stefmcd said:Pretty sure film is something like 4000x4000 resolution or thereabouts - so cinema pees all over hd.
An hd quality pic blown upto cinema screen size would look quite ropey.
That's for the next upgrade, Keith!Shame really they could have given us something really special.
Mr.D said:Its not the res its the colour space that makes the difference. if they had given us 720p with a more film like intensity range and gammut most people would say its better or as good as film . As it currently stands hidef is unfortunately just "big video" ie: more pixels , little difference in intensity and colour capability than sd video. Shame really they could have given us something really special.
pietnoeck said:Here in Belgium, all cinema's from the Kinepolis group have digital projection screens.
Projectors are made by Barco, also a Belgian company. They use DLPtechnology.
And the picture-quality is breathtaking !
Another advantage is that there is no picture-degradation after multiple screenings.
Mr.D said:They don't use 8bit hidef video though . The material is going to adhere to the d-cinema spec more along the lines of what we would have wanted in an ideal world as a domestic format.
wandersen said:Cinemas are going for digital projection technology more because of the huge amount of money it saves in film distribution costs. Those 70mm prints are mighty expensive.
wandersen said:Cinemas are going for digital projection technology more because of the huge amount of money it saves in film distribution costs. Those 70mm prints are mighty expensive.
Fly_Boy_Rez said:Ahhh... a digital cinema screen... this I would like to see... in fact here are a few more things I'd like to see a the cinema:-
1. Comfortable seats... with decent back and head support
2. Films that are in focus... why is this so difficult?
3. A digital film projection system... one that doesn't show up all the crud on the reels.
Trouble is... I have no way of telling where a digital cinema is likely to be? Any thoughts?
Don't get me wrong... I love my new Pioneer but you just can't beat a really big screen!
Cheers!
Fly_Boy_Rez