1. Mitchell Baker, the Chairman of the Mozilla Foundation
2. Dr. Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa. Last year, he led the public protest to proposed Canadian copyright law changes that would have devastated consumers' technology rights.
3. Mark Klein, a retired AT&T telecommunications technician who blew the whistle on the government's warrantless surveillance program
Do you remember a summer blockbuster that was educational?
Do you remember a summer blockbuster that was any good? Do you remember a summer blockbuster?
Video ----- Disc Playback: HD-DVD/HD-DVD-R/DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/CD/CD-R/C D-RW HD Content via HDMI (Disc Native Resolution) Video Up-conversion for SD DVD (720P/1080i) 11-but / 216 MHz Video DAC Enhanced Black Level (DIRE/7.5 IRE) Letterbox and Pan & Scan Support
Audio ----- Built-in Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, and TDS decoders Dolby True HD Compatible (2 channel) Four 32-bit Floating Point Processors Multi-Channel 24-bit / 192 kHZ Audio DACs HDMI Audio Support up to 5.1 LPCM 5.1 Channel Output Dynamic Range Control WMA and MP3 playback
Connections ----------- USB HDMI Output Colorstream Component Video Outputs S-Video Input Composite Video (1) Coaxial Digital Audio Output Optical Digital Audio Output RS-232 Ethernet 10/100
The article and the analysis are factually incorrect.
Full HD resolution is normally output on the analog HD connectors. The only exception to that is when a content provider (on a title-by-title basis) chooses to constrain the image to 960x540. If they make this choice, there is a labeling requirement so a consumer can decide before purchasing the title if they are bothered by this restriction. Also, this option is forbidden in countires where they have laws against such things (currently only Japan).
In a related note, the MPAA released the following note:
Our business is making movies, but we will prevent the stealing of our valuable content by any means necessary, including illegal distribution by microjet. It's clear Microjet's only purpose is the illegal distribution of content, and it performs this function by violating the DMCA.
Metallica guitar player Lans Ulrich defended the position, saying Any heavy metal fan knows there's no substitute for the needle.
The article continues: "Following the patient's successful mastery of Pong, we changed the software to run Doom3. Unfortunately, the native processing power of his cerebrum (based on very old, biological technology) only allowed him to run the game at 18 fps, and he kept gettign fragged"
"Plus, then the lights flashed, he turned evil, and we had to shoot him in the head with a plasma gun."
When I attended the USC film school (graduated in 2000), it was about a year early to finish anything in HD in a cost effective manner. So we shot in 35mm, at great cost and effort, and I wouldn't have given up that experience for anything. We got terrific price breaks on cameras, film, jib arms, etc. And there's nothing quite like the burning of actual film and the relocation of the 70 pound camera apparatus that causes you to carefully think and pre-plan every single shot and angle. Looks great also.
So when it came time to do the VFX (which nearly every other film eschewed), we had to use the film scanner and recorder (they had a leased, donated Quantel Domino, which scanned and recorded film at 3K resolution). Ah the pain. There were at least two guys trying to finish very complicated heavy VFX films in the basement, and for all I know they're still in there. (I'm talking about you, Eric)
I'm still surprised anyobdy making a serious film would consider shooting it on standard definition video (such as DV) unless there are specific aesthetic or operational needs, such as looking for a handheld documentary look (which I hate) or shooting in the middle of the Ocean (such as Open Water). Given the color depth, resolution, and just sheer great look of film, it's a shame when people are forced to use DV for budgetary reasons.
The Blu-ray player/recorders will of course be backward compatable with both DVD and CD, in exactly the same way that DVD players all played CDs.
The sneaky AOD press release refers to the AOD disc format itself, which bears some relation to the DVD format, sicne it's made by the DVD forum.
The difference is invisible to the user -- both format players will play back all previous optical disc formats.
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Won't they be embarassed when they discover the giant flat mirror floating halfway between us and the "similar-looking" system.
1. Mitchell Baker, the Chairman of the Mozilla Foundation
2. Dr. Michael Geist, a law professor at the University of Ottawa. Last year, he led the public protest to proposed Canadian copyright law changes that would have devastated consumers' technology rights.
3. Mark Klein, a retired AT&T telecommunications technician who blew the whistle on the government's warrantless surveillance program
Specifications from the Toshiba Web Site: http://www.tacp.toshiba.com/hddvd//
C D-RW /7.5 IRE)
Video
-----
Disc Playback: HD-DVD/HD-DVD-R/DVD/DVD-R/DVD-RAM/DVD-RW/CD/CD-R/
HD Content via HDMI (Disc Native Resolution)
Video Up-conversion for SD DVD (720P/1080i)
11-but / 216 MHz Video DAC
Enhanced Black Level (DIRE
Letterbox and Pan & Scan Support
Audio
-----
Built-in Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, DTS, and TDS decoders
Dolby True HD Compatible (2 channel)
Four 32-bit Floating Point Processors
Multi-Channel 24-bit / 192 kHZ Audio DACs
HDMI Audio Support up to 5.1 LPCM
5.1 Channel Output
Dynamic Range Control
WMA and MP3 playback
Connections
-----------
USB
HDMI Output
Colorstream Component Video Outputs
S-Video Input
Composite Video (1)
Coaxial Digital Audio Output
Optical Digital Audio Output
RS-232
Ethernet 10/100
Full HD resolution is normally output on the analog HD connectors. The only exception to that is when a content provider (on a title-by-title basis) chooses to constrain the image to 960x540. If they make this choice, there is a labeling requirement so a consumer can decide before purchasing the title if they are bothered by this restriction. Also, this option is forbidden in countires where they have laws against such things (currently only Japan).
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The ER1
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or, of course, Koolio
[Please, I beg you for a mod up. I've learned my lesson about trolling, I swear.]
Okay, fine, this is Slashdot, so we can point out there's smaller molecules, and single atoms, quark-based computers, etc.
But suddenly Moore's law needs to be updated to use quantum physics. None of this absurdly simple ratio crap anymore.
But after RTA, I realized it only destroyed ordinary items, not rebel planets.
Our business is making movies, but we will prevent the stealing of our valuable content by any means necessary, including illegal distribution by microjet. It's clear Microjet's only purpose is the illegal distribution of content, and it performs this function by violating the DMCA.
Metallica guitar player Lans Ulrich defended the position, saying Any heavy metal fan knows there's no substitute for the needle.
...when they discover they've all been hacked to run Lunix
"Plus, then the lights flashed, he turned evil, and we had to shoot him in the head with a plasma gun."
Oh yeah, free ipods good http://www.freeipods.com/?r=12669514/
http://www.usc.edu/dept/pubrel/trojan_family/sprin g02/alumninews/alumni_profile_Cannes.html/
Yes, I'm also trying to win an ipod. You can too: http://www.freeipods.com/?r=12669514/
So when it came time to do the VFX (which nearly every other film eschewed), we had to use the film scanner and recorder (they had a leased, donated Quantel Domino, which scanned and recorded film at 3K resolution). Ah the pain. There were at least two guys trying to finish very complicated heavy VFX films in the basement, and for all I know they're still in there. (I'm talking about you, Eric)
I'm still surprised anyobdy making a serious film would consider shooting it on standard definition video (such as DV) unless there are specific aesthetic or operational needs, such as looking for a handheld documentary look (which I hate) or shooting in the middle of the Ocean (such as Open Water). Given the color depth, resolution, and just sheer great look of film, it's a shame when people are forced to use DV for budgetary reasons.
Film school -- great fun -- poor investment.
Oh yea, I'm trying to get an ipod also: http://www.freeipods.com/?r=12669514/
The Blu-ray founders have been very clear that all Blu-ray players can be expected to play back DVDs as well.
The Blu-ray player/recorders will of course be backward compatable with both DVD and CD, in exactly the same way that DVD players all played CDs. The sneaky AOD press release refers to the AOD disc format itself, which bears some relation to the DVD format, sicne it's made by the DVD forum. The difference is invisible to the user -- both format players will play back all previous optical disc formats.