Re: Master and Commander recurring dots

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] 
says...
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> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
> JGM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > As someone else no doubt will explain in greater detail, they are a ridiculous
> >anti-piracy scheme dreamed up by Jack Valenti's bordering-on-insane MPAA.
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> "bordering"????
> 

We in the U.S. have long been proud of our open borders. Thus insanity 
is running rampant at the MPAA.

I have a much better idea for a method to identify illegal prints. The 
industry should create an identifiable stock auto horn honk that can be 
used in the effects track of a film. Each print would have the honk 
appear at slightly different place in a given reel. Since costume dramas 
are no longer viewed as money makers, the horn sound would be 
appropriate for almost every film made nowadays. In those instances 
where an identification is needed for the rare costume drama, then a 
specific blood curdling scream of pain could be mixed into a battle 
scene. Other sounds might be deemed necessary for certain story types, 
but no more than a handful of sound effects would need to be created. A 
simple digital filter could identify the tell-tale sound and compare its 
location with a database of prints. This would provide a much better 
method of identification for those camcorder dupes as they record sound 
better than they do picture.

Please contact me at the museum for the address where royalty checks may 
be sent.

-- 
Marty
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