Proji’s World

Today I finally went to the Apple Store for a demo of Vision Pro. I’ve been interested in it ever since Apple announced it, not so much as a potential purchase but for the technology it contains. For what it really represents, I’ve always thought of it as a potential game changer placing the ball firmly in the court of developers.  Having finally put Vision Pro on my head and done the calibration, (they put optical inserts in to closely match my prescription, so if you wear glasses don’t worry, Apple have you covered) the view opened up so I could see the Apple Store again. I was absolutely blown away, it didn’t feel like I was really seeing an image on a screen. Instead it looked like I was seeing through the Vision Pro, this was an incredible start. As I got walked through the interface and how to interact with apps I found it very intuitive and picked it up straight away. I got shown some panoramic photos first, which looked so much better than when you see them on a screen. They we

Ok so I realise that cinemas have been running digitally for well over a decade at this point, so in that regard I am somewhat late to this. However I have been to the cinema a couple of times this year for the first time in ages and I find myself surprisingly underwhelmed.  This isn’t because I’m a dinosaur or being nostalgic, I’m a former projectionist who worked with 16mm and 35mm and is also a trained digital projectionist. I’m all for progress and I love watching films on my Apple TV in full 4K Dolby Vision. The reason I’m so underwhelmed by the digital cinema experience is that the overall presentation is just lacking in so many ways. I’ll elaborate. First a little background on my expertise in this field, I was a projectionist for several years, mostly working with 35mm but did some with 16mm and attained my digital projectionist certification. I worked mostly independent cinemas, but did end my career with a major multiplex chain before moving on to trains. I liked all the plac