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Author Topic: Aurora trailer Flat- picture quality Antonio Marcheselli Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1260 From: Florence, Italy Registered: Mar 2000 posted 12-08-2003 08:04 PM                        Hi everyone I noted that all of our FLAT Dolby aurora trailes are not beautiful like the scope version. They have less contrast, less colours, like "fogged"... Is it a general issue or I just have a bad stock? Bye Antonio  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 12-09-2003 02:56 AM                     All of our flat copies of Egypt seem to have less vibrant color than the scope versions.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 12-09-2003 10:56 AM                        Different formats were likely recorded onto film separately and went through different systems. The same film stocks would be used however. Not necessarily "bad stock", but just different production methods. Don't forget that "scope" is often better quality than "flat", because of the larger image area.  |  IP: Logged Antonio Marcheselli Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1260 From: Florence, Italy Registered: Mar 2000 posted 12-09-2003 12:13 PM                        John Sure, but my flat trailers has COMPLETELY different quality, the stars on the background cannot almost be seen at the start of the Flat trailer. Bye A  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 12-09-2003 12:26 PM                        "Scope" has a projectable image area of 20.96 x 17.53 mm. "Flat" 1.85:1 has an area of 20.96 x 11.33 mm. "Scope" having an image area over 50% bigger does make a difference in the resolution of fine details, especially if the larger area was also used for the original negative and duplicating films. Not the only possible explanation, but certainly one of them.  |  IP: Logged

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