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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
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Originally Posted by Paul Hillenbrand
Wonder if the 3D is in the old-fashioned "anaglyph" red/blue process or full-color 3-D?
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Whenever the glasses are included it's anaglyph. They would never have 4 field-sequential glasses in each dvd box.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
What's frustrating is that the BD format has the bandwith to store two alternate-eye 1080p24 video streams for REAL 3-D... but the BD group won't act to get the spec into the format. IMO, it would be an awesome optional spec... like profile 2.5 or something.
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I don't suspect we'll see Real D in home systems until consumer home entertainment manufacturers figure out how to produce a 144 Hz display without breaking the bank. In addition, for direct-view displays (LCD, plasma), they'll have to develop 144Hz LCD shutter glasses. Anything less would be a lesser approximation and unsatisfactory.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
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Originally Posted by Stephen_J_H
I don't suspect we'll see Real D in home systems until consumer home entertainment manufacturers figure out how to produce a 144 Hz display without breaking the bank. In addition, for direct-view displays (LCD, plasma), they'll have to develop 144Hz LCD shutter glasses. Anything less would be a lesser approximation and unsatisfactory.
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I saw a demo of 3-D on a Mitsubishi 73 inch rear projection 120 HZ tv and it looked fantastic. No color problems that you have with anaglyph and no flicker like the current 60hz field-sequential systems. You would need a Blu-Ray player to be able to put out a 120 HZ and a system to do the field-sequential signal in 120 HZ.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
But why compromise with 120 Hz? Real D is designed to run in one projector with alternating frames running through clockwise and counterclockwise polarised filters. Each frame for each eye is displayed 3 times (72 Hz), which doubled is 144 Hz, in order to reduce filcker to near imperceptible levels. When this technology is affordable for home use is when 3-D will be a reality on the home set.While I'm aware that there are competing systems, they all run on pretty much the same principles, and as I said before, I'd rather wait and see Real D @ home than settle for a lesser approximation.
Frankly, I was blown away by Real D, even moreso than IMAX 3-D.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
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Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet
GET IT ON THE DISC. That's all that matters now, and Blu-ray has the bandwidth for it. Then, as displays evolve, the hardware can output it to match.
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Not a bad idea, so long as the special features maniacs don't kick up a stink in the following manner: "Why the hell do I need a separate 3-D stream if I'm never gonna watch 3-D?"
Don't say it won't happen, because it WILL.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
That's what Real D is: one projector, displaying alternating eye frames through clockwise and counterclockwise polarised filters at high speed to reduce flicker.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
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Originally Posted by ChristopherDAC
If Blu-Ray can store two simultaneous image streams, there's no obvious objection in my mind to simply putting two HDMI ports on the back of the player & specifying the capability to put both streams out at once. Then the disc standard wouldn't be tied down to any particular implementation, and the two-projector method could be done practically out of the box, although if you wanted field- or frame-sequential you would need some kind of outboard processor to generate the alternating sequence & trigger pulses.
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But this method requires the use of projectors, leaving the vast majority of consumers out in the cold.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
I'm STILL waiting to see what those "3-D Ready" stickers on DLP TVs mean. Putting out anything in the red/blue format right now is a huge step backwards.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
ummm:
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^u can buy this now. all u need is BD spec. and a movie to showcase this. i recommend Beowulf as an example =D. saw that on IMAX 3-D and it rocked.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
Its 10/29 and no reviews?
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
Well the 3-D effect did NOT work well for me at all. I'm running an Optoma HD70 720p DLP projector via PS3 HDMI to a 106" screen, which i sit about 10 feet from.
I don't know if it's the screen size or the glasses, but everything had a red/blue shimmer to it. The glasses seemed waaay too small, not in that they didnt fit, but the actual size of the lenses seemed tiny and I could see the cardboard frames around the lenses while wearing them, and it didn't feel like the red/blue lenses "merged" into a single field of view while wearing them.
The result was terrible and I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes before getting eye strain. I've seen many 3-D movies in theater/IMAX without this problem, so I don't think it's just my eyes having a problem.
Thank goodness the 2-D version is included on the disc.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
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Originally Posted by Jeff Cooper
Well the 3-D effect did NOT work well for me at all. I'm running an Optoma HD70 720p DLP projector via PS3 HDMI to a 106" screen, which i sit about 10 feet from.
I don't know if it's the screen size or the glasses, but everything had a red/blue shimmer to it. The glasses seemed waaay too small, not in that they didnt fit, but the actual size of the lenses seemed tiny and I could see the cardboard frames around the lenses while wearing them, and it didn't feel like the red/blue lenses "merged" into a single field of view while wearing them.
The result was terrible and I couldn't watch more than 5 minutes before getting eye strain. I've seen many 3-D movies in theater/IMAX without this problem, so I don't think it's just my eyes having a problem.
Thank goodness the 2-D version is included on the disc.
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We have had mixed reviews for the other two Blu-ray 3-D films - Hannah Montana and Journey to the Center of the Earth. Some hate the 3-D and others say it is fantastic - well, for Journey to the Center of the Earth. Journey uses the green/red instead of the red/blue glasses so, maybe that has something to do with it.
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Re: The Polar Express Presented in 3-D on both DVD and Blu-ray Disc on 10/28
polar express can be enjoyed with or without 3D just like beowulf, zemeckis in both cases. journey is a film that is not as enjoyable without 3-D. it's a film that almost REQUIRES 3-D =P. otherwise, it's pretty dull.
i wish polarized technology was built into BD spec or upgraded (profile 3.0?). i've seen most of the real3D polarized movies and they retain the color and clarity of all of the films.
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