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Hello Corey,
See my response below.

--- On Thu, 8/19/10, Corey Bailey <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
From: Corey Bailey <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] help: 16MM mag sound film
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Thursday, August 19, 2010, 10:37 PM

Hi All,

17.5 mm was mostly a European format most popular in Germany and France. I?ve seen some Italian & Hebrew foreign dubs on 17.5 but not as much as the other two. Thus, most of the 17.5 I have encountered is PAL with a few NTSC exceptions for elements made for the US market. All of the 17.5 I have encountered runs at film speed be it NTSC or PAL and virtually all of it is single track Mono. I never understood the rationale for this format <snip>

If I'm not mistaken, I think I recall 17.5 being used by the film sound effects department at CBS Studio Center in Studio City.�By having all those sound effects "units"�in�that�format,��it�literally�cut in half the cost of the film�stock, and in running it at half the speed of 35MM at 45ft/min, it cut the cost in half again. �I know the sound effects editors hated it and call it "spaghetti", since it would easily curl up on itself if it wasn't held taunt.
I think the Larson Studios and others in Hollywood can�still�handle it.
Rod