And lo on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 22:50:58 +0100, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> did  
spake, saying:

>   Movies which have sound in space are simply sticking to the movie
> convention that the soundtrack is that which is perceived by the subject
> being filmed, not that which is perceived by the camera (which doesn't
> really "exist" in that reality).

But the spaceship is an object and thus isn't a 'subject' that can  
perceive anything. Sure if you're focused on some guy staring out a  
porthole you could hear what he can hear. Likewise in a battle the sounds  
 from the ship's own blasters can be transmitted to the pilot, but how does  
the sounds from the other ships guns get transmitted to them unless you're  
expected to take the perceptions of every ship on screen; and even then  
you can have someone react to a 'laser' bolt zipping by their ship from an  
unseen enemy.

-- 
Phil Cook

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