Re: [photo-3d] Coming to a theater near you

[Herbert C Maxey <bmaxey1@xxxxxxxx>]

>>I believe new technology is required.  Theater owners simply will not
stand
>>for having to pay for dual projectors, two sets of prints and the need
to
>>distribute glasses, polarized or especially LCD.  

As I mentioned, this needs to happen. There is no infrastructure - less
than 1% of US Theaters are able to show stereo motion pictures. And the
reluctance of the theater owner to use gimmicks like LCD is obvious, as
if the publics's reluctance to wear them. As for giving the patrons
polarized glasses, this is very cheap.

A first rate, seriously considered motion picture in stereo would start
the ball rolling. Success would spawn more stereo movies and more stereo
movies would force theaters to become equipped for them, sparking more
movies and better technology. This is simply the way commerce works. But
these efforts better yield a great movie experience, or it is back in the
closet for another 50 years.


>> Does anyone out there think that in the year
>>2050 popular entertainment (virtual reality etc.) and personal imaging
>>devices won't include stereoscopic technology?

Certainly, but that is up to the public.

Bob