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What's the cost difference between a digital vs. a non-digital film print?
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HarryWarden
Sep 11, 09:06
I believe one film print can cost up to $2000, digital is a small fraction of that
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lapuckfan
Sep 11, 09:37
about 400 for a digital drive about 4000 for a print its about 35 bucks for a single film trailer
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notfabio
Sep 11, 09:37
theres a also a digital fee involved to pay for the digital conversion
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Moviesnob
Sep 11, 09:52
Digital is still far cheaper than traditional, right?
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HarryWarden
Sep 11, 09:53
its not for us
Moviesnob
Sep 11, 10:10
the savings really come in with multiple print bookings since one drive can generally be used for 99% of screens in a megaplex
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notfabio
Sep 11, 10:40
How long do you think it'll be before every first run theatre in the US go all digital? Anyone know the % that are all digital currently?
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HarryWarden
Sep 11, 10:44
It's just over 50 now. 100 will obly be when studioa stop printing, but prints are already scarce for lower-grossing venues in certain cases
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dsbman
Sep 11, 15:15
Wasn't there a story about there being a move towards all digital internationally? If so, it should happen sooner rather than later here too
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HarryWarden
Sep 11, 15:37
There is a move everywhere. It will happen domestically long before internationally. Third-world sites are the only ones buying 35mm
dsbman
Sep 11, 16:00
Does that also apply when the movie is shot in digital? Or only if the original is on film?
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medusa
Sep 11, 13:44
