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an initial downside to blu-ray?

 
 


jones
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Mar 28, 2008, 9:20 AM

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I'm looking forward to packing all my wedding footage onto one blu-ray disc in the future. Once concern I have, though, is that even if my couples' have blu-ray players, will their friends?

For example, if my couple gets their disc and are excited and want to show it to everybody, then when they go to visit their friends' houses, their friends will need a blu-ray players, too.

And if they want to buy copies for relatives, their relatives will need blu-ray players as well. Otherwise, I've got to offer DVD-R's, too, and that's not saving me any time.

If you are currently offering blu-ray, I'd like to hear if this is something that affects you.

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glimmer
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Mar 28, 2008, 9:28 AM

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I clearly tell everyone that BRD discs only work on BRD players....my clients who contract this format have the equipment and as far as their friends and such....it's really not my issue. Remember the post a few weeks back of ony of my brides....she's getting a BRD disc for every guest - who knows why, but that's what she wants. I do educate them, but it's up to them.


stevemoses
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Mar 28, 2008, 9:56 AM

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Like the transistion from VHS to DVD a while back, we will probably have to offer DVDs in addition to the BRD discs. I plan on charging extra for the BR and keep including DVD-R's in the package like we do now. It will be a while before all of our brides relatives and friends have a blu-ray player. Progress always comes with a price. Unsure
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RT Steele
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Mar 28, 2008, 9:58 AM

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I'm not sure how far out we are from seeing dual BRD players that will also play DVD +/- R media. (Similar to the VHS/DVD combos).

But it has to happen because there's just too much SD content out there that people have bought - much, more than there was at the time of the VHS/DVD transition. Folks have enough problems setting up one unit much less two. Major marketing blunder if they don't get going on this. (Except for the fact that Sony has no reason to hurry anymore Sly).

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Scott Brooks
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Mar 28, 2008, 10:02 AM

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Admittedly I live in my own little world. Blue-ray players are not backward compatible with other disks?


glimmer
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Mar 28, 2008, 10:36 AM

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BRD players will play that format and SD-DVD's, but the 'issue'/concern was that SD-DVD players don't play BRD discs.


RT Steele
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Mar 28, 2008, 11:32 AM

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BRD players will play that format and SD-DVD's, but the 'issue'/concern was that SD-DVD players don't play BRD discs.
Well hell, I didn't know they also played SD content. Blush

If that's the case then people can just replace one unit for the other. (Instead of adding a BR player alongside their current one as I erroneously thought). It's like giving grandma a DVD now who complains it won't work in her 1982 Emerson VHS player. Laugh

I don't see the real dilema now. If you live long enough you'll see this kind of obsolescence a lot in everyday life.

- RT (scratching "technology wizard" off his letterhead).


videogeek
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Mar 28, 2008, 12:05 PM

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Hey Chris...

(you can always post HD footage on the net - and that works in almost every home!)

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Kenneth
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Mar 28, 2008, 3:17 PM

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I encode the video for SD and HD and when the video is finished they an SD version. I use Apple's DVD Studio Pro, so when Apple gives us Blu-Ray support I'm hoping that burning the BRD copy will be as easy as flicking a switch and swapping out the SD version for the HD versions.

But I sell HD because now that the format war is decided Blu-Ray should be the standard and eventually the prices will come down and everybody will have a player.

Another added benefit of HD that I explain to clients is that SD need to be heavily compressed to get the video to fit on a 5 GB disk. With HD is is barely compressed, if at all (except when it's filmed). So in the future, if their video needs to be converted to another format they will be able to do so while still maintaining the quality of the original footage.
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jones
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Mar 28, 2008, 7:45 PM

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BRD players will play that format and SD-DVD's, but the 'issue'/concern was that SD-DVD players don't play BRD discs.
I don't see the real dilema now.
The dilemma will be, at what point do most consumers buy a blu-ray player so our work can be shown on blu-ray at their places, rather than only being able to show it at limited places.

Posting online is a good idea, but I feel nothing will beat a couple going over to a friend's house and popping in a disc. The couple can make them watch more of it, for sure!

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mazzystar
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Mar 28, 2008, 9:11 PM

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hey Chris,

In my opinion, the number of people who bring their wedding videos to other people's houses (save for the parents) are few and far between vis-a-vis people who watch content online. It shouldn't be a problem. Most people are pretty happy with watching the 3 minute highligit rather than the full edit (no matter how finely produced).

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2ndMile
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Mar 28, 2008, 9:11 PM

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BRD players will play that format and SD-DVD's, but the 'issue'/concern was that SD-DVD players don't play BRD discs.
Well hell, I didn't know they also played SD content. Blush

If that's the case then people can just replace one unit for the other. (Instead of adding a BR player alongside their current one as I erroneously thought). It's like giving grandma a DVD now who complains it won't work in her 1982 Emerson VHS player. Laugh

I don't see the real dilema now. If you live long enough you'll see this kind of obsolescence a lot in everyday life.

- RT (scratching "technology wizard" off his letterhead).
Not only do the BR players play SD disks, they upconvert them.

Of course all of this is a moot point since digital download is going to take over. Wink



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Chuck_e7
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Apr 1, 2008, 3:13 PM

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I'm doing the same...I agree..







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leethomas1225
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Apr 2, 2008, 10:10 PM

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The dilemma will be, at what point do most consumers buy a blu-ray player
I'm the only one in my family/circle of friends that even has a HDTV...! Even after they see how great HD looks on mine, no one has run out and bought one yet. I think the point "most" consumers buy a blu-ray is still down the road a bit. SD dvds look pretty darn good on a HDTV and upconverting players make them look even better and they're under $100. Prices will have to come down for most people to buy in.

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Danny Fye
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Apr 4, 2008, 12:30 AM

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Maybe my mind is in a funny mode tonight but everytime I see BRD, I keep wanting to put the letter I in it and make it BIRD.

LaughLaughLaugh

Ok, so much for that. Cool

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