Do you think we will get the real d and imax3d anytime soon using firmware update?ps3

[mixalotboy]

I noticed alot of movies especially animation going the 3d route .Is the tech now there to have what we see in the movie theater?Coraline just came out in3d but probadly using the old tech glasses.monster versus alien would have come out in 3d but they wait to see when something better come out?With the existing hardware bluray player Ps3 included can we get a firmware,or do we have to replace our existing hardware altogether to enjoy what we see when we goto the theater just to experience it.The bolobat scene in monster versus alien in 3d was mind blowing. Well what do you think.Ironman2,Thor,the Avenger in 3d ,spidey4,batman,nolan next series in 3d

[Suntory_Times]

Nope, it'll be a fair fe years until we get it. Its currently being used as a tool to try and get more people to go the cinemas.

[Trogdor2010]

I doubt it, and not anytime soon. Be glad that we can have a big high resolution screen and surround sound.

[chemokidd]

Originally Posted by Suntory_Times

Nope, it'll be a fair fe years until we get it. Its currently being used as a tool to try and get more people to go the cinemas.

yea thats true but I dont want to spend 10-13 bucks going to see it so I stay with the standard movie...I think im done with the movies for awhile. atleast till Inglorious Basterds plus blu ray looks amazing!

[wallendo]

To reproduce the Real 3D or Dolby 3D video would require 2 separate video streams at 24 fps each. Or one stream at 48 fps. Likely this would require hardware changes to the HDMI hardware.

In addition, why would Sony provide a free update when they could sell new stand alone 3D units. I suspect most PS3 firmware updates in the future will deal more with the video game side of the system, and blu-ray updates will be related to bug fixes only.

[Afrobean]

Coraline is not out yet. Next Tuesday. And yes, it is anaglyph (magenta+cyan according to the review), or as you put it, "old tech glasses". This is currently the only way to deliver 3-D for home video.

That said, they are working on adopting a way for Blu-ray to encode true stereoscopic 3-D. They just need to finalize a standard for it, and it will require a new profile update. The PS3 will likely be able to be updated to the new profile, and while I think it SHOULD be possible to update the profile on the software end for all players, this may not be the case. Just as a person with a 1.1 player needed to buy a new one to use BD-live, so too may you need to buy a new player to make use of the true stereoscopic 3-D on disc in the future. On the bright side, even though the BD will contain two discrete video streams to create the separate image for each eye, BD-50s should still be able to fit most movies easily and with excellent quality thanks to the way it will be encoded.

But that's all a whole other thing. TV hardware is currently not prepared for true stereoscopic 3-D either. I suspect that an easy fix would be to have the TV or player convert the stereoscopic images stored on disc into a single anaglyph, but that wouldn't solve the problem. It'd be like Blu-ray on a 60 Hz screen: yes, it's encoded on disc at 24 fps, but if your hardware can't display 24 fps, it doesn't affect you. It'll be great to have it encoded properly on the disc, but if you can't watch it properly, it doesn't make a difference to you. Think also of watching an anamorphic widescreen DVD on a 4:3 set. Again, it's nice to have it on disc right, but if you don't have the hardware to display it right, it doesn't matter for you.

So the real question is when TVs will be able to give us good, true stereoscopic 3-D. They're working on it no doubt, but a standard for it has yet to pop up. That said, the polarized technique that is used for modern theatrical presentations is impossible with standard screens (such as LCD or plasma, presumably LED as well), because of the fact that it works on projecting polarized light. We may see projectors using that tech in the future (and at great expense, I'd imagine), but even that's not breaking into the consumer electronics area as far as I know. It might just be that they'll use LCD shutter glasses and 240 Hz displays to give us a "normal", true stereoscopic 3-D experience at 120 Hz. Personally, I would prefer if they developed a system that didn't require the viewer to wear something over their eyes. I'd like if they could mimic the technique that lenticular art uses to create 3-D images, but I suppose making screens in that manner isn't as easy as one might hope.

In related news, I do believe that the most recent HDMI standard update allows for two discrete 1080p24 video streams simultaneously, so at least one piece of the puzzle seems to already be in place.

[mixalotboy]

I remember as a kid they create a viewmaster or viewfinder to enjoy the3d still image.It is possible just have to find a better alternative to project the source. I believe the special glasses polorized with a wireless connection and usb port connection to the hardware to charged the glasses and detect the encoded signal from the hardware will do the trick.I don't know but its a good longshot idea especially if you update the firmware on an existing hardware

[OARmaster]

I love the fact that folks in this thread are saying this will never happen in respect to the PS3...when it has already been announced.


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