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Topic: TheForce.net Demands Immediate Digital Cinema Conversion
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John Pytlak
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posted 05-17-2002 02:11 PM
I found this editorial by Chris Knight of TheForce.net, one of the Star Wars fan sites: http://www.theforce.net/jedicouncil/editorials/ Mr. Knight wrote the editorial after seeing eight minutes of "Attack of the Clones" clips projected digitally by producer Rick McCallum at the Lucasfilm sponsored "Celebration II" in Indianapolis, May 3-5. Star Wars fans are being urged to begin a letter-writing campaign to distributors and exhibitors, demanding that theatres install Digital Cinema systems. Here's the background in the "Hollywood Reporter" - "Lucas declares cyber war": Hollywood Reporter Article May 15
------------------ John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7525A Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA Tel: +1 585 477 5325 Cell: +1 585 781 4036 Fax: +1 585 722 7243 e-mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com Web site: http://www.kodak.com/go/motion
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Phil Hill
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posted 05-17-2002 06:30 PM
I agree about the half-truths. Ummmm.... let's see, 1.3 million micro-mirrors for red, 1.3 million for green, and for blue........oh, that's over 3.9 million MOVING MECHANICAL PARTS that DO go bad. And when they do, they show up on the screen as permanent off-color or black or white "specs" (pixels) that are typically very much larger than intermittent film "spots". I can deal with the pixel resolution, but what *really* bothers me about DLP are those f*cking hinge "dots" in the center of every pixel! GOD! I hate those! And of course the lamps never fail in the "video" projectors like they do in those crummy 35mm film projectors. (Actually they fail more often and have less of a life-span and are very much more expensive than the standard "bare" xenon lamp.) About digital format sources being more stable than 35mm film.... Ummmm pass me that 5.25" floppy, I need to view a file. What's that you say....????? Put it where??? >>> Phil
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Bill Hallsworth
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posted 05-17-2002 11:51 PM
Wow, I knew that DLP had lots of small mirrors, but not 3.9 million of them! By the way, since when was it cheaper to run a 7000 watt bulb rather than a 3000 watt? How much longer did you say that 7k bulb lasted? ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/rolleyes.gif) Maybe the author of that article should come watch our copy of Beautiful Mind. We've been running it for God knows how long, and it is in mint condition (except of course for " the bold green scratch from opening weekend "). Why can't anyone write a decent article comparing film to digital? Where do these people come up with these things? Maybe they just make them up or somehting. Bill
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David Rowley
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posted 05-18-2002 04:01 AM
quote: 1. Total fidelity for the viewer
Definately a half-truth. Film doesn't have to degrade with each showing, but let's face it folks, it frequently does. We've all been to a showing at some time where somebody badly mishandled the film. The public doesn't know that the film has been mishandled, they just think that film gets worse and worse as it ages. This is something that digital can eliminate. This is also something that a decent amount of training can eliminate. quote: 2. Cost-effectiveness for theater owners
I would be interested in seeing a long term study comparing the cost of maintaining traditional projection equipment versus that of DLP. I'm not sure how frequently a mirror will fail on a DMD, but according to the Texas Instruments web site, each micro mirror has a lifetime of 1.7 trillion cycles, or 95 years. I'm sure we will see some DLP projectors with dead pixels, but I wonder how long it will take before they start to fail. quote: 3. Growth of digital production will reinvigorate the art
Yup, just like camcorders did for TV. We get things like "Real TV", "America's Funniest Home Videos", and slew of other "invigorating" television shows.Ok, seriously though. This is a valid point. I wouldn't doubt that there are a few good movie makers out there who couldn't afford to shoot film, but can afford to shoot DV. quote: 4. Perfect storage for future generations
This information actually comes from the special edition VHS re-release of the original Star Wars. They mention in a 10 minute special at the start of the tape about how the original film was degrading, and if they didn't restore it now, it would be too late. As for the digital media degrading, it really is a moot point, since every copy made of a digital movie will be identical. As the media ages, you simply make a new copy, and throw out the old one.While every point he makes has some validity, he ignores some of the more important ones against digital, the biggest being resolution. After seeing Star Wars in DLP today, I am absolutely convinced that the resolution in current digital movie making is far too low. From the original shoot, to the display on the screen. Sorry, but 2.6 DPI just doesn't do it for me! ![](http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/smile.gif)
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