[opendtv] Re: News: See the Big Picture? Don't Forget to Examine the Fine Print
- From: "John Willkie" <jmwillkie@xxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 20:07:03 -0700
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From: opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:opendtv-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On
Behalf Of Craig Birkmaier wrote in part:
'What we are staring at now is nothing less than a changing of the
guard. Broadcasters no longer are the driving force in the evolution
of digital media technologies. This was patently obvious at NAB.
Convergence is finally becoming something more than just a
fashionable term for "that which must be prevented at all costs."'
Well, the upshot is true: broadcasters were never the driving force in the
evolution of digital media technologies, at least the consumer side. They
were forced to use it on the output side.
"Content creators can choose from multiple media to tell their
stories, without having to make excuses about the video quality;
without having to invest in overpriced tools designed to thwart
competition and fend off the inevitable. the CRT and videotape
formats are being retired."
Not in any practical sense, they cannot, at least any more than at any point
in the last decade. PPV, Cable, satellite, pay tv and the like are mature
technologies. Content creators never made excuses about video quality, as
their quality was always better than what consumers were willing to pay for
(see: VHS vs. Betamax).
The tools are still overpriced; it's just there's more competition. Is
there a public-source Avid editor (not a cheap version) available?
"The golden age of television may finally be at our doorstep."
Pul-eeze. "Golden age" is a term that can only be used in retrospect. You
just hype this subject to death. IT WILL NEVER LIVE UP TO YOUR PROJECTIONS.
The key is to under-promise; that way you don't get hung on your wilder
prophecies.
John Willkie
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