The problem with in-store comparisons like that is it is easy for Sony and the shop to game the system so that the 4K TV looks better than the comparison. Just display different content, tweak settings on the TVs (lower contrast, saturation and sharpening on HDTV, bump up the same on 4K), use lower bitrate HDTV stream than Bluray, etc. etc. etc.
They do the same every day to convince you to buy the more expensive (read: higher margin) TVs, which have lots of buzz words in the ad.
Having said that, I've seen 4K in person as well, and it is incredible. I'll be upgrading my 1080p projector to 4K next time it dies - if there is a distribution method for 4K movies (physical preferred).
That just shows the massive potential "metadata" has in revealing networks and outing preferences. Nothing to worry about when only "metadata" is being shared.
For instance, the 'what3words' for the famous Peter Pan statue in London's Hyde Park is 'union.prop.enjoy'
What's wrong with "peter.pan.statue.hyde.park.london"?
It works great for such famous, unique places. But it is impossible to describe a bend in a random stream in Siberia with three words and have someone know which bend in which stream you're talking about - and that's what the site is for.
So you and thousands of others are working for free for a for-profit company on a proprietary platform? And people wonder why there's so much unemployment...
Nothing new, though. Games have done this for years with open betas. Hell, some games charge people to beta test their games!
While that in itself boggles the mind, wouldn't your time be better spent contributing to Openstreetmap, which is open and can't be appropriated by a megacorp?
Mr Scott doesn't get to make that call. He's the director, but the viewer interprets the film.
And he made the same mistake later with Prometheus. He gave some hackneyed explanation for the story - it had something to do with Jesus of all people ffs -, which I violently disagreed and stuck to my own opinion - has to do with genetic technology and creating sentient weapons we can't control.
See, that's what makes a good movie: you get to form your own opinion which can be opposed to what the creator had in mind, yet both can be perfectly valid.
Ambiguity is part of the beauty of the film, which has kept us discussing the film for quarter of a century. Answering it definitively won't make BR any better, and can only detract from it. Of course us fans can just ignore the existence of BR2 and not admit it to the BR canon - like Terminator 3.
Besides not even the creators can't even agree on it. I believe Ridley Scott thinks he's a replicant, while Harrison Ford doesn't.
Coders work for free? Looks like they've taken a tip from gaming companies, which do Q&A and product testing by outsourcing it to gamers who do it for free - or even pay for the privilege, as has been seen in various betas requiring payment.
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As a "serious" amateur photographer I check out GIMP every year or so for three things: - 16-bit image processing (yes, I know 8-bit is good enough for 99.9% of cases, but that's not good enough for me) - proper and intuitive color management - color-managed printing
Until all three are implemented properly, I can't and won't move from PS.16-bit has been promised for literally years, but last time I checked all three above were missing. Is it still the case?
In EU Gmail asks me periodically to verify my account via an SMS. There is a "skip this" text in small font, though, but I bet a lot of people don't notice it.
I broke my wrist in a motorcycle accident. After the cast was taken off I started working out with a titanium Powerball. I made 100% recovery in six months, and while it's impossible to say how much the exercise helped, I'm sure it did.
Pathe theaters does this in the Netherlands. For 20 EUR a month you get unlimited viewings (you pay extra extra for 3D and IMAX). Break-even point is two movies a month. It's great for someone like me who watches 3-5 movies a week, at least one of them in the theaters. I see good movies multiple times in the theaters.
It's apparently pretty popular service since they started around three years ago: they've expanded it with a 2nd tier membership to include 3D and IMAX, and keep advertising it more.
If you use an.rpm based distribution, the Alien script will do the conversion so you can install it (hint: alien.pl -r steam_latest.deb --scripts ).
2) The client requires GlibC 2.12 or later. So if by any chance your distribution was released prior to may 2010, you're out of luck (example: my OpenSuse 11.4, released on march 2010:( ).
See, above is exactly why Linux is a marginal platform, and will continue to be until UI is fixed. I used Ubuntu exclusively for over a year in the past and I have no idea WTF all that means.
I've seen The Hobbit in 3D HFR, 3D IMAX HFR, and plain old 2D 24fps, in that order. Note that I don't have stereo vision, so the 3D part doesn't impact my experience, other than the 3D versions are darker (not really an issue in a darkened theater IMO).
I really, really wanted to like HFR. I went in all gung-ho, looking forward to embrace a smoother future. 48fps took a while to get used to. But even after I got used to it, it looked worse. It's like watching BBC's Life documentary with pasted on hobbits and dwarves in costumes. Just like HDTV brings out flaws in make-up, 48fps makes animation flaws much more visible. As there is a LOT of CGI in the movie, such scenes look even more CGI than they do in 24fps. Somehow also the live action scenes look like they're happening on a sound stage more than they do in plain old 24fps. 48fps breaks the fourth wall, and it's never mended. At least it didn't for me in two viewings.
As an aside, Peter Jackson uses extensive frame rate manipulation: many action scenes are shot in slow motion. I actually thought this was my brain playing tricks on me until I saw the 24fps version and confirmed to myself there are slomo sections.
I sincerely hope that 48fps will take over some day, but not in its current incarnation. My layman but movie buff proposal is variable frame rate: use 24fps where it works, but switch to higher fps for panning shots and otherwise difficult shots which don't really work in 24fps.
To close off, I'm going to see The Hobbit at least once more in the theater, in 24fps and perhaps one more in 48fps. It's a stunningly beautiful movie not only visuall, but aurally as well as story-wise, and PJ has (re)created a rich world that I recognize from the books and LotR movies.
The Illusion Of Prosperity graph and most such graphs don't take into account the fact that (perception of) prosperity is a moving target. We didn't have iPads or Galaxy S3s or electric cars or Twitter in the 70s. Comparing 70s living to today's isn't a fair comparison. Even more pointed comparison would be a king in the 1800s who certainly earned orders of magnitude more than even a poor person today - but still would have literally killed to have a fridge, car and a TV.
Therefore a graph showing declining income might very well just show that people demand more and more, and/or are less content with what they have..
Thank you for reviving the films. I shoot large format 4x5 slide film, and the quickloads have been indispensable for me in ensuring lighting, exposure and focus is right in the studio!
What is your pipeline of products? Do you plan on releasing different speeds and formats, or doing something altogether different?
I'm looking for my first ereader now that the prices are reasonable. Sony PRS-T1 has a similar feature set as Kindle Touch, but doesn't have vendor lock-in, draconian Amazon policies of coming to your home and stealing YOUR books, and banning books they don't like. Sony is slightly lighter and smaller as well, and has native ePub support for easier and better access to non-DRM books. Sony is 10 USD more expensive than similar Kindle. It also comes with offline English and non-English dictionaries, not sure if Kindle does.
You post no data whatsoever supporting your claim that Sony is actually making a ton, or any, money out of it. Just because people log on doesn't mean they spend a cent.
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These days she would be apprehended as trying to break in to a secure facility and circumvent security measures.
As a Finn, I'm offended at your jingoism. How could anyone not understand this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4om1rQKPijI
The problem with in-store comparisons like that is it is easy for Sony and the shop to game the system so that the 4K TV looks better than the comparison. Just display different content, tweak settings on the TVs (lower contrast, saturation and sharpening on HDTV, bump up the same on 4K), use lower bitrate HDTV stream than Bluray, etc. etc. etc.
They do the same every day to convince you to buy the more expensive (read: higher margin) TVs, which have lots of buzz words in the ad.
Having said that, I've seen 4K in person as well, and it is incredible. I'll be upgrading my 1080p projector to 4K next time it dies - if there is a distribution method for 4K movies (physical preferred).
That just shows the massive potential "metadata" has in revealing networks and outing preferences. Nothing to worry about when only "metadata" is being shared.
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For instance, the 'what3words' for the famous Peter Pan statue in London's Hyde Park is 'union.prop.enjoy'
What's wrong with "peter.pan.statue.hyde.park.london"?
It works great for such famous, unique places. But it is impossible to describe a bend in a random stream in Siberia with three words and have someone know which bend in which stream you're talking about - and that's what the site is for.
So you and thousands of others are working for free for a for-profit company on a proprietary platform? And people wonder why there's so much unemployment...
Nothing new, though. Games have done this for years with open betas. Hell, some games charge people to beta test their games!
While that in itself boggles the mind, wouldn't your time be better spent contributing to Openstreetmap, which is open and can't be appropriated by a megacorp?
Mr Scott doesn't get to make that call. He's the director, but the viewer interprets the film.
And he made the same mistake later with Prometheus. He gave some hackneyed explanation for the story - it had something to do with Jesus of all people ffs -, which I violently disagreed and stuck to my own opinion - has to do with genetic technology and creating sentient weapons we can't control.
See, that's what makes a good movie: you get to form your own opinion which can be opposed to what the creator had in mind, yet both can be perfectly valid.
And that's why he's a genius.
Ambiguity is part of the beauty of the film, which has kept us discussing the film for quarter of a century. Answering it definitively won't make BR any better, and can only detract from it. Of course us fans can just ignore the existence of BR2 and not admit it to the BR canon - like Terminator 3.
Besides not even the creators can't even agree on it. I believe Ridley Scott thinks he's a replicant, while Harrison Ford doesn't.
Using (RM/G)AH is your CHOICE. I beat Inferno without AH, as have numerous others.
Coders work for free? Looks like they've taken a tip from gaming companies, which do Q&A and product testing by outsourcing it to gamers who do it for free - or even pay for the privilege, as has been seen in various betas requiring payment.
As a "serious" amateur photographer I check out GIMP every year or so for three things:
- 16-bit image processing (yes, I know 8-bit is good enough for 99.9% of cases, but that's not good enough for me)
- proper and intuitive color management
- color-managed printing
Until all three are implemented properly, I can't and won't move from PS.16-bit has been promised for literally years, but last time I checked all three above were missing. Is it still the case?
If this is the case, and PS4 does the same, I will go back to PC gaming and keep Ouya and PS3 as my only consoles. Simple as that.
PS3 has always been a better seller in Europe than Xbox 360.
In EU Gmail asks me periodically to verify my account via an SMS. There is a "skip this" text in small font, though, but I bet a lot of people don't notice it.
Don't have google+.
I broke my wrist in a motorcycle accident. After the cast was taken off I started working out with a titanium Powerball. I made 100% recovery in six months, and while it's impossible to say how much the exercise helped, I'm sure it did.
Pathe theaters does this in the Netherlands. For 20 EUR a month you get unlimited viewings (you pay extra extra for 3D and IMAX). Break-even point is two movies a month. It's great for someone like me who watches 3-5 movies a week, at least one of them in the theaters. I see good movies multiple times in the theaters.
It's apparently pretty popular service since they started around three years ago: they've expanded it with a 2nd tier membership to include 3D and IMAX, and keep advertising it more.
1) The client is currently shipped in .deb format.
If you use an .rpm based distribution, the Alien script will do the conversion so you can install it (hint: alien.pl -r steam_latest.deb --scripts ).
2) The client requires GlibC 2.12 or later. So if by any chance your distribution was released prior to may 2010, you're out of luck (example: my OpenSuse 11.4, released on march 2010 :( ).
See, above is exactly why Linux is a marginal platform, and will continue to be until UI is fixed. I used Ubuntu exclusively for over a year in the past and I have no idea WTF all that means.
I do realize it's a beta, and things get better.
I've seen The Hobbit in 3D HFR, 3D IMAX HFR, and plain old 2D 24fps, in that order. Note that I don't have stereo vision, so the 3D part doesn't impact my experience, other than the 3D versions are darker (not really an issue in a darkened theater IMO).
I really, really wanted to like HFR. I went in all gung-ho, looking forward to embrace a smoother future. 48fps took a while to get used to. But even after I got used to it, it looked worse. It's like watching BBC's Life documentary with pasted on hobbits and dwarves in costumes. Just like HDTV brings out flaws in make-up, 48fps makes animation flaws much more visible. As there is a LOT of CGI in the movie, such scenes look even more CGI than they do in 24fps. Somehow also the live action scenes look like they're happening on a sound stage more than they do in plain old 24fps. 48fps breaks the fourth wall, and it's never mended. At least it didn't for me in two viewings.
As an aside, Peter Jackson uses extensive frame rate manipulation: many action scenes are shot in slow motion. I actually thought this was my brain playing tricks on me until I saw the 24fps version and confirmed to myself there are slomo sections.
I sincerely hope that 48fps will take over some day, but not in its current incarnation. My layman but movie buff proposal is variable frame rate: use 24fps where it works, but switch to higher fps for panning shots and otherwise difficult shots which don't really work in 24fps.
To close off, I'm going to see The Hobbit at least once more in the theater, in 24fps and perhaps one more in 48fps. It's a stunningly beautiful movie not only visuall, but aurally as well as story-wise, and PJ has (re)created a rich world that I recognize from the books and LotR movies.
As someone who has seen The Hobbit in 3D HFR, 3D IMAX HFR, and regular 2D at 24fps, it's fine - the 24fps version looks like any other 24fps movie.
FWIW 2D was the best experience, as much as I wanted to like 48fps.
Laws are not a solution to this problem.
The Illusion Of Prosperity graph and most such graphs don't take into account the fact that (perception of) prosperity is a moving target. We didn't have iPads or Galaxy S3s or electric cars or Twitter in the 70s. Comparing 70s living to today's isn't a fair comparison. Even more pointed comparison would be a king in the 1800s who certainly earned orders of magnitude more than even a poor person today - but still would have literally killed to have a fridge, car and a TV.
Therefore a graph showing declining income might very well just show that people demand more and more, and/or are less content with what they have..
Thank you for reviving the films. I shoot large format 4x5 slide film, and the quickloads have been indispensable for me in ensuring lighting, exposure and focus is right in the studio!
What is your pipeline of products? Do you plan on releasing different speeds and formats, or doing something altogether different?
I'm looking for my first ereader now that the prices are reasonable. Sony PRS-T1 has a similar feature set as Kindle Touch, but doesn't have vendor lock-in, draconian Amazon policies of coming to your home and stealing YOUR books, and banning books they don't like. Sony is slightly lighter and smaller as well, and has native ePub support for easier and better access to non-DRM books. Sony is 10 USD more expensive than similar Kindle. It also comes with offline English and non-English dictionaries, not sure if Kindle does.
It's not all good news, though: it's a Sony.
You post no data whatsoever supporting your claim that Sony is actually making a ton, or any, money out of it. Just because people log on doesn't mean they spend a cent.