Porn Industry May Not Decide Format War 185
nixkuroi writes "MSNBC Reports that the porn industry may be overstating their numbers and, as a result, may not be the decider of the next winning movie format. Even more interesting: Vivid Entertainment says that despite Sony's refusal to license Blu-ray to the adult industry, they've found a way to replicate the technology and will release Debbie Does Dallas on both formats. Film writer Jimmy Digiorgio states, in an email with MSNBC: 'In the past, porn embraced new technologies that were just gaining a foothold. DVDs are not new, and I don't think consumers perceive Blu-Ray and HD-DVD as new technologies. Instead, they see them as an evolution of an existing technology.... With Blu-ray [versus] HD-DVD, porn will go where the masses go.'"
Well... (Score:2, Interesting)
Sorry, but the adult corps haven't a clue (Score:5, Interesting)
Being that I am an above average DVD consumer, I really don't see where the Adult Entertainment Industry thinks they have any real clout in the DVD market.
In fact, the only real use of a HD-DVD or BluRay disc I see that makes good sense for the adult sector is bundling movies in Standard Definition together on one disc to try to bolster disc sales I would imagine would be waning due to broadband video download becoming more obiquitous.
The very notion of the adult sector claiming that they are somehow driving global DVD sales... that's a laughable notion at best.
It really makes me wonder just how much drugs those guys shove up their nose in a day.
Re:ugh (Score:4, Interesting)
I have a story from the NY Times (reg now required) in my journal which talks about this very issue. One of the solutions? Use software packages to 'soften' the images. In other words, film the movie in HD format then turn down the resolution so it is similar to that of what is on video tape or film.
Re:ugh (Score:1, Interesting)
Mainstream actresses are not any better. every once in a while, I meet a celebrity (those who fly a lot can share similar experiences) and I'm usually disappointed. Same goes for models (tall, way too skinny, fake boobs, and not that beautiful in person) Of course, I haven't met them all.
Wasn't there an article a while ago stating that many stars DON'T look good on HD?
OTH, the porn "actresses" I have met, I have rarely been disappointed. Ok, super sized boobs are gross, but with video being so, I don't know how to put it, "bright" (?) you pretty much see what they look like - heavy makeup and all. And few of them are quite beautiful in person.
Re:ugh (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Sorry, but the adult corps haven't a clue (Score:2, Interesting)
Well, they like people to think they do, that's for sure. And it's an urban legend that just can't die. If you think of it in the sort of memetic sense, the whole "porn determines the course of technology" idea is perfectly adapted for survival in America. Too many people want to believe that it's true for the absurdity of the notion to stop them from doing so.
So yeah, the interesting issue isn't why pornmongers pretend to be bigshots; that's obviously in their best interest. The interesting issue is why so many people believe it, despite the fact that almost nobody you talk to even knows anyone who owns more porn DVDs than non-porn DVDs.
Honestly now... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:ugh (Score:3, Interesting)
Well, that might be a bit of an exaggeration. Many of us, I'm sure, have been gotten laid more than a few times, and not only while drunk.
It's not so much that the slightest imperfection on a woman is a disgusting thing. That's absurd. But, when you're watching porn on a large display (eg, my 43" TV), when they zoom in on parts, and they end up being rendered at 2 feet or so high, you're seeing it *way* bigger than you would in real life.
The only way to get the analogue to a 2 foot high vagina is to basically take a very large magnifying glass and closely inspect the parts in question. And, truthfully, under that level of magnification, nobody is going to come out favourably.
And, really, seeing someone's bung-hole magnified many times is scary enough. Do it in exceedingly high resolution, and there is a certain "ick-factor" to high definition and large displays. Because you're seeing detail on a level your own eye wouldn't be able to discern.
I'm all in favour of porn, I just thing seeing it in HD is going to be a little jarring in places. Unfortunately, at those resolutions and scales, any imprefection is going to be many dozens of times bigger and more noticeable than it would be in real life. And way more scary.
Cheers
Re:ugh (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:ya'll are missing the point (Score:1, Interesting)
You mean HD porn will turn homosectuals (interested in porn "actors" till now) into straight? Interesting... I can't wait to see free HD porn distributed at every church.
Are we still talking about pr0n? (Score:2, Interesting)