For those of you plugging your ears whilst humming along in hopes of this whole
3D revolution
fading away, we've got a rude awakening headed your way. Just days after hearing that the HDMI specification
could be updated to better handle stereoscopic 3D content, along comes word that Panasonic has submitted a proposal to the Blu-ray Disc Association (BDA) for an official BD standard to store 3D imagery formed of "left / right-eye two-channel Full HD images." Panny reportedly made the move early in order avoid a format war, but really, it's just looking to cash in on royalties for the next
decade five years or less. It's no secret that movie studios are
dead set on moving forward with 3D production -- might as well be ready on the other end, right?
[Image courtesy of
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posted Nov 24th 2008 10:57PM
Lame. Who is actually interested in this 3D crap?
Something like Planet Earth in 3D would be sweet
...and the porn
If it didn't require goggles/glasses (hologram or interactive video file) I would think it was awesome. They could have cameras located all around the stage when filming so you could rotate the film and view each scene from any conceivable angle (they'd just add navigational arrows to the player for you to move yourself around the room/area). Now that would be 3D!
Me, and anyone else generally interested in technology. So you just insulted engadgets reader base as a whole. Shame on you.
I want those shades.
3D NOODZ 2 Thu ppl!
But seriously, I would buy a Blu-Ray player for this 3D thing (and only that)
A year ago, the BD faction was chastising HD DVD for having a richinteractive programmability model. "Nobody watches the extras" theysaid. Today BD Live is "all the rage". Now something new...
Just imagine the porn...
As long as it's not your avatar in 3D...
(What is that anyway?)
The furry elf-man of South Korea?
http://www.pilkipedia.co.uk/wiki/index.php?title=Hairy_Chinese_Kid
Look at that old lady (back left). Poor thing, she probably was feeling dizzy as hell from wearing these glasses, like if she just puked moments ago. :p
Is that moby in the bottom right corner?
nah, that's Ryan Block.
It probably is if that's Pete Sampras.
If they could somehow manage it without the lame glasses (which are secretly amazing) it would do so much better.
Bah. Stereoscopics are evil, I say. Biased towards those with two retina. Where's Johnny Chung Lee when you need him?
Pros:
- Surreal 3D Imagery
- One standard for 3D for all companies
- Possibly avoiding a 3D format war
Cons:
- It can't create robots from scrap metal in my trashcan
I'll pass
Is it just me, or is it conceivable that Jeff Goldblum actually thinks that LARGER glasses will make Jeff Goldblum even more Jeff Goldblum-ier!
I'm dreading the onslaught on 3D. It will inevitably mean a couple years of gimmicky things coming out of the screen cheese.
Wait what the fuck? "left / right-eye two-channel Full HD images." are they saying they want to take up more capacity by having two separate video streams? That is so incredibly stupid, why not have the player just do the effect on the fly? Then you could easily turn it on and off whenever you wanted to and it would work with any movie. I'm pretty sure it would require less processing power that way too.
the people in picture looks like getting brainwashed, lol
Its a shame that so many people are against glass's seeing as the most stable, flexible and universaly viewable 3D images require them.
Paralax barrier-methods have limited viewing angle and reduced resolution, and (sigh) holographic star-wars stuff is just physicaly impossible. (light cant be made to stop in mid air, it has to reflect off something).
For us to have any hope of true "personal viewing angle" 3D, as well as merely steroscopic 3D, glass's of some sort have to be used as well. (at least if you want to allow more then one person to watch at a time...Johnny Lee's method would work for one person...but even then youd have to ware a headband, so your going to look stupid either way!).
Personaly I dont see the problem with glass's, as long as there
a) Standard.
b) Light, comfortable and adjustable.
Millions of people already wear glass's everyday, might as well make the things usefull for more then mere focus correction.
Actually this looks like a Lips 3D game preview. Why else would a middle aged man wearing a suit be singing into a microphone. And apparently the people arn't amused. Except for jeff goldblum.
It looks like the guy in the middle of the frame is dead.
As long as it doesn't affect the image quality of Blu-Ray.
Seeing those 3D movies in the theater were just terrible.
Some scenes it works but in fast motion, it fails horrible...
It's enough that we have to deal with some of the artifacts of 120 Hz...
Can you imagine 3D on top of that.
What a nerdy looking group.
Is that Thom Yorke from Radiohead?