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Author Topic: Whatever happened to cyan tracks? Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 01-16-2005 10:34 PM                     Ok, so the film companies make us invest in these red led readers which are just a little better than the previous setup.... Where are these films???? I only recall two that I ran last year, Soul Plane and Mr. 3000 I think. Where are they?  |  IP: Logged Aaron Sisemore Flaming Ribs beat Reeses Peanut Butter Cups any day! Posts: 3061 From: Rockwall TX USA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 01-16-2005 10:59 PM                     'Pooh's Heffalump Movie' is the next one, in Februrary, and if BV keeps its promise, all BV films after that are to be 100% cyan. -Aaron  |  IP: Logged Dominic Espinosa Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1172 From: Boulder Creek, CA. Registered: Jan 2004 posted 01-17-2005 01:12 AM                     Only ones I saw last year were Soul Plane and Mr. 3000. Someone will have to post for Heffalump, I don't think we're getting that one.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 01-17-2005 09:54 AM                        Updates should be posted on the http://www.dyetracks.org website. So far, Disney, Miramax, MGM, and Dreamworks have announced full conversion plans.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 01-17-2005 10:49 AM                    quote: Aaron Sisemore 'Pooh's Heffalump Movie' Yep. The first movie with Cyan tracks and Magenta Posters.  |  IP: Logged Jason Gazaille Film Handler Posts: 46 From: San Diego, CA, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 01-17-2005 05:40 PM                     I got two "Surviving Christmas" (which really didn't survive Halloween)prints from Dreamworks-one of which had the cyan tracks. This was Dreamworks' second title. I have no clue what the first was and I don't know when/if they are completely switching over. BV had notes in with Mr. 3000 saying all prints would be cyan after January 1st. All MGM prints will have it now, I believe.  |  IP: Logged Jacob Szewczyk Film Handler Posts: 18 From: Olney, Maryland, USA Registered: Jun 2004 posted 01-17-2005 05:57 PM                     We got three cyan track movies last year, Sleepover, Mr.3000, and Surviving Christmas. Haven't seen any since.  |  IP: Logged Ari Nordström Master Film Handler Posts: 283 From: Göteborg, Sweden Registered: Jan 2000 posted 01-18-2005 03:15 AM                     I haven't actually seen any here in Sweden, just notes from the distributors that the cyan prints are coming. And everybody's trying to get the red light thingies installed now, including us.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 01-18-2005 07:36 AM                        quote: Jason Gazaille This was Dreamworks' second title. I have no clue what the first was and I don't know when/if they are completely switching over. Dreamworks' first wide release with cyan dye tracks was Woody Allen's "Anything Else": http://www.infocusmag.com/03september/datelineex.htm quote: GLENDALE, Calif. – DreamWorks Pictures takes the reins this month in the move to replace traditional silver replicated soundtracks with cyan dye analog tracks with its September 19 release of the Jason Biggs-Christina Ricci romantic comedy “Anything Else” – the first feature to use 100-percent dye-only prints. Here is Dreamworks announcement of conversion to cyan dye analog tracks: http://www.dyetracks.org/DreamWorksCanFlyer.pdf  |  IP: Logged Jim Billek Film Handler Posts: 6 From: Phillips, WI, USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 01-21-2005 10:01 PM                     I have wondered the same--I just replaced the bulbs in one reader that I installed almost 8 years ago because "it was coming fast". What I really am upset about is the price has dropped from what I paid then--I could have saved money if the hype didn't scare me at that time. With how long it is taking for this change, I doubt digital cinema will be around before I die.  |  IP: Logged Ted Costas Expert Film Handler Posts: 119 From: Hollywood, CA, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 01-25-2005 07:33 PM                     Successful large-scale Cyan releases to date: Anything Else, DW, 2003 Soul Plane, MGM, 2004 Mr. 3000, Disney, 2004 Wicker Park, MGM, 2004 Surviving Christmas, DW, 2004 Hotel Rwanda, MGM, 2004 Heffalump, Disney, 2005 (soon this will be a successful release) And upcoming titles in Cyan: Ring 2, DW, 2005 Ice Princess, Disney, 2005 Pacifier, Disney, 2005 Be Cool, MGM, 2005 Beauty Shop, MGM, 2005 Madagascar, DW, 2005 The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Disney, 2005 Herbie: Fully Loaded, Disney, 2005 Chicken Little, Disney, 2005 The Island, DW, 2005 The Wallace & Gromit Movie, DW, 2005 Amityville Horror, MGM, 2005 The Pink Panther, MGM, 2005 A Lot Like Love, Disney, 2005 And as more studios start releasing in cyan, and more will, we hope you will not regret your decision to go "red." Yours, Ted  |  IP: Logged John T. Hendrickson, Jr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 889 From: Freehold, NJ, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-26-2005 11:14 AM                     Better red than dead, Ted?? Sorry- I couldn't resist that.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 01-26-2005 01:31 PM                     Miramax's up coming release of "Hostage" (March 11th) is cyan.  |  IP: Logged

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