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In Reply to: "I am humbled before your august presence." As well you might be. posted by clarkjohnsen on March 25, 2005 at 10:50:50:
... just returned from our easter vacation where we spent some time at cowra, the site where japanese POWs were interred in WW2, and where the World Peace Bell is located.So, in the spirit of reconciliation, I'll attempt to avoid sarcasm and cheap shots, and answer your questions in as neutral a way as i can.
regarding digital projection: the new 4K digital projectors are just coming onto the market - i would suggest you may like to try these out before forming a definite view. FYI - a lot of post production work on films (such as colour grading) are now done digitally - often at 2K resolution, 4K tends to be reserved for the big budget releases. So the availability of 4K at the theatre means it's "as good as it gets" in terms of resolution - at least for now anyway.
with regards to my "research" which you incorrectly think is based on polling, it's actually based on critical evaluation based on a number of parameters. yes, and they did poll a number of filmmakers as well.
as for your question about "how can i possibility compete ..." with the likes of an HPS-4000: I have definitely experienced an HPS-4000 installation (in the USA - they are very rare outside of USA), so I am speaking from experience. one of the reasons i was laughing was that that would be like asking how can my car possibly compete with a bus? the answer is: well, a bus is designed to carry more passengers, and therefore has more horsepower, but in all the critical aspects (manouevaribility, speed, acceleration, power/weight ratios) any decent car will win over the best bus.
So it is with film soundtracks. Your question is more appropriately framed as: how can an HPS-4000 possibly compete with any decent home theatre, given the constraints of a large venue? the answer is: it can't. the brochure might claim that a typical installation can achieve 112 dB SPL, which is impressive, but this is done using horn drivers, which is not the last word in tonal accuracy. i've already mentioned the freq response issues of a large venue. for critical monitoring, you will note that skywalker sound uses B&W speakers (by coincidence the same brand i use in my home setup).
as for DVD dropouts - the DVD player mechanism includes substantial error correction mechanisms, so it is extremely unlikely to get any dropouts, unless there is a fault in the equipment, or the dropout is present in the original source. by contrast, SDDS encodes information in the area between sprocket holes on the film, which is very susceptible to damage from multiple screenings which leads to dropouts. it's no secret that most theatres with SDDS revert to another format (such as DD or DTS) after a week or so of screening due to dropouts.
finally, if you check my moniker, you will realise i am from sydney, australia (within 10km of the Fox Studios) and i don't have british ancestry. that's why its always dangerous to assume.
as for your background: i have no doubt you are very good at what you do, but it's obvious based on your comments you are not close to the film industry.
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Follow Ups
- sorry for taking so long to reply - Christine Tham 13:35:51 03/28/05 (1)
- Back atcha in a few days, I'm off now myself. nt - clarkjohnsen 14:26:30 03/28/05 (0)
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