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3D video is dead, dead, dead

RayDunzl

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The only 3D I remember seeing was at DisneyWorld around 1987, the Michael Jackson Captain EO short film.

It put something (a dragon?) flying out of the screen over the audience in front of me.

It was rather impressive in a "Wow! But that's not really 3D!" sort of way.

Still waiting for holographic displays (the real deal) to appear.

True holography is like having a frame/window in front of you, you can move yourself to look over/under/around/behind subjects on the screen.

Get closer, you can see farther to the sides/top/bottom - same as if looking through a window at a scene.

"A hologram is a photographic recording of a light field, rather than of an image formed by a lens, and it is used to display a fully three-dimensional image of the holographed subject, which is seen without the aid of special glasses or other intermediate optics."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holography
 

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lick on the picture cover above ^ for a full 3D review.

"Note: The 2D image was reviewed on an LG OLED65C7P while the 3D content was reviewed on a Sony XBR65Z9D.

Cease Fire contains both 2D and 3D presentations. First, a review of the 2D image. This is a very strong image that features high yield textural qualities. Sharp military dress uniform and facial definition in the opening address are readily apparent. Old radio equipment in a command tent seen at the 33-minute mark shows high use wear-and-tear, and various example of Korean terrain including rocky formations and brush are pleasantly complex. Uniforms are agreeably defined, and viewers can see the texture on the hand grenades the soldiers wear on their chests or the textural qualities of the wooden rifle stocks in close-up. The grayscale image is crisp and properly shaded at all times. There are some remnants of print wear, but it's relatively minor.

The 3D image is spectacular. Of special first note is how cool the movie's menu screen looks. The title not only pops out, it does so with a modest outward curvature in the middle. Two explosion animations and the "in 3 dimensions" text are both nicely demarcated from the background, too. The otherwise static open with the General is very impressively deep. His desk appears to stretch far back before the camera zooms in far enough to remove it from view. The distance between the him and his background, even his back and the chair in which he sits, are made very obvious in 3D. The sequence not only introduces the movie, it sets the perfect tone for the 3D goodness to follow.

The movie's opening shot looking down the barrel of a large canon (screenshot directly above) is incredibly impressive. It's a great shot and perhaps the most distinctly unique ever seen in 3D, with the elongated barrel protruding from the screen while it's simultaneously easy to look far deep down into it. It's one of those rare 3D moments for which one just wants to pause the image and absorb its beauty and complexity. A trench seen at the 10-minute mark is another wonderful 3D shot. Both its length and depth are very obvious, and the space between the crouched, huddled men in it is clear to see. The image boats impressive depth at various sizes and instances. Whether wide open fields or somewhat more densely oriented villages, there's a very clear sense of general space evident throughout the film. Some of the most impressive moments come as the men stand around before stepping into a minefield. With the characters spaced and staggered just so, a brand new sense of place and perspective opens up to the viewer (screenshot #1). That said, some of the most impressive 3D images take place in tents. Take a look at the beginning of chapter two. Characters and the tables and chairs on which they sit are clearly separated from one another and the back of the tent.

Even little things -- brush out in the field, radio antennas, the little spaces between a shirt sleeve and vest -- are capably defined with wonderful spacing and shape within the larger environment. In 3D, the picture's grayscale looks marvelous, the image appears meticulously clean, and details are very crisp and sharp. By all accounts this is a much more satisfying view than the 2D image. Indeed, the entire movie plays much better in 3D, drawing the viewer into the world in a way the 2D image cannot and without feeling at all gimmicky beyond a few fun shots like that one of the canon barrel mentioned earlier, but even then those fit right into the movie's tone and narrative. This is a wonderful 3D image and a must-enjoy for both 3D and War genre fans."
 
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