Archived: Insiders Thread

[Razter]

Keith: When can we expect to see the first 1.1 profile players to hit the market? Will the new Samsungs have the new profiles?

[dobyblue]

Paidgeek

Any idea if cult favourite Cameron Crowe movie "Say Anything" is on the radar anytime in the next year for Blu-ray Disc release?

[Azumi]

A question to Penton-Man and anyone willing to talk about Studio politics:

The Variety story on Universal raises some interesting points. I have the feeling that the hidden message is something like: "Uni, you're the sweetest gal in the planet, and with your help we can put the format war behind us and start making serious money. Name your price and let's sit down and talk".

So I'm wondering what kind of concessions the BDA is willing to make to get Uni on board.

What kind of arguments Uni would find "seductive enough" to become format neutral?

[samcan07]

Originally Posted by Azumi

A question to Penton-Man and anyone willing to talk about Studio politics:

The Variety story on Universal raises some interesting points. I have the feeling that the hidden message is something like: "Uni, you're the sweetest gal in the planet, and with your help we can put the format war behind us and start making serious money. Name your price and let's sit down and talk".

So I'm wondering what kind of concessions the BDA is willing to make to get Uni on board.

What kind of arguments Uni would find "seductive enough" to become format neutral?

Good question. And can we as costomers help persuade them at all, and how!!!!

[mattym]

Keith the reference board you took to SINOCES, was that 1.1 compliant? there is a little FUD about that the profile 1.1 hardware wont be available when the BDA grace period ends, can you confirm if sammy are using it in either of the new players due(the 2400)

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Azumi

A question to Penton-Man and anyone willing to talk about Studio politics:

The Variety story on Universal raises some interesting points. I have the feeling that the hidden message is something like: "Uni, you're the sweetest gal in the planet, and with your help we can put the format war behind us and start making serious money. Name your price and let's sit down and talk".

What kind of arguments Uni would find "seductive enough" to become format neutral?

Serenade them in a bar.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsxoyEBjMA0

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by Azumi

A question to Penton-Man and anyone willing to talk about Studio politics:

So I'm wondering what kind of concessions the BDA is willing to make to get Uni on board.

I think that the BDA has made a very generous offer to Uni in that they’ve agreed to cover all the labor and production charges for replacing the porcelain deer with carbon fiber deer……………….

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tqMV90pnsZ4

[kjack]

Originally Posted by mattym

Keith the reference board you took to SINOCES, was that 1.1 compliant?

Yes, it was, although the demo didn't support those features, as we could only use the demo disc provided by the studios.

there is a little FUD about that the profile 1.1 hardware wont be available when the BDA grace period ends, can you confirm if sammy are using it in either of the new players due(the 2400)

Sorry, can't say anything about specific players...

[Chris Beveridge]

Now there's an auction I'd love to get in on. Owning one of Universal's porcelain deer? That'd be on my front lawn for sure...

[Penton-Man]

Originally Posted by samcan07

Good question. And can we as costomers help persuade them at all, and how!!!!

Educate your neighbors, friends and family to the merits of the superb quality of Blu-ray and encourage them to buy as many discs as possible.

Blu-ray movies (and PS3 games) make great birthday presents, Christmas presents, etc. as you can actually wrap them up with some sort of gift wrap ----something you won’t be able to do if digital downloads of movies at inferior bit rates comes to fruition.

Uni will eventually come around when they can’t ignore the revenue gained from publishing in Blu-ray, as it becomes more profitable over time.
Believe me, all these studios pinch pennies on everything.

[dialog_gvf]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

I think that the BDA has made a very generous offer to Uni in that they’ve agreed to cover all the labor and production charges for replacing the porcelain deer with carbon fiber deer……………….

[Penton-Man]

Heads up to anyone whose PM’ed me.

Eyes on vacation, so be patient, I’ll get to them......eventually.

[jermwhl]

Originally Posted by Penton-Man

Heads up to anyone whose PM’ed me.

Eyes on vacation, so be patient, I’ll get to them......eventually.

Have fun!!!

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by GasCat

Are there some films easier to master to Blu-Ray than others?
Is black and white easier than color?
Are animated films easier?
Are digitally animated films the easiest to do?

Sorry to make you wait for an answer...

Any type of title can be hard to encode. B&W should be easier, but if it is very grainy, or has many cuts, fades, dissolves, it will be a bear.

Animation can be very tough as today's titles have gradients that aggrevate contouring artifacts.

As a rule, the cleaner the master is, the easier it is to get a very good picture without having to use extraordinary bit rates.

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by onyxx

Addressing Paidgeek:

Sony Pictures has the rights to some good movies like Das Boot, Dr. Strangelove, Taxi Driver, As Good As It Gets and Groundhog Day. Have you seen any of the masters of those movies? If you have, do you think that they have the quality to make the high def leap or do you need to do some major work on any of the masters? Please let us know what you think of each master that you have seen...

Thank you for your time

I have seen a lot of masters including the titles you mentioned. Taxi Driver is being planned for a release later this year, but be aware that it is grainy and that is exactly how the director wants it.

I will let you know when a title is coming down the line that is particularly good, but I can't do justice in describing every release before it comes out.

[paidgeek]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

Paidgeek

Any idea if cult favourite Cameron Crowe movie "Say Anything" is on the radar anytime in the next year for Blu-ray Disc release?

I don't remember seeing the master or seeing it on the schedule...

[HDJK]

Does any insider have some insights regarding Denonlink? Denon itself is being really quiet about the technical ground it stands on. Will there be a difference in using HDMI for 5.1 PCM as oppose to DL (mainly I'm asking if jitter problems are handled differently/better). I'm running analog cables from my DVD to the reciever (for music listening), because I just think it sounds slightly better (no jitter). I'm just wondering if Denonlink would be any good, in theory. I will get a Cat5 soon to test it, but I was just curious about the tech aspect of it.

Thanks for any info.

[PeterTHX]

Paidgeek: just asking the status on...
Air Force One
In The Line of Fire
Starship Troopers
Desperado

My first DVDs back in '97/'98

[jamen6]

paidgeek, is their any chance you can find out info as to what might be going on with fox/mgm....thanks!

[The Big Blue]

Yes, 50 releases by eoy supposedly.