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Peter Jackson wants to become a pioneer for High Frame Rate 3D in cinemas. Originally, the film "The Hobbit—An Unexpected Journey" was shot in 4K, but this volume of data at a frame rate of 48 fps and in 3D is said to be too much for the technology to handle, so the film will be shown in a downscaled 2K version.
Around 150 cinemas in Germany are said to be showing the film in the 48 fps version. Warner Bros. is said to have currently supplied test material to cinemas so that the new projection systems can be adjusted.
Some cinemas showing The Hobbit at the HFR rate in Germany include the Mathäser and Cinema cinemas in Munich, the Gloria in Stuttgart, the Cineplex cinemas in Berlin and the nationwide CineStar and CinemaxX cinemas. You can find a complete list of cinemas here.
Other filmmakers, such as James Cameron, are said to have announced that they will also soon shoot in HFR 3D. The official cinema release of "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" is December 13, 2012. You can find a detailed making-of report on The Hobbit in our new DP issue, which will land in our subscribers’ letterboxes on December 11.
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