Rodriguez uses Linux to Edge out ILM

An anonymous reader writes "A Linux device helped legendary independent filmmaker Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Desperado, Spy Kids, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, and others) win the race with ILM (Industrial Light and Magic) to create the first movie ever to use a digital format supporting full-bandwidth RGB. Rodriguez's Sin City, which opens April 1, was shot in Dual Link, or "4:4:4" format, and transferred between tapes and hard drives using SpectSoft's Linux-based RaveHD DDR (digital disk recorder)."

Wonder if...

[stefanmi]

I would bet that a lot of the digital effects used in this film were rendered and perhaps even designed with Linux. If they were done with Windows they would have used a blue screen.

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RGB-B&W

[STrinity]

Wow, that explains how vibrant the reds, greens, and blues look in black and white!

Re:Frank Miller

[mz001b]

actually, I think the correct title is GNU/Sin City.

Re:look at me

[PakProtector]

While I love data structures and the theory of data storage on modern machines, please, NULL TERMINATION is not something that is hard. Please, Null Terminate your strings. For Great Justice.

DDR

[CastrTroy]

I didn't know I could get DDR for linux. Is there a USB Dance Pad I can get? Oh, wait, this must be some othe kind of DDR.

Explain...

[bayankaran]

"legendary independent filmmaker"

He is a filmmaker - but how is he legendary and how is he independent?