Blu-Ray is one potential future. There are, to my knowledge, two formats vying to be the next recognized step-up from traditional DVDs. One is Blu-Ray, the other is HD-DVD.
Both have major players involved, so there is a lot at stake. Sony wants Blu-Ray, for instance, because those are the disks the Playstation already uses. Whereas, I believe, Toshiba is pushing for HD-DVD. you can find much, much more online. -David >From: Cheryl Shuman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: [email protected] >Subject: [videoblogging] THE BLUERAY DISC >Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 09:36:00 -0700 > >Have you guys heard of this? It's the future according to all of the >entertainment industry execs? > >For archiving??? What do you think? >Cheryl Shuman >On Jul 20, 2005, at 7:18 AM, andrew michael baron wrote: > > > Perhaps one of the largest problems with the digital medium > > altogether is that the issue of archiving has not been solved. > > > > CDs and DVDs rot. Tapes fade. Operating systems go obsolete. > > > > Professional digital archivists are always transferring archives to a > > fresh medium. > > > > However, the best argument I have for keeping all your source files > > and templates is the near future. > > > > About every 3 months, we have been upping file size parameters. > > Bitrates, sizes, audio quality, etc. > > > > I believe archives are important to keep available online. > > > > In the future, people will look at all of our little videos as > > nostalgic even when the matter is timeless. > > > > Thus, its easy to go back and re-export to a contemporary size, when > > you take the extra time to simply save your work. > > > > Brush your teeth, insert a DVD and goto sleep. > > > > > > > > On Jul 20, 2005, at 10:05 AM, Mark Cyr wrote: > > > >> In the Broadcast world generally everyone thinks that archiving and > >> back up are someone else's problem, unless there is money involved > >> somehow. It is not unusual for old tapes to go missing because > >> everyone thinks that they can always go back to the original producer > >> for a copy. We are the original producers of our material and should > >> keep as many different elements as possible--who knows what you may > >> want to do with it in the future. > >> > >> --- In [email protected], Joshua Paul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> Hello, > >>> > >>> In general, I recommend to avoid recording over your original > >>> (Master) material. > >>> > >>> What I do is backup my project file, which is generally very > >>> > >> small, > >> > >>> along with any original music/graphics. This will usually fit on a > >>> CD. I then delete the media files in order to free up disk space. > >>> > >>> This accomplishes two things: > >>> 1) I can always go back and re-edit the project (as I've kept the > >>> project, original files, and Master material) > >>> 2) I can re-use the Master material in future projects > >>> > >>> There's no way to predict the future, so you don't know if the > >>> > >> Master > >> > >>> material you've acquired will ever be worth something (at the very > >>> least probably to your family/friends). > >>> > >>> For reference, I was told that when BET was sold to Viacom (for $3 > >>> Billion - yes, with a "B"), that Viacom was under the impression > >>> > >> that > >> > >>> BET had kept all of their interview and concert footage. Needless > >>> > >> to > >> > >>> say, the footage would be worth A LOT of money...only BET had > >>> recorded over the Master material, so all that is left is what had > >>> been edited and aired. BET was started with a $15,000 investment. > >>> > >>> My 2ยข. > >>> > >>> - josh > >>> > >>> On Jul 19, 2005, at 8:37 PM, Starfire wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> Hello fellow Vloggers. > >>>> > >>>> I have just spent the evening backing up my hard drive and making > >>>> room for future Vlog posts. This got me wondering how you guys go > >>>> about saving your work. I used to save the whole project I was > >>>> working on but I was filling up hard drives faster than I could > >>>> afford new ones. Now I have started saving a full-quality version > >>>> > >> and > >> > >>>> trashing the project. This saves space but makes it impossible to > >>>> change them in the future. > >>>> > >>>> I also tend to tape over the source tapes once I have completed a > >>>> project. > >>>> > >>>> So what do you do? > >>>> > >>>> Just wondering. > >>>> > >>>> starfire*** > >>>> > >>>> Le Garage | http://starfire.perfectduluthday.com > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> YAHOO! 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