News and other tidbits that Chad Cloman finds interesting enough to share
The linked article gives a summary of what it takes to convert a movie from 2D to 3D. The process is long and involved, and is compared to cutting your lawn with a nail clipper. The article covers the conversion of Titanic, which took more than two years. Many other conversions are done in much less time, and shortcuts are taken that make the 3D experience less enjoyable.
Link: http://www.extremetech.com/…
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Let’s face it: 3D glasses just plain suck. Never mind that I use prescription lenses and have to put the cheap movie-theater glasses over top of the ones I’m already wearing. Some people get eyestrain-related headaches when watching 3D movies, and they blame it on the glasses. The truth, however, is that the headaches aren’t necessarily caused by the glasses. As mentioned in a previous Chad’s News post, most 3D movies aren’t actually filmed with 3D cameras but are converted after the fact. If this conversion is done poorly, eyestrain will result. And even when they are filmed in 3D, the linked article discusses other issues that can cause the headaches.
Link: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/…
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With 3D movies becoming all the rage, Slate takes a look at the difficulties inherent in converting an older 2D movie into 3D. Unfortunately the viewing experience is not as good as native 3D, especially if they do a sloppy job. Also, since it costs more to film in 3D than to convert from 2D, we may see upcoming films doing the conversion anyway.
Link: http://www.slate.com/…
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According to this BBC article, we can expect to see more 3D movies in the future. Apparently the technology has come quite a ways since Jaws 3-D. I’ve also heard rumors that George Lucas will be re-releasing the Star Wars movies in 3D.
Link: http://news.bbc.co.uk/…
