Peter Jackson posts some words on 48fps and his recent decision

[Gary Huff]

Film buffs say that 35mm film resolves 4K worth of detail simply because they do not want to change their workflow to digital or more expensive 65mm film formats.

I think the more likely answer is that you do not know of what you speak.

[mail4joeg]

The preview for The Hobbit that hit my theater was 24P, and still I cringed at the lack of luster in the imagery. I think shooting this thing on Red was one of the all time greatest blunders. The original LOTR trilogy was the standard. All he had to do was rekindle the magic. The footage I saw lacked the dynamic range and the color vibrancy of real film.

Perhaps my theater was to blame. I'm hoping, anyway. My gut tells me I'm going to be very disappointed.

[androbot2084]

Does your theater have a 4k projector?

[mail4joeg]

"Does your theater have a 4k projector?"

Of course not. I wasn't aware I needed one. I didn't need one for all the other movies I've been seeing my whole life, in glorious, vibrant, bonafide, widescreen, F-I-L-M.

Jackson had all the resources of planet earth at his fingeritps. If he wanted to improve on the Lord of the Rings, the last thing he should have considered is going away from film and choosing digital. It isn't ready yet. The 3D is a gimmick. If anything it makes it harder to watch the thing. You have to suffer though cheap, re-used plastic glasses to even see the image. There is no better way of filming today, August 23, 2012, than real live film with anamorphic lenses. It works. It's magic. It is what separates video from cinema. It is what every digital cam manufacturer wishes they could just pop out with circuits and hype.

[dauid]

There is no better way of filming today, August 23, 2012, than real live film with anamorphic lenses. It works. It's magic.

Well, that's highly subjective of course. And by the way, the original trilogy wasn't even filmed in anamorphic and it was finished only in 2K so I'm guessing this trilogy will at least be sharper than the previous.

[Gary Huff]

The 3D is a gimmick. If anything it makes it harder to watch the thing.

From what I've heard, it's a subtle use of 3D. I saw Prometheus in 4k 3D shot on Epics and I thought it was absolutely gorgeous projected in Sony 4k.

[androbot2084]

The only problem with digital is that square pixels do not match the natural curved contours as well film does. Once digital evolves to the point that pixels can be available in different geometries, digital will then have a more natural look that will supplant film.