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Author Topic: BROWN DOTS on recent 35mm features Craig Call Film Handler Posts: 11 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Nov 2004 posted 02-20-2005 02:48 AM                     Over the last year or two, I have noticed in EVERY major feature release a splatter of brown dots that appear 2-4 times throughout the movie. They probably only take up one frame, but are easily spotted (no pun intended) by any professional. These dots most often appear in the center of the picture, unlike the cue dot. Recently I saw a European release print of SHREK 2. It DID NOT HAVE the dots, which lead me to wonder... Are they some sort of Studio Film Exchange identification marks? At first I thought they were just a lab's chemical mistake, but there's is not a single U.S. release out there that does not have them. Can anyone enlighten me? I find them very annoying! Craig  |  IP: Logged Richard Greco Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1180 From: Plant City, FL Registered: Nov 2003 posted 02-20-2005 03:09 AM                     What you are seeing are called "Cap" Code. It is an anti-piracy feature on films that traces the film back to the theatre that played it. There are many threads on here about it. Search the words Cap Code and read about why it SUCKS. And by the way, the dots are actually red in color and not brown  |  IP: Logged Don Furr Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 509 From: Sun City, Ca USA Registered: Nov 2002 posted 02-20-2005 03:14 AM                     Craig, Do a search on CAP CODE and you'll find a lot of discussion. Don  |  IP: Logged Craig Call Film Handler Posts: 11 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Nov 2004 posted 02-20-2005 09:39 AM                     Thanks so much for giving me a search on CAP CODES. I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks they really SUCK!  |  IP: Logged

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