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post #1561 of 1846
4/24/10 at 2:25pm
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Originally Posted by thebland View Post

Cropping AVATAR for 2.35 viewing...

I haven't fiddled yet, but I was going to try and crop AVATAR and watch it at 2.35 with my A-lens... I'd like to see if it really detracts from the film (and for fun).

What would be the best settings or method to set up a Memory input to do this?

Thanks

I think that you will find it will look better in 16x9 but just my opinion. Incredible looking BD and pretty good movie. Nice agressive surround implementation at times. LFE good but not earth shattering (sorry).

Some portions of the video are the best I've ever seen.

Art
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post #1562 of 1846
4/24/10 at 4:04pm
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Originally Posted by Art Sonneborn View Post

I think that you will find it will look better in 16x9 but just my opinion. Incredible looking BD and pretty good movie. Nice agressive surround implementation at times. LFE good but not earth shattering (sorry).

Some portions of the video are the best I've ever seen.

Art

Can't wait.. Thanks for the heads up! Too bad on the LFE
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post #1563 of 1846
4/24/10 at 4:04pm
LUMIS QUESTION:

Need to make a small adjustment to the VERT LENS SHIFT... Where is it? Phillips head screw driver needed??

Thanks!
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post #1564 of 1846
4/24/10 at 4:52pm
Jeff, just behind and to the side of the lens on the case top. I forgot the size, but there should have been a hex wrench that came with the PJ.


Jim
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post #1565 of 1846
4/24/10 at 5:01pm
Thanks Jim. There are 2 holes near the lens. One on top of the chassis (a top of the lens) and one on the side of the chassis. Which one? And it is a hex wrench. Good to know.

Thanks.
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post #1566 of 1846
4/24/10 at 5:18pm
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Originally Posted by thebland View Post

Thanks Jim. There are 2 holes near the lens. One on top of the chassis (a top of the lens) and one on the side of the chassis. Which one? And it is a hex wrench. Good to know.

Thanks.


Should be the top of the case (not the side).


Jim
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post #1567 of 1846
4/24/10 at 5:53pm
Thanks Jim. You da man!
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post #1568 of 1846
4/30/10 at 6:37am
I just noticed that there was a new version of the LiveColors Calibration software on the Sim2 site.

http://sim2-extranet.com/files/downl...CC%201.2.0.zip

I tried using it for the first time, but I am a little confused. The documentation is not very helpful. I am guessing that you are supposed to take some color readings with some external calibration software and somehow enter it into the LCC program. Not sure exactly what you are supposed to do though. Any tips?
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post #1569 of 1846
5/22/10 at 6:07pm
IRIS PUMPING:

I had Jeff Meier stop by last night and he looked at my Lumis and said the iris pumping was terrible... and that 70% of the Lumis's he's seen are similar. We simply turned it off. I'm glad he mentioned it as I was ready to concede it's use myself. Distracting and dimming. Mine never pumped before but has steadily worsened... Don't know what it is all about, but there needs to be a fix.

BTW- - the picture now looks phenomenal. Jeff did a masterful job. Just over 14 ft lamberts with ISCO in place on my 14' wide microperf. It looks amazing. Casino Royale never looked so good...
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post #1570 of 1846
5/22/10 at 7:26pm
Do you have some examples of scenes where the iris pumping is particularly bad?
I don't have and have no interest in Blind Side.
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post #1571 of 1846
5/22/10 at 7:30pm
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Originally Posted by cal87 View Post

Do you have some examples of scenes where the iris pumping is particularly bad?
I don't have and have no interest in Blind Side.

Most movies, I can see it in places. Typically in indoor scenes. You'll notice a slight dimming and when the scene changes, the light output will briefly increase.
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post #1572 of 1846
5/22/10 at 9:45pm
Unfortunately that is a by product of the DI, the DI has trade offs some good some not so good
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post #1573 of 1846
5/23/10 at 6:56am
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Originally Posted by LJG View Post

Unfortunately that is a by product of the DI, the DI has trade offs some good some not so good

But it wasn't doing it and now it is? With no firmware change? Mechanicals age?
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post #1574 of 1846
5/23/10 at 7:05am
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Originally Posted by GetGray View Post

But it wasn't doing it and now it is? With no firmware change? Mechanicals age?

I tried older firmwares, but no luck improving it.

Not sure what the culprit would be but it seems that certain scenes exacerbate the issue... so perhaps a combination of firmware or, like EE, when you see it the first time, you always see it.
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post #1575 of 1846
5/23/10 at 7:07am
The only time I see the iris is when the OSD pops up during resolution changes and such. Never see it during normal viewing. Maybe my projector is in the 30%.

On another note, has anyone checked with Sim2 lately to see if there is any new firmware? They never seem to tell anyone, so we are probably 3 or 4 versions past the last known one.
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post #1576 of 1846
5/23/10 at 7:30am
I wonder if a combination of settings exacerbates it?
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post #1577 of 1846
5/23/10 at 8:26am
Another issue is the lack of input response that happens every now and then when I'm done watching a movie and want to switch the Lumis off. When it happens the Lumis (non-HOST) doesn't respond to either the remote signals or the on-board buttons. The only cure is the hard on-off switch.

Someone suggested increasing the OSD delay to the maximum setting. I did that and it still hangs up every 6-8 times I use my HT.
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post #1578 of 1846
5/23/10 at 11:46am
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Originally Posted by thebland View Post

IRIS PUMPING:

I had Jeff Meier stop by last night and he looked at my Lumis and said the iris pumping was terrible... and that 70% of the Lumis's he's seen are similar. We simply turned it off. I'm glad he mentioned it as I was ready to concede it's use myself. Distracting and dimming. Mine never pumped before but has steadily worsened... Don't know what it is all about, but there needs to be a fix.

BTW- - the picture now looks phenomenal. Jeff did a masterful job. Just over 14 ft lamberts with ISCO in place on my 14' wide microperf. It looks amazing. Casino Royale never looked so good...

Thanks for your calibration report. I've included it in the projection (Post#1) list that's linked at the bottom of my post.
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post #1579 of 1846
5/28/10 at 8:14am
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IRIS PUMPING:

I had Jeff Meier stop by last night and he looked at my Lumis and said the iris pumping was terrible... and that 70% of the Lumis's he's seen are similar. We simply turned it off. I'm glad he mentioned it as I was ready to concede it's use myself. Distracting and dimming. Mine never pumped before but has steadily worsened... Don't know what it is all about, but there needs to be a fix.

That's interesting, as I don't see pumping on mine at all except with white subtitles on a black background. I've never updated my firmware either - and it looks as good pumping and picture wise as day one.
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post #1580 of 1846
6/12/10 at 7:03am
Noticed some pumping around a month or so and turned off the Dynamic Black. When I turned it on again it seemed to have gone away. I'm not sure but it seems like maybe it needs to be "reset" every now and then. It's fine now and I prefer the iris to be on for sure. Some of you who have shut yours down may want to turn it back on as a test. Blacks and contrast are just that much better IMO. My own eye's irises shut down during fade to black scenes. It's a real eye opener when you see that on a digital projector.
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post #1581 of 1846
6/14/10 at 8:55am
This is very interesting. Mine has started to display some pumping. I'll try this.
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post #1582 of 1846
6/14/10 at 10:58am
Will try, too.

Not sure if this a hardware issue or software.

Seems like these things just 'wear out'...
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post #1583 of 1846
6/14/10 at 7:26pm
How does the Lumis Uno compare with the original Lumis? I know the original has better specs with the DI, but if the DI isn't used, how do they compare?

"The new lighting system has a diecast aluminium body for better heat-management, allowing the use of a more powerful lamp, and a tapered rod integrator for better uniformity of illumination and more efficient light transmission."

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post #1584 of 1846
6/17/10 at 12:31pm
My understanding is that the Uno is essentially equivalent to the C3X 1080 that preceded the Lumis. It doesn't have the killer contrast of the regular Lumis, but it's not shabby at 9000:1 and it's still bright as s--t and it's almost $10K less than a regular Lumis.
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post #1585 of 1846
6/17/10 at 12:38pm
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Originally Posted by rabident View Post

How does the Lumis Uno compare with the original Lumis? I know the original has better specs with the DI, but if the DI isn't used, how do they compare?

"The new lighting system has a diecast aluminium body for better heat-management, allowing the use of a more powerful lamp, and a tapered rod integrator for better uniformity of illumination and more efficient light transmission."


I would think they're pretty close. The contrast of the Lumis without the DI isn't that much different from the C3X 1080.
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post #1586 of 1846
6/17/10 at 1:42pm
How's the pump fix going after cycling it on/off?
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post #1587 of 1846
6/17/10 at 1:53pm
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Originally Posted by Pete View Post

My understanding is that the Uno is essentially equivalent to the C3X 1080 that preceded the Lumis.

The Uno is identical to the current Lumis, except it doesn't have a DI. The original C3X1080 that preceded the Lumis is another machine.
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post #1588 of 1846
6/18/10 at 11:43am
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On another note, has anyone checked with Sim2 lately to see if there is any new firmware? They never seem to tell anyone, so we are probably 3 or 4 versions past the last known one.

Just FYI the latest firmware is 3.14.16 .


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How's the pump fix going after cycling it on/off?

I'll let you know after I watch some movies this weekend.
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post #1589 of 1846
6/18/10 at 11:16pm
Watched Easy Rider on BR tonight. Did not see even one instance of pumping !!! Turn dynamic black off and back on - seemed to work for me. The movie, especially some of those dark fire lit scenes, looked fantastic !!
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post #1590 of 1846
6/19/10 at 1:30am
My own DI became slightly visible a while back, and a hard rest took acre of it.

I only mention this as I was given the following advice, if a straight deselect/reselect of the DB fails to clear the issue.

Assuming the DI is selected and the unit is powered up.... De-select DI and power down the entire unit, including the Host. Disconnect from mains.

Reconnect and power up. Select DB to on. Power down as before, including mains disconnection.

Reconnect and power up. Done.
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