File puptcrit/puptcrit.0902, message 266


From: Widerman-AT-aol.com
Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 18:58:14 EST
To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org
Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Coraline in 3-D on DVD




In a message dated 2/7/2009 9:47:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
tozuss-AT-aol.com writes:

Does  anyone know if 3D capability for DVD's exists?? I am not familiar with 
the  technology needed to film a movie in 3D, but would hope that it could be  
translated for home viewing.



Home theater is a hobby of mine and I will try to answer your question.  This 
is not simple stuff. 3D on DVD currently exists in a very poor quality  
format which creates stereoscopic images by fitting one eye with a blue filter  and 
your other eye with a red filter. (Green and red is also viable.) You may  
have seen 3D comic books like this with cheap cardboard frame  glasses. This 
distorts the true colors of the image and much of the movie  appears washed out 
or in black & white. The "Spy Kids" movies are available  in this format. Both 
"Polar Express" and "Journey to the Center of the Earth"  (Brendan Fraser 
version) were recently released using this technology. I bought  them both and 
will say that the 3D effect works, but not everyone can watch  through these 
cheesy glasses without getting a headache. David Letterman  joked on his show last 
night that he lost vision in one eye from viewing through  3D glasses. Also, 
this system is much more effective on a large format  TV screen than on the 
average size TV set.
 
The latest surge in 3D technology in movie theaters creates stereoscopic  
images by using polarized lenses. The industry hopes that viewers will  return to 
movie theaters for an experience that currently cannot be produced in  the 
home with off-the-shelf technology. Hollywood has at least 33 movies in the  
pipeline in this format, so look forward to a lot of 3D releases in the near  
future. These will not translate to 3D on DVD in a high-quality viewing  
experience for years, although as 3D catches on, systems for home viewing will  be 
developed quickly. There is a system currently available, in limited use,  with 
very few titles available. The story is similar for IMAX, and you will see  
many more movies coming out in that format, too.
 
To sum up, I stick by my original recommendation: go see "Coraline" in  3D 
while it is still in theaters for a gratifying 3D viewing experience. It is  the 
best 3D movie yet. It may be a few years and a lot of new equipment before  
you can see it in "real 3D" at home.
 
     -Steven->



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