Mike Curtis

Mike Curtis writes and runs HD for Indies, a consultancy and website dedicated to using affordable digital technology for independent filmmaking. Mike started HD for Indies after a 15 year digital media career making content for everything from cell phones to cinema screens for clients such as Ford, Dell, Compaq, etc.. As a consultant, he focuses on production and post production hardware, software, and workflows to achieve maximum results at a variety of budget levels.

Monday, February 25, 2008

Blu-ray Won - What’s Next For…

OK - Blu-ray won. Now what? Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, etc.

As I guessed (once it was getting pretty obvious), Blu-ray has won the high definition optical disc format war. After Warners announced they were going exclusively Blu-ray, then Netflix, Best Buy, Blockbuster and Walmart said they were too, and Toshiba finally acquiesced and took HD DVD out in the back yard and shot it. Poor Old Yeller, but he had to be put down.

OK, so what will this mean? Lets run through repercussions for us as consumers, and more interestingly, as content creators.

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Blu-ray Won - What’s Next For…

Mike Curtis | 02/25- 05:42 AM

OK - Blu-ray won. Now what? Apple, Adobe, Microsoft, etc.

As I guessed (once it was getting pretty obvious), Blu-ray has won the high definition optical disc…

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