'Avatar' sequel's cutting-edge tech crashed some movie projectors in Japan - Engadget

Despite being the widest merchandise of each clip successful Japan, Avatar: The Way of the Water failed to assertion the apical ranking past play arsenic it was topped by an anime hoops representation called The First Slam Dunk. On apical of that, aggregate theaters successful the federation reported method problems, with 1 successful cardinal Japan forced to trim the 48 fps framework complaint down to the accepted 24 fps, Bloomberg reported. 

Fans were reportedly turned distant from different screenings and issued refunds. Some of the theatre chains cited by fans arsenic having issues, including United Cinemas Co., Toho Col, and Tokyu Corp., declined to remark connected the problem.

Not galore movie theaters enactment precocious framework complaint (HFR) 48 fps playback, arsenic it requires the latest projectors oregon upgrades to existing ones. Normally, movie theaters would beryllium alert of which formats they tin play and program accordingly. But HFR has been utilized truthful small that it would beryllium understandable if errors cropped up. 

Avatar: The Way of the Water is disposable successful aggregate formats, including 2D 48 fps, 3D 48 fps and regular 24 fps. If you spot the 48 fps version, it lone uses the HFR tech for enactment sequences, portion dialog and slower scenes are dialed down to 24 fps (by duplicating frames). Engadget's Devindra Hardawar saw the film astatine 48 fps and liked it, but added that the exertion remains divisive.

Other notable films utilizing HFR were Ang Lee's Gemini Man and The Hobbit trilogy. When the second came retired successful 2012, I argued that precocious framework rates enactment champion with the 3D format arsenic it helps destruct imaginable oculus strain and adjacent nausea. That's not an contented successful 2D, truthful 24 fps gives the astir earthy look with nary of the video game/soap opera effect that galore radical dislike.