DCIHasBeen Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 to add to issue, what format for HD?blue-ray or HD-dvd duplication facilities are limited and costs for blank discs is hi, blanks disks are $20.00 vs .35 cents for dvd as some one already posted hd production service VERY VERY expensive. and hd camera costs $200,000.00 standard tv camera $50,000.00 all production equipment must ne hd capable.. There's also a fairly high failure rate in burning HD-DVDs and Blu Ray ... The media is a lot more finicky. The production truck and camera rental thing will probably get cheaper soon ... Most of the major nets have HD rigs now and the opportunity of getting one in August getting better. Still probably well beyond DCI's ability to fund and recover costs, though. Show of hands ... who has an HD-TV and High-Res Media player (either HD-DVD or Blu Ray)? I'm suspecting not a lot of us ... (I'm not even looking into moving up for another couple of years.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
year1buick Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Show of hands ... who has an HD-TV and High-Res Media player (either HD-DVD or Blu Ray)? I'm suspecting not a lot of us ... (I'm not even looking into moving up for another couple of years.) I''ve been asking Santa for one, but haven't had any luck. :) Besides, my HDTV is only 34", so it wouldn't make that drastic of a difference. (It would still look better, but not $300-$1000 better). I'm waiting till I can afford a 60" Pioneer plasma to pair with it. (Which, the way things are going, should be about a month or two after Hell freezes over...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drumcat Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 There's also a fairly high failure rate in burning HD-DVDs and Blu Ray ... The media is a lot more finicky.The production truck and camera rental thing will probably get cheaper soon ... Most of the major nets have HD rigs now and the opportunity of getting one in August getting better. Still probably well beyond DCI's ability to fund and recover costs, though. Show of hands ... who has an HD-TV and High-Res Media player (either HD-DVD or Blu Ray)? I'm suspecting not a lot of us ... (I'm not even looking into moving up for another couple of years.) I have a couple of HDTVs... but only a 360 for renting HD movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pinwiz Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 Show of hands ... who has an HD-TV and High-Res Media player (either HD-DVD or Blu Ray)? I'm suspecting not a lot of us ... (I'm not even looking into moving up for another couple of years.) Another good point. I could buy the HD-DVD player for my 360, since I think that will be the eventual format winner, but I have no need. It's easier to play an .mkv on my laptop via an HDMI connection on the HDTV (just like the DCI Broadcasts) and I have more options. And when the legacy DVDs are remastered for HD Format (and you know they will be), will they finally include high cam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DCIHasBeen Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 And when the legacy DVDs are remastered for HD Format (and you know they will be), will they finally include high cam? Hate to burst your bubble on that one, but since the original materials are standard def, doing HD Remasters would be a waste of time ... You can't improve standard-def quality, especially some of the stuff from years ago that were done analog standard-def. Also, wouldn't count Blu-Ray out ... They've got some capabilities that blow HD-DVD out of the water, pure storage capacity on the multi-layered disks for one. There's also a firmly established Market for Blu-Ray in other parts of the World. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Brace Posted October 11, 2007 Author Share Posted October 11, 2007 Hate to burst your bubble on that one, but since the original materials are standard def, doing HD Remasters would be a waste of time ... You can't improve standard-def quality, especially some of the stuff from years ago that were done analog standard-def.Also, wouldn't count Blu-Ray out ... They've got some capabilities that blow HD-DVD out of the water, pure storage capacity on the multi-layered disks for one. There's also a firmly established Market for Blu-Ray in other parts of the World. Is this going to turn into another G vs. Bb thread? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffeory Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 (edited) Our video guy at Carolina Crown says the opposite. He told me DCI could very easily do a show in HD. I asked him about the cost difference. He said there wasn't much. I know the camera he uses is HD, but shoots our DVDs for SD. It can be done. There just has to be the will there for them to do it.Luke BINGO. We've talked about this many times on here in the last year or two. It CAN be done. there just needs to be a will. Wouldn't HDV at least be of better quality than SD DVDs? I mean, it's not commercial HD quality, but it would be better than what we currently have. Baby steps? Or would this be a bad investment? Edited January 8, 2008 by jjeffeory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffeory Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 There's also a fairly high failure rate in burning HD-DVDs and Blu Ray ... The media is a lot more finicky.The production truck and camera rental thing will probably get cheaper soon ... Most of the major nets have HD rigs now and the opportunity of getting one in August getting better. Still probably well beyond DCI's ability to fund and recover costs, though. Show of hands ... who has an HD-TV and High-Res Media player (either HD-DVD or Blu Ray)? I'm suspecting not a lot of us ... (I'm not even looking into moving up for another couple of years.) Me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjeffeory Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Another good point. I could buy the HD-DVD player for my 360, since I think that will be the eventual format winner, but I have no need. It's easier to play an .mkv on my laptop via an HDMI connection on the HDTV (just like the DCI Broadcasts) and I have more options.And when the legacy DVDs are remastered for HD Format (and you know they will be), will they finally include high cam? Why would the legacy DVDs be remastered for HD? They weren't recorded in HD. They will NEVER be HD. If there was film recording, then there is hope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hughesmr Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 Show of hands ... who has an HD-TV and High-Res Media player (either HD-DVD or Blu Ray)? I'm suspecting not a lot of us ... (I'm not even looking into moving up for another couple of years.) I brought this up three pages ago... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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