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takeshi666
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Post subject: Virtual Sea (3D) (1994) [TOLS-1249] Posted: 18 Aug 2019, 09:03 |
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Virtual Sea (3D) (1994) [TOLS-1249]I wanted to type out some more on this disc in the "what laserdisc you bought last" thread but I figured I have enough to say about this one to give it it's own thread. I expected this to be the kind of static "virtual aquarium" you can buy to this day on varying formats, but it's actually just diving footage shot with a special camera and you see a diver exploring some reefs and messing with the fish. The disc is single sided CAV and clocks at about 20 minutes worth of content but in reality it's really less than ten minutes because the same footage is duplicated across two different sections called "Zone I" and "Zone II", and the necessary glasses are provided for both. The Zone I glasses' arms simply fold while the Zone II ones require assembly. Zone II is essentially just your bog standard red and blue anaglyphic 3D and while it works at some points, a lot of the time it doesn't because anything too close to the camera is too far apart in either field, making it impossible for your eyes to focus on them the right way, thus ruining the effect. I actually tried standing away from the TV but at the point where I could almost focus on it properly, I had my back against a wall and might as well had been looking at a postcard at an arm's length. It's also technically in monochrome and the composite video renders the fields extremely blurry, neither of which help. Luckily the disc is encoded in CAV so you can probably get some decent 3D stills to freeze frame on. Zone I in the other hand uses something called the Pulfrich effect (you can read more about it here; I only learned what it was because the provided insert had the name in the description) and the glasses only have a darkened lens over the right eye, and somehow this produces the impression of 3D. While due to the nature of the Pulfrich effect, detailed in the wikipedia article, the 3D effect is relatively subtle and only works with objects that are in motion which makes everything else in the scene look flat, the fact that this half of the video is presented in full colour makes it look a bit more convincing and a lot clearer. Overall, I wouldn't really recommend this title. While the amount of footage provided is kind of pathetic, it does strain your eyes quite a bit even after the ten minutes of a single chapter, so maybe they chose to keep it limited for that reason. Knowing what I now know about this disc, I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to buy it unless I could get it really cheap in a lot or something. It's really only interesting as a novelty and underwhelming for it's price.
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signofzeta
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Post subject: Re: Virtual Sea (3D) (1994) [TOLS-1249] Posted: 19 Aug 2019, 16:54 |
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There were 3D viewers in the 19th century but not movies, that’s why I consider red/blue to be early 3D movie technology, I can’t think of anything earlier.
There are, IIRC, zero 3D TVs on the market at the moment. The trend has blown over once again. Kinda sad. The best use of it during this wave was Wim Wender’s Pina or maybe some Pixar thing. Most of the time in theaters you just get bored or tired of it, especially after 2.5 hours of Potter or Superman or something.
The producers of Freddy’s Dead knew what they were doing making only the last part of the movie in 3D! That way it’s still thrilling when the movie ends!
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Post subject: Re: Virtual Sea (3D) (1994) [TOLS-1249] Posted: 06 Mar 2021, 03:10 |
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signofzeta wrote: There were 3D viewers in the 19th century but not movies, that’s why I consider red/blue to be early 3D movie technology, I can’t think of anything earlier.
There are, IIRC, zero 3D TVs on the market at the moment. The trend has blown over once again. Kinda sad. The best use of it during this wave was Wim Wender’s Pina or maybe some Pixar thing. Most of the time in theaters you just get bored or tired of it, especially after 2.5 hours of Potter or Superman or something.
The producers of Freddy’s Dead knew what they were doing making only the last part of the movie in 3D! That way it’s still thrilling when the movie ends! Im resurrecting an old thread here, but the best way IMO to watch a 3D movie today is a virtual reality headset. No ultra expensive special TV needed. Modern headsets are high enough resolution to make the movies look pretty good, and you can sit in the seat of a big virtual theater to watch. It's like being at the movies, but the popcorn and soda are cheaper.
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Post subject: Re: Virtual Sea (3D) (1994) [TOLS-1249] Posted: 09 Mar 2021, 07:20 |
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takeshi666 wrote: Yeah, now they're worse than bad, they're just completely forgettable.
Apparently the original Creature From the Black Lagoon, it's immediate sequel, and Dial M For Murder (an actually good movie) were also shot for 3D, while the '80s films were mostly schlocky horror films, even if they did have studio backing. They were indeed. You can get them on the Universal Monsters and Hitchcock sets respectively. Confirmed as I own both. I watch 3D discs via a PSVR Sony HMZ-T3W headset. It's a pain to set up but better than buying a Rift or Quest and donating your retinas to The Zuck.
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