Comment on Peter Jackson's 48fps Presentation Of 'The Hobbit' Gets A Mixed ResponseComments−tantalor14y> theaters will need to upgrade the software on their 3D projectors to handle 48fps, about $10,000For a planned software upgrade? Is this some kind of obscene vendor lock-in?Is that figure per projector or per theater?−trafficlight14yAs a general rule, if a product in anyway is meant to be used by Hollywood or any kind of video production, it's super expensive. Just go browse around B&H Photo's site for a bit to see what I mean.−waterlesscloud14yI'm sure it's per projector.I wonder who will pay, though, the exhibitor or the studios? The studios financed the current round of projector upgrades...
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> theaters will need to upgrade the software on their 3D projectors to handle 48fps, about $10,000
For a planned software upgrade? Is this some kind of obscene vendor lock-in?
Is that figure per projector or per theater?
As a general rule, if a product in anyway is meant to be used by Hollywood or any kind of video production, it's super expensive. Just go browse around B&H Photo's site for a bit to see what I mean.
I'm sure it's per projector.
I wonder who will pay, though, the exhibitor or the studios? The studios financed the current round of projector upgrades...