"It's Official: 3D is Dead"

[Troy73]

Well....if 3-D is truly dead I guess we should bury it before it starts stinkin up the joint. When everyone comes to pay their respects the headstone will read, "Here Lies 3-D". There will even be a pair of 3-D glasses on the headstone so the words can pop out at you.

[AmrlKJaneway]

Originally Posted by Troy73

Well....if 3-D is truly dead I guess we should bury it before it starts stinkin up the joint. When everyone comes to pay their respects the headstone will read, "Here Lies 3-D". There will even be a pair of 3-D glasses on the headstone so the words can pop out at you.

Yeah, but the pop-out won't work, cause 3D is dead!

[Nighteyes]

Originally Posted by AmrlKJaneway

Oh, and I... uh... heard... sorry, read on... um, a reliable source that Star Trek: Nemisis is being converted to 3D, and after that 3D is officially dead!

After the atrocíous reboot Star Trek is dead anyway.

[Paul H]

Originally Posted by brian9229

Well, with Disney canning The Little Mermaid theatrical 3d release, and Star Wars Ep II and III being sidelined for now im beginning to wonder if 3d is fizzling out. I sure hope not.

Disney authored a trailer on the 2/5/13 release of "Peter Pan" that "The Little Mermaid" is coming out on Blu-ray 3D this fall. A significant effort IMO, being made to a 2D oriented audience where it mentions on the disc a Blu-ray 3D coming attraction.

Paul

[Troy73]

Originally Posted by AmrlKJaneway

Yeah, but the pop-out won't work, cause 3D is dead!

Oh Yeah....I forgot....3-D IS Dead....

[fitprod]

Originally Posted by Paul H

Disney authored a trailer on the 2/5/13 release of "Peter Pan" that "The Little Mermaid" is coming out on Blu-ray 3D this fall.

The trailer used was in the can months before they actually pulled the plug on the project. (I believe the disc was authored in late October or November.) It may still show up, but the fact they released a different trailer via Yahoo suggest otherwise.

fitprod

[BigNickUK]

interesting article today

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21465628

and BBC Click report

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0157tj2

[Taygan315]

Originally Posted by BigNickUK

interesting article today

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21465628

and BBC Click report

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0157tj2

Thank you for the links, BigNick. Good read and video.

[EricJ]

Originally Posted by BigNickUK

interesting article today

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21465628

Notice how it asks all the Easy Questions in big, bold type:
"HAS 3-D HAD IT?" "DOES IT GIVE EVERYONE A HEADACHE?",
and then ambivalently goes on to say "Well, um, not really, actually. "

Apparently, the Bashing is still an easy tabloid sell to the masses.
(A very, very easy one, as we will soon find out from the next few posters who will now join in on the without having read the UK-side article.)

Still, there are some folk who will cling to their own stereotypic views of the format:

[Show spoiler]

Holy Moly by Colus Havenga from United States (Sony 3D World) - YouTube

[Jsmith82]

3d actually did die. I killed it last night.



Of course I did record the whole thing in stereoscopic format - look for my BR3D release next Fall.

[Taikero]

Originally Posted by cyrax83

what a rubbish article, surprising the Verge posted that junk. 3D is alive and well, lots of new 3D stuff coming out including classics being converted to 3D (Disney). Only reason it wasn't largely mentioned at CES is because there is no new advancement on the technology yet Obviously the TV makers would promote new tech in TV like OLED, 4k etc.

It's kind of like 1080p. No one goes on about it anymore because it's the standard now.

It's only poor 3D conversions that gives it a bad name, that and the fact that everyone hates paying more for 3D at the cinema and for blu-ray 3D.

For me there are two reasons why 3-D is not attractive in cinema and at home.

#1: Cost. Adding on to my ticket price for a novelty experience that suffers due to reason #2 is not a good way to help the public adopt that new technology. Blu-ray 3-D being slightly more expensive is fine, but differences of $7-$10+ or more is just GOUGING.

#2: Framerate. I had suspicions of this before, but watching The Hobbit: AUJ in HFR 3-D confirmed it. Until Blu-ray 3-D movies are released at 40+ FPS (I would prefer 60 over 48, personally), people will still get headaches (my fianceé does) at 3-D showings, and 3-D at home will not be worth the equipment cost or additional Blu-ray cost. The Hobbit: AUJ proved what 3-D can be, and I look forward to more enterprising filmmakers adopting higher framerates where 3-D presentation is desired (2-D presentations can keep 24 FPS at the cost of clarity in high motion scenes).

[Alan A]

Originally Posted by CRD13NYC

http://www.theverge.com/2013/1/8/3852452/death-of-3d

Article cites lack of product at CES 13. Agree? Disagree? Thoughts? Regrets?

As J.J. Abrams is jazzed about his 3D epic Star Trek Into Darkness
3D is alive and well, my 3D disc of Top Gun will arrive tomorrow and I'm looking forward to it. The verge is dead because they need to generate this garbage instead of real news.

[i007spectre]

3D is not dead, just ask The Doctor.

[Serendipity]

Originally Posted by i007spectre

3D is not dead, just ask The Doctor.

[Show spoiler]

If it is still being used by a Gallifreyan it is no where near being dead and gone.