3D TV is on its way to a satellite near you

[Jason Jenkins]

I think it will flop until the technology doesn’t require the special glasses.

Jason Jenkins
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[Mark Raudonis]

I disagree. Have you seen AVATAR in 3D? Mr. Cameron has broken new ground in
moving the “cinema experience” forward. (even with glasses)

There’s just too much interest from too many players in making this work.

Mark

[David Roth weiss]

[Jason Jenkins] “I think it will flop until the technology doesn’t require the special glasses. “

I would suspect that starting up the new 3D channel and sending up the satellite capable of doing it was a decision that was most likely conceived by corporate types who disagree with you.

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[Ron Lindeboom]

[Mark Raudonis] “There’s just too much interest from too many players in making this work.”

I couldn’t agree more, Mark.

We only have a few 3D movies in our home collection and they require the red-blue anaglyph glasses (which James Cameron’s AVATAR does not use, eschewing them for the much more effective and beautiful Real-D system). When we show even the home version of red-blue anaglyph 3D to our guests, every one of them has been so impressed that they start buying their own 3D movies. I have yet to see it fail.

Once you see the fabulous Real-D system in action, or see something in 3D at an IMAX showing, there is no going back.

As Brian Gardner said in his article for Creative COW’s Stereoscopic 3D issue, “One day we will look back at regular movies and call them ‘flatties.'”

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Ron Lindeboom

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[Walter Biscardi]

[Ron Lindeboom] “Once you see the fabulous Real-D system in action, or see something in 3D at an IMAX showing, there is no going back.”

We saw the Toy Story double feature in Real 3D at a local theater and what struck us was the depth of field. I appreciate the fact that Pixar didn’t just try to “poke us in the eyes.” They just used the depth of field to move a lot of things backwards making the screen essentially the window looking in on the 3D world.

Amazing.

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[Todd Terry]

[Ron Lindeboom] “Once you see the fabulous Real-D system in action… there is no going back.”

Well, I dunno if I’m a lone wolf here… I’ll admit that it’s pretty amazing stuff, but still the “RealD” system drives my brain crazy. I’ve only seen a few, but have not been able to enjoy any of them. The last RealD movie we saw was the fantastic “Up,” but after 20 minutes of it I was searching through my pockets trying to find something with which to fashion a crude eyepatch (which fortunately, I found something). After that, enjoyed the rest of the movie immensely… albeit in one-eyed “pirate mode.”

If my better half insists on seeing the 3D version of another of these, I will try to get two pairs of glasses in advance so I can cannibalize them and create one pair both with the same eye.

It screws with my brain, gives me headaches. Maybe it’s because I spend half of my waking hours with one peeper glued to an eyepiece. But it’s not for me.

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[Ron Lindeboom]

My initial reaction to James Cameron’s AVATAR was that he purposely underplayed the 3D, and that there were only a few things that “came out at you” — such as ashes settling from a fire scene — and they were subtle, not poking you in the eyes. In fact, as we left the theater, I heard a few people remark that they actually tried to brush them away as their brain reacted to the images.

As of today, I think that AVATAR is the best example of how to use 3D that has been done so far.

But that’s just my opinion.

Best regards,

Ron Lindeboom

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First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
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[Ron Lindeboom]

Yes, I have heard a couple of people say that they cannot abide 3D movies because their brain can’t abide it without giving them a headache. The old red-blue anaglyph glasses were most often a headache, now with systems like Real-D, the headaches are mostly gone. But there are indeed exceptions. I am sorry that you are one of them, Todd.

But we all know that in the future, 3D will come from holographic projectors and that we won’t need glasses anymore.

Now that will be breathtaking.

Best regards,

Ron Lindeboom

Creativity is a type of learning process where the teacher and pupil are located in the same individual.

Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
– Antoine de Saint Exupéry

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.
– Gandhi

[Richard Herd]

The over the shoulder shots were amazing.

Guy in foreground in front of the screen and soft focus.
Subject on the screen in sharp focus.
Background objects behind the screen in soft focus.

[Jason Jenkins]

[Mark Raudonis] “I disagree. Have you seen AVATAR in 3D?”

I haven’t, but maybe I’ll be convinced when I see it tonight.

Jason Jenkins
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