Jeradin
01-11-07, 02:43 PM
So I finally painted my screen for my HD1000, using Behr sterling paint, so far it seems great. I also have some silverscreen paint, but think I am going to stick with the sterling.
Now comes time to create my screens frame / masking.
I was really bored at work yesterday so I made a silly flash movie to help me figure out the masking plan, here is a link to it
Flash Masking (http://www.geetdesign.com/screen/)
So far I think my main frame without masking bars is going to be 2.5 all the way around, which will give me 16:9 screen 108. My frame is going to be 58.5 high by 97.5 wide. With the HD1000 (vertical offset to the bottom of main frame), I have 13.5 of black bar at the top of the screen in 235:1 mode and 11 of black bars on each side in 4:3 mode.
I am thinking a few different ideas for masking to 4:3 and 235:1 I really like the magnets idea, but I dont want to store the masking bars in my house, no place for them, so I want something that is already attached to the frame I am going to build.
One idea I am thinking would be to use a very light sheet metal, tin or something (need very light material) my thought would be for the top masking (to create 235:1) I would need five 2.5 x 97.5 and one 1 x 97.5 strips. I would make my velvet area have pockets for those strips to slide in, and sow them up. Then they could fold up to the main bar frame (2.5 size) and clip to the top some how.
So untie the top and the 6 folds would unfold to make the mask, maybe use magnets on the bottom strip to keep it close to the frame. Then the sides would be a similar setup, four 2.5 x 58.5 and one 1 x 97.5 strips on each side to cover the 11 needed covered.
I think this might be a nice clean look, depending how thick it makes the top and side bars that is 6 folds of metal + double sided velvet, guessing it will be about .5 to 1 thick.
Other thoughts is some kind of wire/pullie system, the main frame being 1 for sides and top, bottom still being 2.5. The top bar having 1.5inch of scrunched together, that then stretches out to 15 down from the top bar. Maybe using a dowel or some very small metal bar to keep the straight edge, magnets of some such holding it in. The sides could really just be curtains or use the similar setup as the top.
Anyone have any thoughts on these ideas?
Thanks for any info / thoughts you have!
Dale Jacobs
Now comes time to create my screens frame / masking.
I was really bored at work yesterday so I made a silly flash movie to help me figure out the masking plan, here is a link to it
Flash Masking (http://www.geetdesign.com/screen/)
So far I think my main frame without masking bars is going to be 2.5 all the way around, which will give me 16:9 screen 108. My frame is going to be 58.5 high by 97.5 wide. With the HD1000 (vertical offset to the bottom of main frame), I have 13.5 of black bar at the top of the screen in 235:1 mode and 11 of black bars on each side in 4:3 mode.
I am thinking a few different ideas for masking to 4:3 and 235:1 I really like the magnets idea, but I dont want to store the masking bars in my house, no place for them, so I want something that is already attached to the frame I am going to build.
One idea I am thinking would be to use a very light sheet metal, tin or something (need very light material) my thought would be for the top masking (to create 235:1) I would need five 2.5 x 97.5 and one 1 x 97.5 strips. I would make my velvet area have pockets for those strips to slide in, and sow them up. Then they could fold up to the main bar frame (2.5 size) and clip to the top some how.
So untie the top and the 6 folds would unfold to make the mask, maybe use magnets on the bottom strip to keep it close to the frame. Then the sides would be a similar setup, four 2.5 x 58.5 and one 1 x 97.5 strips on each side to cover the 11 needed covered.
I think this might be a nice clean look, depending how thick it makes the top and side bars that is 6 folds of metal + double sided velvet, guessing it will be about .5 to 1 thick.
Other thoughts is some kind of wire/pullie system, the main frame being 1 for sides and top, bottom still being 2.5. The top bar having 1.5inch of scrunched together, that then stretches out to 15 down from the top bar. Maybe using a dowel or some very small metal bar to keep the straight edge, magnets of some such holding it in. The sides could really just be curtains or use the similar setup as the top.
Anyone have any thoughts on these ideas?
Thanks for any info / thoughts you have!
Dale Jacobs