In those cases that someone just wrote a simple/quick fix, like
if ( error_condition ) {
ignore_this ( one );
backup_that ( one );
return 0;
}
If they refuse to allow the licence change or if you don't seam to be able to find them, can't you [isn't it simpler ?] just ask someone else to write a similar fix, to avoid any CopyRight issues ?
There's nothing more driving to see a movie than seeing it to some point. That's how TV commericals work. People want to finish what they started.
Unless it sucks. If it sucks (or you just don't like it) you don't wana go to a theatre, spend some bucks to see the rest of it.
In TV, if you don't like it, you ain't paying more, so you don't mind checking it until the end - or you just switch channels.
So the process is: 1. Hype the movie. 2. Screen about half of the movie on TV/the net. 3. Bring movie to theatres that evening and see how many viewers will be eager to see the end.
A movie doesn't even have to suck for people no to like it [there are good movies that I don't like much]. If they saw a sunstancial part of it on TV before they got to see it on theatres, they could choose if they are interested in seing it - this time more informed about it than usually. Because usually, they just have access to the trailer, basic plot info, maybe friends's opinions.
So, they rather have lines of people that wana see the film, than give them half of it for free, because this filters a lot of people out.
But maybe the money earned from publicity in tv-showtime would be enough to cover those tickets that get to be empty.
And the funny thing is they know their movies suck (not all, of course) and people won't like it.
Still they produce them:) wich makes me think they should read a couple more times the scripts that are proposed to them.
DVD releases still take 3 months (or at least they do here in the US).
Here we have to wait about 6 months after it gets out of the theatre to have it in DVD.
In some ocasions it happened that people had the R1 DVD one day or two before it got in the theaters here. One of the guys that got a situation like this, never goes to the cinema. He just buys the DVDs as soon as they are available.
You do however make it sound as if movie 'piracy' is considerably worse in Portugal though.
It aint that bad, but seams to me that some of the locals rather spend 90 minutes (or the time the movie takes) watching a movie through their computer screens than going to a nice theater.
Maybe the situation is equal in the US but here (Europe-wide) we have that waiting period that allows copies to get here and probably takes some people out of the theatre. Not to say that they all would see the movie in the cinema if they didn't get the copy, but probably some would.
Even when the DVD isn't out, there are copies. Some are just video recorded from the theater and we even get to see people's heads and stuff:) wich seams to satisfy some guys.
If they released the movies worldwide (okay, where possible) within the same month, that would be okay. That way, people would not get pirate copies (or even official DVDs) in their hands before it gets in the theater. That could lead to more money for them.
The problem is that those movies reach others countries late.
Before they hit the cinema, they hit the CD Recorder of your local friend who has a shitload of movies and sells them for 2.5 a piece after downloading from the Internet or ordering from the states.
Sometimes DVDs from States get here (Portugal) before the movie does (theater).
Lot's of people see it and lose interest.
Others like it, but ain't going to the cinema in two weeks to see it again.
So, they can get hit pretty bad.
They should release movies worldwide at the same time.
If they did that, some people would lose interest on the film.
Lot's of people go to the cinema and dislike the filme they saw. Companies still get their bucks.
If they gave you a look at the first half of the film, lot's of people would lose that interest
"wow, this sucks, I'm glad I didn't go to the movie before this half-movie-preview."
and they would lose some bucks.
That's what happens in Europe. We can have copies (divx, vcd,...) of a movie release in States in some days, but to see in the theaters we have to wait some nice period of time. Some people who buy those copies just don't see the movie after that.
Trailer's are used to get your attention. Good trailer equals to a good box office income, because people will be atracted.
That's why trailer's usally show the best parts in the movie, best f/x, the dialogue that makes you wana know the rest, and all that.
Can DVD sales suffer from internet piracy? Possibly.
Actually, most people that buy pirate movies, wouldn't buy them if they couldn't have them for a cheaper price than a DVD.
DVD sales can be seriously hurt by P2P sharing. The MPAA has a few things they can do to prevent that, though. Loading DVD's up with features is one idea. The DVD still has value if the movie's getting downloaded, but the extras aren't. (Or am I in the minority of DVD purchasers because I care more about the bonus footage and making of scenes...?)
Personally I think that people who buy pirate movies just want to see the movie.
They are not interested in Director's Commentaries or Technical Aspects that are covered in the extras.
People who are seriously into cinema prefer to own an original copy DVD, rather than a cheap Divx/VCD rip they can only see in their computer (not everyone has a video board with tv-out).
Lot's of people who buy this DVDs are into the interviews, comments, deleted scenes, alternate endings and the stuff that usually gets on DVDs. Dispite that, DVDs are versatile to the point they can even have little Games themed to the movie for us to enjoy.
You can see that by checking the number os signatures of this petition to convince studios to leave extras in the DVDs.
Another good approach would be to get a handle on why people download the movies. Are they just curious if the movie is any good?
I think they want to see the movie, have it at home, and don't wana go to the theatre spend some bucks to see it on a big screen.
Another way to do that is pass in a point to an array you declare in the main function - or whatever function you use to call that.
First, you either pass the size in the analyze function or you declare it with #define or something.
#define MAXSIZE 10
void analyse_this ( int *info, int *result ) {
int i;
for ( i = 0; i < MAXSIZE; i++ ) {
if ( your shabang ) {
result[0] = info[i];
}
}
int main () {
int i;
int info[MAXSIZE];
int result[2];
(do some loop, fill the array or something)
info[i] = i;
(end loop)
analyse_this ( info, result );
(do something with the result array)
return 1;
}
A for or while loops can be used to load data into the info array, then just use the analyse_this function to generate something into the result array,...
Maybe 'cuz a lot of the people that are currently developing software have not attended to a University in a Engeneering or CS ( or related ) course.
These people have learned most of their trade by themselves, and learned a lot be experimenting, other than being told by a teacher what a loop is, what is a pointer, what is it good for, what is a database, why should we indent code, why should we comment it, etc.
And, no one wants to be sacked just because they don't own a diplome that says they can do the stuff.
No one wants to be replaced by some guy with 0 experience, just because he was in the university learning math and physics while he was working is ass off to learn how to code properly.
And, this isn't bridge building. This is programming. You can't run a formula on your code that will say "Good Code, Good Logic, Good Program, Won't Fail". You can't.
If you were building a bridge, you could run that formula on the type of materials, their size, wind speed at the bridge location, maximun weight it will have to carry, etc (I have no notion of the math or physics necessary to build a brigde, but I assume some of the stated are use), and the formula says "ok, this bridge, with these parameters in this conditions, is a good bridge" or "no, this is a bad bridge, please recalc the maximun weigth because with this wind speed the thing will fall in short time".
You could, however, have a formula/program that checks another for code correctness (use of indentation, use of comments, etc) still, that wouldn't garantee it wouldn't fail.
But, having indented code, comments, etc, doesn't garantee the quality of the software/logic/whatever.
And, wich program would certify the program you are using to certify the others?
Yes. No "big" piece of software is 100% non-crashable.
You can design it as long as you want, there can always occur "something". Maybe it goes as a problem generated by hardware incompability. Maybe it goes because of a bad compiler version. Maybe there's a routine that returns the value it's supposed to, except when the input is made at 13 o'clock. Who knows.
No Engeneer degree can garantee that. I know engeneers who just plain and simply write bad code. I know people in Engeneering courses who just know howto solve the math, and can't code a shit.
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- if ( error_condition ) {
If they refuse to allow the licence change or if you don't seam to be able to find them, can't you [isn't it simpler ?] just ask someone else to write a similar fix, to avoid any CopyRight issues ?ignore_this ( one );
backup_that ( one );
return 0;
}
- There's nothing more driving to see a movie than seeing it to some point. That's how TV commericals work. People want to finish what they started.
Unless it sucks. If it sucks (or you just don't like it) you don't wana go to a theatre, spend some bucks to see the rest of it.In TV, if you don't like it, you ain't paying more, so you don't mind checking it until the end - or you just switch channels.
- So the process is: 1. Hype the movie. 2. Screen about half of the movie on TV/the net. 3. Bring movie to theatres that evening and see how many viewers will be eager to see the end.
A movie doesn't even have to suck for people no to like it [there are good movies that I don't like much]. If they saw a sunstancial part of it on TV before they got to see it on theatres, they could choose if they are interested in seing it - this time more informed about it than usually. Because usually, they just have access to the trailer, basic plot info, maybe friends's opinions.So, they rather have lines of people that wana see the film, than give them half of it for free, because this filters a lot of people out.
But maybe the money earned from publicity in tv-showtime would be enough to cover those tickets that get to be empty.
And the funny thing is they know their movies suck (not all, of course) and people won't like it. :) wich makes me think they should read a couple more times the scripts that are proposed to them.
Still they produce them
Here we have to wait about 6 months after it gets out of the theatre to have it in DVD.
In some ocasions it happened that people had the R1 DVD one day or two before it got in the theaters here. One of the guys that got a situation like this, never goes to the cinema. He just buys the DVDs as soon as they are available.
-
You do however make it sound as if movie 'piracy' is considerably worse in Portugal though.
It aint that bad, but seams to me that some of the locals rather spend 90 minutes (or the time the movie takes) watching a movie through their computer screens than going to a nice theater. Maybe the situation is equal in the US but here (Europe-wide) we have that waiting period that allows copies to get here and probably takes some people out of the theatre. Not to say that they all would see the movie in the cinema if they didn't get the copy, but probably some would.Even when the DVD isn't out, there are copies. Some are just video recorded from the theater and we even get to see people's heads and stuff :) wich seams to satisfy some guys.
If they released the movies worldwide (okay, where possible) within the same month, that would be okay. That way, people would not get pirate copies (or even official DVDs) in their hands before it gets in the theater. That could lead to more money for them.
Sometimes DVDs from States get here (Portugal) before the movie does (theater).
Lot's of people see it and lose interest.
Others like it, but ain't going to the cinema in two weeks to see it again.
So, they can get hit pretty bad.
They should release movies worldwide at the same time.
- "wow, this sucks, I'm glad I didn't go to the movie before this half-movie-preview."
and they would lose some bucks.That's what happens in Europe. We can have copies (divx, vcd,
Trailer's are used to get your attention. Good trailer equals to a good box office income, because people will be atracted.
That's why trailer's usally show the best parts in the movie, best f/x, the dialogue that makes you wana know the rest, and all that.
-
Can DVD sales suffer from internet piracy? Possibly.
Actually, most people that buy pirate movies, wouldn't buy them if they couldn't have them for a cheaper price than a DVD.-
DVD sales can be seriously hurt by P2P sharing. The MPAA has a few things they can do to prevent that, though. Loading DVD's up with features is one idea. The DVD still has value if the movie's getting downloaded, but the extras aren't. (Or am I in the minority of DVD purchasers because I care more about the bonus footage and making of scenes...?)
Personally I think that people who buy pirate movies just want to see the movie. They are not interested in Director's Commentaries or Technical Aspects that are covered in the extras.People who are seriously into cinema prefer to own an original copy DVD, rather than a cheap Divx/VCD rip they can only see in their computer (not everyone has a video board with tv-out).
Lot's of people who buy this DVDs are into the interviews, comments, deleted scenes, alternate endings and the stuff that usually gets on DVDs. Dispite that, DVDs are versatile to the point they can even have little Games themed to the movie for us to enjoy.
You can see that by checking the number os signatures of this petition to convince studios to leave extras in the DVDs.
-
Another good approach would be to get a handle on why people download the movies. Are they just curious if the movie is any good?
I think they want to see the movie, have it at home, and don't wana go to the theatre spend some bucks to see it on a big screen.just my POV
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#define MAXSIZE 10
A for or while loops can be used to load data into the info array, then just use the analyse_this function to generate something into the result array,void analyse_this ( int *info, int *result ) {
int i;
for ( i = 0; i < MAXSIZE; i++ ) {
if ( your shabang ) {
result[0] = info[i];
}
}
int main () {
int i;
int info[MAXSIZE];
int result[2];
(do some loop, fill the array or something)
info[i] = i;
(end loop)
analyse_this ( info, result );
(do something with the result array)
return 1;
}
These people have learned most of their trade by themselves, and learned a lot be experimenting, other than being told by a teacher what a loop is, what is a pointer, what is it good for, what is a database, why should we indent code, why should we comment it, etc.
And, no one wants to be sacked just because they don't own a diplome that says they can do the stuff.
No one wants to be replaced by some guy with 0 experience, just because he was in the university learning math and physics while he was working is ass off to learn how to code properly.
And, this isn't bridge building. This is programming. You can't run a formula on your code that will say "Good Code, Good Logic, Good Program, Won't Fail". You can't.
If you were building a bridge, you could run that formula on the type of materials, their size, wind speed at the bridge location, maximun weight it will have to carry, etc (I have no notion of the math or physics necessary to build a brigde, but I assume some of the stated are use), and the formula says "ok, this bridge, with these parameters in this conditions, is a good bridge" or "no, this is a bad bridge, please recalc the maximun weigth because with this wind speed the thing will fall in short time".
You could, however, have a formula/program that checks another for code correctness (use of indentation, use of comments, etc) still, that wouldn't garantee it wouldn't fail.
But, having indented code, comments, etc, doesn't garantee the quality of the software/logic/whatever.
And, wich program would certify the program you are using to certify the others?
This is art.
Please give examples of software in use today that have been proven 100% correct. I'd be curious to know how many actually exist.
What about..
<?
$str = "Artik Vodka, with ICE";
echo $str, "
";
?>
or even:
main ( ) {
printf ( "Artik Vodka, with ICE" );
}
Yes. No "big" piece of software is 100% non-crashable.
You can design it as long as you want, there can always occur "something". Maybe it goes as a problem generated by hardware incompability. Maybe it goes because of a bad compiler version. Maybe there's a routine that returns the value it's supposed to, except when the input is made at 13 o'clock. Who knows.
No Engeneer degree can garantee that. I know engeneers who just plain and simply write bad code. I know people in Engeneering courses who just know howto solve the math, and can't code a shit.