Is digital projection really better than film projection?
This will be debated for many years to come, as was the transition to Compact Disc from LP. Both digital and film projection are improving technologically; however, digital projection has advanced rapidly in the last few years, while 35MM film is nearing the end of its progression. Film can reproduce exceptionally beautiful images, but because prints degrade quickly with everyday use, few audiences experience its full potential. Film has unique characteristics such as jitter and flicker that some filmmakers closely associate with the cinema experience. In fact, these are unfortunate artifacts that we have grown to live with. On the other hand, digital projection provides an exceptionally sharp and clear image that does not scratch, fade, or otherwise degrade over time. In extensive field-testing of DLP Cinema technology, 85 percent of viewers said that the digital image quality was “excellent,” and 80 percent of viewers also decided that they would opt for digital projection over film
