BDA Director Audio Interview - Blu-ray Forum

mcy_999 · 11-02-2007, 08:28 PM

Bill Sheppard, Director of BDA, has plenty to say about the current Toshiba A2$98 sales and other things. Interesting interview.

http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com...ce=yahoo_quote

thrlride · 11-02-2007, 08:37 PM

I want to see some coverage from people not in the industry or associated with either side at all. Those will have value.

clyon · 11-02-2007, 08:50 PM

good find

Good interview

sj001 · 11-02-2007, 08:56 PM

Thanks for the link, very informative, and just solidifies my belief that the BDA is moving in the right direction.

PaulGo · 11-03-2007, 05:08 AM

Not an audio but an interesting interview...

From Under the Desk Of: Brad Bird Blu-ray Edition

By C. W. Oberleitner
November 2, 2007

Blu-ray for Hollywood
...... I was fortunate enough to be able to talk movies with one of the hottest directors in Hollywood because the good folks at Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment had been kind enough to invite me—at least I think it was me they were inviting—to the rollout party for the Ratatouille DVD, Blu-ray DVD and Cars Blu-ray DVD.

The party, part of a weeklong media blitz by the Mouse and the Blu-ray Disc Association, was a lavish shot across the bow at the other contending high definition DVD format HD DVD.

The war between these two competing formats was almost over until the HD DVD folks began buying up support and playing their trump card; cheaper prices.

Disney and Pixar aren’t taking this lying down. John Lasseter told the assembled audience of media correspondents at Tuesday night’s gathering,

At Pixar, we’re always inspired by technology. I always say that the foundation of Pixar is that art challenges technology and technology inspires the art. We took a look at what the Blu-ray technology gives you, we got inspired by it and created special features for this disk.

In his remarks, Bob Chapek head of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment went even further.

Blu-ray's dominance is becoming inevitable for one simple reason: The Blu-ray technology, and therefore the home entertainment experience, is superior. The most innovative and visionary companies in technology and entertainment understood Blu-ray's superiority from the outset. That's why our partners, which number over 170 companies worldwide, have been so committed to Blu-ray, and that is why Blu-ray has attracted such broad-based support throughout the entertainment and technology worlds. The Blu-ray technology is, quite simply, superior to any other high-def alternative because it is a revolutionary, not and evolutionary technology.

He also quoted Michael Bay, director of Paramount/DreamWorks summer blockbuster Transformers as saying, “As a director, my critical eye is that Blu-ray is where my money is.”

Despite its director’s preferences Transformers is currently available in DVD and HD DVD formats only.

I like the picture quality generated by HD DVD technology, but I have to tell you I was completely blown away—at least in the case of Cars and Ratatouille—by the Panasonic flat panel HiDef images coming out of the Panasonic Blu-ray Disc players on display at Tuesday’s event.

I saw both of those films in state of the art 2K Digital Projection theaters and neither screening came anywhere near close to revealing the level of detail actually contained in Cars and Ratatouille.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/newreply.p...ote=1&p=317325

11-02-2007, 08:28 PM	#1
mcy_999 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007	BDA Director Audio Interview Bill Sheppard, Director of BDA, has plenty to say about the current Toshiba A2$98 sales and other things. Interesting interview. http://bigtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com...ce=yahoo_quote

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11-02-2007, 08:37 PM	#2
thrlride Banned Member since:Oct 2007	I want to see some coverage from people not in the industry or associated with either side at all. Those will have value.

11-02-2007, 08:50 PM	#3
clyon Special Member Member since:Feb 2007 Location:Just left of the Alpha Quadrant 4K collection:57 Blu-ray collection:824 Blu-ray reviews:8	good find Good interview

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sj001 Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Rochester, NY Blu-ray collection:317 DVD collection:17 Trading Score:5	Thanks for the link, very informative, and just solidifies my belief that the BDA is moving in the right direction.

11-03-2007, 05:08 AM	#5
PaulGo Power Member Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:North Potomac, MD	Not an audio but an interesting interview... From Under the Desk Of: Brad Bird Blu-ray Edition By C. W. Oberleitner November 2, 2007 Blu-ray for Hollywood ...... I was fortunate enough to be able to talk movies with one of the hottest directors in Hollywood because the good folks at Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment had been kind enough to invite me—at least I think it was me they were inviting—to the rollout party for the Ratatouille DVD, Blu-ray DVD and Cars Blu-ray DVD. The party, part of a weeklong media blitz by the Mouse and the Blu-ray Disc Association, was a lavish shot across the bow at the other contending high definition DVD format HD DVD. The war between these two competing formats was almost over until the HD DVD folks began buying up support and playing their trump card; cheaper prices. Disney and Pixar aren’t taking this lying down. John Lasseter told the assembled audience of media correspondents at Tuesday night’s gathering, At Pixar, we’re always inspired by technology. I always say that the foundation of Pixar is that art challenges technology and technology inspires the art. We took a look at what the Blu-ray technology gives you, we got inspired by it and created special features for this disk. In his remarks, Bob Chapek head of Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment went even further. Blu-ray's dominance is becoming inevitable for one simple reason: The Blu-ray technology, and therefore the home entertainment experience, is superior. The most innovative and visionary companies in technology and entertainment understood Blu-ray's superiority from the outset. That's why our partners, which number over 170 companies worldwide, have been so committed to Blu-ray, and that is why Blu-ray has attracted such broad-based support throughout the entertainment and technology worlds. The Blu-ray technology is, quite simply, superior to any other high-def alternative because it is a revolutionary, not and evolutionary technology. He also quoted Michael Bay, director of Paramount/DreamWorks summer blockbuster Transformers as saying, “As a director, my critical eye is that Blu-ray is where my money is.” Despite its director’s preferences Transformers is currently available in DVD and HD DVD formats only. I like the picture quality generated by HD DVD technology, but I have to tell you I was completely blown away—at least in the case of Cars and Ratatouille—by the Panasonic flat panel HiDef images coming out of the Panasonic Blu-ray Disc players on display at Tuesday’s event. I saw both of those films in state of the art 2K Digital Projection theaters and neither screening came anywhere near close to revealing the level of detail actually contained in Cars and Ratatouille. https://forum.blu-ray.com/newreply.p...ote=1&p=317325

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