Why I Hate 3-D - And Why You Should, Too

I know this is not the most popular opinion - but I'm right behind this - 3D being just another fad, albeit Cineforms "Cheif of Technology" said he thought it was not due to the amount of sales he received for his 3D Codex. I think everyone is just going to lemming along... for a bit.

In 1985 SEGA created a set of 3D glasses for their console - no sales, seizures in testing - (fail)
Virtual Reality, required 6 hours of real reality per each 1 hour of virtual reality - (fail)
Half of the video companies avoid it like the plague due to seizure lawsuits - (fail)
At the birth of Wired Magazine, VR/3D was beat to death, making the Nintendo powerglove (the only affordable touch controller) the most sought after item on eaby..
to this day (fail).

Most super-duper video cards on the SGI/Sun Microsystems etc... had a 3D sync port (looked like an S-Video connector) most were later replaced with S-Video connectors.(fail)


A 2D surround screen would work much better than some glasses and thats even with head tilt sensors.
RED/GREEN 3D existed for a while, why the sudden rush to do this again.... no one knows..
 
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It's not a fad. It's here to stay this time...like it or not. People said rap music was a fad. I don't care much either way. I enjoy 3D done right. But I don't demand every film be in 3D.
 
I was just about to post this link, he he, I am 100 gazzillion percent behind this article.

I too think it is going to be a fad, it's gonna last a while with all the money invested by tv stations and moviemakers, but it's not gonna go.

- Derrick
 
who cares if its a fad. I do not remember that avatar was in 3D, but I watched in 3D. I do however remember I paid 20 bucks or so to watch it.
 
Two points from the article that are dead on.
8. I CANNOT IMAGINE A SERIOUS DRAMA, SUCH AS UP IN THE AIR OR THE HURT LOCKER, IN 3-D.
Neither can directors. Having shot Dial M for Murder in 3-D, Alfred Hitchcock was so displeased by the result that he released it in 2-D at its New York opening. The medium seems suited for children's films, animation, and films such as James Cameron's Avatar, which are largely made on computers.
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And for the win...
9. WHENEVER HOLLYWOOD HAS FELT THREATENED, IT HAS TURNED TO TECHNOLOGY: SOUND, COLOR, WIDESCREEN, CINERAMA, 3-D, STEREOPHONIC SOUND, AND NOW 3-D AGAIN.
In marketing terms, this means offering an experience that can't be had at home. With the advent of Blu-ray discs, HD cable, and home digital projectors, the gap between the theater and home experiences has been narrowed. 3-D widened it again. Now home 3-D TV sets may narrow that gap as well.
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Couldn't agree more.

MAH
 
If Ebert's advice was followed and Hollywood went to 48fps, what kind of affect would that have on the people around here demanding 24P cameras? It might also be a boon to the camera manufacturers as would be able to sell to a new standard. 48P. :Drogar-KnockedOut(D
 
if they figured out a way without the glasses.

i used to have gfx card that "stereo 3d" can be enabled in all video games. first person shooters aren't that scary when your killing a seemingly 4 inch tall monster.
 
Batutta said:
It's not a fad. It's here to stay this time...like it or not. People said rap music was a fad. I don't care much either way. I enjoy 3D done right. But I don't demand every film be in 3D.
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Except rap/hip-hop didn't show up 4-5 times over the decades and fade away every time.
 
Blaine said:
If Ebert's advice was followed and Hollywood went to 48fps, what kind of affect would that have on the people around here demanding 24P cameras? It might also be a boon to the camera manufacturers as would be able to sell to a new standard. 48P. :Drogar-KnockedOut(D
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I'm not against new technologies but I would have to see a 48P camera first hand and then decide. :)

I've seen 3D. It's alright. Not worth the extra money and I don't plan on wearing glasses to watch movies all the time.

I know one thing, I wouldn't like to watch a movie like The Godfather in 3D.

MAH
 
David Jimerson said:
Except rap/hip-hop didn't show up 4-5 times over the decades and fade away every time.
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True. I'm not rooting for or against. It's just my gut feeling that 3D is here to stay. The tech has improved. Some people still get headaches, but not as many as in the past. And why do people care if it does or does not? Unless they are afraid 2D films will disappear. They won't. They can co-exist. Don't like it? Don't watch it.
 
It would take some time for directors to develop how best to use it, but once they did, I'm sure dramatic movies could well be in 3D. It would be another brush to be wielded by capable hands, just like color and sound became.

Converting a 2D masterpiece to 3D would be a fool's errand, though.
 
Not sure how I feel... at first I wanted to see anything in 3D... now... eh...

After seeing Alice in 3D, I will NOT see any more "converted" movies. I loved Avatar, Christmas Carol, and How to Train your Dragon in 3D. :)
 
Batutta said:
True. I'm not rooting for or against. It's just my gut feeling that 3D is here to stay. The tech has improved. Some people still get headaches, but not as many as in the past. And why do people care if it does or does not?
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Because it costs more and some theatres only show new releases in 3D.

That would be one reason.

MAH
 
Batutta said:
True. I'm not rooting for or against. It's just my gut feeling that 3D is here to stay. The tech has improved. Some people still get headaches, but not as many as in the past. And why do people care if it does or does not? Unless they are afraid 2D films will disappear. They won't. They can co-exist. Don't like it? Don't watch it.
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I'm not really rooting either way, either, but I do think interest will fade. Brandon's did. :)
 
David Jimerson said:
Converting a 2D masterpiece to 3D would be a fool's errand, though.
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You do realize who you are talking about...right? Colorized classics like It's a Wonderful Life anyone?

I'm holding out for Smell-O-Vision. I'd pay an extra ten bucks to get a whiff of...(insert inappropriate reference here)
 
Batutta said:
True. I'm not rooting for or against. It's just my gut feeling that 3D is here to stay. The tech has improved. Some people still get headaches, but not as many as in the past. And why do people care if it does or does not? Unless they are afraid 2D films will disappear. They won't. They can co-exist. Don't like it? Don't watch it.
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The tech will always improve, but true to life realistic submerged 3D experience has existed for quite some time, it's not like BandPro et. al. with the reflex beam-splitter setup and two F950's is that revolutionary. (Sorry BandPro.)

Basically 3D is marketing not a medium. Medium is Film, 3D and Film, 3D and Video, 3D and Video Games have been trying to cross paths before, and will again.

However, no-one is rooting for or against it, but at some point someone has to sit down with a calculator and figure out if their facility needs to support 3D post production, or 3D production or not, Panasonic/Sony are racking its brain whether or not to release a 3D camera, etc.... So people are trying to decide if this business model is going to stick, not whether or not the next Pixar flick will be in 3D and 2D or not.

3D is not revolutionary like Dolby and THX were, 3D is more like Reverb, Autotune, Bullettime etc... it does not improve the overall product, it adds an "Experience". Thefore, the addition could always be subtracted, and there is just a general cloud of hesitation looming around this whole thing. Meanwhile people already purchased 120Hz televisions, Cineform 3D products and other....

Heck, the most important debate should be about 2K/4K projectors and JPEG2000 delivery vs. optical as the tech is already here, just not deployed, not 3D, who's widespread adoption cannot be mapped onto a few titltes, that were released in 2D as well for all the thousands of theaters that don't have the tech.

3D will only become a medium is if somehow you can live the "experience" through someones eyes. As in full submergence without artifact or side-effects. Sort of like : Strange Days and other Sci_fi flicks about the topic.

3D and 2D will not co-exist, either films will be shot for 3D with 2D grandfathered release, or they'll be shot for 2D end of story. Most will opt for the second route, as always and it will fade away.

Look at it in long term, for the Home Entertainment market, the disk-peddlers always want to you to go to store and buy disk, buy home theater system that supports content, play content. - Paradigm is shifting, online streaming will take over, home video setups are loosing grib, enter stage right 120Hz screen, 10 days later, enter H.264 dual channel Codec with 3D support and some cheap video cards. 120Hz TV and 3D BluRay = FAIL.

Don't drink the cool-aid.
 
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