Export for Movie Theatre

1. artismobile
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   Just finished our first documentary after 7 years.  Basically took me that long to figure out my cameras!  We have a local theatre that will project our movie from DVD or computer. They have a Christie LX450 pre-show projector. I don't know what the main projector is. Our movie is 1hr 40 minutes. It doesn't have any special effects, just interviews with transitions. I would like to know what is the best export setting for the highest quality DVD 720x480 4:3.  My other option is to play the movie off a computer.  Any idea about that?  I meet with the movie theatre next week to look at their set up but I want to be somewhat "Knowledgable" when I talk with them.  Thanks as always. Art

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   Posted 3 years ago #

2. Robo
   Member

   

   WHat editor to you Have?

   Is the cinema affect Important to you? 24fps?

   Would you want it in Wide screen since being in a theatre?

   Whats the max res on there projector?

   Posted 3 years ago #

3. artismobile
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   Premiere CS4 from Master suite. I have never done anything on a large screen.  I shot everything 4:3. Will it convert to Wide Screen without problems? I don't know what the max res on the projector is. I'll find out. I would like the best quality I can have even tho it's basically straight interviews with 3 point lighting.

   Thanks,

   Art

   Posted 3 years ago #

4. Rob Grauert
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    "I shot everything 4:3. Will it convert to Wide Screen without problems?"

   If you shot and edited in 4:3, it should be viewed in 4:3. 

   It's hard to say what the quality will be like. If you shot on miniDV and plan on screening on a gigantic screen in a theater, it certainly won't be as good of quality as 35mm film.  

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   Posted 3 years ago #

5. artismobile
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   True. I would like the best settings for the best quality I can have.  The theatre is very accommodating by offering to show the movie from DVD or computer. It was difficult to find a theatre in our area that had a projector for Mini DV or would even bother with independent producers. Has anyone shown a movie at a theatre directly from a laptop? AVI file? I believe it is VGA out but I worry about the Audio Out on my laptop. I guess the video quality would be better from the computer but more convenient from DVD.

   Posted 3 years ago #

6. Krama
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    No way mate. Don't even try vga output or the laptop solution if it hasn't at least a descent s-video output or the projector hasn't  any vga input. I also think there will be an audio sync issue this way (fifty-fifty).  Find out what are the video inputs of the projector and make some tests (?) I think the best troubleproof  solution is DVD, although there will be noticeable compression artifacts. And mate, your next doc must be in 16:9 btw (it's easier to downscale than to upscale).

   Cheers

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   Posted 3 years ago #

7. artismobile
   Member

   

   We went with DVD.  The movie theatre has a nice setup with DVD player and projector.  We started off with this documentary for television but fortunatly enough it looks fine on the big screen at 4:3. Thanks! -Art

   Posted 3 years ago #

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