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Author Topic: Digital Cinema - the new "top" forum Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-04-2012 12:04 AM                        I just noticed that Digital Cinema is now the forum at the top of the dropdown list, whereas it formerly was underneath Film Handlers. If that's not a sign the industry is switching to digital I don't know what is! But seriously, Brad when did this change? Just curious how long it took me to spot it.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 10-04-2012 12:31 AM                        I noticed it 2 or 3 days ago. I'm surprised it didn't happen sooner. In a few years I imagine the Film Handler's Forum will get as many posts per year as the large format forum. By that I mean next-to-none.  |  IP: Logged Edward Havens Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 614 From: Los Angeles, CA Registered: Mar 2008 posted 10-04-2012 12:51 AM                     What's film?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-04-2012 04:27 AM                     September 30th. Can you think of a more appropriate day?  |  IP: Logged Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-04-2012 05:39 AM                        April 1?  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-04-2012 06:56 AM                     I would have chosen when Digital became the 51% share of exhibition...that was some time ago. Certainly, September 30 has some meaning too (VPF cutoff date for signing up).  |  IP: Logged Robert LaValley Expert Film Handler Posts: 104 From: Tampa, FL Registered: May 2007 posted 10-04-2012 08:41 AM                     Did you drink your VPF today? err I mean V8. LOL  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 10-04-2012 10:57 AM                     I think Brad should have also changed the name to the "Dark Side Forum". Welcome to the Dark Side Film-Tech. One thing I hope I don't live to see is the site change to "Digital-Tech (dot) com" or some other such nonsense. I would hope not as it is film that made this place what it is to begin with.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-04-2012 12:33 PM                     quote: Steve Guttag I would have chosen when Digital became the 51% share of exhibition...that was some time ago. To be more accurate, 50% + 1 screen. But who actually knows the day when that happened? quote: Tony Bandiera Jr One thing I hope I don't live to see is the site change to "Digital-Tech (dot) com" or some other such nonsense. That would just be lame.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-04-2012 01:11 PM                        Yeah, with "film" in the name it clues you that the site is about movie projection. "Digital" can be anything.  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 10-04-2012 01:41 PM                     Is the name "Cinema-Tech" already taken? (edit: apparently it has) "Digital" is such a vague word. In many contexts that useless buzzword is only going to lead to other questions being asked about the "digital" whatever the hell it is item. For instance a customer could bring me an "art" file for use in a design. If the guy says it's "digital" -thinking that's enough in terms of details, well, hell no it most definitely is not. And if he's going to play at being a designer he should know better. Even in terms of computer technology alone the word "digital" has long since lost much of its novelty. I see little if any value of a new company choosing to incorporate the word "digital" into its brand. Technically "digital" has been around as long as living things have had fingers or figured out how to use numbers.  |  IP: Logged Sean Weitzel Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Vacaville, CA (1790 miles west of Rockwall) Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-05-2012 01:57 PM                     www.dcp-tech.com ? edit: nope...interesting content there...  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 10-06-2012 10:05 PM                    The more digital (and automated) the industry goes, the less and less participation will exist on film forums in general I think. Not just this one.  |  IP: Logged Bruce Hansen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 847 From: Stone Mountain, GA, USA Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-07-2012 06:37 PM                      |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 10-07-2012 07:30 PM                     I doubt that there will be less reason...the discussions will be different than for film but as alternative content becomes more of a reality, new technology (which will be coming faster than film ever had)...there will still be room for discussion and exchanging of ideas and assistance. Knowledge, both good and bad, never stops.  |  IP: Logged

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