Apparement, et c'est bien compréhensible, le HFR ne semble pas faire l'unanimité des personnes ayant vus les démos.
On a un gros retour sur ce forum concernant la démo de 10 min du futur Bilbo le Hobbit :
http://www.film-tech.com/ubb/f16/t001095.html
Pour certains, le résultat est tout simplement horrible à voir... Mais la réalité est probablement beaucoup plus complexe et j'ai bien aimé cette analyse :
I am at CinemaCon and saw the 10 minutes of The Hobbit. I am left with several different reactions.
1. As a movie, The Hobbit looks like everything we could have asked for and more. Whether it's at 24fps or 48fps, I am very excited to see the movie.
2. The visual effect of the high frame rate is every thing I was led to expect. The action/fighting sequences look very smooth. Even when the camera was relatively tight on the action, my eyes didn't feel confused by the choppy effect created by action which is moving faster than 24 fps.
The effect was especially stunning when the camera was focused on long/wide shots of scenery. There were several sweeping pans of The Misty Mountains which were breathtaking.
3. The 3D effect at 48fps is drastically improved. Depth is more apparent and the picture is sharp and smooth. I did not notice any ghosting or fuzziness. I suspect that many people who have been turned off by 3D at 24fps would like it better at 48fps.
4. As others have said, I was turned off by the video - or too realistic - look of 48fps in most cases. In many instances I couldn't quite decide if it felt more like watching a stage play or if everything just felt artificial.
Stepping back and trying to look at it objectively, I think what turned me off was that 48fps is simply a different experience. When we watch something on a movie screen, we expect it to have a certain look that goes with 24fps projection. I can't say that there was actually anything wrong with the footage, just that it had a different look than what I'm used to.
Since this is the first example of hfr content I've seen, I am left with questions.
-Can the video, or artificial, look be toned down or eliminated in post production?
-Can 24fps and 48fps be effectively used within the same movie so we can get the benefit of smoother action (would 24fps double flash be the same as standard 24fps)?
-How would CG animated movies look at 48fps?
-Will the general public have a different reaction than people who watch many movies in theatres.
I am curious to know how Warner Brothers will respond to this less than enthusiastic response to this major tent pole.
Mon sentiment est que le HFR est une nouvelle techno qui demande clairement à être maîtrisée (taux de motion blur, postprocessing) afin de générer une transition acceptable et agréable pour le spectateur.