I really wanted a small format Marquee since I really didn't have the room or money for the large monsters you see around the web/ebay. So I created my own as many here have. I like that it came out thinner than most I have seen as well. Thanks for everyone's input on the project. Having a printer that can do 13"x44" prints is obviously key. If anyone is interested in a similar project shoot me a PM. I can help you out with any portion of the project from just the custom graphics to a completed one if you like.
The Marquee measures 9-3/4" x 20-3/4" x 1-3/8". So it easily fits on a couter top or hung on the wall for us with smaller theaters. The real life pictures are a bit off on color balance. The spotlights for example are true grey and not the magenta they look in the pics.
It really came out well. The movie title text is inkjet on transparency film tucked into the frame of the marquee. It so far has given the best results versus trying to get a full track for the letters or clamps, etc. The frame is a shadowbox and the lighting is from 12' of rope light.
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Originally Posted by Vantorax /forum/post/19021677
I went to Staples with a USB stick and the marquee saved to a large JPG file. I specified a size of 9x20. That's all I needed to do. $9 and 24hrs later (their printer was broken), I got the print back at the perfect size.
Glossy photo paper. The light rope in the shadowbox is strong enough to shine through nicely. However, I had to add a sheet of plastic (the one they use in fluorescent lighting) to scatter the light a bit. Without that, you could faintly see the individual LEDs of the light rope through the poster.
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Originally Posted by Vantorax /forum/post/19021677
I went to Staples with a USB stick and the marquee saved to a large JPG file. I specified a size of 9x20. That's all I needed to do. $9 and 24hrs later (their printer was broken), I got the print back at the perfect size.
+1. I had mine done by Staples last month for around $9.00 on glossy paper and it turned out great.
I've been wrestling with trying to edit the ticket booth that was posted back a couple of years ago, but it's proved to be more difficult editing because it was a graphic image.
I'm doing a little tweaking on the concession stand marquee to fit my "classic retro" theme. It already has such an amazing resolution that I'm opting to burn it to DVD and display it as a pre-show with interchanging video and other images on a 50" plasma. With the right brightness, contrast and color settings, the natural back light from the flat screen can offer a much more impressive touch than a 9 x 20 or 16 x 20 shadow box. Or you might even do two different designs; one to print for a light box and the other to run on screen.
Sorry to bump an old thread, but would anyone happen to have the Concession stand PSD that chinadog posted? I PM'ed him a few months ago and he no longer has it.
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Sorry to bump an old thread, but would anyone happen to have the Concession stand PSD that chinadog posted? I PM'ed him a few months ago and he no longer has it.
I have a PSD file of an edited version like the one from here . I added on logos for DTS-MA and Dolby TrueHD. It's all in different layers in the file so it's easily customizable. PM me if you want it.
Believe it or not, I just found it! Was looking for turbo tax files on my old pc (I switched to a Mac last year). PM me you email address and I'll take care of it.
I know this thread has been around for awhile but anyone still has the files around, please send me a PM and while will send you my email. Thanks in advance.
So I have the files from a slightly different version from the OP's post. Where's the best place to drop this so others can contribute too? I'm thinking github . Another site perhaps?
I need PSD file also, if not im going to have to cut out all the layers from a jpeg and thats going to take forever
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