[rollei_list] Re: OT - "Motion picture film has not gotten that much better but HDTV has"

  • From: Ardeshir Mehta <ardeshir@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2005 21:30:43 -0500

Further to this, Richard,

>> I think the main problem with current release is the sheer numbers of 
>> prints that are usually made, on the order of 2000 for many movies.
>>
>> Certainly improved projection mechanisms would be very helpful but 
>> they won't make any difference if the print itself is bad.
>
> Very true. But what Ebert and others have said about the great 
> improvement of Maxivision 48 over standard 35mm projection leads me to 
> think that this really IS a great improvement. It also stands to 
> reason, doesn't it, if each successive frame is projected at a 
> precisely registered spot on the screen.
>
> That said, however, I have to confess I have never personally seen 
> Maxivision 48 in action. Have you? Has anyone? I'd really like to 
> know. Even better, to sample it.

... I would urge you to read the .pdf file downloadable from 
<http://www.maxivision48.com/maxivisioninfo1002.pdf>. It seems to be 
quite convincing, at least as far as I am concerned.


Ardeshir <http://homepage.mac.com/ardeshir/AllMyFiles.html>


















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