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Bringing short films to a mailbox near you
Filed under: DVD, At HomeI've made a couple of mentions of The Journal of Short Film here on DVGuru in the past, but this PopMatters interview with founder Karl Mechem makes for a great read if the...
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DVD quality: Hi-def vs Standard
Filed under: Media, DVDI am certainly not a big Hi-def DVD supporter. I am perfectly happy with my standard definition DVD's. Until now. Someone took stills from the HD DVD and regular ol' DVD versions...
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Comparison of Xvid, DVD, 720p, and 1080p footage
Filed under: Movies, DVD, Post-productionTo go along with the other video comparisons we have posted about, here is a side by side by side by side look at a frame from I Robot. The formats in question...
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Choosing archival CD/DVD media
Filed under: Media, DVD, Post-productionBacking up your media is important, especially to an off-site location. It is a good thing optical media is as cheap as it is so creating a duplicate copy isn't...
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Best & Worst of 2006
Filed under: Trends, Cameras, Software, Movies, Web, DVD, Online In the Best and Worst of 2005, I defiantly declared that Blip.TV was the Best Free Video Hosting site. I still believe Blip.TV and...
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DVD players reign supreme
Filed under: Trends, DVD, At HomeIn a report released by Nielson Media Research, more households now own more DVD players than VCRs. DVD ownership rose 6.1% from a year ago translating to 81.2% of...
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Animating The Very First Noel
Filed under: DVDI don't think I have the patience to be an animator. In this little blurb about the animation of The Very First Noel, it talks a little about the project that required 17 minutes of...
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LG to show off HD-DVD + Blu-Ray player at CES
Filed under: Trends, Business, Hardware, Media, DVD, At HomeI originally titled this post "Oh, snap!" because LG's on again off again combo HD-DVD + Blu-Ray player, if released, could save next-gen...
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New tech adds copy protection to burned movies
Filed under: Trends, DVD, OnlineIn a move the studios are apparently really excited about, the Associated Press is reporting the MPAA has signed off on a technology from Sonic Solutions that allows...
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Sony encounters new Blu-Ray glitches
Filed under: Trends, Business, DVDIt looks like more problems for Blu-Ray, and Sony this week, as several people are complaining about horror film 'The Descent' not working in their machines. The disk...
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Distribution made easy: CustomFlix and Amazon how-to
Filed under: The Little Guy, DVD, MarketingIf you need a way to make your movie available for purchase, CustomFlix is doing what they can to make it easy for you. Darren Giles, Co-Founder of CustomFlix...
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LG unleashes first hybrid Blu-Ray and HD DVD player
Filed under: Hardware, Gear, DVDLG's first hybrid Blu-Ray and HD DVD player, the BH100 is closer to reality with a recent introduction of the hardware. Consumers should no longer have to settle...
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HD movies and gaming revisited
Filed under: Trends, Business, DVDAs most of you are aware, both the PS3, and the Xbox 360 have a means of providing consumers with HD movie playback. I harped on this issue for a while, ultimately...
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Big day for Blu-ray
Filed under: Trends, Business, DVDBlu-ray was out in full force today at CES with numerous announcements.First up, HP announced it's first Blu-ray burner, the BD135. All we know about it is it will...
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Warner announces Total Hi Def hybrid disc
Filed under: Business, DVDHoping to bridge the barely-shrinking HD DVD and Blu-Ray gap, Warner has announced yet another new format merging the two competing formats, dubbed the Total Hi Def disc....
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AACS DRM hacked
Filed under: DVDOk, so we're a little late on this news, but nevertheless: AACS (Advanced Access Content System), HD DVD and Blu-Ray's copy protection scheme has been cracked by Doom9 forum member...
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First pirated HD DVD movie hits BitTorrent
Filed under: DVDA mere month after the release of programmer Muslix64's BackupHDDVD, which allows users to bypass the copy protection of both HD DVD and Blu-Ray discs, the first pirated movie has hit...
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RocketIndie: independent DVD distribution
Filed under: DVD, DIYJust discovered this on HDforIndies: Jarred Land of DVXUser.com will be launching a new website devoted to enabling independents to self-distribute their films on DVD. RocketIndie...
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Interview with BackupHDDVD developer
Filed under: Business, DVDYou might remember reading about Doom9 member Muslix64's successful attempt at bypassing the AACS encryption system of HD DVD, resulting in his BackupHDDVD software that...
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Frame counting
Filed under: Movies, DVDHere's a fascinating find via Scott Simmons: David Bordwell admits to being a frame counter, and his calculative observations of edited sequences reveals the differences between...
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