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Todd-AO was a winner and it looked better with a bigger screen than IMAX. The first problem was when the showman behind the process died and left his rights to Liz Tailor. Cleopatra was shot in the Todd-AO process and the cost of using the 65mm negative and making 70mm prints proved to be not...

well it is no one in this country will mag stripe a print 35mm or 70mm print besdies it is a different process than mag tape and the acetate used for film and tape are different

There is a Ultra Panavision (anamrophic 70mm) print of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World with a DTS sound track that is in good to fair condition. It was run at the Cinerama Dome not too long ago and may be run again this year in September.

70mm mag prints are a thing of the past as the chemicals required to do the mag are too hazardous. DTS is the only sound available for new prints and that comes in the standard Dolby 5.1 channel mix (three stage channels, two surround channels and a sub woofer). DTS also has a six channel play...

Camera shutters don't cause flicker they cause skipping and the Todd-AO print I viewed in a theater with Todd-AO projectors did not have any flicker.

Yes, Todd-AO was a great system and it produced a better picture than IMAX, but it went the way of most 70mm systems. The day of the single theatre ended, large screens disappeared, most of the large cinemas closed, and smaller multiplex theaters were built. Originally Todd-AO used a 120 foot...