[Tig] Spirit vs. DSX

[Rob Lingelbach]

On Jan 21, 2008, at 10:14 PM, rlovejoy at comcast.net wrote:
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> Just out of curiosity, are we talking original Spirit or Spirit 2k/ 
> 4k?  I notice a significant difference (improvement) between the  
> older model and the new one.  (Im not familiar with the DPX...)

DSX :]    can you describe the differences you see between Sp. 1 and  
2k/4k?

By the way I agreed with Peter Sutton's comments.   I would ask, any  
colorist who has been working on a Spirit (not sure which  
generation), take a walk on the other side, return to the best tube  
machine (DSX or Millenium II very highly tuned) and give your return  
impressions.

Film grain is not necessarily a bad thing in my opinion, also:  
realize that the Spirit basically creates a still frame running with  
which to work, while the DSX is working with a live frame.

This is not to challenge Spirit in any way, I love the machine, but I  
also love a very well-set up DSX.  If I could have both in my own  
facility... (are there any facilities that have?  must be.)

Rob

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