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A "tape" is "almost as good as 35mm"???

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clarkjohnsen

In Reply to: RE: I just want the film displayed correctly posted by rico on January 27, 2008 at 07:33:24

My, my, my.

Now while I don't know the story about that theatre (Wellfleet?), other places do occasionally show *DVD*s in place of film. Perhaps that's what you saw?

But no theatre I've been to shows hi-rez DVDs yet!

clark

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There are multiple digital tape formats that are high-defintion... - SF tech 13:40:57 01/27/08 (1)
Including:
HDCAM (Sony)
HDCAM SR (Sony)
HDD5 (Panasonic)
DVC PRO HD (Panasonic)
HDV (Sony / JVC)
These are what broadcasters use for hi-def content (and hard-drives).
It wouldn't surprise me that some films are distibuted on hi-def tape.
SF
edit: There was also the D-VHS format, which was 1080i on high quality tape in a VHS cassette.

Edits: 01/27/08
- While that's certainly true... - clarkjohnsen 15:49:36 01/27/08 (0)
  ...the poster remarked that a "tape" had been substituted for 35mm film. That doesn't sound like a digital house.
  
  Plus, the home HD formats were preceded by theatre HD and by a number of years, and I'm virtually certain the latter are hard-disc-based, and probably different in a number of other ways too. Bears some research, though.
  
  clark
RE: A "tape" is "almost as good as 35mm"??? - rico 11:06:56 01/27/08 (0)
The ticket taker specifically said "They sent a tape instead of the usual DVD". The facility is spanking brand new.
Are you saying a "digital" showing is from a DVD? * - mr grits 11:03:44 01/27/08 (3)
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Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
- No. - clarkjohnsen 11:15:37 01/27/08 (2)
  The poster said, they said it was from a "tape". Now maybe they meant "harddrive", but I was guessing not, since "digital projection" was unmentioned.
  
  Sometimes a theatre will show a "screener", which is a pre-general-release DVD if they're having trouble with a film. But they won't always admit this.
  
  clark
  - I wasn't being a wiseguy.....we have several 'digital' screens and I think its a hard drive, si? * - mr grits 18:55:24 01/27/08 (1)
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    Complicit Constapo Talibangelical since MMIII
    - "I wasn't being a wiseguy." Who said you were? nt - clarkjohnsen 00:30:58 01/28/08 (0)
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