John Rizzo Posted September 3, 2014 Share Posted September 3, 2014 This is interesting, how many theaters can still show 70mm? http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/quentin-tarantinos-the-hateful-eight-confirmed-for-fall-2015-will-have-widest-70mm-release-in-20-years-20140903 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Tuohy Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 And I wonder how its done, given 70mm print stock no longer has magnetic stripe on it. But, it was done for 'The Master' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Salim Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 Mag stripe ( for new prints ) hasn't been used for many years now. 70mm is printed with a DTS timecode ( or timecode for PCM on IMAX ). John S :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Cunningham Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I am 99% sure all film projection became digitally synced with a separate audio system many years ago. And, before that I believe all audio tracks became digital tracks in wave-form in the sound strip area on the negative. I don't think a magnetic strip has been used for sound in Hollywood projection for some time. Sadly, I only know of one theater in the Boston area, the Coolidge Corner Theater" capable of projecting a 70mm (non IMAX) print. They were the ones to have The Master when it made the rounds in the Northeast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Cunningham Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 http://www.coolidge.org/programs/cinema-in-70mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Salim Posted September 4, 2014 Share Posted September 4, 2014 I am 99% sure all film projection became digitally synced with a separate audio system many years ago. And, before that I believe all audio tracks became digital tracks in wave-form in the sound strip area on the negative. I don't think a magnetic strip has been used for sound in Hollywood projection for some time. 35mm optical soundtracks in recent years varied from Dolby SR ( analoge ), Dolby Digital, Sony SDDS ( data blocks ) and DTS ( timecode ) all on the same print. Mag stripe was phased out decades ago for 35mm due to cost and better quality sound from Dolby encoded tracks. John S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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