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You saw the film, you fancied the alien, surely you didn't miss them! Yes at the cinema its HD and 3D, but avatar has pushed the level of detail up a notch, and so I don't think you can fit that much information onto standard blu ray. Anyway I did some digging and found this While making copious press rounds to promote his sci-fi masterpiece Avatar, James Cameron has spilled a little bit about his plans for the upcoming Blu-ray release of the film. He has stated that the upcoming disc will arrive this summer and come packed with ten minutes of deleted scenes. He also stated that the first version to hit stores would not likely be in 3D. That news comes as a warning for true fans, as Cameron plans to re-release another edition of the Blu-ray in late 2010 that will fully support the new 3D Blu-ray players set to hit the market next year. In speaking with MTV, Cameron said that the new deleted scenes give added background to the history of the native Na'vi seen in the film, and there will also be a tribal hunt involving Jake Sully. He added, "It's all wonderful stuff, but it was sort of bogging down the middle section of the movie. There's plenty for a value-added DVD experience on this film. Of course, we'll have to go punch it all up and get it all mixed and stuff like that." About the 3D Blu-ray aspects of the upcoming releases, Cameron stated, "Probably the initial Blu-ray release of Avatar won't be in 3-D and then a subsequent release will be in 3-D. That's my guess right now. So we will probably put out a disk, you know, in six or eight months, let's call it six months, and then after that we will have a 3-D disc when there are enough sets available." So it seems you will need a special 3D blu ray player, to get the full experience.

the problem is that they don't care, not that they don't realise. Once you make them realise, they still don't care. Theres not much reason why they should either, so that makes it our problem again.

Ah, how other trades see us. Well, yes almost certainly we are seen as having a sense of self importance! I'm working a lot on a large building project, and there are many there who won't talk to me, and I've had a few run ins. I'm sure we seem annoying but I find many builders annoying too. But they need tree contractors to live up certain standards and so they need to hire proffesional. I guess we as proffessionals need to realise that everyone else is jumping through hoops too, its not just us that are tryign to comply with regulations, and that compliance does not make us any better than anyone else.

Maybe towing a caravan would be better.

I like the 50mm tow ball so you could bring your 6inch chipper as well! It would look kind of gay next that truck! 32tons !!!!!!!!!!!

great thread Tony.

I like to consider myself in both camps Tony. I don't love trees enough to get bogged down by the science and bilogy side of things but I also don't love money anywhere near enough for that to be the motivating factor. Its work, and its outside and its involves climbing/logic/planning and a nerdy desire to collect shiny gadgets. I like doing nice work to nice trees, but bad tree work is still tree management and "trees" in general don't suffer from individual cases of bad work and many thrive after poor decisions have been made in the past. So as far as our industry is concerned, yes I think we have a way over inflated sense of our own importance, they are only trees and we are only service providers. I have done some research as to what the client expectations were prior to engaging a contractor. The answers seem consistanlty to suggest the most clients expect some halfwit inbred with fingers missing or a beardy weardy to turn up three days late, if at all, and do some grunting before leaving them with a quote written in crayon on the back of a rizzla packet. Many clients just don't believe that relatively educated and presentable humans would be doing such a job, and so their expectations are so low that in many cases they accept un-insured bodgers (or boskers) as being the norm, and just don't bother trying to find anybody better. Until this image is changed we will forever fight this battle, but for many its not worth it and I personally look toward commercial contracts where a level of proffessionalism is required/expected, then all I need to do is deliver instead of havign to try and educate each individual that wants there one and only self seeded sycamore reduced by 50% because it blocks direct light for the one day of the year they want to use the garden.

Oh I see, other films... the rest of your spelling was good so I didn't think it was a spelling thing, I thought you had missed something out? No worries, spelling mistakes are allowed, I'm a fully signed up member of DNA myself! Anyways, your right, amazon lists about a dozen 3D films on blu ray. I'm not sure though if blu ray can carry HD and 3D at once, as a 3D film is almost like two films at once. It may be that 3D films on blu ray are of dvd quality only and not full HD, but the blu ray format is required to carry the 3d versions. For example there are no 3d films available on dvd?? I can't find much information on it, so if someone has a 3d film already can you check the box and see if its in HD aswell?? If it is then I can look forward to 3D HD alien nips in the future. Thanks!

Sorry, didn't understand "over" what?

Main problem is veiwing angle, its way too narrow and the qulaity is about as good as you'd get of an average mobile phone.

I've got the 5K version, its pants!!!!!!! Proper rubbish mate, don't even bother. I've got a test film somewhere.

I've just finished watching the new Star Trek film and she plays Uhura and she's still quite hot. Star Trek looked alright in Blu ray on my 100 inch HD screen, I reckon avatar will too, even though it wont be 3D.

Ah, my mistake AGAIN! I thought it was hard copy recorded. Never mind SD cards will do as long as they are the right kind of SD card, apparently thats really important, did you know that Steve??

Of course its worth it! Actually its worth it because this is the first film to truel excell in 3d, from an effects point of view. IMO Story line isn't so hot though!

Reg uses a POV camera, about 5-6 pounds worth. It has a camera lens on a lead and a seperate harddisc recording unit kept in a back pack. More quality for more money.

Yes I noticed that. I think the guy was just experimenting with what he had, no problems with that, he wasn't at work (I'm guessing/hoping). He maybe shouldn't have put it on youtube though! It looked as though he was ascending on a hand ascender with foot loop and resting on the rope grab? Not a good set up and should be disregarded completely. Hopefully he had a tether to the hand ascender but I couldn't see for sure.

Distel becuse the legs come out on opposite sides, so its easeir to set up with a pullley, it also releases better. The swabish is not far removed from the prussik, so maybe it should be in the prussik/blakes catagory.

Yep, and pulley/knot/karabiner are all closer together and the climbing technique is different.

Ah, yes I think I didn't explain that very well! Not a different pulley as such, just that there is a difference between putting a pulley under a blakes/prussik and using pulley based hitches such as the distel. The blakes and prissik are body thrusting hitches that can have a pulley added but are not necessary. The distel, vt etc are not really suitable for the body thrust technique and will only work with a pulley. In this case the pulley is attached directly to the karabina and the knot is quite close, thats what I meant by close coupled, but not a good discription. Petzl fixe is the best to use with a distel hitch IMO. Hitchclimber is better but more expensive, so if you have a fixe then your already there.

Not a great system IMO. The rope grab is not sufficient as an anchor and would need to be back up. There are many better ways of doing it, but its simplest to srt and then install a climbing line when you are ready for it instead of having it installed all the time.

Its not Law !

I doubt the sas confirm to work at height regs. Yes the 8 should be backed up. I sometimes choker my climbing line on a stem and use an 8 under my friction hitch so that is the back up (the hitch). Other times I just ab down on the pulling line if we have set one up to pull a stem over, and I don't bother to back up the 8. Many people go abseiling without backing it up, and whilst thats is fine if your not at work it is also where most rock climbing accidents occur.

Oh is it! It all helps though!

You didn't actually see anyone chainsawing though!

Yes, mine was wearing out quickly too!!