"Meh. I was born for high-def."
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| High-def porn has stars spooked |
| 2007-01-16 |
| A high-definition film revolution spilled from the world's largest consumer electronics show into the planet's biggest adult entertainment expo. Some sex stars at the AVN Adult Entertainment Expo were titillated by innovations unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) while others dreaded the notion of digital movies so detailed they could display every blemish. Porn producers welcomed news that competition was driving down prices for digital high-definition gear and that Warner Brothers film studio and major electronics makers were trying to convert viewers to the new format. Warner unveiled a DVD that worked on rival Blu-ray and HD DVD players. LG Electronics introduced a DVD player that read both formats. Executives from Warner and LG said their moves were intended to get buyers off the sidelines and into investing in high-density DVDs and players. "This news is very exciting," adult film maker and peddler Michael Piehl told AFP at his SexyViewX2.com booth at the expo. "I filmed in HD before and it was fruitless because no one had the players. I'll definitely switch back." The dawn of a high-definition era in the multi-billion-dollar porn industry inspired Apple Computer to send a representative to the expo for the first time. Doug Cunningham of the California-based computer and iPod maker was part of a DV411 technical contingent demonstrating next-generation digital camera hardware and editing software. "The DVD revolution is huge for these guys and now, with HD, it's a whole new world," Cunningham told AFP as he showed off Motion and Final Cut Pro editing programs by Apple. "People in the porn industry have always been early adopters of new technology, but in this case they were held back by cost." High-density digital cameras that until recently cost $US60,000 or more can now be bought in a range of $US4,000 to $US15,000. "Absolutely it's being adopted," said Alexei Gerulaitis of DV411. "With the new TVs like those at CES we have big picture frames. Now, we need the detail to fill in the whole scene." Adult film makers will need to adapt to using cameras that can reveal sloppy lighting, pancake make-up on actors and even lint on furniture, Cunningham said. "They are going through the same struggle as the television industry," Cunningham said. "HD is that much cleaner, that much more detailed." The majority of the sex stars informally polled at the expo said a shift to high definition would not keep them out of the action. "It doesn't even cross my mind," said Carly Parker. "I'd rather people were paying attention to my scene and not whether by (bottom) was fat." Teva Wray and Micah Moore, both 19-year-old starlets, embraced the realism high-definition delivered. "Imperfections are sexy too," Wray told AFP. "Guys don't want Barbie dolls." "It's awesome unless you get a zit," Moore added. "Maybe in a few years I might be worried. But I'm young -- I can handle it. Maybe I should stop smoking?" Porn industry veteran Larry Ross, 73, of Cinderella Distribution, contended that the business was likely to make streaming content to mobile devices a higher priority than producing movies in high definition. |
| Posted by:Glomorong Thavick1009 |
| #9 This article is pointless without a picture. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-01-16 21:22 |
| #8 Do you really want the definition to count skin mites? Nah. But I would like to count the whiskers on their biscuit! |
| Posted by: Angese Sniter6892 2007-01-16 18:05 |
| #7 Nah, Micah. It's good for your skin... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-01-16 17:06 |
| #6 "Maybe in a few years I might be worried. But I'm young -- I can handle it. Maybe I should stop smoking?" Ah yoof. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2007-01-16 16:03 |
| #5 "Meh. I was born for high-def." |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-01-16 14:57 |
| #4 Thanks, esteemed Rantburg, for keeping me up to date with Pr0n industry. This website truly is a bottomless well of Knowledge, the one that really counts. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2007-01-16 12:15 |
| #3 I think this is looking at things wrong. Porn is not gonna buy new hi definition cameras and plop a single super resolution film on a HD-DVD. More likely is the idea that they'll continue to use video cameras they already have and plop three or four regular definition movies on an HD-DVD disc. Perhaps each new movie gets 3 older titles to juice up the sales, that sort of thing. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2007-01-16 12:05 |
| #2 There are some things which should never, EVER be shown in HiDef. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2007-01-16 10:01 |
| #1 High Def = more money for Hollyweird plastic surgeons and skin care beauticians. Do you really want the definition to count skin mites? |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-01-16 09:33 |