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• Re: Ack! Correction Re: 16:9 is always 16:9 - kyzyltuva 07:26:31 10/24/02 (0)
  In Reply to: Ack! Correction Re: 16:9 is always 16:9 posted by Harmonia on October 15, 2002 at 12:31:52:

  Oh, now I get it, so LOTR and AOTC/PMenace are wider than
  16:9. BTW, when I divide 16 by 9 I get 1.777, not 1.85,
  so does that mean that even normal films will still have
  a little letter boxing effect?

  
  
  

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• Some movies (Ben-Hur comes to mind) were almost 3:1 - Auricle 13:10:00 10/17/02 (3)
  In Reply to: Ack! Correction Re: 16:9 is always 16:9 posted by Harmonia on October 15, 2002 at 12:31:52:

  On a 4:3 unit one feels as though the film is being viewed through the visor of a knight's helmet.

  As for 70mm, Very few theatres posses the projection equipment any more. What is typically seen is a 35mm print (they were always done as well because 70mm was for high end theatres). 70mm prints are amazing, when one can find a theatre that can show them.
  
  

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  • Remember Cinerama? - Harmonia 22:01:32 10/17/02 (2)
    In Reply to: Some movies (Ben-Hur comes to mind) were almost 3:1 posted by Auricle on October 17, 2002 at 13:10:00:

    Around the World in Eghty Days? How the West Was Won? Seeing them now, they're almost too hard to watch, for me anyway. Ben Hur blew my mind when I was seven years old. Ah, the days of road show movies.

    I've been lucky enough to see Lawrence of Arabia a few times in 70mm - gorgeous!
    
    

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    • Re: Remember Cinerama? - Hornlover 07:21:19 10/18/02 (1)
      In Reply to: Remember Cinerama? posted by Harmonia on October 17, 2002 at 22:01:32:

      Yes, I remember Cinerama. They used 3 cameras /projectors to film /project the image. It was quite an experience, especially for its time (early 60's). I saw 'The wonderful world of the brothers Grimm', 'How the west was won', '7 wonders of the world', 'Its a Mad,Mad,Mad World' and my favorite 'Grand Prix' in Cinerama. The extremely wide screen gave you peripheral vision, and was the first film to give you the feeling (at least visually) of being there. IMax does a similar thing today, although they use a single camera and projector.
      
      

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      • If you're ever near Dayton, Ohio.. - Harmonia 23:23:32 10/18/02 (0)
        In Reply to: Re: Remember Cinerama? posted by Hornlover on October 18, 2002 at 07:21:19:

        ...there is a theater there that has a Cinerama set-up and shows the films in original format. The guy had a tough time locating 3 projectors - parts aren't easy to come by either.
        
        

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