Re: Master and Commander recurring dots

> 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.
Nah, sound effects are too easy to fake. Every film should be required to
have a big dance number. And the choreography could be slightly different
for each print.

Lincoln