(waiting for the stampede of yea-sayers) The Yokozuna Of Soul <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: But for that matter, who needs "Back-Door Brides 17" in HD?
On Jan 31, 2007, at 8:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > True, true! > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > LMNAO, Keith! Show of hands- *who* is busy checking for pimples > while watching "Back-Door Brides 17"? (An actual title, > BTB...scary, ain't it?) > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This is interesting. Of course, > quiet as it's kept in some circles, the adult industry has long > been a major force in the adoption and innovation of new > technology. The old 8 mm cameras, VCRs, DVDs, DVD players on PCs, > video-on-demand, high-powered Web servers to store images and > movies for downloads, streaming media Internet technology, secure > sites for Internet financial transactions, age verification > methods, and now the HD-DVD/Blu-Ray war--all owe a huge debt to the > purveyors and partakers of adult content. > > Still, it's funny to think of porn stars being nervous at HDTV > showing *too much* of their bodies!! > > *********************************************** > > http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,128632-page,1/article.html > HDTV Makes Adult-Movie Stars Nervous > Picture quality shows too much detail for some performers, but > industry is still going high-def. > Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service > Families with new high-definition camcorders and news anchors being > broadcast in HD have already discovered just how revealing the > picture quality is. But few professionals bare as much in front of > the camera as adult-film stars, and many are nervous abut the new > technology. > "We're all terrified," said Stefani Morgan, a star at Vivid > Entertainment Group, one of the largest adult movie makers. "I want > to be a fantasy. I don't want to show flaws." > High-definition picture quality is so good that watching sports on > HDTV is like being on the field. Adult industry directors compare > it to being in the room. > "I think high-definition is good from a fan's perspective because > it puts everything so beautifully," said Jenna Jameson, founder and > the star of Club Jenna. "But from a woman's perspective, we hate it > because you can see every little piece of our body," she added. > Adult Entertainment Drives Media Sales > But television broadcasting and home video are moving forward with > high definition, and the adult industry is playing a role by > releasing its first films on the HD disc format, HD DVD, which is > battling rival Blu-ray Disc to become the successor to DVDs. The > adult market is important market for the discs, with DVD sales > reaching $3.6 billion last year, according to AVN Publications. > The trouble for the industry is that users are not taking to HD > media players of either format as quickly as hoped. The Consumer > Electronics Association slashed its sales estimate for stand-alone > HD media players, HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc combined, to just 250,000 > last year, from a previous forecast of 750,000. The figures do not > include Blu-ray Disc players on PlayStation 3 game consoles, nor HD > DVD players on Xbox 360 game machines. > Jake Richter, an analyst at Jon Peddie Research, said he doesn't > care which format wins, as long as HD media playback takes hold, > and fast. > "I am a true believer," he says. "I have issued an edict in my > household that we should no longer purchase any standard DVDs > unless we really want the movies or shows right then and there AND > they are not yet available in either HD DVD or Blu-ray formats. I > will happily pay the $5 to $15 premium for the phenomenal increase > in image clarity." > Even HD Can Be Tricked > Adult directors also love HD technology for the sharp improvement > in picture quality over standard TVs. > "In the end, who doesn't want to see the most beautiful man or > beautiful woman with the best image quality possible? It really > brings it to life, it's fantastic," said Robby D, a director at > adult-film maker Digital Playground. > And while actors and actresses may be nervous over the revealing > clarity of high definition, directors said they shouldn't spend too > much time fretting. Filters and other techniques can always help > clean up blemishes, make-up malfunctions, and other problems that > might crop up on screen. > "I do a lot of post-manipulation of the product," said Jay Grdina, > president of Club Jenna. " When I look at HD I think the last thing > I ever want to do is make video look more like video. I want video > to look more like film." > His biggest star agreed, and offered up additional advice to > colleagues. > "There's obviously a lot of things you can do to soften things, > filter, post-process," said Jameson. "But you either feel > comfortable enough to be naked in high-definition or you don't, and > that's why the gym comes in handy." > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > If any one of our restaurants were better than the rest, then > customers would flocck to that location, creating a mass imbalance > that could create a black hole, which would swallow the Earth. > That's why we make every McDonald's from Pomona to Poughkeepsie the > same good place to eat, thereby saving the Universe.-from > McDonald's commercial ,28 January 1990 > > "Is anybody hungry?" - W Zeddemore, "The Real Ghostbusters", 'The > Cabinet of Calamari' > > --------------------------------- > Never miss an email again! > Yahoo! Toolbar alerts you the instant new Mail arrives. 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