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grhughes

In Reply to: RE: What the heck was the justification for using *optical*?! nt posted by clarkjohnsen on June 03, 2008 at 11:28:36

They thought if they used the mag tracks they would have to replace the heads after a full 2 weeks of run. They said if we don't advertise it in stereo we don't have to play it in stereo. So this nice stereo system sat idle. Also they were afraid of damaging the mag print and might have to pay for it.
Little boxes on the hillside... Little boxes made of ticky tacky. Theres a red one and a green one and blue one and a yellow one... And the're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same... Malvina Reynolds (song from the 60s)

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You mean, the heads can be disengaged even when the film's running through the projector?! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:16:01 06/05/08 (1)
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- Yes,..... - grhughes 09:18:14 06/05/08 (0)
  ...the mag heads were in a penthouse above the lens and the optical head were below the lens. All prints had optical tracks as well as magnetic tracks. You just threaded the projector to bypass the mag head penthouse. Optical tracks seldom had a frequency response past 8K max and mono of course.
  Little boxes on the hillside... Little boxes made of ticky tacky. Theres a red one and a green one and blue one and a yellow one... And the're all made out of ticky tacky and they all look just the same... Malvina Reynolds (song from the 60s)

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