Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted May 25, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 25, 2015 Yep, I absolutely saw it in 2k. Very few theaters have 4k projectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Martin Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Interesting, I would have thought they would only distribute in 4K to 4K-equipped cinemas? I can imagine if a projector is down-rezzing on the fly then there is definitely scope for moire to appear Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Drysdale Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 You can't afford to have a film's theatrical distribution restricted to 4k, they usually go for block releases these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Martin Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 What I meant was, I would have thought they'd have three masters... a 4K, a 2K and a 1080P? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted May 25, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 25, 2015 (edited) I've shipped many DCP's of final products and we always up sample or down sample to 2k. I don't believe 2k projectors can read 4k files. However, the hard drive probably contains both 2k and 4k versions. So the theater can upload whatever version they have the license for. Edited May 25, 2015 by Tyler Purcell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Martin Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Honestly, I have almost zero knowledge of anything involved after the grade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cole t parzenn Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Yep, I absolutely saw it in 2k. Very few theaters have 4k projectors. If Arclight's using 2K, just like everyone else, what makes them the premier theater chain in Southern California? About the dynamic range, that could have been from them maxing out contrast for Dolby Vision, if they didn't do a separate grade for standard projection. (I'm assuming they didn't.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted May 25, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 25, 2015 If the choice is between 2K DLP projectors or 4K Sony LCOS projectors, it's sort of a wash because the Sony projectors don't have the black level of the DLP projectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted May 26, 2015 Premium Member Share Posted May 26, 2015 If Arclight's using 2K, just like everyone else, what makes them the premier theater chain in Southern California? Assigned seating, mostly adults due to the price of admission, clean theaters, clean screens, perfect image and sound every single time and most importantly, they've built the theaters properly for 2.40:1 aspect ratio. So you don't get theaters which are tall and narrow, you get threatens which are wide and short, which is very nice and well thought out. Arclight also has the Cinerama theater in Hollywood, which unfortunately has horrible digital projection because the lens they have, doesn't fit the contour of the screen. So I only go there for film screenings because they have a 35/70 projector and use it all the time. :) In terms of the sony projectors… they have other issues due to the refresh speed of their imager. DLP is extremely fast AND accurate in it's 3 chip D-Cinema configuration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ari Michael Leeds Posted March 25, 2016 Share Posted March 25, 2016 As far as "H8ful Eight" in 70mm is concerned, they just left the screen at the 1.85 size, unmated when they projected it at the Cinemark.Typical priorities for a Cinemark, gotta say. Really surprised they had the audacity to even run film again, after what they pulled with the Unions.I can't really see the allure of 2.20 vs. 2.35/9 just like the difference between 1.78 and 1.85 is subtle. What do they even do for that, just a slight crop?I've never seen a slight black letterboxing on any HDTV movie showings, even though I know there's some cropping going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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