One Installer's Opinion - A Half Dozen Reflections on a Thousand Theaters

terrypaullin · Post by **terrypaullin** » Thu May 06, 2010 8:06 am

O.K. Truth is, I don't know EXACTLY how many theatres I've actually done. When I started Front Row Cinema in 1988, general accounting was not the top priority. A few years later the IRS convinced me it should be higher on the list. Since then, two hard disc crashes have also taken a toll on the precision of the count. Still, as of April, 2009, the number of installations could conservatively be pegged at somewhere north of 900. Now add another year and something called "editorial license" (a term journalists hide behind when they want to make stuff up) and I've got to be very close to 1,000 installs, plus or minus.

The only systems I count are the ones I have designed (hardware), sourced, installed and calibrated myself, which means I have...

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AVInsights · Post by **AVInsights** » Thu May 06, 2010 10:34 am

Terry,
You're NOT giving up on WSR????? I don't mind reading YOUR "stuff" more than once!!!!
Bob Walters

terrypaullin · Post by **terrypaullin** » Sun May 09, 2010 5:15 pm

Bob,
Sorry for the delay ... it's been so long since I had E-mail on this site, I forgot how to get in !
Nol, I haven't given up on WSR - they are alive and ... ... well, maybe they've got a little head cold ...
Shane and Dale are friends of mine, and occassionally Shane asked if he can reprint my column - to which I am only too happy to say yes. You can also read my columns from time to time at TweakTV.com , a website dedicated to calibration. I'm trying to learn to spell "syndicated" ...

Best, Terry

AVInsights · Post by **AVInsights** » Mon May 10, 2010 4:11 am

Terry,
I go to Kevin's website "periodically".....................I did a minute ago & noticed "Terry's" tips.....................I guess that's YOU!!!!!! Thanks for the input...............more "happy" reading for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bob Walters

PS Are you using CalMAN"s software or something else???? Since Sencore's demise & SpectraCal taking over, I'm LOST.......equipmemt wise, software wise & especially $$$$$$ wise.............they've taken their exorbitant prices & moved them to a NEW "spot!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! C'est la vie!!

terrypaullin · Post by **terrypaullin** » Mon May 10, 2010 5:10 am

Bob,
Yeah, I know it's pricey, but the SpectraCal software (Calman) is very good. It works with about every meter know to man and lets us do things we never would have done before, like run multiple gamma curves and select the right one for a given environment. I'm going to dedicate a column to it soon. Besides, they are the new sponsors of the "ISF tour" which needs to needs to continue for the greater good. Speaking of which, I'm off this week to Vancouver, B.C. to teach a class with Joel. If you have any Canadian buddies who would like to drink the cool-aid, send 'em up, eh!

Richard · Post by **Richard** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:09 am

I recently bought this software myself and I am impressed!

terrypaullin · Post by **terrypaullin** » Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:13 am

Indeed! My next column in WSR is all about the CALman s/w and state-of-the-art calibration.

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One Installer's Opinion - A Half Dozen Reflections on a Thousand Theaters

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