> You are right on Harold.  I used to work as a projectionist 
> in theatres with the old-fashioned system which had 2 
> projectors.  We would have the projector with the next reel 
> ready to go and when we saw the first cuemark, we would start 
> the projector motor, then move the dowser open to let the 
> light shine on the now moving film.  When the 2nd cuemark 
> appeared, approx. 8 seconds later, we would operate switches 
> to change picture & sound.


Ah, cool.  I must have gotten it mixed up with something else.  Or been lied
to, that happens a lot too.

I should pay more attention next time.  The blobs seem to show up a lot.
How long is a typical reel?  Do they still have multiple reels these days?
Weird that they'd keep the blobs if not.

Tony 

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