From: Fred Greenspan <greenspan-AT-earthlink.net> Date: Sat, 7 Feb 2009 19:21:27 -0500 To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Coraline in 3-D on DVD Thanks Steven. We just went to see it and it was great and thanks to your tip we stayed for the treat at the end of the credits. I wouldn't be surprised if they do some quality improvement over previous home 3D for the BlueRay DVD version, but I trust your expertise that it won't match what you currently see in the theatres. Fred On Feb 7, 2009, at 6:58 PM, Widerman-AT-aol.com wrote: > > > 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-> > > > > **************Great Deals on Dell Laptops. Starting at $499. > (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100000075x1217883258x1201191827/aol? > redir=http://ad.doubleclick. > net/clk;211531132;33070124;e) > _______________________________________________ > List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org > Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit > Archives: http://www.driftline.org _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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