This article is from the rec.arts.movies.tech FAQ, by Scott E. Norwood snorwood@nyx.nyx.net with numerous contributions by others.
This is one of many USENET newsgroups in the rec.arts.movies.*
hierarchy; its purpose is to facilitate the discussion of the many
technical details associated with motion pictures. Topics often
include questions about projection issues in theaters, film and sound
formats and aspect ratios, equipment used in film production and
presentation, and, occasionally, visual effects used in motion
pictures. This group is intended for text messages only. Binaries
should be uuencoded and posted to the appropriate groups within the
alt.binaries hierarchy, or, preferably, made available through the
World Wide Web or anonymous FTP. As is the case with most USENET
groups, messages posted in HTML or any other non-plaintext format are
strongly discouraged.
 
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