[quote]LUEshi wrote:
Everything’s fine, but the car’s front wheel is fucked. It’ll be a couple weeks of catching rides back and forth to work before I can get it fixed. But nobody was hurt, so it’s all good.
The bitch of it is, I could have gone to the movie if I had just paid for the tow right away, but I wanted to save some money. So I spent my evening in a freezing cold parking lot tearing off my bumper, only to pay for a tow truck ANYWAY.
My friend damn near ripped my head off, too. “WHY DID YOU HAVE TO DO THIS TODAY?”
What really hurts: she was saving a bowl for me. Oh well.
Also, I damn near came when I saw that T4 trailer. Looks frocking awesome.[/quote]
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
I just saw Dark Knight on blu-ray. I had seen it in theaters.
I don’t like blu-ray at all. There is something wrong with the framerate of blu-ray films, as if the framerate fluctuates from standard cinema frame rates (24 fps, I believe) to something a little bit higher, then drops back down. This makes the film seem unnatural for very brief moments.
I’m not sure if anyone knows what I’m talking about, but I have noticed it with Spiderman as well. It’s weird. I dig the clarity of picture but the frame rate is weird and sometimes its a little too contrasty.[/quote]
I was looking at Blu-Ray players a while back and they were using Ultraviolet as the demo. Specifically where Mila Jovovich slides the bike thru the wall. The bike coming thru the wall looked jerky, like the cables pulling it across the set weren’t pulling with constant tension. I decided to pass on upgrading to Blu-Ray. Maybe what I was seeing was change in frame rates like you are describing.
Just a guess, and my math is probably off because I don’t know fully how this works, but if the sets we noticed this phenomenon on were running at 60 Hz, and the Blu-ray disc is displaying 24 frames / sec:
60 / 24 = 2.5
There is a half a frame left over with each second.
I am guessing the phenomenon is noticeable (as if the film was shot on a camcorder, as RSGZ described) at around 30 frames per second.
30 - 24 = 6 frames
So, the 0.5 frame left over from the first calculation would take 12 seconds to accumulate such that the displayed image would be running at 30 frames per second (since blu-ray natively runs at 24 fps). Every 1 second, there is 0.5 frames left over.
12s * 0.5 frames = 6 fps
I want to try timing this to see if the effect crops up every 12 or so seconds…
Some old lady nailed my right front wheel in a parking lot. I was turning left, she wasn’t paying attention, etc. I just have simple liability insurance, unfortunately so no rental.
Bro-in-law says it snapped the struts, minimum, but it didn’t break the axle. Still looking at a $200-400 bucks, and that’s getting parts at the junkyard.
From what I’ve been hearing, The Day the Earth Stood Still was meh, but the trailers were AWESOME. T4, Wolverine and all that.
[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
Just a guess, and my math is probably off because I don’t know fully how this works, but if the sets we noticed this phenomenon on were running at 60 Hz, and the Blu-ray disc is displaying 24 frames / sec:
60 / 24 = 2.5
There is a half a frame left over with each second.
I am guessing the phenomenon is noticeable (as if the film was shot on a camcorder, as RSGZ described) at around 30 frames per second.
30 - 24 = 6 frames
So, the 0.5 frame left over from the first calculation would take 12 seconds to accumulate such that the displayed image would be running at 30 frames per second (since blu-ray natively runs at 24 fps). Every 1 second, there is 0.5 frames left over.
12s * 0.5 frames = 6 fps
I want to try timing this to see if the effect crops up every 12 or so seconds…
Excuse my geekiness.[/quote]
Man… the problem still sounds like your Blu-Ray Player. Through all of the ones I’ve seen so far, there shouldn’t be any dropoff or effect on framerate. Did you get a warranty, and if not, is it within a year of purchase? If so, I’d really considering calling the manufacturer and seeing what they can do with their manufacturer’s warranty.
Man… the problem still sounds like your Blu-Ray Player. Through all of the ones I’ve seen so far, there shouldn’t be any dropoff or effect on framerate. Did you get a warranty, and if not, is it within a year of purchase? If so, I’d really considering calling the manufacturer and seeing what they can do with their manufacturer’s warranty.[/quote]
Maybe, but I have seen a demo of Spiderman on blu-ray (different player, different TV) with the exact same effect. This unit that I watched Dark Knight on was a PS3 and the TV a brand new LCD.
I think they needed to change the refresh in the TV’s menu. I want to investigate this and see if I can reproduce the effect at a local Best Buy or something. RSGZ saw the same effect on a different Blu-Ray unit and TV, which makes me think it is a phenomenon related to refresh rate.
It sure makes me not like Blu-Ray for not looking anything like film.
Man… the problem still sounds like your Blu-Ray Player. Through all of the ones I’ve seen so far, there shouldn’t be any dropoff or effect on framerate. Did you get a warranty, and if not, is it within a year of purchase? If so, I’d really considering calling the manufacturer and seeing what they can do with their manufacturer’s warranty.
Maybe, but I have seen a demo of Spiderman on blu-ray (different player, different TV) with the exact same effect. This unit that I watched Dark Knight on was a PS3 and the TV a brand new LCD.
I think they needed to change the refresh in the TV’s menu. I want to investigate this and see if I can reproduce the effect at a local Best Buy or something. RSGZ saw the same effect on a different Blu-Ray unit and TV, which makes me think it is a phenomenon related to refresh rate.
It sure makes me not like Blu-Ray for not looking anything like film.[/quote]
I’ve never had that problem at all. In fact, some scenes on some movies get a “holy shit” response from company based on clarity of the picture.
Some old lady nailed my right front wheel in a parking lot. I was turning left, she wasn’t paying attention, etc. I just have simple liability insurance, unfortunately so no rental.
Bro-in-law says it snapped the struts, minimum, but it didn’t break the axle. Still looking at a $200-400 bucks, and that’s getting parts at the junkyard.[/quote]
Sucks, an old lady bent the frame on a Jetta I had, I loved that car.
In real life, do you think one of the boats would have been blown up…or do you really think people are mostly good under extreme circumstances?[/quote]
I think one, if not both, of the boats would be be blown up in real life.
I think our society has devolved to such a point that human life - other than your own - is fairly worthless.
[quote]rainjack wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Dark Knight question:
In real life, do you think one of the boats would have been blown up…or do you really think people are mostly good under extreme circumstances?
I think one, if not both, of the boats would be be blown up in real life.
I think our society has devolved to such a point that human life - other than your own - is fairly worthless.
I hope I am wrong. [/quote]
I think Stephen King’s The Mist was more accurate as far as how people act when faced with their own death. They may first turn to God, but eventually fear, bickering and hatred take over until they are sacrificing themselves to stay alive a little longer.
I think they could have expanded even more on the “they had their chance and they wasted it as criminals” line of thinking. Even though several people have been locked up when they were actually innocent (found later through DNA testing), many in society seem to think that criminals should be written off completely almost regardless of what they were actually convicted of.
I think in reality, the first ones to pull the trigger (even if it were a matter of milliseconds) would be the civilians.
In real life, do you think one of the boats would have been blown up…or do you really think people are mostly good under extreme circumstances?[/quote]
I would hope that who ever found the trigger first would get rid of it before letting the masses get a hold of it. Individuals can be smart and brave, mobs devolve into chaos, idiocy, and become dangerous.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
rainjack wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Dark Knight question:
In real life, do you think one of the boats would have been blown up…or do you really think people are mostly good under extreme circumstances?
I think one, if not both, of the boats would be be blown up in real life.
I think our society has devolved to such a point that human life - other than your own - is fairly worthless.
I hope I am wrong.
I think Stephen King’s The Mist was more accurate as far as how people act when faced with their own death. They may first turn to God, but eventually fear, bickering and hatred take over until they are sacrificing themselves to stay alive a little longer.
I think they could have expanded even more on the “they had their chance and they wasted it as criminals” line of thinking. Even though several people have been locked up when they were actually innocent (found later through DNA testing), many in society seem to think that criminals should be written off completely almost regardless of what they were actually convicted of.
I think in reality, the first ones to pull the trigger (even if it were a matter of milliseconds) would be the civilians.[/quote]
Would you - could you - pull the trigger? Assuming that it was the only way you would be able to survive?
What if it were two boats of innocent civilians?
I like the way they give the civilians a “moral” excuse for blowing up he other boat.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
rainjack wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Dark Knight question:
In real life, do you think one of the boats would have been blown up…or do you really think people are mostly good under extreme circumstances?
I think one, if not both, of the boats would be be blown up in real life.
I think our society has devolved to such a point that human life - other than your own - is fairly worthless.
I hope I am wrong.
I think Stephen King’s The Mist was more accurate as far as how people act when faced with their own death. They may first turn to God, but eventually fear, bickering and hatred take over until they are sacrificing themselves to stay alive a little longer.
I think they could have expanded even more on the “they had their chance and they wasted it as criminals” line of thinking. Even though several people have been locked up when they were actually innocent (found later through DNA testing), many in society seem to think that criminals should be written off completely almost regardless of what they were actually convicted of.
I think in reality, the first ones to pull the trigger (even if it were a matter of milliseconds) would be the civilians.[/quote]
Agreed about The Mist comment, for sure. As far as the question itself is concerned, it’s simple. There would only be one, if any, boats left. The basic biological function of humans and animals is to survive - and this function can cause extreme reactions. Maybe I’m apathetic, but I think people are generally egotistical and narcissistic, definitely.
anyone had any issues playing call of duty world at war? i think mine is glitching at the end of the relentless mission when you have too regroup with you squad, i go too were the star is on the map but it’s only me and two other guys from my squad, the other guys are stuck at various parts of the map hiding as if they’re being shot at, any advice or tips as too why it they dont regroup?
