Comments on: Movies: beamed down by satellite http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11527 p2pnet.net - reader powered Wed, 01 Feb 2012 15:11:09 -0300 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11527/comment-page-1#comment-134858 Reader's Write Wed, 07 Mar 2007 16:00:52 +0000 #comment-134858 "And, 'Beaming an encrypted version of a digital film directly to the theater should also cut down on film piracy and bootlegging, Antonellis said, by eliminating the number of opportunities for people to get their hands on the movie as it is transit.'" This must be the reason. Cinema owners and Hollywood have gone from not trusting their own customers to not trusting their own employees. And since when have movies been projected from hard drives? All of the theaters that I've been in seem to still use film reels, as is obvious by the spots and dirt that appear in the picture at various moments. “And, ‘Beaming an encrypted version of a digital film directly to the theater should also cut down on film piracy and bootlegging, Antonellis said, by eliminating the number of opportunities for people to get their hands on the movie as it is transit.’”

This must be the reason. Cinema owners and Hollywood have gone from not trusting their own customers to not trusting their own employees.

And since when have movies been projected from hard drives? All of the theaters that I’ve been in seem to still use film reels, as is obvious by the spots and dirt that appear in the picture at various moments.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11527/comment-page-1#comment-134784 Reader's Write Tue, 06 Mar 2007 02:43:29 +0000 #comment-134784 but not foreign satellite TV! Paul Arcand of 98.5 FM interviews Cap. Luc Bessette from RCMP http://www.985fm.ca/mp3player.php?mp3=56551.mp3 It is time to take this country back! but not foreign satellite TV!

Paul Arcand of 98.5 FM interviews Cap. Luc Bessette from RCMP

http://www.985fm.ca/mp3player.php?mp3=56551.mp3

It is time to take this country back!

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11527/comment-page-1#comment-134755 Reader's Write Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:55:28 +0000 #comment-134755 Theaters have had the ability to run a film in multiple auditioriums for decades. The film is carried from the bottom of one projector to the top of another and the projectors linked electrically. this was available in the 50's for use with 3-D. Today, the signal fed to one video projector could easily be sent to a second or third projector by plugging in a patch cable. Hardly a breakthru technology. What possible reason the film distributor would have to provide a satelite feed for an additional auditorium escapes me or any other projectionist. If they are determined to lock up their signal cant they just ship an extra hard drive. This should be done for backup reasons anyway. Considering how seldom a film sells out anymore you would think the distributors would be working on increasing ticket sales. There are far more screens in this country than are needed to satisfy the movie-going public. Consolidation would help the movie companies more than satelite feeds. Theaters have had the ability to run a film in multiple auditioriums for decades. The film is carried from the bottom of one projector to the top of another and the projectors linked electrically. this was available in the 50’s for use with 3-D. Today, the signal fed to one video projector could easily be sent to a second or third projector by plugging in a patch cable. Hardly a breakthru technology. What possible reason the film distributor would have to provide a satelite feed for an additional auditorium escapes me or any other projectionist. If they are determined to lock up their signal cant they just ship an extra hard drive. This should be done for backup reasons anyway.

Considering how seldom a film sells out anymore you would think the distributors would be working on increasing ticket sales. There are far more screens in this country than are needed to satisfy the movie-going public. Consolidation would help the movie companies more than satelite feeds.

]]> By: Reader's Write http://www.p2pnet.net/story/11527/comment-page-1#comment-134754 Reader's Write Mon, 05 Mar 2007 14:35:44 +0000 #comment-134754 oh wait i dont go to the movies ;0 oh wait i dont go to the movies ;0

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