Film soundtrack reviewing system
First Claim
1. A method comprising the steps of:
- displaying a movie print on a display screen with multiple soundtracks;
generating separate audio signals from at least two soundtracks;
providing a plurality of screening rooms, each with a view of the display screen; and
, transmitting a generated audio signal to two or more of the screening rooms, wherein a different generated audio signal is transmitted to at least two of the screening rooms.
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Abstract
A system and method of screening films. The method includes the first step of displaying a movie print with multiple soundtracks on a display screen. A plurality of screening rooms, each with a view of the display screen, is provided. Separate audio signals from each soundtrack is generated and one or more of the audio signals is transmitted to one or more of the screening rooms. A system for screening films includes a display; a plurality of screening rooms, wherein each screening room includes a view of the display; a movie playback system; and, a sound distribution system coupled to receive audio signals from the movie playback system and to distribute the audio signals to the plurality of screening rooms.
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30 Claims
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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displaying a movie print on a display screen with multiple soundtracks;
generating separate audio signals from at least two soundtracks;
providing a plurality of screening rooms, each with a view of the display screen; and
,transmitting a generated audio signal to two or more of the screening rooms, wherein a different generated audio signal is transmitted to at least two of the screening rooms. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for reviewing a multi-soundtrack movie print comprising the steps of:
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displaying the multi-soundtrack movie print;
providing a plurality of screening rooms, each with a view of the displayed movie print; and
,transmitting signals from a plurality of soundtracks of the multi-soundtrack movie print to the plurality of screening rooms, wherein each screening room in the plurality of screening rooms receives a signal from at least one soundtrack from the multi-soundtrack movie print and wherein at least two of the screening rooms each receives a different soundtrack from each of other.
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9. A system comprising:
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a display for displaying a movie print having a plurality of soundtracks;
a plurality of screening rooms, each screening room with a view of the display; and
,a soundtrack playback system that transmits signals from the plurality of soundtracks to the screening rooms during a playback of the movie print, wherein at least two of the screening rooms of the plurality of screening rooms receives a different soundtrack from each other. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method for converting an existing film screening facility to screen a multi-soundtrack film print, the film screening facility including a screening room, a display screen and a projector system, comprising the steps of:
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adding a plurality of screening rooms to the screening room, each with a view of the display screen; and
,adding a multi-soundtrack playback system capable of retrieving a plurality of signals from a plurality of soundtracks of the multi-soundtrack movie print; and
,acoustically isolating each screening room. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. (canceled)
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19. A system comprising:
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a display;
a plurality of screening rooms, wherein each screening room includes a view of the display;
a movie playback system; and
,a sound distribution system coupled to receive audio signals from the movie playback system and to distribute the audio signals to the plurality of screening rooms, wherein each screening room is effectively acoustically isolated.
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20. (canceled)
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21. A method comprising the steps of:
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providing a plurality of screening rooms, each with a view of a display displaying a movie print with a soundtrack;
transmitting a plurality of audio signals corresponding to the soundtrack to one or more of the screening rooms; and
,reviewing the movie print by playing back a first audio signal and a second audio signal from the plurality of audio signals in a fist screening room and a second screening room, respectively.
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22. A soundtrack distribution system comprising:
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a plurality of soundtrack processors, each providing an audio signal;
an audio distribution router coupled to receive the audio signals generated by the plurality of soundtrack processors; and
,a plurality of audio switching devices coupled to the audio distribution router. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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24. The soundtrack distribution system of 23, where each input in the audio distribution router is coupled to a corresponding audio switching device.
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25. The soundtrack distribution system of 23, where each output in the audio distribution router is coupled to a corresponding soundtrack processor.
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26. The soundtrack distribution system of 23, where the audio distribution router is configured to route a selected number of the plurality of inputs to the plurality of outputs.
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27. The soundtrack distribution system of 23, where the audio distribution router is configured to route the plurality of inputs to a selected number of the plurality of outputs.
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28. The soundtrack distribution system of 22, where each audio switching device is configured to allow the selection of one or more audio signals for playback.
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29. The soundtrack distribution system of 22, where the audio signal comprises multiple channels of audio signals.
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30. The soundtrack distribution system of 29, where playback of the selected audio signals is simultaneous.
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