[Frameworks] 16mm sound recording

Scott Dorsey kludge at panix.com
Tue Dec 13 19:18:42 UTC 2016


Yes, there is 16mm dts available.  The print is printed with a standard 
optical track which contains timecode information.  That timecode is then
used to lock the dts decoder.  Unlike with 35mm dts, there is no analogue
audio track left on the film so if anything goes wrong with the dts track
you're in trouble.

Any theatre with a 16mm projector and a standard dts decoder can install 
the dts E376 "timecode preamplifier" which takes the optical head output
from the projector and spits out regenerated tc2 timecode to the dts unit.

I have shown 16mm dts films at festivals but never actually made one, so I
don't know how bad a job it is getting all the synch perfect.
--scott



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