Film-Tech Forum ARCHIVE: Hobbit HFR

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Posted by Michael Johnston (Member # 7535) on 03-21-2013, 12:55 AM:

Anyone know the naming convention for Hobbit HFR 2D? I was told that I would be sent a HFR DCP, but there are about 12 versions none of which easily indicate if they are HFR or not.

Posted by Shawn M. Martin (Member # 6762) on 03-21-2013, 01:07 AM:

HFR is 3D only.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 03-21-2013, 04:27 AM:

BTW, to clarify the above, this particular movie is only available in HFR for 3D. DCI allows for HFR in 2D; they just chose not to release the movie in such a format.

Posted by Michael Johnston (Member # 7535) on 03-22-2013, 12:24 AM:

Thanks Chris and Shawn.

Posted by System Notices (Member # 2357) on 12-03-2014, 05:07 AM:

It has been 621 days since the last post.

Posted by Nerijus Marmokas (Member # 6712) on 12-03-2014, 05:07 AM:

Hey guys,

Do you know where can I find official information on available releases of "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies"?
One of our distributors say that it was possible to get a 2D HFR version, which I doubt very much.
Does anyone here has got, or will get a 2D HFR version of this flick?

thanks,

Posted by Marcel Birgelen (Member # 6801) on 12-03-2014, 06:36 AM:

I've not heard about a 2D HFR version. But, if you're in for some adventure, maybe you can trick your setup into running into a dual-projector setup with a missing slave [Wink]

Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 12-03-2014, 01:03 PM:

A local theatre (in Delaware) is advertising that you can watch the entire "Hobbit" trilogy at their location in HFR 3D on December 15th for $25 a ticket.

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 12-03-2014, 01:18 PM:

Talk about your all-day event!

Posted by Marcel Birgelen (Member # 6801) on 12-04-2014, 02:59 AM:

I haven't seen them yet this year, but last year there were even marathons which included the two Hobbit movies, followed by the three Lord of the Rings movies...

This year, they could finally offer the complete Middle Earth package.

Posted by Terry Lynn-Stevens (Member # 7349) on 12-04-2014, 07:05 AM:

quote: Dennis Benjamin
A local theatre (in Delaware) is advertising that you can watch the entire "Hobbit" trilogy at their location in HFR 3D on December 15th for $25 a ticket.

That sounds like a very long time in a movie theater. I don't think these new Hobbit movies are any good anyway, not worth it IMO.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 12-05-2014, 07:53 PM:

(Bet Terry will sit through the six releases of "Fast and Furious" though ...) .. to be ready for "FF-7!!" [Smile]

Posted by James Westbrook (Member # 3690) on 12-05-2014, 11:14 PM:

(agrees with Monte) [Big Grin]

Posted by Carsten Kurz (Member # 5396) on 12-06-2014, 05:09 AM:

We are offering a Hobbit TripleFeature day on the saturday after the opening. We already have 100+ reservations. Even if these movies are not as good as LOTR, they still have a hardcore fan base which will sit through it. We are also offering food between the movies. We play in 2D.

- Carsten

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 12-06-2014, 04:17 PM:

We aren't playing the marathon but I am already getting calls from all over the place asking what day it opens and what time our 3D shows are.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 12-07-2014, 01:15 AM:

That's a goofy week for us: Monday is our marathon in two houses (one house using HFR-3D), Tues is the pre-opening screenings that evening with the Wednesday for regular opening.

Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 12-09-2014, 09:26 AM:

Got an e-mail from the film company about the Hobbit movies. There is a paragraph in it asking us to "clear our servers" before ingesting the content. Uh, no....

Posted by Steve Guttag (Member # 268) on 12-09-2014, 09:57 AM:

Probably has to do with the size of the files...three 3-hour HFR 3D movies (double size of normal 3D movies). Given some of the IMSes out there, space would be quite limited. I double any of the 3TB+ servers will have any issue holding it and other stuff.

Posted by Jason Whyte (Member # 1433) on 12-10-2014, 03:55 PM:

"I don't think these new Hobbit movies are any good anyway, not worth it IMO."

Well there we go. The release of THE HOBBIT is now cancelled because Terry don't think it will be worth it.