DVD on demand, will it allow you to cut out the fluff?
Posted on 11/10/06 15:52 by geno 888                             
DVD on demand, will it allow you to cut out the fluff?

I wonder how many people experienced this situation. You like a song very much, but that song is not available on a single CD, so the only way to have that song is to purchase the entire album. So you are forced, for example, to pay for 9 more songs you will never listen to, to have the only song you want.

This is a very common situation particularly with compilations, because not always are  single CDs available and because not always all songs on a compilation are really good (different people have different tastes). And this is also a very useful way for labels to make us pay more money and to get money for stuff that will be never sold because not much appreciated by people. ;)

What about DVDs? Maybe I'm a white fly, but I must confess that I'm rather bored of all extra stuff often contained on DVDs. I don't care to listen for interviews or other useless stuff. Surely many people will not agree, but again different people have different tastes.

So, I'd like to purchase DVDs containing only the movie, without wasting space to store other (in my opinion) useless stuff. I find really boring to wait for so much time that main menu is fully loaded to make the movie start. I'd like the movie to start immediately. And I'd like to purchase only the movie.

But maybe now something is changing. According this article:

A partnership between two Bay Area technology companies may help pave the way for people to be able to walk into a store, order a movie and have it burned onto a DVD in 10 minutes.

Santa Clara's Sonic Solutions and Novato's Macrovision Corp. are expected to announce today that they have jointly developed technology that burns DVDs with the same quality as regular DVDs and the same copyright protection that Hollywood studios demand.

It marks a critical step toward setting up DVD-burning kiosks in retail stores, something that has been talked about for years. And it could eventually make available thousands of movies that have never been on DVD and allow retailers -- both online and in your neighborhood -- to sell a wider variety of movies and television shows.

What can I say? I'd like very much if DVD-burning kiosks will become a reality: Finally, I can pay only for what I want, without useless and boring stuff.

Is it a dream come true or I'm dreaming again?

 

Source: sfgate

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By jef195, Wednesday 11 October 2006 16:03
Could'nt you just take two Burners copy disc leave the "Protection" on.(Yes theat does sound funny,But Programs can do direct copy Can't they?)
By Crabbyappleton, Wednesday 11 October 2006 16:34
CrabbyappletonI have a feeling, that these kiosks will allow the proprietor to add targeted advertising to the discs. While the idea of DVD on demand from a kiosk that allows one to burn their own DVD is nice as it will most likely enhance exsisting physical inventories, I am afraid it also opens the door to creating customised DVDs for the retailer, which could be an advertising nightmare for the purchaser.
By Dolphinius_Rex, Wednesday 11 October 2006 16:51
Dolphinius_RexHrm, DVD9 with a few hundred MB of extras, or a DVD5 with no extras..... I'll take the DVD9 thank you very much Smilie
By geno888, Wednesday 11 October 2006 18:32
geno888Isn't it better to have a DVD9 with only the movie and no useless "extra" stuff? In this way it's possible to not waste space on the disc for useless stuff and have a movie encoded with a higher bitrate Wink
By Controller, Wednesday 11 October 2006 19:13
I'd definately take menu only DVD's. I've yet to see any extras worth the time it takes to watch. Most are pure garbage.
By Dolphinius_Rex, Wednesday 11 October 2006 23:03
Dolphinius_RexHonestly, I think the extras are the best part of DVD technology. I'm a complete sucker for them, and have even been known to re-buy movies/TV Shows when they come out with newer releases with better extras. I'm probably the ideal customer for the movie industry, with a legit collection exceeding 400 titles: http://www.dvdaficionado.com/dvds.html?cat=1&id=the_digital_dolphin
By r_saotome, Thursday 12 October 2006 03:55
r_saotomeToo bad SuperBit didn't do more titles. I liked the whole DVD9 for just the menu, movie & 5.1/DTS audio tracks.
By Ginsu Victim, Thursday 12 October 2006 14:42
You're watching the wrong movies. For instance, if you liked "The Devil's Rejects", then you just HAVE to watch the documentary "30 Days in Hell: The Making of The Devil's Rejects" And the extras for the extended Lord of the Rings are definitely worth watching. Also, check out the Ultimate Edition Dawn of the Dead '78 (3 versions of the film, plus two documentaries and other extras)
By mc4man, Thursday 12 October 2006 20:59
Unless they plan on using high quality media with a hard surface coating I would expect store burned dvdr's to last anywhere from 2 days to a year depending on who's handling them and whether there are any attempts to clean fingerprints, dust ect.
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