Gladiator in Glorious HD

[Asher]

Originally posted by nostromo
But what if the source material on the HD DVD wasn't originally shot in HD? A movie like Gladiator, for example?

They weren't shot digitally, they were shot in film.

A good HD scan of film is no different than filming with HD cameras.

[rah]

Thanks for the tip on Alexander, I keep meaning to watch it, so now I can avoid it.

The only decent scene in troy is the Duel at the beginning.

[BeBMan]

I liked the duel between achilles and hector too.....but overall very disappointing.....

[LordShiva]

The shot with the 2 million triremes was cool, too.

[Ned]

Originally posted by Asher

They weren't shot digitally, they were shot in film.

A good HD scan of film is no different than filming with HD cameras.

Surely this cannot be true. For one, film is 24 frames per second. HD is 60, not so?

[LordShiva]

Originally posted by nostromo
But what if the source material on the HD DVD wasn't originally shot in HD? A movie like Gladiator, for example?

They're shot in analog. Movies shot in digital (like Star Wars I-III, I think) are shot in a resolution way higher than 1920x1080.

All these movies need to be shown on movie screens. That necessitates more than enough resolution for HD conversions.

[Nostromo]

They weren't shot digitally, they were shot in film.

A good HD scan of film is no different than filming with HD cameras.

I know they were shot on film, but I thought film wasn't high def. Which is a bit silly, now that I think about it.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Ned
Surely this cannot be true. For one, film is 24 frames per second. HD is 60, not so?

Broadcast (TV) HD is 30 or 60.

HD DVD/Bluray HD can be 24, 30, or 60 fps.

Players supporting 1080p24 output exactly 24fps to the TV in 1920x1080, just like the movies.

Otherwise they use a technique called 3:2 pulldown to duplicate frames to achieve nearly the same effect.

[BeBMan]

The shot with the 2 million triremes was cool, too

Yeah - though in hindsight I wonder if that was done mainly to look cool in the trailer, sincer overall the other visuals lacked similar coolness. Many scenes appeared rather old-fashioned (camera, editing)

[Ned]

Originally posted by Asher

Broadcast (TV) HD is 30 or 60.

HD DVD/Bluray HD can be 24, 30, or 60 fps.

Players supporting 1080p24 output exactly 24fps to the TV in 1920x1080, just like the movies.

Otherwise they use a technique called 3:2 pulldown to duplicate frames to achieve nearly the same effect.

But, Asher, if you actually look at the 3:2 conversion algorithms, they will introduce artifacts and blurring. There is a noticeable difference between filming in HD and filming at 24fps and scanning it.

[Asher]

Originally posted by Ned
But, Asher, if you actually look at the 3:2 conversion algorithms, they will introduce artifacts and blurring. There is a noticeable difference between filming in HD and filming at 24fps and scanning it.

So get a TV and player that supports 1080p24?

I don't know what you're whining about, to be honest.

3:2 pulldown "artifacts" when dealing with a progressive source (HD DVD/Bluray) and display (HDTV) are virtually impossible to notice.

[SlowwHand]

Originally posted by Tassi
You are a pirating pirate who pirates

Speaking of pirates, watched Pirates of The Caribbean last night.
Jack Sparrow is so worthless. He's funny, but what does he, himself, ever really accomplish? Nothing.
I love the movies though.

[LordShiva]

Pirates ripped off the music from Gladiator

[SlowwHand]

Yeah right.

[DanS]

What was the source of this rip? HDNet? HBO-HD?