Who is this Anonymous Coward guy, and why does he insist on fighting with himself?
Procedural Textures != Shaders.
Shaders make use of both procedural textures and artist made textures. Shaders usually deform or change a target. Be it texture or verts.
What you are saying would be the equivilant of me watching you surf the internet on your computer by standing on the street and peering in through the living room windows.
However, when people broadcast such information through my house like radio-waves (TV), why shouldn't I be able to use it? I'm bombarded with radiation unless I've got my tin hat and body suit ready. Who is to say that because they are the broadcasters they 'own' the radiation that is in my airspace?
Wow, after reading the sited Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act, I am quite impressed with will happen with CD media being sold.
If it doesn't conform to the redbook standard, then it doesn't get the Compact Disc logo, or with the logo it must contain a warning to consumers.
I can see two things happening if this were to pass, people buy less of these non-redbook cds and they mostly disappear from the market. This all depends on how well the public is informed, and how important money is to these companies [distributors/labels]
You make great points. There is still at least one point left to be made: None of those products had market saturation, and general people didn't really care about trying to crack it.
If this becomes the defacto standard, you will see what happened to DVD (Yes, CSS is a broken scheme. What makes you think DTCP isn't as broken?)
If they just stopped trying to ruin the product, and get it out faster than pirates. They control the product, they can also get it out to the market faster than pirates. I know several people who never bought Doom3 that had it preordered, but got a pirate copy because it was out first.
The best way to defeat piracy is make no need. By creating more obstacles for the consumer, they make it easier to justify piracy (because Pirate copies don't have to call home to verify authenticity.)
Instead of spending money in court they should spend it on distribution. Napster only happend because it was the fastest way to get the product. If they were to release DVD videos at the time they premier in theaters they would stop camera piracy, and the motive for most casual pirates.
Let's say, I compress a DVD (mpeg-2) to Xvid, and I share it with the world.
My compress isn't going to have that fingerprint; So if the *AA downloads the compress I make, adds a watermark or fingerprint wouldn't they be publishing it to the world themselves?
Isn't this refered to as entrapment?
If you had read the article, you'd see that what he is really talking about is HD movies, not just normal movies. Including an iTunes type approach to distribution; Something no one can do right now, or they don't care to do.
I say whatever. If they delay it, it will be a better product, and if it is faster, no one will care that it is delayed if it is a better product.
Compare broken and confusing dvd(+-)r market when it started out. People didn't want to adopt because there were/are competing standards.
If they want success, they'll make everything work together, and not have any compatibility problems, and keep it to ONE standard. If it takes delays then it takes delays, but there is a current technology standin until they do it, so don't fucking rush it.
I don't care what the industry does. I want Blu-Ray. This fixes any issues I had before, because now it has a better chance of not dying. I want to use Blu-Ray because it holds more, if the industry supports that, even better, because that means the stuff I use won't be obscure like Beta.
Now all we need is people to support multi-format players to start off, if everyone did it wouldn't matter.
I'm not getting into HD until it just works and it is affordable.
I was showing you a way you could get into HD that already works. I have purchased that HD DVD of T2, and I didn't have any problems really. Sure, I had to install thier software. I didn't have nearly as much of a hassle as the article author; Then again, I'm pretty tech savvy, and I know most people would have problems with it.
Most people can treat my HDTV tuner card as a TV if they wanted to.
There still is Blu-ray, and the real HD-DVD yet to come. These are just 'hacks' until they have a better medium.
You might want to pick up an HD tuner before June 2005 then. I have a PCI FusionHDTV III, and it just works. You might want to look into HD content that is available on the internet. (Google'd and the first thing that caught my eye was this http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_hdcontent_home.h tml There is a link to Microsoft HD stuff there too.)
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Who is this Anonymous Coward guy, and why does he insist on fighting with himself? Procedural Textures != Shaders. Shaders make use of both procedural textures and artist made textures. Shaders usually deform or change a target. Be it texture or verts.
What you are saying would be the equivilant of me watching you surf the internet on your computer by standing on the street and peering in through the living room windows.
However, when people broadcast such information through my house like radio-waves (TV), why shouldn't I be able to use it? I'm bombarded with radiation unless I've got my tin hat and body suit ready. Who is to say that because they are the broadcasters they 'own' the radiation that is in my airspace?
Time to start building faraday cages.
Supply and Demand.
Wow, after reading the sited Digital Media Consumers' Rights Act, I am quite impressed with will happen with CD media being sold. If it doesn't conform to the redbook standard, then it doesn't get the Compact Disc logo, or with the logo it must contain a warning to consumers. I can see two things happening if this were to pass, people buy less of these non-redbook cds and they mostly disappear from the market. This all depends on how well the public is informed, and how important money is to these companies [distributors/labels]
You make great points. There is still at least one point left to be made: None of those products had market saturation, and general people didn't really care about trying to crack it. If this becomes the defacto standard, you will see what happened to DVD (Yes, CSS is a broken scheme. What makes you think DTCP isn't as broken?)
MPlayer and VLC can both play H.264 from apple.com, Check out FFMpeg, and X264.
Not really a troll, my friend just lost his IT job due to outsourcing.
If they just stopped trying to ruin the product, and get it out faster than pirates. They control the product, they can also get it out to the market faster than pirates. I know several people who never bought Doom3 that had it preordered, but got a pirate copy because it was out first.
The best way to defeat piracy is make no need. By creating more obstacles for the consumer, they make it easier to justify piracy (because Pirate copies don't have to call home to verify authenticity.)
Instead of spending money in court they should spend it on distribution. Napster only happend because it was the fastest way to get the product. If they were to release DVD videos at the time they premier in theaters they would stop camera piracy, and the motive for most casual pirates.
Thanks. IANAL.
Let's say, I compress a DVD (mpeg-2) to Xvid, and I share it with the world. My compress isn't going to have that fingerprint; So if the *AA downloads the compress I make, adds a watermark or fingerprint wouldn't they be publishing it to the world themselves? Isn't this refered to as entrapment?
RTFA
Too bad they didn't deinterlace for the final file. (professional, I think not.)
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If you had read the article, you'd see that what he is really talking about is HD movies, not just normal movies. Including an iTunes type approach to distribution; Something no one can do right now, or they don't care to do.
I say whatever. If they delay it, it will be a better product, and if it is faster, no one will care that it is delayed if it is a better product. Compare broken and confusing dvd(+-)r market when it started out. People didn't want to adopt because there were/are competing standards. If they want success, they'll make everything work together, and not have any compatibility problems, and keep it to ONE standard. If it takes delays then it takes delays, but there is a current technology standin until they do it, so don't fucking rush it.
So you can take Beta to anyone's house and use it? (Media)
I have used Beta. Joe Blow doesn't know what Beta is. I comment is on a consumer level. Really what else matters?
So what if I own this work, and want a compressed version and don't want to take the time to do it myself?
Me.
I don't care what the industry does. I want Blu-Ray. This fixes any issues I had before, because now it has a better chance of not dying. I want to use Blu-Ray because it holds more, if the industry supports that, even better, because that means the stuff I use won't be obscure like Beta.
Now all we need is people to support multi-format players to start off, if everyone did it wouldn't matter.
I'm not getting into HD until it just works and it is affordable. I was showing you a way you could get into HD that already works. I have purchased that HD DVD of T2, and I didn't have any problems really. Sure, I had to install thier software. I didn't have nearly as much of a hassle as the article author; Then again, I'm pretty tech savvy, and I know most people would have problems with it. Most people can treat my HDTV tuner card as a TV if they wanted to. There still is Blu-ray, and the real HD-DVD yet to come. These are just 'hacks' until they have a better medium.
You might want to pick up an HD tuner before June 2005 then.h tml There is a link to Microsoft HD stuff there too.)
I have a PCI FusionHDTV III, and it just works.
You might want to look into HD content that is available on the internet. (Google'd and the first thing that caught my eye was this http://www.nzone.com/object/nzone_hdcontent_home.
Why not just ship it back and demand your money back, or a replacement?
http://slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=133290&thresho ld=1&commentsort=3&tid=196&tid=1&mode=thread&cid=1 1130281
Thanks
Yeah, I love my DS. I plan on getting the PSP too. My wallet hurts. :(