I would agree with both.

For tracking as a new media type speaks that 3D-BluRay can just be plaved on special Players.

Didn't Ken say that there will be a new update sometime this year, who know he maybe working on this matter as we speak?

Quoting Prof. Kingsfield:

Quote:
I would say qualified YES...BUT in the US there is no 3D material on the market at this time, the only 3D films are provided with the purchased hardware. #D is not scheduled til later in the year, what any banner looks like until it is released is pure conjecture and subject to change.

It's true that the very first ones were exclusive as a bonus for ordering 3D HD TV's of a certain brand (Monsters vs Aliens and Coraline spring to mind)

As for commercially available titles, if by later this year you mean in 10 days, then yes. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 3D is up for preorder at Amazon and will have a US release on June 22, 2010:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003M9ZA4W?tag=bluray-010-20

The UK version will be released in 2 days and seems to be having the same type of packaging:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B003JQK86S?tag=bluraycom-21

We will have to wait for the actual release dates to confirm the case type, of course. The Blu-ray 3D logo on the other hand is already set in stone and is trademarked:
http://hd.engadget.com/2010/01/06/blu-ray-3d-logo-unveiled/


As far as hardware is concerned, I think 3D HD TV's from Sony, Panasonic and Samsung have already hit the market. Not sure about players though, I would have to check that.

I'm not disagreeing, but I guess there will come some 3D-BluRay in next time. And perhaps there will come some kind of standard thy use for.

So this is a Feature request and it's not bad to think about this. The question was not only about a banner. It was about the hole thing. I think it was a good idea to throw this theme in, so we can tell our opinions before it is included in the program.

I am not opposed to Ken coming up with something to differentiate 3D from standard. I would hope he has some ideas on how to handle it already. 

In the mean time I think adding "3D version" or something like that to the other features section would work.

No matter what is decided it needs to be addressed in the rules ASAP. If titles are being released next week they will start being entered into the db next week. I can already see where some will want to use the edition field, some will thing features, some will just put it in the title, etc., etc.

As long as things are entered consistently now it can always be changed later when the program catches up. Getting some uniformity now is the key though I believe.

Yes, Maurice, I agree it's still very early in the game and I agree we need more than just one commercial release to see what the standard will be.

However, as lyonsden5 pointed out, I think it's important to pro-actively start thinking about this before mass releases are here, not necessarily on the exact form these will take in the DB, but on the general method that will be used: a new media type (for which lateron a different media banner and icon can be conceived) or add it solely as a feature? Do we put it in the Edition field or not? You know, questions like that.

The first release is right on the front door so maybe a brainstorming session might be helpful to start things early enough. I've already submitted prerelease info for one of the Cloudy profiles which is the reason I started this thread, as it got me thinking.

If Ken starts implementing changes for this after a bunch of profiles are already in the online, it could become messy to sort it all out lateron. So, if possible, it might be worth it to preemptively start thinking about it ...

As Rick stated I can see a range of possibilities here. I think for the INTERIM, the best solution strikes me as 3D in the edition field, for NOW>. A banner can be sorted out as we see more from the industry, I just don't want to see another combo style banner...tacky.  

Please Taro, call me Skip, I hate the formality of Maurice. I only use it for official business.

@ Virus, I think Red/Green got left in the dust. We will be dealing with Polarized(Theatrical) and Active Shutter(for Direct View). Personally speaking i think we are going to find the current 3D will go the same way as most 3D has in the past...flash in the pan...I have seen the "new 3D" both theatrically and in video...my socks were not knocked off...I saw a very sophisticated ViewMaster style image, but nothing that drew me further into the movie.

Quoting lyonsden5:

Quote:
As long as things are entered consistently now it can always be changed later when the program catches up. Getting some uniformity now is the key though I believe.

Definitely agree. And such consistency can only come from a ruling from Invelos which we then follow.