Re: INDY TRILOGY on laserdisc -- the official word

Posted by Neil S. Bulk from proxy-441.public.paix.webtv.net on September 14, 1999 at 07:38:29:

In Reply to: Re: INDY TRILOGY on laserdisc -- the official word posted by Adam on September 13, 1999 at 09:55:00:

: : I pre ordered the discs from Ken Cranes. You can call
them at 1-800-624-3078. They are just about the only place
I know of where you can still get lasers. They also
discount them 20%. The new Indy discs will have the
interviews as wll as 5.1 Dolby Digital soundtracks.
However, they were not listed as being THX ceritfied discs.

: : By the way, your definition of THX is a little off.
Look at THX Laser Discs, Tapes and DVD's as just having a
Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval, that's it. There is no
such thing as "THX sound" on any of those formats. All THX
gurantees is that the picture and sound have met certain
criteria (ie. frequency response, color saturation). They
actually just enforce standards that are supposed to be
followed. That's it. Not a format like Dolby or DTS, just
a gurantee that they monitored the creation of whatever
media you are watching.

: Sorry to burst your bubble, Neil, but I'm afraid you are
wrong. In some respects. I was referring to THX SOUND
SYSTEM, not certification. THX is far, far more than just
a stamp of approval; THX was formed primarily as a
high-quality sound presentation format for theaters. A THX
SOUND laser/video means that the sound mastering has been
formatted and approved for this special system of
performance. When you go into a theater and see the THX
logo before the film it means the theater is equipped, and
the film is delivered, in such a format. It may differ
from SDDS, etc.

: The "stamp of approval" of THX is actually a
certification by THX staff in making sure the film's
projection meets the standards set. So in this case, you
are right in referring to "THX certification". I was
referring to THX SOUND.

: I work with a professional film sound company, and deal
with these guys all the time, so I'm not making this up...

THX is a stamp of approval. There is no such thing as THX
sound. A THX theater meets certain design elements. A THX
theater will play what ever format is on the film, as long
as the projector has the appropriate reader. There
literature from a few years ago even said somthing like,
seeing a film in DTS in a THX certified theater is like
listening to a CD on a good stereo system, as opposed to
just a boombox or shelf system. THX is just a standard
nothing more, nothing less. Check out
www.moviesoudpage.com or even www.thx.com and see for
yourself.

Neil

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