# So how large is an uncompressed film?

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**Created:** [February 2, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-large-is-an-uncompressed-film/611566 "2012-02-02T19:40:39Z")\
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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2012, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-large-is-an-uncompressed-film/611566/21 "2012-02-05T22:55:25Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> Since I haven’t been in a movie theater for 25 years, tell me – is that the way 3D movies work nowdays? Or are they effectively only stereoscopic?

The latter. Everyone in the theater sees the same image. The focus point is chosen for you. You just get a sense of which things are in front of or behind which other things.

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**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-large-is-an-uncompressed-film/611566/22 "2012-02-06T00:11:36Z")

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> [@squeegee](#):
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> The latter. Everyone in the theater sees the same image. The focus point is chosen for you. You just get a sense of which things are in front of or behind which other things.

Then it would seem your objection in post #15 is pedantic, not realistic.

Much like this post.

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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2012, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-large-is-an-uncompressed-film/611566/23 "2012-02-06T00:30:08Z")

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> [@Musicat](#):
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> Then it would seem your objection in post #15 is pedantic, not realistic.
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> Much like this post.

Agree. On both points. 🙂

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**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2012, 6:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/so-how-large-is-an-uncompressed-film/611566/24 "2012-02-06T06:57:05Z")

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> [@squeegee](#):
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> After some googling, I see that last number is nearly but not quite right, with Red Epic 617 quoted as 1.46 GB per frame here

Darnit. Fixed link [here](http://superiorpixel.wordpress.com/2010/06/09/red-epic-617/).

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