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Dick Vaughan
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From: Bradford, West Yorkshire, UK
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posted 12-27-2001 07:46 AM

I haven't seen this mentioned anywhere and sadly the SDDS page is no help . Is the mix on this film SDDS 6 or 8 track?

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Brad Miller
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posted 12-27-2001 11:19 AM

It is standard 5.1

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Steve Guttag
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From: Annapolis, MD
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posted 12-27-2001 02:22 PM

I'm gonna side with Brad on this one...except that it is EX so 5.1EX or whatever people want to assign to it.

The latest press release for SDDS-8 films is here
http://www.sdds.com/scpc/pr010709.html

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Dick Vaughan
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posted 12-28-2001 05:04 AM

Steve/ Brad
Thanks for the info

I never thought of looking at the press release pages as they only seem to issue one every year or so.

What frustrates me is that they never seem to update the Movies listing page which is where you might expect them to list the info

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Brad Miller
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posted 12-28-2001 05:50 AM

I just looked at the processor during a major battle scene and the LE/RE tracks were dead. Also SDDS-8 films always have the "8" logo in the end credits.

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Dick Vaughan
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posted 12-28-2001 06:08 AM

Brad

Haven't had chance to examine print yet, we don't run it until Jan 25th.

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Steve Guttag
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posted 12-28-2001 09:11 AM

Dick,

Why don't you use one of the e-mail addresses in the press release to let Sony know they should keep the web site updated on the film list.

Steve

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Les Brock
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From: Basingstoke, Hamshire, UK
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posted 12-28-2001 02:03 PM

Dick,

You can also ask your local Sony office to put your theatre on their mailing list.

That way they send you the film listings and whether they are 5.1 or 8C.

Les

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Andy Muirhead
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From: Galashiels, Scotland
Registered: Dec 2000

posted 12-28-2001 08:02 PM

Slightly off-topic but a tad related, we have a DTS print and apparently ENT aren't keen on pushing DTS, we've been waiting for disc's since opening.

But after listening to the analogue mix, it really is superb, very rich and the bass is excellent, so there is no rush for the disc's. Best analogue mix i've heard for a long time.

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Brad Miller
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posted 12-28-2001 08:10 PM

Dick,

"I just looked at the processor during a major battle scene and the LE/RE tracks were dead." (past tense)

I was referring to the print I ran (of course, in an 8 channel setup). The print is 6 channel.

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Michael Brown
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posted 12-30-2001 02:03 PM

Dick. I'm planning on comming down to the museum to see LOTR, I would like to know evertually what sound system you decide to use.

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Michael Brown
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posted 02-07-2002 07:36 AM

Dick, i just came down to the nmpft and saw the performce last night. I asked and found out that it was in SDDS and noted the SDDS tag ran on the print.

Did you find it to be 6 or 8 channels in the end?

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Dick Vaughan
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posted 02-07-2002 08:14 AM

Michael

If you had kept your eyes ope you could have asked me this as you walked past me in to Pictureville this afternoon

As Brad said above it was 5.1

Harry Poottter next week will be in 7.1 ( 8 channel)

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Steve Guttag
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posted 02-07-2002 08:32 AM

Actually, Harry Potter is SDDS-8 AND Surround EX so assign what ever number you feel to that (some call it 8.1)

Steve

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Michael Brown
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posted 02-07-2002 04:28 PM

You've recognised me then Dick

I've seen you around before.

Do you have EX at pictureville? The plastic signs hung over the pictureville entrance just advertise the regular 5.1 versions of Dolby/DTS/SDDS. But i thought it was likely that pictureville would have EX. Plus the museum is listed on the EX search on the dolby website.)

(Battle of Algiers that you put on for us lovely EIMC students. I was trying to count reel changes. Wasn't it like 12 or 13 reels or something and only just under 2 hours long. Seemed like reel changes every 10 minutes or so. )

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