600 PowerMacs Make One DVD

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Posted by michael on Monday April 19, 2004 @07:59AM from the so-you-can-buy-the-same-movies-AGAIN dept.

vaporland writes "NYTimes.com has this story about using a network of 600 PowerMac G5's to scan original movie negatives at 4000 lines per inch and create high-resolution digital recreations of classic movies."

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cool (Score:2, Funny)

by iLEZ ( 594245 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:05AM (#8902950) Homepage

Pretty cool. =)
Commence pc/mac flamewar!

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Great... (Score:4, Funny)

by beeglebug ( 767468 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:07AM (#8902954)

So now I'm going to have to go out and buy a whole new set of DVD's when they release the '4K Edition' of all my favourite films. And I thought I was safe until Blu-Ray came out...

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The Ultimate Geek Purchase: (Score:5, Funny)

by burgburgburg ( 574866 ) writes: <splisken06NO@SPAMemail.com> on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:08AM (#8902961)

The Ultimate Extended Special Director's Edition Complete 4K Restored/Remastered Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers AND Return of the King.
I've already pre-ordered mine. Hurry now, while supplies last!

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Re:What is the point of scanning at such a high re (Score:4, Funny)

by OglinTatas ( 710589 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:14AM (#8902999)

once digitized, they could be processed to replace the guns in the movie with walkie-talkies.

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Jack Valenti's not pleased (Score:1, Funny)

by YetAnotherName ( 168064 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:14AM (#8903000) Homepage

Lawyers for the MPAA are probably preparing 4000 lawsuits right now, one for each Mac G5 participating in the illegal scanning effort.

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Imagine.. (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:15AM (#8903002)

a beowulf cluster of... oh wait.

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great for the public domain! (Score:5, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:24AM (#8903067)

So, in 500 years, the copyrights will be expired, right?

I can only wish.

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Can I use this for porn? (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:24AM (#8903071)

Some of the stuff I get off emule is really low quality. If I can use this for porn I might buy a Mac

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Nice article, but... (Score:4, Funny)

by KJE ( 640748 ) writes: <ken@kje.ca> on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:32AM (#8903121) Homepage

Nice artice, but where are the screenshots?

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Re:What is the point of scanning at such a high re (Score:3, Funny)

by arb ( 452787 ) writes: <`moc.liamg' `ta' `absoma'> on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:33AM (#8903129) Homepage

Yeah - why don't they just use a $50 TV capture card and capture the film off a video? It'd work out a darn sight cheaper. Surely they'd have these movies on VHS somewhere? ;-)

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Re:The Ultimate Geek Purchase: (Score:5, Funny)

by Odin's Raven ( 145278 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:37AM (#8903155)

The Ultimate Extended Special Director's Edition Complete 4K Restored/Remastered Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers AND Return of the King.

Oh dude, you should've waited another month for the release of The Ultimate Extended Special Director's Edition Complete 4K Restored/Remastered Lord of the Rings, Collector's Edition.
There's going to be four versions available, each packaged with a different collectible playset -- Helm's Deep, Isengard, Minas Tirith, and Mount Doom. And they're all lovingly handcrafted out of genuine styrofoam, just like in the movies!

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WOOOO (Score:3, Funny)

by Cap'n_fun ( 707719 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @08:43AM (#8903193)

Do they have a schedule somewhere, I want to know when House Party 2 is slated for 4000k.

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Re:great for the public domain! (Score:3, Funny)

by thrillseeker ( 518224 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @09:10AM (#8903368)

So, in 500 years, the copyrights will be expired, right?
Copyright for Mickey Mouse is an ever advancing target ...

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That's Just Great (Score:1, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @09:16AM (#8903421)

Now all my DVDs look like shit

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Thats a whole lotta... (Score:3, Funny)

by NDPTAL85 ( 260093 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @09:29AM (#8903510)

....Big Macs!

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Re:Ummm (Score:5, Funny)

by Eccles ( 932 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @09:33AM (#8903535) Journal

Oh, I dunno, I was hoping they might be able to colorize Young Frankenstein. It's a shame Brooks could only afford B&W film for that movie...

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Goldfinger (Score:2, Funny)

by perdu ( 549634 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @09:36AM (#8903557)

The early Connery films are classics now -- they're on AMC! And I love the scene in Goldfinger where Bond wakes up on the plane. A beautiful woman is pointing a gun at him and so he asks her name. "Pussy Galore" she replies. Bond pauses, still coming to he says, "I must be dreaming..."

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Re:What is the point of scanning at such a high re (Score:3, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @09:54AM (#8903737)

Great! now if they could just get rid of that darn Macrovision protection :-P

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Re:What is the point of scanning at such a high re (Score:5, Funny)

by piquadratCH ( 749309 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @10:07AM (#8903837)

We're talking Apple here. The guns will be replaced with stylish iPods.

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Re:great for the public domain! (Score:5, Funny)

by Dun Malg ( 230075 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @10:53AM (#8904298) Homepage

Copyright for Mickey Mouse is an ever advancing target
Like a reverse Zeno's paradox, we will perpetually be only halfway through the time limit of the Mickey Mouse copyright...[/ExagerrationToMakeHumorousPoint]

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Re:Future-proof -- until your storage array dies (Score:2, Funny)

by 503 ( 236565 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @12:19PM (#8905425)

> Can you imagine the restore times for a movie from tape

Psshaw. Even my old Betamax could restore a movie from tape in real time. Even faster if you watched it in fast-forward.

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But can it... (Score:2, Funny)

by Atragon ( 711454 ) writes: on Monday April 19, 2004 @03:14PM (#8907713)

Make Gigli look good?

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DVD's (Score:3, Funny)

by meehawl ( 73285 ) writes: <meehawl...spam+slashdot@@@gmail...com> on Monday April 19, 2004 @05:35PM (#8909213) Homepage Journal

When even the NY Times sub eds let "DVD's" through instead of correcting it to "DVDs", then we know the End Times are at hand.

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cool (Score:2, Funny)

Great... (Score:4, Funny)

The Ultimate Geek Purchase: (Score:5, Funny)

Re:What is the point of scanning at such a high re (Score:4, Funny)

Jack Valenti's not pleased (Score:1, Funny)

Imagine.. (Score:5, Funny)

great for the public domain! (Score:5, Funny)

Can I use this for porn? (Score:3, Funny)

Nice article, but... (Score:4, Funny)

Re:What is the point of scanning at such a high re (Score:3, Funny)

Re:The Ultimate Geek Purchase: (Score:5, Funny)

WOOOO (Score:3, Funny)

Re:great for the public domain! (Score:3, Funny)

That's Just Great (Score:1, Funny)

Thats a whole lotta... (Score:3, Funny)

Re:Ummm (Score:5, Funny)

Goldfinger (Score:2, Funny)

Re:What is the point of scanning at such a high re (Score:3, Funny)

Re:What is the point of scanning at such a high re (Score:5, Funny)

Re:great for the public domain! (Score:5, Funny)

Re:Future-proof -- until your storage array dies (Score:2, Funny)

But can it... (Score:2, Funny)

DVD's (Score:3, Funny)

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