Peter Jackson and New Line Announce 'Hobbit' Casting

[dougmac]

The thing I was reading said it makes the background look like sets and not at all real. if that's true, it's going to be a problem

[Ashwin Pande]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/942657-rage/60567856

Frame rate on games like Rage makes me want to hurl.

Never had this problem with games. Only time I ever got somewhat disoriented was Portal 2 split-screen. But that was sort of the intent of the game.

[Mark Mavro (kryptic6)]

Why would it look like a soap opera? Aren't soap operas ~25 fps like most TV?

Definitely not.

[Ben]

Soap operas and other "cheap" television are shot on video, not film, which runs at 60fps.

But they aired at ~25 fps (before the switch to digital).

[majorjoe23]

Movie theaters are dark.

What if they went to a matinee?

Check and mate.

[Ben]

What if they went to a matinee?

Check and mate.

[BriRedfern]

But they aired at ~25 fps (before the switch to digital).

I think people are saying that is inaccurate Ben.

[Ben]

I think people are saying that is inaccurate Ben.

Trying to research this online is frustrating me. I guess it's more complicated than I thought. I just remember reading about people playing PAL (European) DVDs on NTSC (North American) players and finding things sped up b/c PAL was 24 fps and NTSC was 29 fps. But now I'm reading about interlaced fields and other bullshits, and I just don't care anymore!

[afroloq]

The guy in the article takes pains to say it's not precisely the same thing, but I have to imagine it looks pretty similar to HDTVs running on higher frame-rates. The various descriptions he quotes in the article are pretty much exactly how I felt about the MotionPlus feature on my TV, and the reason I either turn it off or turn it to Low. They're gonna have to do some heavy public education on this before the movie comes out, because there are going to be tons of WTFs if people go into this blind.

OK I am a little late on this but I read the article yesterday...are you guys referring to the 'soap opera effect'?

[Chunky Ink]

Did anyone see the footage at SDCC? Was it shown at 48 fps?