost of two damaged reels. Of course, many give no training now, so maybe not! Bell & Howell did it in 1968 with all mechanical parts and without significantly changing their existing (basic projector) design. Today, with micro-processors, optical sensors, etc. being cheap and polyester film for durablity, couldn't it work? Oh, well; I'll shut up now...! PS: Brad, you're looking very young these days!
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