Why don’t we see film grain in theaters?

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Blu-Velvet

Assuming that modern "HD" video pictures are naturally sharper than "old" film merely displays a complete ignorance of the two very different technologies. The picture resolution possible on well-shot and well-processed 35mm film was already equal to or better than today's HDTV/Blu-ray standard by the 1910s and 20s (although there have long been a variety of different film stocks and processing options that will change the relative graininess)....

Not if you’re talking about 35mm film exhibited with a film projector. See….https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...ne#post5943472 , for the quick, easy read scroll down to the paragraph with the phrase ‘online film school’ and click on that link.

As a follow-up, just about two weeks ago it was again stated in a presentation at a SMPTE (Society of Motion Pictures and Television Engineers) section meeting that even with today’s modern stocks, one rarely (if ever) sees film projected at > 1.3K (with a film projector) no matter who is the projectionist.

If you’re an SMPTE member, the meeting report should be online sometime in the near future.