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Author Topic: Gravity 3D white and silver versions Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 09-30-2013 07:20 PM                        We received our content for Gravity today and I realized they have a white and silver version of the 3D content. This is the first time I've seen this.  |  IP: Logged John Roddy Expert Film Handler Posts: 114 From: Spring, TX, United States Registered: Dec 2012 posted 09-30-2013 07:59 PM                        Very interesting. I kinda have to wonder what the primary difference is. Warner Brothers has historically done 3.5fL & 7fL versions, so maybe this is just a drop-in replacement for that? (silver = 3.5 & white = 7?) More importantly, my theater is running a 3D show in a house with a silver screen and active shutter 3D (we converted from Real-D to XpanD earlier this year). Which version do they intend for me to use there?  |  IP: Logged Antti Nayha Master Film Handler Posts: 268 From: Helsinki, Finland Registered: Oct 2008 posted 10-01-2013 02:59 AM                     See this earlier discussion. John: I suppose that you should use the silver screen version simply because your screen is silver. Nothing to do with your 3D system of choice.  |  IP: Logged Marcel Birgelen Film God Posts: 3357 From: Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands Registered: Feb 2012 posted 10-01-2013 06:33 PM                     Too bad, where are the gold and platinum versions? But seriously, isn't this just a step further away from the "single inventory" incentive?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-02-2013 09:49 PM                     Real-D intorduced a new White Screen 3-D system about 5 months ago. It uses a special MDI wide view 1.5 gain sreen and the adaptor looks more or less like the regular XL unit. It hasn't been widely adopted as of yet most likely due to the fact that the screen is ludricously priced. Also, who's puttin in 3-D these days except in new builds? The majority of the 3-D stuff has been in for some time. Hopefully Harkness will introduce a competing version and cause a little competition on price. So at any rate I'm guessing that's what the silver vs white version is for.  |  IP: Logged

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