On Tuesday 29 Jul 2003 5:43 pm, John Richard Smith wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > >On Tuesday 29 Jul 2003 1:04 pm, Ralph Slooten wrote: > >>On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 20:54:59 +0100 > >> > >>Anne Wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>Yes, this shouldn't be a problem, just don't ask me what software > >>you need to use, or how you can transfer it into DVD format (if > >>that's your intention). > > > >That's fine, Ralph. I'll read around if I get any further with > > this. > > > >>Storage was the other > >>solution.. like backups, which would be the only reason why I may > >>ever buy such a DVD writer, > > > >I thought of that too, but realistically, I'm not sure I fancy a > >multisession disk that bit <g> It would take me quite a while to > >fill it if I save data alone. > > > >Thanks, too, for the info about DivX > > > >>>Does that mean that we are going to be forced to pay for many, > >>>many hours of unwanted rubbish stuck on the end every time we > >>> buy a film, just to make them bigger than the new standard? It > >>> doesn't bear thinking about. It's bad enough now, only being > >>> able to buy some films in the 'special' editions, with heaven > >>> knows what stuck on the end - which I've never watched. > >> > >>LOL... It's not like you are being "forced" to buy this extras > >>shit, but more like they add it for the sole-purpose of filling > >> the DVD beyond the 4.x limit of blank DVD's. > > > >It seems that increasingly the big box office hits are being > > released only in 2-disk sets, with the second one being full of > > the extras. Even when that isn't so, a film with 'extras' is > > often higher priced than the majority of films, so I think I *am* > > being forced to buy them if I want the film. > > > >>I have had discussions > >>about this too with many people. Some say that's bullshit, and > >> that those extras are to make it more interesting for the > >> viewer, however I strongly dissagree. How many videos did you > >> ever watch with al those extras? > > > >Not one. > > > >Anne > > Those other programmes you mentioned, are they videotaped > ptogrammes? > > John
Most of them, so I know the quality won't be good. Some is camcorder stuff. Anne
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