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Posted by Goro on 12/09/05 14:37
NunYa Bidness wrote:
> On 8 Dec 2005 07:07:11 -0800, needin4mation@gmail.com Gave us:
>
> >Well, if he dumped them now, he might get more money out of them. He
> >won't get near as much in two years when everything HD DVD BR is sorted
> >out. Of course, if it is more than two years, then well, I guess he
> >won't have a lot to watch for a while.
>
> If the current resolution of DVDs and *that* library of transfers
> took as many years as it did, how long do you think that
> re-transferring that same library to a new, higher res, longer capture
> time per frame masters will take? There were long lines at the
> companies which performed the original DVD library of transfers.
>
> You pretty much screw yourself pitching away titles that you don't
> have any clue as to when they will be appearing in the new format.
>
> Several years, it will take. Many titles will not even get a new
> transfer treatment as well. There will simply be a BR or whatever
> release of the same source media at no improvement in resolution.
> Count on it.
This is too true. The first SEVERAL YEARS of BR, you will have to be
extremely careful when replacing a DVD with a BRDisc. Likely, you'll
have to check to see if it's from a HDMaster or whether it's from the
previous master. In the latter case, it's likely to look the same as
(or very close to) an upsampled 480p SD DVD (sans macroblocking,
htouhg, right?) Still, for newer movies and latter day movies (some
DVDs tout "From an HD master") it might be worth it. MIGHT.
And then there's the diminsihing returns for (say) CASABLANCA and that
huge catalog of classic movies that i love. Unlikely that (a) they'll
get to it anytime soon and (b) that it will look any better. But with
a higher bit rate and not macroblocking, maybe it would look better?
> You are screwing yourself to dump a collection of discs because
> something new will be coming out. Especially when you don't even know
> the time line for it.
>
> DVDs are going to be around for quite a while, and they are quite
> high enough in resolution for nearly all applications.
I agree with this sentiment.
-goro-
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