DD DTS Signs Done

[Jawhn]

I just finished some DIY DD and DTS signs for my theater. Printed the pics on glossy photo paper and used $10.00 certificate frames from Wal-Mart.

I am VERY pleased!

BTW: The graphics and letters are very sharp and clear (crappy digital camera).

[bob_vdi]

Looks great!
WHere did you get the images from?

[stickman]

Here are some vector graphics. You should be able to scale them to any size you want without and resolution loss.
http://home.comcast.net/~achilles97206/logos.htm

[Jawhn]

Originally posted by bob_vdi
Looks great!
WHere did you get the images from?

Right here! Take your pick.


http://home.comcast.net/~timkrug/signs.html

[brickie]

all of that is nice...can't wait to i can get a dedicated room to put all these great info and ideas to work.

brickie

[I'mListening]

BRAVO!

[Ron Yost]

Stickman .. that particular Comcast link is dead.

The one Jahwan posted works fine .. but could change. Suggest those who want these grab them now. THX is fussy about non-authorized use of its logo.

Ron Yost

[bob_vdi]

Originally posted by Ron Yost
Stickman .. that particular Comcast link is dead.

The one Jahwan posted works fine .. but could change. Suggest those who want these grab them now. THX is fussy about non-authorized use of its logo.

Ron Yost

I downloaded them all at work. Will try to put them on a yahoo or picture sharing pages when I get a chance!
I used the comcast logo's for my entrance logos. See link below.

[krooooog]

I didn't even know my little signs made it over here! The link shouldn't change now that I have it on my personal web space. And I doubt THX is going to tell people they can't print a sign and put it in their own home. Its not like anyone is making money on free printouts.

-Tim

[Ron Yost]

Good point, krooooog.
Ron

[spearce]

Yea, but I'm sure its copyrighted, and in this day and age companies will sue even the little guy over a stupid little copyright dispute if they find out you are infringing.

Fair use is starting to not exist. Of course, here, you are redistributing their copyrighted material, and that is the entire reason copyright exists...

[adamgroth]

Originally posted by krooooog
I didn't even know my little signs made it over here! The link shouldn't change now that I have it on my personal web space. And I doubt THX is going to tell people they can't print a sign and put it in their own home. Its not like anyone is making money on free printouts.

-Tim

[edit] I was composing this message at the same time spearce was sending his. Sorry for being redundant.


*no flames please*

Tim

Having worked with THX on the logo issues in the past, I think the bigger issue is posting unauthorized logos for the public to download. I guess it's kinda like the whole music sharing thing... but with logos. Most companies are very picky about accurate representation of their logos and frown upon deviations from logo designs as specified in their Corporate Standards Manuals (these are books that corporations pay big bucks for which dictate any and every usage of the Corporate Identity).

Please don't read me wrong here, I'm not trying to be a "bad guy". I am all about DIY and I encourage everyone to be creative in the process of creating and decorating your theater room. As far as I know, THX has never gone after anyone for this (not that they would even know if someone was doing this for their own personal theater room), but I personally would never publish a logo for public assess without permission from the copyright holder.

Adam

[edit] Added later:

This is what scares the hell out of me:
http://www.thx.com/mod/company/terms.html
Section 2. Ownership says it all.

[RyanBlair]

Hello.

Just wanted to say thanks for the links to the images. I was looking for something to spice up the entrance/staies to my theater room...and framing these images certainly did the trick. 3 frames @ the Dollar Store=$3. Best bang for the bang accessory I've purchased.
Thanks again.



Ryan.
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www.inext.ca/ihomes

[adamgroth]

Tim

One more thing... (again, I'm writing this message discourage, but to advise). This is a hard topic to write about and not come off as being a jerk.

While I was looking at your page, I noticed your text at the bottom which reads something like,

"All images and text are the property of Tim Krug. (c) 2003 Tim Krug."

Ouch! This is what could really get you in trouble. I'm sure you spent allot of time creating the artwork, but it's really owned by someone else. My suggestion (humble as it is), is to replace that message with something like,

"All logos are property of the respective copyright holder."

This is not to say that you would be 100% immune from litigation, but it would surely beat the consequences of claiming to own that artwork.

I am not a lawyer (and I don't play one on TV), but I spent many years in the Advertising/Graphic Design/Public Relations Firm industries and I know that these issues can get very ugly.

I'm not trying to cause problems, I'm trying to prevent them for you. I hope you (and everyone else) understand that I'm not trying to attack you here.

Adam

[pcdoctor]

Ryan,

Love your candy counter, view from the steps, etc.

[krooooog]

the copyright stuff is just remnants from some old pages I used. I don't even know why its still there...and now its gone. As for the logos, I'm not keeping them up forever...I don't have the space. So they will be gone soon anyway.

[penut]

Hey thanks for the URL to the pictures. They look great. Ryan love that intro to the basement.

[feloniousmonkey]

Thanks this is great stuff, after spending a bundle on DTS & DD'S framed. I dont have a printer. What I need is a cool dude to print a high quality glossy pref. 4 1/4" by 12" silver THX and mail it to me...I am asking for too much, I know (greedy monkey)


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[Jay Wilson]

I'll do it for you...PM me your address...

I made some similar after another forum member posted his photos. Mine are in the triple frames and the images end up being about 4x6. I think I have the THX in silver...

[feloniousmonkey]

You are the Best! Thank you

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Originally posted by Jay Wilson
I'll do it for you...PM me your address...

I made some similar after another forum member posted his photos. Mine are in the triple frames and the images end up being about 4x6. I think I have the THX in silver...

[bob_vdi]

Originally posted by Jay Wilson
I'll do it for you...PM me your address...

I made some similar after another forum member posted his photos. Mine are in the triple frames and the images end up being about 4x6. I think I have the THX in silver...

Did you snag my idea from the similar tread and my gallery? COOL!

[Jay Wilson]

Yep Bob...Sure did. Sorry, but I thought they were cool enough to do on the wall entering my theatre. I did two of them, with one each of the signs for Dolby, THX, and DTS. Then I did a screen captire from my intor disc that says "The WIlson Private Cinema" and stuck it in the very 1st space.

[P.Milnes]

Ok... I printed them out on my inkjet printer on photo paper, and was not too pleased with the result. I tried to trim off the white borders that is left on the paper... didn't look so hot. Trying to cut the ink-jet printed pictures resulted in smudging, etc.

So.... I took the images, dumped them down onto a CD, and took them to Wal-Mart's photo center. I had them developed by their photo lab in an 8 x 10 size. The results are absolutely beautiful. I then walked over to Wal-Mart's frame section, and picked up a couple of 8x10 picture frames to mount them in - as was suggested earlier. I am attaching a photo of how they look.

Also - this is a GREAT Christmas idea. I made one of each for my friend that has an HT. The total cost (depending on how nice of a frame you choose) is less than $4.50 per sign, including frame!

[XRay]

Excellent! An HT accessory that didn't require me to break out the Visa!

I just printed them out in 8x10 using XP's photo printing wizard and mounted them in some $2 Wal Mart frames that I already had (Sorry, Grandma, I'll get you a new frame, I promise).

Didn't cost me a dime and only took about 15-20 minutes of my time. Very cool suggestion!

[slateef]

p.milnes, those look absolutely GREAT!

so you noticed a BIG difference in the quality between home inkjet and photo printing at walmart?

i'll have to do that...

great thread by the way!

[P.Milnes]

Originally posted by slateef
p.milnes, those look absolutely GREAT!

so you noticed a BIG difference in the quality between home inkjet and photo printing at walmart?

i'll have to do that...

great thread by the way!

Yes, there was a difference. The blacks look so much darker, and the photos from WalMart did NOT smudge or smear at all.

Definitely worth $2.48 per pic!

Paul

[slateef]

so basically you just copied them onto a cd-r and took it in to walmart? they can access the .bmp files? or do i need to convert them to .jpg format?

[adamf]

FYI, another option is to consider Shutterfly. They will print it at 5x7 and it looks super for only about $1.00/print (plus shipping). That is almost what your ink and glossy paper costs might be...

[P.Milnes]

Originally posted by slateef
so basically you just copied them onto a cd-r and took it in to walmart? they can access the .bmp files? or do i need to convert them to .jpg format?

Yup. Just put them on a CD, and go to Wal-Mart and ask them to print them as 8x10's. They will have them ready in less than an hour, and it will cost you only $2.48 per print. Wal-Mart can accept .bmp, .jpg, and TIF files.

I'm not a huge Wal-Mart fan, but they do seem to have this down cold.

Let me know how they turn out!

Paul

[AtLarge]

I LIKE IT!

p.s. I appreciate the copywrite warnings but they could be paying for the free advertising of their product instead of threatening a lawsuit. Especially since every DVD I buy has one if not all three on the case. I already paid for the picture.