It’s always fun to write a massive, in-depth look at the state of 3D in an attempt to find the nuance in the controversy, and then see the next day’s headlines fill with “3D blows! Fix it!” headlines. Whattayagonnado?
In any event, my ultimate conclusion in “The Revolution Will Be Stereoscopic” was that 3D is definitely not going anywhere, so this may turn out to be a useful hack for the ardent hater of 3D. Coming from Tested and embedded below, the video is a demonstration of how you can bust up two pairs of polarized theater glasses and turn them into a pair of 3D-to-2D glasses. Essentially you’re creating pairs of glasses that each only see one of the polarized fields, thus returning the film to 2D without any of the blur you encounter when you watch the film with naked eyes.
Of course, the Tested guys don’t mention what the effect of only seeing only half of the projected fields has on the viewing experience, so I can’t tell you for sure that this trick won’t make the movie look even shittier (it certainly does nothing to counter-act the lost brightness). So there’s a strong chance you’re going to be the dumbass who walks into the movie theater with fucked up glasses and still gets a headache because you’ve thrown off the projection frequency for yourself. Or you become the dickhead trying to pry your glasses apart during the trailer, while the studios still count your 3D ticket as another vote for the format.
You know, I think this is actually kind of retarded. Maybe just don’t go to 3D films if you don’t like 3D? That seems like it makes sense. If your friends drag you there… maybe get better friends? If you’re in a pinch though, have at…
Tested (via Badass Digest)
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Unfortunately some people live in areas where seeing certain films in 2D is no longer a viable option without going way out of their way. I can’t stand 3D (it doesn’t work properly with my astigmatism), so if I lived in some small town with only one screen showing Thor in 3D, I might give something like this a second thought.
Seeing one set of fields will make the image look more shuttery (is Steve reading?) as half the resolution of the image is lost.
don’t think shutter speed will change anything as it has to be going twice the speed as normal to make it work for home 3D anyways. you’ll just get pretty much good old normal film again.
My problem with 3d is that I have to wear glasses on top of my glasses. That is a fair percentage of the population (not a majority, since you have pretty close to average, near-sighted, and far-sighted people). What do I do if I want to see those films?
Gregoryg, I would go to the movies (if it is affordable!) in 2D!
I never really had a problem with 3D (for one, I refuse to see anything in 3D that wasn’t shot that way), but the glasses seem to be getting cheaper and cheaper. When I saw Tron Legacy in 3d the lenses of the glasses were really flimsy and distorted. I was getting a weird glare and to top it off, most of the glasses had water stains on the lenses. With charging more for a ticket you’d think that you’d at least get a decent pair of glasses.
I enjoy 3D when it’s done right. I don’t, however, buy into the idea that a 3D screening should cost more. Why? #1: Digital projection is cheaper than film projection. There are few moving parts in a digital projector, so upkeep is less-expensive than with a film projector. Also, there are no bulky prints to deal with and ship. #2: The glasses are recycled.
I’ve paid extra for 3D enough times that I simply refuse to do so any longer. $10 is still more than the average film is worth, so I just pay for the 2D and then use the glasses I’ve kept from previous films, (I paid extra for them, right, theater owners?) and go into the 3D screenings. I don’t do this on opening weekends or when a showing might otherwise sell out, so as not to cause fellow patrons and the theater staff any inconvenience. I simply feel that 3D, while nice, doesn’t justify the extra money. I know that there will be those who feel what I’m doing is wrong, but I don’t particularly care. I’m dickish like that.
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