Posted by bmcswain on 11/21/05 23:09

>>there is NO format, process, or trick that will add data to the original BetaMax and LD material

Excellent point and part of my thinking about AVI. I told them that
this would be a 2nd (or maybe even 3rd) generation of the original
videos. Many of the videos were shot for them and then edited down.
In one case there are 40+ 3/4" Beta tapes that were edited down to a 2
hour laserdisc.

And your point is my point. If I can go to a very common, nearly
lossless digital format, then when the new standards are established,
we can publish to that level. Yes, that would be generation 4 but
that's better than going to DVD now, then converting to something else
and then to something else.

Great Point.
Bob

[Back to original message]