Hollywood set to allow copying movies

[hudsonf]

What drive-ins?



(In Harford County, Maryland - the last [I believe] one closed down last year or early this. There's only one I know of that may still be in operation. I think it's the Bengie Drive-in west of Baltimore.)

They reopened the one in Vineland NJ also.
If anyone is interested in info about drive-ins. http://driveintheater.com/index.htm

[painkiller]

Wow.

What feedback.

Yes, for what rkr1958 said earlier, I too remember being taken by my folks to our hometown drivein back in PA rather early in the evening.

Us little ones would run up to the front of the place (close to the big screen) after Dad parked so we could play on the playground stuff.

Great times.

I guess most future little ones won't have this memory generated.......

Shame.

[hanugro]

I have a Gladiators DVD that stop working after a year (no scratch at all, it just stop working and report error). Am I not entitled a cheap replacement for this (especially if they don't allow backup)? Anyone know where I should bring my case to?

[MOVIEGEEK]

I have a Gladiators DVD that stop working after a year (no scratch at all, it just stop working and report error). Am I not entitled a cheap replacement for this (especially if they don't allow backup)? Anyone know where I should bring my case to?

www.MPAA.org
attn:ROF
:P

[gll99]

@hanugro
I had one major release disc that said that if I registered it with the company they would replace it if it got damaged. I didn't do it and can't recall which company it was.
Sorry but I would have to look through too much crap to find it but you might look at any printed info that came with your dvd in the off chance it's one of those.

I wish all companies made it much easier by accepting a return at the store 1 for 1 for the exact same disc accompanied with the receipt and the original case. Although still not as convenient for the capable user, it would remove one major argument for the need of a backup.

[edDV]

What about the Drive-Ins? What'll happen to them?

My nomination for the best surviving Drive-In .... The Spud near Driggs, Idaho (near Teton NP)
A cool as it gets.
http://www.spuddrivein.com/

[edDV]

No more sticky seats or floors. No more overpriced concessions. No more babies crying or kids screaming. No more people walking in front of you. No more annoying girlfriend spazzes. No more people giving away the storyline. What a loss. I guess I will be sad to see this and more go away. NOT!

I agree. Theaters back in the old days, always had an employee that would watch out for rude and loud people. They would either get a warning or get kicked out. They really need to go back to this policy. There are so many rude people out there it's pathetic. People act like it's their private house and they can do what they want. Add cell phones to the list too as a negative.

I really can't stand the flickering and slow framerate (24fps) in the theater. Even with a triple-bladed shutter it is still apparent. The film industry needs to get their act together. 24fps is old technology and pathetically slow. It can't convey smooth life-like motion and in fast pans, I see a jarring/stuttering effect. 24fps doesn't cut it anymore. It's time they look into shooting film at higher framerates, like Maxivision 48fps. Yes, I already know more light would be needed indoors to shoot at this speed. Big deal. Inreasing resolution is only one step. Framerate also needs to be increased. Digitally projected 2K or even 4K is not good enough for a huge movie screen.

Digitally shot movies, like the new Star Wars, used 3K/4K composites. Episode II used a CineAlta digital camera. This camera had CCD sensors of 1920x1080 but can only record the image on tape at 1440 x 1080. Episode III used a Sony HDW950 camera that could record the full 1920x1080 frame. But in 2.35:1 widescreen format, only about 800 of the 1080 vertical pixels are actually used. What was George Lucas thinking? I saw these movies several times, at several different theaters. The image quality looked sub-par and slightly blurry compared to a true 35mm analog print.

How Maxivision works...
http://www.geocities.com/hollywood/makeup/4303/maxivision.html

Roger Ebert is still showing support for Maxivision 48.
http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050807/ANSWERMAN/508070305/1023

I agree that 48fps is needed for certain types of movies. But George Lucas knows exactly what he is doing. His long term goal has been to produce movies using 70's-80's digital video layered effects type technology (similar to what Post Group did in the TV series Star Trek Next Generation in the late 1980s).

True that HDCAM-SR is limited to compressed log 14bit RGB 4:4:4 1920x1080 880Mb/s (aka 2Kx1k), but he never showed a full screen video frame in Star Wars 3. It was all composited into a 2Kx4K digital frame before transfer to film.

A look at his world view
http://www.surrealroad.com/digital/archives/2005/hdcam-sr-4k-production/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betacam

This is only one step toward the goal of realtime movie effects post production using 100% digital video technology. There is plenty of room for young hotshots to step in and advance the goal. Emmy and Oscar await if you are good.