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Ethan Harper
E-dawggg!!!

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From: Plano, TX, USA
Registered: May 2000

posted 07-24-2002 01:53 PM

http://www.digitalfilms.com/

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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 07-24-2002 02:42 PM

Coming soon, to a theatre near you.

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Ethan Harper
E-dawggg!!!

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From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 07-24-2002 04:08 PM

If you notice, Geroge Lucas directed the demo movie.

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Jon Miller
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: San Diego, CA, USA
Registered: Sep 1999

posted 07-24-2002 07:38 PM

"Digital film"...gotta love those oxymorons...

Come to think of it, the CompactFlash card I have for my digital camera is marked "Digital Film Compliant". I smell a trademark infringement lawsuit coming...

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Brad Miller
Administrator

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From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall)
Registered: May 99

posted 07-24-2002 07:41 PM

Until they change the address to www.videomovies.com I refuse to go, because that's what it really is.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
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posted 07-24-2002 08:15 PM

I have no idea why I just thought of this:

Why can't they just put the digital data for DLP right on the film? The film would then pass through something that resembles a giant Dolby Digital reader which reads entire frames of digital data in the picture area of the film. That data is processed and then sent to the DLP and projected. Digital film!

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John Pytlak
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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 07-24-2002 08:51 PM

Film actually would be an excellent way to record digital information. Look at all the data that can be recorded in the various digital soundtrack areas already. But IMHO, simply recording analog images and shining light through them is still the best way to fill large screens with beautiful pictures.

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Ethan Harper
E-dawggg!!!

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From: Plano, TX, USA
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posted 07-25-2002 06:08 PM

So it would be like we are threading big giant VCR's.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
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posted 07-25-2002 07:12 PM

We are already! I have to rewind my movies whenever customers show up late. And when a bunch of loser frat guys are in the audience I always have to pause it on the nude scenes.

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Will Morrow
Film Handler

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From: Mt. Pleasant, MI, USA
Registered: Mar 2001

posted 07-25-2002 09:12 PM

Dammit Joe! You must have been kidding, when I tried to pause for the nude scene in Halloween, it just burned a hole through the film. It did this all 24 times I tried! Now there isn't even a nude scene in the damn movie anymore! Thanks a lot, no wonder DVD would be a better medium for movies. :-)

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
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posted 07-26-2002 01:38 AM

Will- you need to get 1000 watt bulbs and make sure you have a vertical bulb lamphouse. Also run the bulb at the lowest tap settings you can and also defocus the bulb all the way. You will see that you can get a perfect pause screen with no burn. All of your customers will appreciate you doing all of that just to get a clean pause, even if they can't see it.

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John Pytlak
Film God

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From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922
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posted 07-26-2002 10:49 AM

Actually, I have projected still frames of films. A short clip of film can be put in the gate without engaging the sprockets. With the shutter running and good heat filtration, you may be able to back off the lamp focus enough to not burn the film clip when filling a moderate sized screen. BTW, Kodak print film stands up to this excessive heat abuse better than some others.

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Joe Redifer
You need a beating today

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From: Denver, Colorado
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posted 07-26-2002 07:21 PM

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BTW, Kodak print film stands up to this excessive heat abuse better than some others.

Just "some" others? It needs to hold up better than "all" others! It's not like Kodak to settle for second best.

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John Pytlak
Film God

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posted 07-28-2002 06:44 AM

I was just trying to be discrete, rather than naming the specific "some other" films that have poor resistance to heat damage.

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