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Author Topic: D-Cinema and Drive-In Theaters Tony L. Hernandez Expert Film Handler Posts: 158 From: Windsor, CO, USA Registered: Dec 2005 posted 05-12-2007 05:02 AM                     Does anyone know how D-Cinema installations will be done in drive-in theaters and if there are currently any DIs with D-Cinema? This has always puzzled me since lamphouse requirements are so different in DIs. Sorry if this a "dumb" question, but I unfortunately have never worked in a DI in any capacity and not to knowledgeable about their booths.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 05-12-2007 11:38 AM                    The problem with some drive-ins is related to screen size and distance. A lot of drive-ins use special prints that are timed a bit lighter to help get the light to the screen. With digital the problem lies not with light but with image degradation. The bigger the screen the more noticeable it is. I think there is a thread on the site somewhere where they did a digital experiment at a drive-in somewhere but not sure how big the screen was.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 05-12-2007 12:07 PM                        Yeah and the six channel in-car speakers are a hoot especially on "repair day." Louis  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 05-12-2007 03:39 PM                     (if you have 400ft throws and screen sizes of 35x80, there might be a chance of a decent image, but see what might happen when the 4K stuff hits the market, then it might be more feasible for Dr-Ins..)  |  IP: Logged Barry Floyd Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1079 From: Lebanon, Tennessee, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 05-14-2007 09:00 AM                        quote: Darryl Spicer I think there is a thread on the site somewhere where they did a digital experiment at a drive-in somewhere but not sure how big the screen was. The digital experiment at a drive-in was at the Transit Drive-In, near Buffalo, NY in the spring of 2006. They used an NEC projector. If I'm not mistaken, Jack O' went to the event and could tell us the results.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 05-14-2007 02:32 PM                     Yeah...and get Tim to link the film they ran again...that was WONDERFUL! Edit: Did I just say 'film'? [ 05-14-2007, 11:17 PM: Message edited by: John Wilson ]  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 05-14-2007 07:37 PM                       Thanks, John. Here's the program I made for the show. 6MB, Quicktime Here's how the audience reacted to it... 2MB, Quicktime  |  IP: Logged

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