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    Avatar: The Result of a Quest for the Holy Grail of Cameras

    Video: Sony's Massive 280-inch 3D LED Display

    Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million

    The Asus G51J 3D Laptop Is '3D Done Right'

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    Image of lolbrbnvm lolbrbnvm
    11/24/09

    In reply to Avatar: The Result of a Quest for the Holy Grail of Cameras
    Attention gear snob commenters: Just because James Cameron uses a Behringer mixer to watch dailies (where sound quality doesn't matter because it's not going in the final mix) doesn't lessen the fact that he is richer, more important, and overall better than you. Pointing out gear and giving a canned opinion on it with no facts to back it up is premiere douchebaggery, and I bet your friends all find it really annoying when you do it in person.
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    Image of Rift Rift
    11/24/09

    In reply to Avatar: The Result of a Quest for the Holy Grail of Cameras
    I'm surprised at the surprise (unless it's sarcasm I'm not catching). The guy has been innovating film-making for decades. Whether Terminator, Aliens, the Abyss, or Titanic, he has more often than not brought something new to the director's arsenal with each of his offerings.
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    Image of MacJedi MacJedi
    11/24/09

    In reply to Avatar: The Result of a Quest for the Holy Grail of Cameras
    Someone explain to me why the camera is so important when the majority of the movie appears to be CG?
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    Twisk promoted this comment MacJedi was starred MacJedi was unstarred
    Image of Twisk Twisk
    11/24/09

    @MacJedi: I may not explain this correctly (someone help me out here if my explanation is a bit off)...

    There is a real-world camera and also a virtual camera. Both record what your eyes see (there's a lens which approximates each of your eyes). ...so when we see this film in 3D, it's going to be far more "real" looking the way the 3D comes across than we've ever seen in a 3D movie before.
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    Image of CommentingpointlesslyisMeh CommentingpointlesslyisMeh
    11/24/09

    @Twisk: So the 3-D is more "real" 3-D than 3-D was before? That explains it :-P
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    Twisk promoted this comment CommentingpointlesslyisMeh was starred CommentingpointlesslyisMeh was unstarred
    Image of Twisk Twisk
    11/24/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: Damn, there was an amazing article on this a few weeks ago.

    The article was talking about the depth that you would see in a normal 3D film of today vs. what we'll see in Avatar.

    I really wish I knew where that article was because I absolutely cannot explain it back to anyone very well.

    So yea, more or less, your sarcastic remark is actually accurate.

    [facepalm]

    EDIT: I'll see if I can find that article and provide a link. Ugh, I cleared my history recently. Well, here it goes [off to Google]...
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    Edited by Twisk at 11/24/09 7:09 PM Twisk was starred Twisk was unstarred
    Image of Twisk Twisk
    11/24/09

    @CommentingpointlesslyisMeh: Okay, haven't found the article yet. But I've found several other articles that unfortunately do not go nearly into as much depth as the one I read a few weeks ago.

    However, each of these articles keeps repeating the same thing. There's new 3D technology being used in Avatar that has never been used before - cameras which more closely mimic the Human eye.

    Current 3D movies do not use this same technology. Again, it's been developed for Avatar.

    I found this YouTube video. It's a little old now unfortunately. But as I've said repeatedly, the article I read (some friggin' where) talked about 3D movies we see today and how they can achieve pretty cool looking results, but it's nothing like what's been developed to be used for Avatar.

    I'll keep searching for the article for you.
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    Edited by Twisk at 11/24/09 7:24 PM Twisk was starred Twisk was unstarred
    Image of getz76 getz76
    11/24/09

    In reply to Avatar: The Result of a Quest for the Holy Grail of Cameras
    All that budget, and he's using an IP-infringing Behringer mixer. Really? Come on.
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    Image of Kaiser-Machead Kaiser-Machead
    11/24/09

    @getz76: Maybe he just uses it to record his voice in funny ways.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    11/20/09

    In reply to Video: Sony's Massive 280-inch 3D LED Display
    280", yes. 3D, no.
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    Image of GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid GitEmSteveDave_DefinesTurgid
    11/20/09

    In reply to Video: Sony's Massive 280-inch 3D LED Display
    Next years Gallery showcase item? Can we see Frucci in front of it for perspective?
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    Image of vlatro vlatro
    11/20/09

    In reply to Video: Sony's Massive 280-inch 3D LED Display
    If they want it for 3D marketing, why not put a 60 frame lenticular lens on it? It's not perfect, but in two directions it will look 3D without glasses.
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    Image of Krammit Krammit
    11/20/09

    In reply to Video: Sony's Massive 280-inch 3D LED Display
    Actually, I wonder if this could be something sunglasses manufacturers could capitalise on?
    Polarised glasses are pretty much the norm now, why not flip one side 90°? Not sure if this would cause any other safety concerns though.
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    vlatro promoted this comment Krammit was starred Krammit was unstarred
    Image of vlatro vlatro
    11/20/09

    @Krammit: Good idea, but for those so obsessed with image they feel the compelled to wear sunglasses at night (yes these douche bags actually exist), it could pose a driving hazard. The ultra-bright headlights in cars shine through polarized lenses at a 30° angle to keep most of the light on the pavement and the periphery of the vehicle. Through vertical polarization, you see double and it hinders depth perception. Try it with a pair of cheap sunglasses turned on side. It takes a minute to see the effect, and after a while you'll get a headache.

    The same idea was bounced around a few years ago that would put a polarized film on the lower part of the windshield, and use two laser projection systems to display a 3D HUD. The idea tanked, in part because of the costs, but also with concerns for driver safety.

    I think most people could use them safely, but with the number of idiots on the road, it's a disaster waiting to happen.
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    Image of AmphetamineCrown AmphetamineCrown
    11/20/09

    @vlatro: A psych consultant to a clinic I worked for gave a presentation that included a discussion about people wearing sunglasses at inappropriate times and locations. In addition to the style-obsessed, the other class of individual wearing sunglasses in such circumstances are those manifesting a degree of clinical insanity--apparently a lot of nutjobs believe the eyes really are the window to the soul and that you will be able to read their minds if you can see their eyes.

    Makes playing "avante garde fashionista" or "batshit insane street person" much more fun.
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    Image of Gundem Gundem
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million
    why would one need this?

    Simply buy the rights then create your own based on gazillion of pictures and videos on the net.
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    Image of Shamoononon: I shave my legs. Shamoononon: I shave my legs.
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million
    Ewwwwwww..
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    Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was starred Shamoononon: I shave my legs. was unstarred
    Image of Bokusatsu_Tenshi Bokusatsu_Tenshi
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million
    1.5 Million? LOL
    Looks like that businessman is out of business for a long time...
    With less than 10% of that sum people can do a BETTER version of Michael Jackson with or without color maps.

    But I guess when it comes to famous dead people there really are people out there who would buy crap like that...
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    Image of goldfarb goldfarb
    11/18/09

    @Bokusatsu_Tenshi: yeah...try 1%...
    scans like this are just the base - they have to be re-topologized to be usable for anything - NO ONE uses the actual scans for final work.
    oh and what kind of data are we talking about 10K points? 100K? 500K?
    1996 tech wasn't really that great for face scans - nothing like what you can get today...
    no one who does 3D professionally will buy this...
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    Image of madog madog
    11/18/09

    @goldfarb: you mean the crimped pubes and glitter have to be added? What a crock.
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    Image of Gordonium Gordonium
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million
    That ain't Michael Jackson; that's the freakish tranny-elf-lookin' monstrosity from hell that he became.
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    Image of whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII whiteknight89 still plays DiabloII
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million
    The wink... I can't get the wink out of my head now.

    *shudders*
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    Image of kall kall
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million
    I so want this to end up on bittorrent. That's gonna make fore some insane DIY Projects.
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    Danny Allen promoted this comment kall was starred kall was unstarred
    Image of Mikestan Mikestan
    11/18/09

    In reply to Michael Jackson's 3D Body Scans on eBay for $1.5 Million
    Please please please don't make a robot of him. I wouldn't be able to handle the media if he dies again.
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