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==Archival Implications== | ==Archival Implications== | ||
From 2010 onward the standard for exhibition began to move from 35mm prints and film projection to Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) and digital projection. Although some theaters maintained the ability to screen film or have even added film projectors after digital became the industry standard, (see:[[List of | From 2010 onward the standard for exhibition began to move from 35mm prints and film projection to Digital Cinema Packages (DCPs) and digital projection. Although some theaters maintained the ability to screen film or have even added film projectors after digital became the industry standard, (see:[[List of analog film exhibitors]]) the need for platter systems and [[automation]] was greatly decreased because the frequency of screenings on film was greatly decreased. Platter systems were designed to facilitate a theater's ability to screen prints multiple times a day, seven days a week, on muliple screens. When properly maintained and operated by a trained and attentive projectionist, platter systems can be a suitable method of projecting first-run films. | ||
Plattering or otherwise building up prints for large-reel playback is not considered acceptable for archival film prints. Film archives and the repertory divisions of many studios and distributors now strictly forbid plattering or building up 35mm prints onto [[reels]] larger than 2,000 feet. | Plattering or otherwise building up prints for large-reel playback is not considered acceptable for archival film prints. Film archives and the repertory divisions of many studios and distributors now strictly forbid plattering or building up 35mm prints onto [[reels]] larger than 2,000 feet. | ||