We're talking millions or billions of flashes per second here - far far beyond the flicker fusion threshold. We won't be able to perceive it as anything less than a solid light source.
The current version of the code (on the linked site) is only 221 bytes long - and I've had a quick play with it and it can be reduced further to 219 bytes by swapping out the boolean ANDs "&&" for bitwise ANDs "&" twice.
True, but nowadays the tie-in websites have really taken over this kind of content. Good examples include Command and Conquer 4 which had backstory videos, and the Diablo 3 website which has Cain's Journal, a fairly nice rebrief of the story so far...
Of course, there's the whole offline argument - though I'm not sure if that applies to games you can't play offline (for whatever reason). And there are quite a lot of games out there that don't have good online resources. But still - not the worst idea I've even heard.
Whilst movies for cinemas use Real D, I believe there have been a number of '3D' DVD/Blurays that still use red/green so that they can be shown on standard TVs.
Do an amazon dvd search for '3d' - there are quite a few.
I agree - but more that that, I find it's generally better to watch anything in the language it was originally filmed/rendered/drawn for. Not only does this avoid the issue of awkwardly translated phrases to match lip-sync and sentence length, as pointed out in the parent, but also quite often translations will have trouble matching visual and emotional cues; this is even more noticeable between languages which have different word order. Subtitles, of course, do not have this problem.
Those are children's shows
And this is where the main problem stems from. Most westerners honestly believe this. Yes there are a hell of a lot of animes aimed at the children market, but there is an equal number aimed at the teenage, adult and (heaven forbit) yes the x-rated market too. Have a look at animes like Elfen Lied and Serial Experiments Lain. Elfen Lied contains Very graphic violence and nudity wrapped in a very adult story. Serial Experiments Lain contains moderate amounts of violence but can be psychologically raw at times, and certainly would not be understood by most people not in their late teens (or even then - a bit of the 2001:A space Odyssey syndrome...). Even fairly safe options like Chrno Crusade has dark overtones that adult audiences would enjoy. Besides.... how many adults watch The Simpsons...?
They are paying considerable licensing fees up front for niche products Unfortunately I have to agree with you here... but the market (especially here in the UK) has been growing at a tremendous rate - I have seen local superstores like HMV double their selection of anime every six months or so, with selections of anime that I actually consider good... yet the prices keep rising. Maybe the (japanese) anime companies will cotton on to the idea that lower licencing prices equal more overseas sales...here's hoping...
Personally, I remember a time when the only way to see anything but a select few titles was to find a 57th generation VHS copy or pay outrageous prices to import one directly. Oh the wonders of new technologies....
I was overjoyed when Manga and the like started releasing more titles stateside with quality dubs/subs.
If the selection of titles by 'Manga' in the UK is anything to go by, by and large they did not release 'quality' anime... and IIRC the subs left much to be desired...
Rampant bootlegging of licensed works which serve a relatively tiny market could mean losing all that and I don't want to go back there. And if the prices stay as they are, it's going to stay a relatively tiny market... I know a lot of people who watch anime, and all of us would probably buy anime DVD's if it was even conceptually affordable. I would love to own the official disks for the anime's I own, but with the market the way it is, it's just not possible - therefore I have two options: download it, or not watch it - both of which don't help the market...
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I will admit that there is a lot of crap out there, but believe me we are not getting the 'cream of the crop'... Look at some of the crap that's shown on the cable channels over the last couple of years: Beyblade? Ultimate Muscle? Don't make me laugh.
What we need is some more of the decent animes like Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Last Exile (That thank god has finally made it's way over here to the UK) to make their way over here with decent Dubs, accurate subs and decent prices... £20+ is NOT a acceptable for a DVD with 3, 20 minute episodes. Thats what, £180+ for a 26 Episode series? Ridiculous! And what about series like Inuyasha? Well over £1000...It's just not viable.
And besides, in my honest opinion, my experience shows that fansubbers generally produced a higher quality and more accurate translation that most of the DVD releases have. Why should we pay for something of lower quality?
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We're talking millions or billions of flashes per second here - far far beyond the flicker fusion threshold. We won't be able to perceive it as anything less than a solid light source.
your are right, thanks! I'll update the code & give you credits.
i meant to write you are right. Thanks!
Seems someone else got there first, as it's been attributed to "skrounge" - oh well :(
The current version of the code (on the linked site) is only 221 bytes long - and I've had a quick play with it and it can be reduced further to 219 bytes by swapping out the boolean ANDs "&&" for bitwise ANDs "&" twice.
True, but nowadays the tie-in websites have really taken over this kind of content. Good examples include Command and Conquer 4 which had backstory videos, and the Diablo 3 website which has Cain's Journal, a fairly nice rebrief of the story so far... Of course, there's the whole offline argument - though I'm not sure if that applies to games you can't play offline (for whatever reason). And there are quite a lot of games out there that don't have good online resources. But still - not the worst idea I've even heard.
So, should have been: "The house-size battery can supply four megawatts of power for up to eight hours."
Also, where did the 8 hour charge figure come from?
Whilst movies for cinemas use Real D, I believe there have been a number of '3D' DVD/Blurays that still use red/green so that they can be shown on standard TVs. Do an amazon dvd search for '3d' - there are quite a few.
I agree - but more that that, I find it's generally better to watch anything in the language it was originally filmed/rendered/drawn for. Not only does this avoid the issue of awkwardly translated phrases to match lip-sync and sentence length, as pointed out in the parent, but also quite often translations will have trouble matching visual and emotional cues; this is even more noticeable between languages which have different word order. Subtitles, of course, do not have this problem.
You're not the only one... Wiki, save us! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluetooth#Bluetooth_3.0_.2B_HS
I've been advocating this for years - glad to see that other people are starting to agree!
Actually, all of you are right. Behold the oracle that is wiki
Those are children's shows
And this is where the main problem stems from. Most westerners honestly believe this. Yes there are a hell of a lot of animes aimed at the children market, but there is an equal number aimed at the teenage, adult and (heaven forbit) yes the x-rated market too. Have a look at animes like Elfen Lied and Serial Experiments Lain. Elfen Lied contains Very graphic violence and nudity wrapped in a very adult story. Serial Experiments Lain contains moderate amounts of violence but can be psychologically raw at times, and certainly would not be understood by most people not in their late teens (or even then - a bit of the 2001:A space Odyssey syndrome...). Even fairly safe options like Chrno Crusade has dark overtones that adult audiences would enjoy.
Besides.... how many adults watch The Simpsons...?
They are paying considerable licensing fees up front for niche products
Unfortunately I have to agree with you here... but the market (especially here in the UK) has been growing at a tremendous rate - I have seen local superstores like HMV double their selection of anime every six months or so, with selections of anime that I actually consider good... yet the prices keep rising. Maybe the (japanese) anime companies will cotton on to the idea that lower licencing prices equal more overseas sales...here's hoping...
Personally, I remember a time when the only way to see anything but a select few titles was to find a 57th generation VHS copy or pay outrageous prices to import one directly.
Oh the wonders of new technologies....
I was overjoyed when Manga and the like started releasing more titles stateside with quality dubs/subs.
If the selection of titles by 'Manga' in the UK is anything to go by, by and large they did not release 'quality' anime... and IIRC the subs left much to be desired...
Rampant bootlegging of licensed works which serve a relatively tiny market could mean losing all that and I don't want to go back there.
And if the prices stay as they are, it's going to stay a relatively tiny market... I know a lot of people who watch anime, and all of us would probably buy anime DVD's if it was even conceptually affordable. I would love to own the official disks for the anime's I own, but with the market the way it is, it's just not possible - therefore I have two options: download it, or not watch it - both of which don't help the market...
I will admit that there is a lot of crap out there, but believe me we are not getting the 'cream of the crop'... Look at some of the crap that's shown on the cable channels over the last couple of years: Beyblade? Ultimate Muscle? Don't make me laugh.
What we need is some more of the decent animes like Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Last Exile (That thank god has finally made it's way over here to the UK) to make their way over here with decent Dubs, accurate subs and decent prices... £20+ is NOT a acceptable for a DVD with 3, 20 minute episodes. Thats what, £180+ for a 26 Episode series? Ridiculous! And what about series like Inuyasha? Well over £1000...It's just not viable.
And besides, in my honest opinion, my experience shows that fansubbers generally produced a higher quality and more accurate translation that most of the DVD releases have. Why should we pay for something of lower quality?