on 5/22/02 5:24 AM, "Leo Enticknap <[log in to unmask]>" wrote: > The holy grail of conventional > projector design would be a variable intermittent mechanism - i.e. you can > set the number of perfs you want to advance the film on each > movement. You'd also need a shutter system that could take account of > this. Then you could have projectors that would pull down 4 perfs for > Academy and 'scope, 3 for 1:1.66 and 2 for 1:1.85, and no film stock would > ever be wasted. From what I understand of it, the frame advancing mechanism is more robotic than mechanical. It switches 24/48 fps on the fly. The demonstration showed that they can do it - as attested to by Roger Ebert. Aside from my own simulations, I haven't seen the demo myself. > But, however technically elegant MaxiVision is, you won't just be able to > distribute these prints to normal cinemas as is. If MaxiVision have their > own projectors for hire and ready to go that's fine, but you'll have to > budget for that $280 per auditorium per night. I've just received message from him and he says the projectors aren't yet available. He's still looking for dosh to bring it to market. I do know they already have at the very least one. If one's all they have, then maybe that's enough. I was never out to supplant Titanic, anyways. And the US$280 was apparently for a month, not nightly or weekly. That was 2000 prices but he says it stays. > Why not ask your MaxiVision contact who he would recommend? No reply about that yet. I have another Q, then. If this is as technically daunting as you say, what other less expensive system can I look at? I think that if duplicating the film is no prob, then it's the printing of the film that will cause the headache. Especially since they have only one projector. The guy's name is Dean Goodhill, btw. His address is available on the site itself and he's been pretty forthcoming about it all. I really wish the guy luck coz' from what I've seen (on my simulations only in case anyone gets the impression I've been to the demo) it's pretty lush. > Leo Jamo +BIL ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html