3d Conversions — Page 2

Author: SilverWook
Time: 6-Jan-2017 4:29 PM (Edited)
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Some people aren’t going to like wearing goggles any more than they like donning 3D specs now. Remember all that crazy talk in the 90’s that we would all soon be wearing virtual reality suits? (Not to mention cybersexing like rabbits in them.) I really don’t want to strap a smartphone to my skull either.

Glasses free 3D tech is coming. When we actually see it at a theater is anyone’s guess.

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Author: MathUser
Time: 6-Jan-2017 4:44 PM
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If they make glasses free 3d theatres they might have to give out glasses that make it 2d cause I heard 3d can be bad for kids vision. That’s why they made the 2ds and marketed it for kids.

Author: Wazzles
Time: 6-Jan-2017 5:26 PM
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I"m more thinking along the lines of playing a standard 3D video in a VR headset with no head-tracking or accelerometer or any of that. Just a screen in front of your eyes. My preference will always be 2D, though.

Author: SilverWook
Time: 6-Jan-2017 5:48 PM
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MathUser said:

If they make glasses free 3d theatres they might have to give out glasses that make it 2d cause I heard 3d can be bad for kids vision. That’s why they made the 2ds and marketed it for kids.

Anything can be bad if you don’t take a break, even staring at a computer monitor all day. I fail to see how it could possibly cause more eyestrain than a flat film. Unless they go with a goofy high frame rate or something. We had plenty of 3D stuff when I was a kid, from Viewmaster to moving 3D lenticular photos. Nobody ended up cross eyed or anything.

Also, the universe around us is in three dimensions to begin with. If you’re stuck in the second or fourth dimensions, I don’t know what to tell you. 😉

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Author: DuracellEnergizer
Time: 6-Jan-2017 5:53 PM (Edited)
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Wouldn’t a fourth dimensional entity naturally perceive more than we would? 😛

Author: Darth Id
Time: 6-Jan-2017 6:23 PM
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DuracellEnergizer said:

Wouldn’t a fourth dimensional entity naturally perceive more than we would? 😛

No, cuz they’re blind. Sad but true.

Author: dahmage
Time: 6-Jan-2017 6:55 PM (Edited)
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SilverWook said:

MathUser said:

If they make glasses free 3d theatres they might have to give out glasses that make it 2d cause I heard 3d can be bad for kids vision. That’s why they made the 2ds and marketed it for kids.

Anything can be bad if you don’t take a break, even staring at a computer monitor all day. I fail to see how it could possibly cause more eyestrain than a flat film. Unless they go with a goofy high frame rate or something. We had plenty of 3D stuff when I was a kid, from Viewmaster to moving 3D lenticular photos. Nobody ended up cross eyed or anything.

Also, the universe around us is in three dimensions to begin with. If you’re stuck in the second or fourth dimensions, I don’t know what to tell you. 😉

From what I have read, 3d movies can cause eye strain due to unatural constant change in depth and focus, due to all the scene changes. But a well made 3d film that takes that into consideration should be just fine

Author: dahmage
Time: 6-Jan-2017 6:57 PM
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Darth Id said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Wouldn’t a fourth dimensional entity naturally perceive more than we would? 😛

No, cuz they’re blind. Sad but true.

I chuckled. 😋

Author: MathUser
Time: 6-Jan-2017 7:05 PM
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Theres actually a warning in 3ds instruction manual to not let kids under a certain age use the 3d on 3ds cause it isn’t good for developing eyes.

Author: SilverWook
Time: 6-Jan-2017 7:11 PM
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Interesting. But have they really researched the issue? Sounds like a legal CYA clause to me, so nobody can sue if little Timmy ends up with Marty Feldman eyes. 😉

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Author: lovelikewinter
Time: 6-Jan-2017 7:17 PM
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I wear glasses so I never go to 3D movies, I end up looking like a twit wearing them over my glasses and I get a headache from the double lenses.

It seems like people are really embracing the new characters. In fact, the big question people ask me now about Star Wars is, “Are Finn and Poe gay lovers?” And really how the f*ck would I know? My second husband left me for a man, so my gaydar isn’t exactly what you’d call Death Star level quality. ----Carrie Fisher

Author: robertelee
Time: 6-Jan-2017 7:18 PM (Edited)
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mistake sorry

I decided to add a signature

Author: Darth Id
Time: 6-Jan-2017 7:31 PM
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dahmage said:

Darth Id said:

DuracellEnergizer said:

Wouldn’t a fourth dimensional entity naturally perceive more than we would? 😛

No, cuz they’re blind. Sad but true.

I chuckled. 😋

Wow. You have the cruel sense of humor of an 8th Dimension-dweller.

Author: Fang Zei
Time: 7-Jan-2017 3:06 AM
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lovelikewinter said:

I wear glasses so I never go to 3D movies, I end up looking like a twit wearing them over my glasses and I get a headache from the double lenses.

I can at least deal with that for real-d and LieMAX 3D, which use polarization. Dolby 3D and Imax laser 3D both use the 6p method, which results in a foggy haze around the image if you’re wearing prescription glasses (haven’t seen a movie in either of those formats, it’s just what I’ve heard). I’m long overdue for a new prescription anyway so I’m just going to get new contacts as well.