Plus, some of us are too cheap or lazy to purchase a blu-ray burner. I also have like 50 blank DVDs and would need to buy blank blu-ray discs, another added expense when I have a solution that will work for me as is.
vbangle said:
Actually bluray writers are cheap and very popular now. However the trend is to streaming services. Bluray is on its way out.
For those of us in the USA, Newegg has a blu burner for $65 on sale. Come on guys no excuses.
Looks like the cost comes to about $1.10 per blank disc for the 6X and $1 each for the 4X if you order in bulk. That's the 25GB version, the 50GB (6X are $4.50).
I haven't done any research to see if there are any issues with burning speeds, or what brands to avoid (remembering speed and dye issues with DVD-Rs back in the day).
I barely have much use for a BD player right now (that came with my new laptop a year ago), much less a burner. Not even sure if my player can run the burnable media.
THIS THREAD IS NOW ABOUT DISTRIBUTION AND HARDWARE.
:-/
Well, that is an important part of a fan edit... Is it not?
ctlw83 said:
Well, that is an important part of a fan edit... Is it not?
That implies that every thread regarding a fan edit can touch upon this topic. It really is it's own topic when seen this way.
“Lifes a song you don’t get to rehearse, and every single verse can make it that much worse”
oh_riginal said:
ctlw83 said:
Well, that is an important part of a fan edit... Is it not?
That implies that every thread regarding a fan edit can touch upon this topic. It really is it's own topic when seen this way.
Every thread regarding a fan edit should touch on this topic. There isn't much point in creating a thread for an edit that won't be distributed. Maybe the discussion has gone on too long or maybe it's not the right time to discuss such matters, but I'd certainly like to know how, when and where I'll be able to get this thing. And it's not as if this is detracting from the major topics of the day or burying an important discussion.
vbangle said:
Actually bluray writers are cheap and very popular now. However the trend is to streaming services. Bluray is on its way out.
For those of us in the USA, Newegg has a blu burner for $65 on sale. Come on guys no excuses.
Exactly. It will be a good 10 years if not longer before there will be mass streaming of content with the picture and sound quality of a Blu-ray.
Ady may prove me wrong, but I do believe that this will be more around 4.5 to 8 gb in size, as opposed to a full 25 gb.
“You people must realize that the public owns you for life, and when you’re dead, you’ll all be in commercials dancing with vacuum cleaners.”
– Homer Simpson
As I recall, a DVD-9 and a BD-25 was planned.
Now that we're in the home stretch, is there any idea as far as a general release date?
“You people must realize that the public owns you for life, and when you’re dead, you’ll all be in commercials dancing with vacuum cleaners.”
– Homer Simpson
No, i think we're still on "Summer" as the tentative release date.
Preferred Saga:
1/2: Hal9000
3: L8wrtr
4/5: Adywan
6-9: Hal9000
So is Ady almost done with all the model shoots? I lost track of how many there were....
“Lifes a song you don’t get to rehearse, and every single verse can make it that much worse”
Good way to spend the Summer evenings.
oh_riginal said:
So is Ady almost done with all the model shoots?
No, he is not
muddyknees2000 said:
oh_riginal said:
So is Ady almost done with all the model shoots?
No, he is not
An update! Hooray!
He hasn't quite finished his full scale Cloud City yet but he is getting there.
Ah well when it's done, it's done. Heck I'd look forward to ESB: R and The Hobbit at the same time even. Don't rush Ady. Take all the time you need. All the ungrateful impatient souls out there just ignore them!!
“Did you know, the word ‘gullible’ is not in the dictionary?! Look it up.”
For any new folks checking in....just chill & be patient.
Believe me, we're all excited as heck for this project, just know we've been following these edits for years. Ady will be done when he is done and the edit will be epic. Just keep checking in every now and then and eventually you'll see this place on fire.
If anything just be happy that it looks like this will be the year. :) I know I'm as excited about this as I am about Prometheus, Avengers, Hobbit or any of the big flicks coming out from Hollywood.
Blu-ray is most certainly not on its way out. And with more and more cable companies instituting download caps, if anything streaming might drop as more people find it so easy to hit their caps with streaming. And I didn't just buy a 55" plasma so I can watch streaming. Different people have different goals in mind - for some, streaming is convenient. For many, blu-ray is the way to go for quality. Also, streaming doesn't offer alternate/deleted scenes/commentaries/making of documentaries, etc.
My apologies and I don't mean to keep the thread off track, but I hate when I hear comments like "streaming will kill blu-ray" or "blu-ray is dying". It's just not true.
I do think that once ESB:R is complete there will need to be some discussion about distribution, but that's still a ways away.
Let's say this, then: Physical media is dying.
timdiggerm said:
Let's say this, then: Physical media is dying.
I strongly disagree with that. Discuss here.
timdiggerm said:
Let's say this, then: Physical media is dying.
Yes, but very slowly. Blu-Ray will continue to be relevant for at least another 10 years IMO.
Stop.
Don't talk about that here. Please see the thread Harmy linked to. That's where that discussion belongs.
Just did some catching up. Glad to hear things are proceeding proceedingly. Despite there not being many updates, the thread is still hopping, which can be good and bad. Heh...
Oh, I now know who Chuck Testa is, so...that's something.