Apple patents 3D editing…

[James Culbertson]

[Darren Roark] “80% of Gravity’s domestic box office was from 3D. When it’s done that well people will still go to the theater and put on the stupid glasses. 3D isn’t going away.”

I watched Gravity in 3D. It kind of reminds me of watching a video game.

I think I will avoid 3D for another couple of years until they improve the process to the extent that it does not distract from the actual film story.

[Darren Roark]

This article in Variety today made me laugh with the timing. “3D TV: Not Dead Yet, and Getting Better” comparing it to ‘the ailing old man in the “Bring out your dead” scene in “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” who protests to the corpse collector, “I’m not dead. … I’m getting better.”

variety.com/2014/digital/columns/3d-tv-not-dead-yet-and-getting-better-1201055163/

The autostereo tvs are improving, but it’s going to create a whole new set of problems with he fact that standard left right stereo pairs will need to be post converted for the new screens. It will be interesting to see what the process will be to convert content in the next two years before the first sets come out.

The 3DTV parrot isn’t dead, it’s just resting.

[Michael Gissing]

With all the mention of Gravity it should be pointed out that this was shot 2D and converted later. For the edit there would have been little need for 3D capability for the edit.

I think this patent was applied for when the industry got excited by Avatar plus Apple and others desire to patent everything that may or may not be possible just in case.

[Thomas Frank]

[Shane Ross] “All I’m pointing out is that 3D distribution is dwindling. TV sets are do longer made, computer displays aren’t either. No 3D YouTube, 3D Vimeo…3D DVD. So the only realm for it, besides those who ALREADY own those TVs and displays…is feature films That’s a very small market…and we know, given history, what Apple thinks of the small market share.”
Why you say that, 3D ist still being pushed on the market. I bet we will see another big push of 3D when 4K is ready and running in homes. Yup

[Bill Davis]

[Shane Ross] “Played back on what?”

Likely an industry commercialized version of something like the Occulus Rift.

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