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Generating AVS Forum Reports and Posts

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Producing reports, heatmaps and posts in the standard AVS Forum layout is a bit tricky and requires both one off setup, plus continual adjustment of other setting that do not save. Once you have your filter ready, the first step is to generate a heat map. To do this, click on the chart icon at the bottom left corner: Then, if this is your first time, set the settings and save them. Set them as below, then click the Save Layout button. Click Save Layout - this will remember these settings for next time. Now, these steps you need to do each time. 1. Maximize the screen 2. Select the Top signal for the comparison. 3. Then, click the Compare button. 4. Once the chart displays, if everything looks ok, click Save Chart. 5. In the size popup, enter the width of 1800 6. Save the file to your desired location. I'd recommend leaving the extension and prefixing with the movie name: Now, generate the report. Click Ctrl+R or menu File -> Save Report. Fi

Home Cinema Construction Project

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Movie Room Construction Background Just a bit of background. We bought an 19th century timber "Queenslander" in reasonably original condition, with the typical old style mods (eg verandas all enclosed, cladding added etc) about 24 years ago, with the intent of renovating and raising and building in underneath. I've always been a movie buff, so was always intending on building a movie room. I just new I had to wait. About 13-14 years ago, we had the major construction work done, the house raised, extended a little out the back, and built in underneath. With the plans, we set aside a room with the intent of it being the movie room. I even had the foresight enough to put a powerpoint in the ceiling for a projector. Well, due to throw length of the projector I ended up getting, I never ended up using it, but that is another story. But at any rate, I was thinking ahead... In the intervening years, technology improved (to the point a few years ago I thought I'd b