Re: [photo-3d] Re: digital vs film

[Herbert C Maxey <bmaxey1@xxxxxxxx>]

>>I'm not so sure it's "increasing". There is a desire amongst some to
>>move from that process, and even a growing reluctance on the part of
>>technicolor to support. My understanding is that Disney is the last big
>>client utilizing it, which is pretty much the only reason Technicolor
>>offers it (but this is all hearsay and garden gossip - take these
>>comments with a grain of salt. I'm sure Technicolor will take your
money
>>if you want to spend it there - and it is an expensive process).

Actually there have been several releases using 3-strip. The reason is
quality. Without boring the group, Technicolor can be a real bear to
produce well, and even the release of Gone With the Wind, there were
reports of registration problems with some release prints. Another
stumbling block was the lack of Matrix Film, Eastman ran this special for
Technicolor, probably the release material as well.

As for Technicolor's supposed reluctance to support the process, this is
not true. Technicolor has everything to gain from its reemergence. They
supported the process when reintroduced to a high degree. They found one
of the few remaining Technicolor cameras in China, as I recall.
Technicolor was as excited as the producers were to use this process.

It is all a matter of cost - each scene required multiple strips of black
and white film running through the largest camera you ever saw. Loads of
technical problems that most certainly must be a snap to fix, considering
that the process was successfully used on hundreds of films as the
process evolved through the years.

Bob