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Author Topic: Digital Projection closer than we thought? Andrew McCrea Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 645 From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada Registered: Nov 2000 posted 12-29-2004 01:31 PM                        Last night when I attended a screening of "Darkness" I grabbed a copy of FAMOUS magazine and FAMOUS KIDZ, just for some reading material before the show. I was also actually surprised how this Famous Players presentation had no scratches, no dirt, no bad splices- no imperfections whatsoever (This theatre especially is known for destroying every print to the point where they should have paid you to come in the door, but hey, they've got a lightshow in the lobby so its all good). Anyways, back to my story, I started flipping through Famous Kidz and there was an article ("behind the scenes- WHAT DO YOU DO") about looking for your first job. They interviewed several minimum wage workers at the Paramount theatre in downtown Toronto. On the second page of this article, there's a picture of a console and projector and a shelf with many film cans on it. It is accompanied by this blurb: "DID YOU KNOW... that in as little as seven years many theatres might not be dealing with reels of film anymore? Eventually, movies will be stored digitally on DVDs, which will be a lot easier to copy, and a lot lighter to carry around. Right now, the film for an average movie comes in two big, heavy octagonal metal cases - and each one weighs about 35 pounds!" Is the end of film actually approaching us that quickly? Where did they get that figure of seven years? Any comments?  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 12-29-2004 01:52 PM                        They got that figure the same place every other such article has gotten their figures....they made it up. (Or took someone's "educated guess" as gospel.)  |  IP: Logged Adam Martin I'm not even gonna point out the irony. Posts: 3686 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Nov 2000 posted 12-29-2004 05:46 PM                     quote: Andrew McCrea Eventually, movies will be stored digitally on DVDs, which will be a lot easier to copy  |  IP: Logged David Yauch Expert Film Handler Posts: 206 From: Mesa, AZ, USA Registered: Oct 2004 posted 12-29-2004 08:14 PM                     Couldn't have said it better myself, Adam.  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Fuentes Mmmm, Dr. Pepper! Posts: 1168 From: Corpus Christi, TX United States Registered: Jan 2004 posted 12-29-2004 09:43 PM                     quote: Andrew McCrea easier to copy This means I can cut down on staff hours for my bootlegging business.  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 12-29-2004 10:26 PM                     yes...and plasma TV's put out the best picture  |  IP: Logged Barry Martin Expert Film Handler Posts: 203 From: Newington, CT USA Registered: Jul 2002 posted 12-30-2004 01:16 AM                        quote: Dean Kollet yes...and plasma TV's put out the best picture This statement reminds me of a commercial I cannot escape. It is on so often and on so many channels, it's ridiculous. It's for Hitachi's new flat-panel TVs and basically states that it has as good a picture as film because it's thin, like film.  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 12-30-2004 01:21 AM                     well, it's for their technology for the Virtual 1080p that they have on their big screen TVs. They (LCD and CRT Projection) put out a nice image, I have yet to see the Plasma... also, did you notice that the film they use in the ad is 5-perf?  |  IP: Logged Michael Schaffer "Where is the Boardwalk Hotel?" Posts: 4143 From: Boston, MA Registered: Apr 2002 posted 12-30-2004 02:03 AM                        I can't believe you guys are actually answering in this thread. Oh wait, I am too !  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 12-30-2004 02:11 AM                     ..and it seens like this topic was hashed over on other threads of the complexity, the cost, the reliability,the demand, et.al. of digital projection. Let the rich and the famous have their digital projection devices-who can shell out millions for a medium that changes like our underwear. Film, in any size of MM is here to stay, for it has proven itself of being 100% reliable. So why make the changes? It'd be generations for digital to finally take over the photographic film presentation industry. And by then, we'd all be "pushing up dandelions." So, what's the BFD in getting all worked up about this? -thx Monte  |  IP: Logged Richard May Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1057 From: Floral Park, NY USA Registered: Aug 2004 posted 12-30-2004 07:20 AM                     You da man, Monte  |  IP: Logged Thomas King Expert Film Handler Posts: 119 From: Sheffield, Yorkshire, England Registered: Oct 2004 posted 12-30-2004 10:06 AM                        But the kids, Monte. Won't someone please think of the kids?  |  IP: Logged Justin Villasenor Film Handler Posts: 2 From: Kansas City, Missuori, United States Registered: Nov 2004 posted 12-30-2004 11:49 AM                     Stored on DVDs? If anything they'd probablly stick em on something like laserdisks, so that less compression would have to be used.  |  IP: Logged Ken Russell Film Handler Posts: 23 From: Smyrna, GA USA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 12-30-2004 11:59 AM                     Or... us the technology reported in another thread describing a DVD that has 100 times the capacity. DVD 100 times capacity  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 12-30-2004 12:42 PM                     Hey! Hey! Now I personally find "Famous Kidz" to be a very reputable news source. Especially because they spell "KidZ" so wicked-hella-teh cool! There will be no second-guessing of the Famous Kidz publication here anymore, or I am locking this thread. =TMP=  |  IP: Logged

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