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[Stephen_J_H]

Does the Panavision lens use polarized glasses or something else?

See the link in post 637. It uses colour interference, like Dolby 3D, but for 35mm.

 

[DFurr]

From the Panavision 3D webpage...

“The glasses are one key to system quality,” said John Galt, Senior Vice President for Advanced Digital Imaging at Panavision. “Ours have lenses with tempered dichroic-coated glass for exceptional color stability and consistent performance – although they are made at a very reasonable cost. And because our approach is based on splitting light, we’re ‘technology neutral’ -- the same glasses can be used with film or digital systems.”

 

[DFurr]

This afternoon I dug out a reel of classic Sci-Fi/Horror trailers.
This Island Earth ......Technicolor
The Angry Red Planet......Technicolor
Black Sunday.......B&W
The Haunted Palace....Technicolor
Night of the Blood Feast.....B&W

It's fun to me to watch old trailers from back in the day when things were much simpler and nothing looks better on a big screen with a bright light than Technicolor!!

 

[DFurr]

Picked up a print today of an 8 minute short called Motor Rhythm. RKO’s stop motion Motor Rhythm (originally produced for the 1939 NY World’s Fair) was shown at the World 3D Expo in Los Angles Sept. 2013. Lucky for me it's a no fade polyester (never go to Vinegar) print. It's on Utube in Anaglyph but this print is real 3D over/under format. Thrilled to add it to my collection.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

Picked up a print today of an 8 minute short called Motor Rhythm. RKO’s stop motion Motor Rhythm (originally produced for the 1939 NY World’s Fair) was shown at the World 3D Expo in Los Angles Sept. 2013. Lucky for me it's a no fade polyester (never go to Vinegar) print. It's on Utube in Anaglyph but this print is real 3D over/under format. Thrilled to add it to my collection.

It’s also on the first 3D Rarities Blu-ray. An over/under print is a great find.

 

[DFurr]

It’s also on the first 3D Rarities Blu-ray. An over/under print is a great find.

Agreed. The print is suppose to be in good condition.
I tried watching the Utube anaglyph version but just couldn't do it. lol

 

[Stephen_J_H]

Agreed. The print is suppose to be in good condition.
I tried watching the Utube anaglyph version but just couldn't do it. lol

YouTube's anaglyph ports are not the greatest. I'm really glad to have the 3D Rarities disc.

 

[DFurr]

Here's the poster for Motor Rhythm..... My film print arrives tomorrow.

 

[Stephen_J_H]

Let us know how it looks. It's a very good use of 3D.

 

[DFurr]

Let us know how it looks. It's a very good use of 3D.

The print will be here this afternoon. I'll inspect it, clean and screen it. I'll report what I find by tonight.

 

[DFurr]

Bad news on my beautiful print of Motor Rhythm. Although the print was in near mint condition, it would NOT focus properly. I tried every trick that my years of 3D experience taught me to no avail. I must have run the reel 20 times in an attempt to align it properly.
Come to find out this was a print apparently struck for special screenings in theatres using an old Paramount 3D mirror box lens. Those were designed to work on long throws and not on my 21 foot lens to screen distance. Been there, done that many years ago.
It's a shame that didn't work out because of the 3D effects. Available on BluRay and it looks great. The seller refunded my purchase price and told me to keep the print because no other collector with a typical home theatre could use the print. I told him I'll keep working on the project and if I can get it to work out, I'll pay for it the second time.

 

[DFurr]

All threaded and ready for watch tonight...Drive Angry, 3D!!

 

[Stephen_J_H]

All threaded and ready for watch tonight...Drive Angry, 3D!! View attachment 178463

That was an interesting era for 3D films. Where did the print come from? It's over/under, right?

 

[DFurr]

That was an interesting era for 3D films. Where did the print come from? It's over/under, right?

Yep, it's over/under and to tell the truth I don't remember where I got the print. Most likely from a dealer in Atlanta.

 

[DFurr]

I'm replacing my Fuji color print of Treasure of the Four Crowns with a LPP color print. Both are 3D but the Fuji print if beginning to fade to pink. The LPP print has perfect color. I'm happy!! The year 1983 was a confusing year for 35mm prints. Some titles were printed with LPP color, some with Fuji. I had a print of The Thing (1983) where all reels except #1 was LPP. Reel one was faded to red.

 

[DFurr]

Horrors!!! All set up to stream a movie tonight and for the first time in 13 years the HDMI cable failed where it goes into the Epson. First failure we've had in as many years. I'll measure the old cable tomorrow and order one from Amazon. I think the book calls for a 1.4 cable. I'll need about 20 feet of cable.

 

[DFurr]

New 30' 2.0 4K HDMI installed. Works great.

 

[DFurr]

Today I purchased a 35mm 3D print of Fur of Flying. It's a
Warner Brothers Willie Coyote cartoon. Stereo, 2:35:1.
First 3D cartoon in my collection.

 

[DFurr]

Just screened Fur of Flying. Brand new print and it looks spectacular!! CGI looks really believable. I'm impressed.
It's got DTS, SDDS and SRD tracks as well. A plus.

 

[DFurr]

Found the second out of three Roadrunner cartoons in 3D. This one is Rabid Rider. On the hunt for the third cartoon,
Coyote Falls.