Woman arrested for recording in movie theater

Martin Catt · August 5th, 2007, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Heath McKnight

Digital projection, I've heard, promises to do some sort of watermark that shows up on cameras that reveals the theatre location, date and time. So you can't do much with that, bootleg-wise.

heath

So, does this really make a difference? So they know someone in that particular showing made a copy. Without a record of who was sitting where, what's the point? The bootleg is still out there being sold.

About the only thing this would be good for preventing is if the theater was in cahoots with the bootlegger. The bootlegger doesn't care if you know you've bought a bootleg.

Martin.

Heath McKnight · August 5th, 2007, 03:46 PM

But what can you do with something that has large text over the video? I like that--no one can bootleg.

heath

Emre Safak · August 5th, 2007, 04:09 PM

If it has visible large text then I will not watch. If it is invisible, then it can be removed.

Boyd Ostroff · August 5th, 2007, 04:27 PM

Seems like you might be able to do something like this with infrared. If you zap your TV remote control towards your camcorder your eyes don't see anything but the camera sees a flash of light.

Rik Sanchez · August 5th, 2007, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Emre Safak

If it has visible large text then I will not watch. If it is invisible, then it can be removed.

I work for an indy adult company here in Osaka and starting this month the boss is going to have me put a watermark of our company name on the DVD'S, probably right inside the title safe line. It seems several Japanese Adult Video companies are starting to do that because of all the bootlegging or posting it to websites or whatever. The bosses thinking is that at least it will have our company name on the video, whether it's on our DVD or someone rips it and posts it somewhere.

Bill Koehler · August 19th, 2007, 10:50 AM

This might be of interest as it contains news reports ranging
from illegal in-theater taping to sting operations on boot leggers
doing illegal intheater taping,

http://www.natoonline.org/blog/category/movie-theft/

Yi Fong Yu · August 21st, 2007, 02:19 PM

you can actually see the watermark, it's been happening since two towers and return of the king.

how can you spot it? just pay attention to brightly lit scenes like minas tirith in return of the king. i distinctly remember seeing it and being totally pissed off that i actually saw it. anyways, it's like red dot patterned after dices or somn like that.

Heath McKnight · August 21st, 2007, 02:31 PM

I wonder if the watermarking can be used against the theatre, ie, studios and the MPAA can put pressure on the theatre where the piracy happened.

heath

August 5th, 2007, 03:46 PM	#17
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	But what can you do with something that has large text over the video? I like that--no one can bootleg. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 21st, 2007, 02:19 PM	#22
Yi Fong Yu Trustee Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Vulcan Posts: 1,564	you can actually see the watermark, it's been happening since two towers and return of the king. how can you spot it? just pay attention to brightly lit scenes like minas tirith in return of the king. i distinctly remember seeing it and being totally pissed off that i actually saw it. anyways, it's like red dot patterned after dices or somn like that. __________________ bow wow wow

August 21st, 2007, 02:31 PM	#23
Heath McKnight MPS Digital Studios Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Palm Beach County, Florida Posts: 8,531	I wonder if the watermarking can be used against the theatre, ie, studios and the MPAA can put pressure on the theatre where the piracy happened. heath __________________ My Final Cut Pro X blog

August 5th, 2007, 04:09 PM	#18
Emre Safak Trustee Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Brookline, MA Posts: 1,447	If it has visible large text then I will not watch. If it is invisible, then it can be removed.

August 5th, 2007, 04:27 PM	#19
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,787	Seems like you might be able to do something like this with infrared. If you zap your TV remote control towards your camcorder your eyes don't see anything but the camera sees a flash of light.

August 19th, 2007, 10:50 AM	#21
Bill Koehler Major Player Join Date: May 2007 Location: Alpharetta, Georgia, USA Posts: 760	This might be of interest as it contains news reports ranging from illegal in-theater taping to sting operations on boot leggers doing illegal intheater taping, http://www.natoonline.org/blog/category/movie-theft/