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Sammy Jankis
13-11-2003, 12:11 PM
I thinking of working out some sort of masking for my Owl 8ft elec screen.
Has anybody done this?
I was thinking of a 8ft blackout blind just in front of the screen with both the screen box and the blind hidden in a box around them.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Sammy
Kramer
14-11-2003, 12:36 AM
Considered masking myself (Ellie electric) but it's not going to be easy.
Using a blackout blind will result in tensioning problems, both vertically & horizontally. May work if you just want variable "top" masking.
Also nullifies the benefits of having an electric screen in the first place.
Come up with a way for variable electric masking.......now that would be something.
Sammy Jankis
14-11-2003, 3:57 PM
I am intending to bring the bottom of the screen up to meet the bottom of the picture and just have the blind to mask the top.
Ellie do an electric screen with variable masking for both 4:3 and 2:35 - 1 but its approx £2000.
Sammy
Kramer
14-11-2003, 8:14 PM
Originally posted by Sammy Jankis
Ellie do an electric screen with variable masking for both 4:3 and 2:35 - 1 but its approx £2000.
£2000 :eek:
Think I'll pass :grin:
gdavey
17-05-2006, 9:19 PM
Use a roll away window screen (modified)
See http://www.rollaway.com/detail_104.htm
The casette (box) is only 1.8" x 1.8" (not to thick for embedding into your frame box.
This will give you a very professional dual masking (use one at top and bottom) but only manual.
The screening inside will have to be replaced with some black satin (personally I will stick the blqack satin straight onto the existing screening material (only as far as needed).
Because it is spring loaded, you will have to event a locking mechanism (little hole and pin maybe on 16:9, 1,85:1 and 2,35:1 heights.
For me it is how neat the final result is, and not if it takes 5 seconds or 30 seconds to set the heights.
Check out www.htiq.com
Don makes and sells a range of (relatively) low cost masking systems including 2 and 4 way masks and a constant-height one.
bigmacx
19-05-2006, 1:24 PM
Best DIY system I ever saw for masking was on here
http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=167733
Looked outstanding, when I get an electrical screen this is the method I'll be trying.
Mac.