DVD - Observations.
Posted: Sat May 15, 2004 7:46 pm
I am glad that film makers at least are realising that DVD's are not the answer
to all our prayers. Convenient they may be and certainly, if one could be
sure that every one would play on almost every machine, we might
be prepared to suffer the slight quality loss from DV tape for the sake of
convenience. The problem is that people think that DVD's that we have done
for our films (or burnt ourselves) are going to be as good as the commercial
ones that we would rent of feature films, which do look perfect. The process
used for creating these DVD's is a totally different one and quite unavailable
to us. As for archiving I keep my films on DVCAM
mastered from the computer, as well as on Mini DV tape. The professionals
are relying on Digi Beta tape but are I believe concerned as to it's longevity.
Even film has caused concern with the Kodak Eastmancolor of the 50's and
60's losing it's colour. As a matter of interest Albert, I have had many
of my 16mm prints transferred
to Digi Beta and the DVCAM and Mini DV tapes that I have taken off the Beta
look brighter and sharper when
projected than the 16mm piints!
However, let us hope that the DVD position is clarified and improved fairly
soon so that for us, as regards
submitting and lending our films is concerned, it becomes standard. That
is of course until the ultimate is available, namely
a plastic card requiring no moving machinary to be read, contains all our
films!
Michael Slowe.
to all our prayers. Convenient they may be and certainly, if one could be
sure that every one would play on almost every machine, we might
be prepared to suffer the slight quality loss from DV tape for the sake of
convenience. The problem is that people think that DVD's that we have done
for our films (or burnt ourselves) are going to be as good as the commercial
ones that we would rent of feature films, which do look perfect. The process
used for creating these DVD's is a totally different one and quite unavailable
to us. As for archiving I keep my films on DVCAM
mastered from the computer, as well as on Mini DV tape. The professionals
are relying on Digi Beta tape but are I believe concerned as to it's longevity.
Even film has caused concern with the Kodak Eastmancolor of the 50's and
60's losing it's colour. As a matter of interest Albert, I have had many
of my 16mm prints transferred
to Digi Beta and the DVCAM and Mini DV tapes that I have taken off the Beta
look brighter and sharper when
projected than the 16mm piints!
However, let us hope that the DVD position is clarified and improved fairly
soon so that for us, as regards
submitting and lending our films is concerned, it becomes standard. That
is of course until the ultimate is available, namely
a plastic card requiring no moving machinary to be read, contains all our
films!
Michael Slowe.