Gary, Agreed. Not really an argument.
But DVD = VHS. DD On Fri, Sep 24, 2010 at 12:49 PM, <ghand...@library.berkeley.edu> wrote: > Check back with me in five years, Dennis... > > Bluray = BetaMax > > gary > > > > > Not to piss Gary or anyone off, but as I've mentioned before, DVD sales > > are > > way down and the journalists are much more interested in covering bluray. > > Add to that my films usually start with $10,000 to $50,0000 film > transfers > > done at 2K, that our reputation is based on quality, that I tend to move > > into a technology when the player drops below a $100, *and* that Netflix > > really wants streaming more than DVDs, the decision is pretty clear for > > our > > company. (Probably not for educational films.) > > > > I'm really considering releasing Bluray only and having DVD-Rs for those > > who > > want otherwise. We are definitely at the crossroads! > > > > > > -- > > Best, > > Dennis Doros > > Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero > > PO Box 128 > > Harrington Park, NJ 07640 > > Phone: 201-767-3117 > > Fax: 201-767-3035 > > email: milefi...@gmail.com > > www.milestonefilms.com > > www.ontheboweryfilm.com > > www.arayafilm.com > > www.exilesfilm.com > > www.wordisoutmovie.com > > www.killerofsheep.com > > AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org > > Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook! > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of > > issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic > > control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in > > libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve > > as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel > of > > communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video > > producers and distributors. > > > > > Gary Handman > Director > Media Resources Center > Moffitt Library > UC Berkeley > > 510-643-8566 > ghand...@library.berkeley.edu > http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC > > "I have always preferred the reflection of life to life itself." > --Francois Truffaut > > > VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues > relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, > preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and > related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective > working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication > between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and > distributors. > -- Best, Dennis Doros Milestone Film & Video/Milliarium Zero PO Box 128 Harrington Park, NJ 07640 Phone: 201-767-3117 Fax: 201-767-3035 email: milefi...@gmail.com www.milestonefilms.com www.ontheboweryfilm.com www.arayafilm.com www.exilesfilm.com www.wordisoutmovie.com www.killerofsheep.com AMIA Philadelphia 2010: www.amianet.org Join "Milestone Film" on Facebook!
VIDEOLIB is intended to encourage the broad and lively discussion of issues relating to the selection, evaluation, acquisition,bibliographic control, preservation, and use of current and evolving video formats in libraries and related institutions. It is hoped that the list will serve as an effective working tool for video librarians, as well as a channel of communication between libraries,educational institutions, and video producers and distributors.
