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Written by Daniel
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Wednesday, 21 November 2007 11:01 |
November 21, 2007 4:00 AM PST
Posted by Stephen Shankland
C/Net
The race for the best 3D movie projection technology began in earnest last week with the release of Beowulf, and I'm here to judge the first lap.
Beowulf, which recounts the Anglo-Saxon adventures of a Swedish prince of that name, is the first wide release of a 3D movie, showing on hundreds of screens in 3D. And for the first time, viewers had the choice not only of watching with Imax 3D and Real D projection technology, but also newcomer Dolby 3D.
Based on watching the movie start to finish three times, the 3D winner is Dolby 3D--and not just by a nose.
Dolby's technology gave a sharp image that showed every beard bristle, the colors were relatively rich, flicker from moving objects was nonexistent, but most significantly, the sense of depth was strong. Even the subtle differences between a character's facial features were perceptible, and group shots with a host of characters showed as true depth, not as a number of gradually more distant two-dimensional layers. I was truly impressed.... More Comment in the Forums |
