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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->
>
>
>
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