Rabu, 30 Maret 2011
Star Wars: Episode I to be converted in 3D by Prime Focus
Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) officially announced the company that they have selected after what they call an “exhaustive testing process” to do the conversion from 2D to 3D for the first movie from the Star Wars saga and that company is Prime Focus. Utilizing Prime Focus’ proprietary View-D process for the conversion the new release of the Phantom Menace is scheduled to hit 3D theater screens on February 10, 2012 is everything goes as planned. There is
Selasa, 29 Maret 2011
3D TVs Can't help Best Buy's Q4 Earnings
Faced with competition from retailers like Wal Mart and Target, as well as online retailers such as Amazon, a report from the trade publication Twice indicates Best Buy's revenues declined 16 percent in the company's fiscal fourth quarter. Twice says that global revenues slipped 1.7 percent and comp-store sales slid 4.6 percent. In the U.S. fourth-quarter revenues fell 3.7 percent to $ 12.1 billion, comp-store sales slid 5.5 percent and operating income dipped 10.3 percent to $ 986
How Would You Like a New 'Friday the 13th' Sequel in 3-D?
During a recent phone conversation with 3D imaging consultant Nick Constable, he mentioned that he wrote an original screenplay titled, 'The Reunion' which was inspired by the 'Friday the 13th' film franchise. His Friday the 13th version is titled, 'Friday the 13th 3-D: The Reunion' which has been read by a few Hollywood production companies and some actors from the earlier installments of the franchise. Nick has said he's received positive reactions, indicating that his story could
XPAND 3D Plugin for 3D Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
Today XPAND has released a 3D Plugin for making 3D Presentations in Microsoft PowerPoint 2010, that is supposed to help you easily make more attractive presentations in stereoscopic 3D format. But apparently the plugin only works if you embed 3D objects in your presentations as normal 2D objects such as text or photos still remain in 2D. So no 2D to 3D conversion, meaning that you would need to work with 3D objects if you want to get the presentation to look 3D, otherwise every non-3D object
No 3D on Mars for James Cameron
Apparently, James Cameron is not headed to Mars -- at least not anytime soon. The director had been working with NASA to attach 3D cameras to Mars Science Laboratory mission's Curiosity rover. However, it looks like it's not going to work out."The possibility for a zoom-camera upgrade was very much worth pursuing, but time became too short for the levels of testing that would be needed," NASA said in a statement (via Discovery News). When the rover launches in a few months, it will
'Smurfs' Release Gets Bumped Up
Can't wait to see "The Smurfs?" Apparently, neither can Sony. Deadline says that the studio has bumped up the film's release date, to July 29, 2011.The movie was originally scheduled for Wednesday, August 3. However, Sony doesn't want to go up against Fox's "Planet of the Apes" prequel, "Rise of the Apes," which comes out that Friday.Here is the synopsis for "The Smurfs": "When the evil wizard Gargamel chases the tiny blue Smurfs out of their village, they tumble from their magical world
Panasonic, XPAND 3D Team Up for M-3DI 3D Glasses Standard
When it comes to 3D technology in the home, we certainly get a lot of questions. One of the most-asked has to be, "Why don't my glasses work with my 3D TV?" Well, it seems like a lot of people inside the consumer electronics industry have actually been wondering the same thing.
Just last week, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced plans to launch a standards process for 3D glasses. Now
Just last week, the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) announced plans to launch a standards process for 3D glasses. Now
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