Using white frost film for rear projection on a store front?

MikeMN · August 19, 2014

I believe you can buy it from DF as well

Yes they have a rear projection film, here is a pic of it next to 3M Vikuiti, 3M Vikuiti is the best film available to use with a rear projector hands down, very expensive.

TomTint · August 19, 2014

I believe you can buy it from DF as well

Yes they have a rear projection film, here is a pic of it next to 3M Vikuiti, 3M Vikuiti is the best film available to use with a rear projector hands down, very expensive.

I'm told that in order to achieve a acceptable contrast ratio on the 3M, the too. Needs to be very dark. Another architect we have done things with found that to be a problem.

MikeMN · August 20, 2014

I believe you can buy it from DF as well

Yes they have a rear projection film, here is a pic of it next to 3M Vikuiti, 3M Vikuiti is the best film available to use with a rear projector hands down, very expensive.

I'm told that in order to achieve a acceptable contrast ratio on the 3M, the too. Needs to be very dark. Another architect we have done things with found that to be a problem.

Nope, the 3M Vikuiti works great even on a window facing outside at daytime.

Perhaps look at some YouTube vids for yourself.

MikeMN · August 20, 2014

Tom, if you look at the pic Fox posted, a white frost film was used, as you can see even indoors the projected picture looks foggy.

Here is a pic I snapped at 3M HQ, Vikuiti was used on a video display with Greg Biffle from the waist up looks very vibrant.

TomTint · August 20, 2014

I haven't done a side by side with any of them. Just installed what we were given.

flat rock stan · August 20, 2014

I might be missing the point here since I am more a auto guy but what's the benefit of using the mmm dark stuff as rear projection on a storefront? The only job of this kind I ever did was with Richard at Solar Control Films in STL for the Kemper art museum on the Washington University campus. We mounted the clear film on 4x8 sheet of acrylic. Price for product was really high so we donated our work. Here is a post from Richards blog on the job http://www.autowindowtinting.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.display&pageID=168

At the Automechanika show in Frankfurt Germany the Solyx folks had a large piece of their clear (very light) film across the front of their booth. They had a crowd the entire show which was great for me since I was doing demos at the Global booth across the isle!! I haven't seen dark films used this way so nothing to compare the clear with :dunno guess I better check Ytube.

Cheers

Stan

Thirtyfive · August 20, 2014

Far as I'm aware a frosted vinyl or reflective type of vinyl will show a picture. Not the best but will work. Again, from what I'm only in belief of, a rea projection film will not only show a brighter clearer picture, but it will hold that picture when viewed from a tight angle where a frosted film will distort....

Any info would be great with this tendering for a job with this unspecd

TomTint · August 20, 2014

I might be missing the point here since I am more a auto guy but what's the benefit of using the mmm dark stuff as rear projection on a storefront? The only job of this kind I ever did was with Richard at Solar Control Films in STL for the Kemper art museum on the Washington University campus. We mounted the clear film on 4x8 sheet of acrylic. Price for product was really high so we donated our work. Here is a post from Richards blog on the job http://www.autowindowtinting.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=content.display&pageID=168

At the Automechanika show in Frankfurt Germany the Solyx folks had a large piece of their clear (very light) film across the front of their booth. They had a crowd the entire show which was great for me since I was doing demos at the Global booth across the isle!! I haven't seen dark films used this way so nothing to compare the clear with guess I better check Ytube.

Cheers

Stan

I have not installed the Solyx material Stan, but on a upcoming project, I believe that is what will be used. Like I said before, the architect has found that the darker 3M has poor contrast in the space where it will be used.