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'Bloom is off the rose' for 3D: DreamWorks CEO

DreamWorks Animation chief executive Jeffrey Katzenberg said Tuesday that Hollywood "greed" is responsible for a glut of lousy 3D movies and weak ticket sales.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jul 20, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 9

Warner Bros., Sony offer more 3-D Blu-ray movies

(AP) -- Warner Bros. says it will release six 3-D movies on Blu-ray ahead of the holidays, while Sony Pictures announced one more. That alleviates concerns that studios have tied up too many movies in exclusive release deals ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 17, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Slew of 3-D TV movies for the home? Not so fast

(AP) -- If you're thinking of buying a 3-D television set this year based on the belief that you'll be able to purchase a lot of the 3-D movies that have hit theaters in the past few years, think again.

Technology / Business

created Sep 15, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

3-D movies via Internet and satellite

Multiview video coding (MVC) is the new standard for 3-D movie compression. While reducing the data significantly, MVC allows at the same time providing full high-resolution quality. At the International Broadcasting ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Aug 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Beware phony 3-D as Hollywood cashes in

One year after a 3-D film opened Cannes for the first time ever, Hollywood is in the grip of a revolution that has generated billions of dollars and sent cinema-goers flocking back to theaters.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created May 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 4

Seeing triple at the 3-D movie? Films can cause dizziness, nausea

Thousands of people are packing movie theaters across the country to see the new "Alice in Wonderland" in 3-D, and dozens of them will likely leave with headaches.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 09, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Clash' of 3-D movies to hit underprepared cinemas

(AP) -- Movies in 3-D are becoming such big moneymakers that Hollywood studios are cramming them into the nation's theaters, even though there aren't enough screens available to give each film its fullest ...

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created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Panasonic Develops World's Largest 152-Inch Full HD 3D Plasma Display

Panasonic Corporation has developed the world's largest 152-inch 4K x 2K definition Full HD 3D plasma display. The display features a revolutionary new plasma diaplay panel (PDP) Panasonic developed with its new super-efficient ...

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

created Jan 08, 2010 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Blockbuster 'Avatar' to accelerate 3D revolution

The runaway success of science fiction blockbuster "Avatar" will accelerate the 3D movie revolution, which has already powered Hollywood to a record year at the box office, analysts say.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Jan 06, 2010 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 9

Box office boost shows 3D is here to stay

Once regarded as a quirky fad for nerds wearing cardboard spectacles, 3D films are enjoying a mainstream renaissance and this time the medium is here to stay, entertainment industry experts say.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

'Monsters vs. Aliens' creates another dimension

(AP) -- "Monsters vs. Aliens" opens with an old 3-D gag: A ball bounces directly into the audience, causing moviegoers to instinctively scoot back in their seats. But the resemblance to old-fashioned 3-D ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Mar 25, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 1

Engineering graduate student narrows gap between high-resolution video and virtual reality

(PhysOrg.com) -- With their immersive 3D capabilities, virtual-reality environments (VEs) provide the kind of intense visual experience that two-dimensional digital televisions could never to live up to. But ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (15) | comments 2