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O.P. PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters

By Wolfgang Gruener, Senior Editor

November 10, 2004 - 16:38 EST

Los Angeles (CA) - A Florida firm claims to have found a solution for the movie industry to prevent bootlegging in theaters. Trakstar demonstrated its Pirate Eye technology, which uses light impulses to detect video recording devices and TVS, a sophisticated audio watermarking system.

In Howard Gladstone's view, the end of in-theater piracy is just a matter of time. Gladstone, president of Trakstar, demonstrated a rather creepy sounding technology apology this week in Hollywood in front of an audience mixed of movie industry representatives and journalists. His "PirateEye" monitoring system is able to reliably detect recording devices which can be used for bootlegging. This includes video cameras but also cell phones with video recording capabilities.

"PirateEye scans a complete theater room three times during a presentation," he said. The device is remote controlled and uses light impulses to find recording devices, including pinhole camcorders. According to Gladstone, the audience does not notice the scanning progress. "The impulses are only 20 ms in length. Neurons in the brain need about 40 ms to recognize the light source. And the head normally will turn after 200 ms."

A second part to Trakstar's anti-piracy solution is TVS which implements watermarks in audio signals. These watermarks are recorded in bootlegs and easily can be retrieved again, when pirated content is offered for download on the Internet or file-sharing services. "We are able to extract the data even after multiple analog re-conversions and copies. This allows us to determine where and at which time the copy originally was created."

Expectedly, there is "great interest" for the technology from the movie industry, according to Gladstone. Currently, several large firms evaluate his proposals, he said.

However, there was no decision yet, if and which technology could be used. So far, a reasonable business model has not been determined and there is no agreement on who should pick up the cost of the technology implementation. Gladstone however believes that his system would be ready for installation by mid of 2005, if the movie industry chooses to use his technology.
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RE: PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
Ohwell, I love in a small town in Wisconsin, usa.  I doubt they'll get anything like that in our small movie theater. 
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RE: PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
The pirates will find other ways to bypass that.. its always like that...
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RE: PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
It would be hard to defend aginst it. Though there are ways, It would be invonvient to say the least.
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RE: PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
:'( NOOOOO!!!!

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Uh.... :| I mean, yes! Down pirates, down pirates! (A)

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RE: PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
No way...

Its a waste of money since people will try to get ways to get pass it, so, why waste it?
Guilty of taking videos in a theater...:grin:

I doubt the theathers in Singapore will get it though...
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RE: PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
Lol... I just wonder how fun can it be to watch the latest Star Wars in his room, on a 17" screen, with stereo sound. Maybe some of the people who pirate movies should realise that going tothe theatre can actually be very enjoyable (buying the DVD too ;)).

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RE: PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
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Lol... I just wonder how fun can it be to watch the latest Star Wars in his room, on a 17" screen, with stereo sound. Maybe some of the people who pirate movies should realise that going tothe theatre can actually be very enjoyable (buying the DVD too ;)).

But that costs money that some people aren't willing to spend.
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But that costs money that some people aren't willing to spend.
Instead we pay extra for ADSL connection! :D

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RE: PirateEye detects concealed video cams in movie theaters
camera,Batteries for camera, long length recording minidv/tape, posiblity of being caught, constantly watchin your back instead of the movie, popcorn :refuck:, heafty fine if caught equals to about == NOT FUCKING WORTH IT!!

enjoy a nice movie with no fear of being caught, camera confiscated, heafty fine, and then possibly buy the movie when it comes out in clear perfect picture with extras bonus material free gifts with movie possibly and knowledge that you support the movie that you enjoy so much equals out to about==!!PRICELESS!!

o and i dont download movies 8-) (a)

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