[FoRK] maybe that was the better 70mm print

Ken Ganshirt

2018-08-16 14:48:10 UTC

I hope “digital” projection is better than digital TV. I find digital TV quite annoying vs. Analog broadcasts.

Analog broadcasts continued uninterrupted when there was signal fade. The audio was almost never affected. The video would fade; perhaps hop around and jitter a bit. But it was almost always possible to continue to follow the story, with relative ease in most cases.

With digital broadcasting that is almost never the case. Whenever there are signal issues there are almost always fairly significant disruptions. It seems the audio is frequently the first to disappear, even if the video has no issues. When the video starts to go it almost always stops as it’s breaking up. It is usually difficult to follow the story without missing some details. As Murphy would have it, they’re frequently crucial to the final outcome.

...ken...

From: Rohit Khare
Sent: August 16, 2018 12:48 AM
To: Jim Whitehead
Cc: FoRK
Subject: [FoRK] maybe that was the better 70mm print

https://www.mysterybox.us/blog/2018/6/4/70mm-film-projection-vs-cinema-led-displays

The 70mm projection had all of the characteristics common to film
projection. Occasional screen jitters, scratches and dust, and even the
occasional optical flaw. This specific print of 2001: A Space Odyssey had
been re-developed from the camera negatives under the supervision of
Christopher Nolan (well-known for his film advocacy). There was no clean up
of the image, and it showed.

On the other pan of the scales, the only venue in the US with the LED wall
is the one in Chatsworth:
https://news.samsung.com/global/infographic-discover-samsungs-onyx-cinema-led-screen-around-the-world

Still jazzed about the upcoming 70mm imax 2001 at the metreon!

Rohit
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