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A platter system is a non-rewind film transport system in which multiple reels are [[splicing|spliced]] together on a horizontal deck. Each platter deck can hold enough film to allow all but the longest features to play without a changeover or intermission. The film is fed through a centerfeed, run through the projector, and wound onto a center ring on the takeup platter. To play the film again, the ring is removed and the film is rethreaded through the centerfeed, allowing it to be run repeatedly without being rewound. | A platter system is a non-rewind film transport system in which multiple reels are [[splicing|spliced]] together on a horizontal deck. Each platter deck can hold enough film to allow all but the longest features to play without a changeover or intermission. The film is fed through a centerfeed, run through the projector, and wound onto a center ring on the takeup platter. To play the film again, the ring is removed and the film is rethreaded through the centerfeed, allowing it to be run repeatedly without being rewound. | ||
==History and Use== | |||
Platters came about with the rise of the [[multiplex]] (cinemas with multiple screens) and the movement towards increased [[automation]]. Platter systems and other single-reel film transport systems such as towers and double make-up tables (MUTs) largely replaced reel-to-reel projection as the most common means of [[35mm]] projection because it enabled the screening of multiple films on multiple screens simultaneously with fewer operators. Some theaters that retained reel-to-reel capabilities frequently employed large-reel [[changeover]] systems, in which a feature was built up onto 6,000’ reels and a cue detection system was used to automate the changeover. Some large-reel changeover systems employed projectors that could rewind the reel through the projector mechanism after playback (so-called “rock-and-roll” projectors), providing a level of [[automation]] on par with a platter system. | |||
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