Man is it possible that your tech crazed coworkers have spent to much time at work in front of the CRTs and now perhaps need their eyes checked ;-) Hey regular DVD's do look awesome upconverted to 1080i on the Blu-Ray, but the blu-ray's blow them away. Colors are much more vivid, clarity is pinprick sharp, sound is better, etc. At least that is what I see/hear on a 52" Sony 120mhz Bravia LCD brudddaaaa..... Surely Dan and I can't be the only ones wanting this animal???? Erik I know you to well, you love the resolution to much to let those poor innocent baby pixels collected from your HD cameras simply die on the cutting room floor. :-) Regards, Larry --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote: > From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> > Subject: Re: [AGA-mcm] [AGA-conheads] Proposed YouTube Video > To: "AGA Advisory Committee" <aga-mcm@thekrib.com> > Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 1:05 PM > Yeah, that's the one I was looking at. $229 at Newegg. > > I don't know if I agree about the interest level > though. Not counting > yourself, Dan Pellegrini is the only person who asked about > it so far. > My experience is rather that most folks say "DVD is > good enough." Even my > tech-crazed co-workers with their 50" plasma TVs are > saying this. > Perhaps this will change this Christmas season, in which > Costco and > Wal-Mart are both offering multiple $185 players. But I > keep flipping it > over and over in my head whether it's worth buying the > burner yet... > > - Erik > > > > On Mon, 8 Dec 2008, Larry Lampert wrote: > > > Erik, > > > > How much is the Blu-Ray burner that you would need. I > know you can get a > > blu-Ray burner relatively inexpensive but I don't > know if it will suit > > your needs. > > > <http://www.amazon.com/LG-GGW-H20L-Super-Multi-Blue/dp/B000Y1AFCS/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1228751555&sr=8-1> > > > > I would think there is/ or will be very shortly enough > interest in the > > Blu-Ray version to justify the investment. I would > propose that the club > > invest in one since DVD sales are brisk and Blu-Ray > sales will likely > > pay for this investment in one year. > > > > Regards, > > > > Larry > > > > > > --- On Mon, 12/8/08, Erik Olson > <erik@thekrib.com> wrote: > > > >> From: Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> > >> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads] Proposed YouTube Video > >> To: "Convention Planning" > <aga-conheads@thekrib.com> > >> Date: Monday, December 8, 2008, 9:36 AM > >> The problem with Rendering to Blu-Ray right now is > that the > >> current > >> release of Sony Vegas (8.0c) has a curious bug in > it. When > >> using a > >> computer with more than two processors or cores, > it will > >> crash. I have a > >> workaround, which is to tell the OS to only use 2 > cores. > >> With that, I am > >> now rendering AVC files (taking approximately 10 > hours per > >> talk). This > >> will get me to my next problem, namely the lack of > a > >> Blu-Ray burner. > >> > >> The recording is OK -- I rendered mpeg2 files when > we were > >> previewing. > >> Problem there is that format takes 12 gigabytes > per hour. > >> > >> And now you know! > >> > >> - Erik > >> > >> On Mon, 8 Dec 2008, Cheryl Rogers wrote: > >> > >>> I think he meant the issue with Blue-Ray. > >>> > >>> Cheryl > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Erik Olson wrote: > >>> It's a joke... :) Much like > >> "Monster" toslink cables or gold-plated > CDs, the > >>> printed surface has no effect on the > quality of > >> the recording...it either plays back > >>> or it doesn't. > >>> > >>> - Erik > >>> > >>> On Sun, 7 Dec 2008, S. Hieber wrote: > >>> > >>> Curious. Is the issue the > recoding? > >>> > >>> > >> > ____________________________________________________________________________ > >>> From: Erik Olson > <erik@thekrib.com> > >>> To: Convention Planning > >> <aga-conheads@thekrib.com> > >>> Sent: Sunday, December 7, 2008 > 1:02:58 AM > >>> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads] > Proposed > >> YouTube Video > >>> > >>> I did do something special with 23 > or so > >> sets -- they're on shiny > >>> Watershield media instead of the > usual > >> matte-finish. You can really > >>> tell > >>> the difference when you play them > >> (wink). But as I had to make about 40 > >>> sets, I couldn't send everyone > shiny > >> disks. > >>> > >>> - Erik > >>> > >>> Hey, I got my second Blu-Ray > request. > >> Unfortunately, having trouble > >>> rendering them, so I'd just > about > >> abandoned the idea. Will have to > >>> re-think. :) > >>> > >>> > >>> On Sat, 6 Dec 2008, Efren Leonida > wrote: > >>> > >>> > hehe no problem, it's not > crucial > >> I have the first run of the discs. > >>> > > >>> > Efren > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > From: Red Crane > >>> > Sent: Saturday, December 06, > 2008 > >> 9:29 PM > >>> > To: Convention Planning > >>> > Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads] > Proposed > >> YouTube Video > >>> > > >>> > Sorry Efren :-( > >>> > Red Crane > >>> > > >>> > On Fri, Dec 5, 2008 at 7:59 > PM, Erik > >> Olson <erik@thekrib.com> wrote: > >>> > Oh, you get the last > set, > >> SNATCHED from Efren before he could > >>> > pay for it. :) > >>> > > >>> > Well this IS exciting, > my > >> entire stock is now depleted: DVD's, > >>> > cases, and even slick > paper > >> inserts. I've got orders in since > >>> > Wednesday & will > be > >> replenished with raw materials early next > >>> > week so I can do my > second > >> run. > >>> > > >>> > - Erik > >>> > > >>> > On Fri, 5 Dec 2008, > Red Crane > >> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > Just PayPaled > my > >> dough in for the 7 disk deal. Can't > >>> > wait to get > my hands > >> on those babies. > >>> > Thank You, > >>> > Alabama > Aquatic > >> Plants > >>> > c/o Wilburn > >> "Red" Crane > >>> > 12568 Sheila > Dr > >>> > Mc Calla, Al. > 35111 > >>> > > redcrane1@gmail.com > >>> > 205-586-6277 > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Wed, Dec > 3, 2008 > >> at 1:40 PM, Red Crane > >>> > > >> <redcrane1@gmail.com> wrote: > >>> > Put > me down > >> or one Larry. > >>> > Thank > You, > >>> > > Alabama > >> Aquatic Plants > >>> > c/o > Wilburn > >> "Red" Crane > >>> > 12568 > Sheila > >> Dr > >>> > Mc > Calla, > >> Al. 35111 > >>> > > >> redcrane1@gmail.com > >>> > > 205-586-6277 > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > On Wed, Dec > 3, 2008 > >> at 8:36 AM, Larry Lampert > >>> > > >> <l_lampert@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>> > > Awesome Bro! > >> Sign me up for this AGA thing!!! > >>> > > >>> > Now I > >> can't wait to see the DVD........ > >>> > > >>> > > Thanks, > >>> > > >>> > Larry > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > --- > On Tue, > >> 12/2/08, Erik Olson > >>> > > >> <erik@thekrib.com> wrote: > >>> > > >>> > > > From: > >> Erik Olson <erik@thekrib.com> > >>> > > > >> Subject: Re: [AGA-conheads] Proposed YouTube > >>> > Video > >>> > > > To: > >> "Convention Planning" > >>> > > >> <aga-conheads@thekrib.com> > >>> > > > Date: > >> Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 5:42 PM > >>> > > > OK, > >> here's the final version, officially > >>> > unleashed on > >>> > > > the > >> world: > >>> > > > >>> > > > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgoTKX-2tTE > >>> > > > >>> > > > Enjoy! > >>> > > > >>> > > > - > >> Erik > >>> > > > >>> > > > On Tue, > >> 2 Dec 2008, Ben B. wrote: > >>> > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >> Let me see what I can do there... not > >>> > much about > >>> > > > the > >> laughing because he starts > >>> > > > > > >> talking right away, but I can add a > >>> > little more > >>> > > > of > >> Tomoko's translation for Mr. > >>> > > > > > >> Amano (something I don't actually > >>> > keep much > >>> > > > of in > >> the video). > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > I > >> didn't think about it until here, but > >>> > people > >>> > > > might > >> want a glimpse of what Mr Amano sounds > >>> > like > >>> > > > > or > >> maybe the dialogue between Tomoko and > >>> > Amano, but > >>> > > > this is > >> a sales video.... let him answer a > >>> > > > > > >> question, but people have to buy the video > >>> > to hear the > >>> > > > >> translation :-) > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >> Again, it's a great video. I have 20 > >>> > people I > >>> > > > want to > >> send it to. Hurry up! :-) > >>> > > > > > >> I'm picking. > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > -- > >>> > > > Erik > >> Olson > >>> > > > erik at > >> thekrib dot > >>> > > > >>> > > >> com_______________________________________________ > >>> > > > >> aga-conheads mailing list > >>> > > > >> aga-conheads@thekrib.com > >>> > > > >>> > > >> > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-conheads > >>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >>> > > aga-conheads > >> mailing list > >>> > > >> aga-conheads@thekrib.com > >>> > > >>> > > >> > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-conheads > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > S&H > covers all > >> shipping and handling costs related > >>> > to shipping > the > >> item. > >>> > We ship dry > goods > >> next business day, live items on > >>> > Mondays and > Tuesdays > >> after sales have > >>> > been > finalized. 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We > use > >> USPS Priority Mail unless other > >>> > arrangements > have > >> been made.Payment may be > >>> > made through > PayPal. > >>> > > >>> > Please visit > our > >> other Auctions which are located > >>> > at: > >> http://www.alabamaaquaticplants.net/ > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > Erik Olson > >>> > erik at thekrib dot > com > >>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >>> > aga-conheads mailing > list > >>> > > aga-conheads@thekrib.com > >>> > > >> > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-conheads > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > -- > >>> > S&H covers all shipping > and > >> handling costs related to shipping the > >>> item. > >>> > We ship dry goods next > business day, > >> live items on Mondays and > >>> Tuesdays > >>> > after sales have been > finalized. We > >> use USPS Priority Mail unless > >>> other > >>> > arrangements have been > made.Payment > >> may be made through PayPal. > >>> > > >>> > Please visit our other > Auctions which > >> are located at: > >>> > > http://www.alabamaaquaticplants.net/ > >>> > > >>> > Thank You, > >>> > Alabama Aquatic Plants > >>> > c/o Wilburn "Red" > Crane > >>> > 12568 Sheila Dr > >>> > Mc Calla, Al. 35111 > >>> > redcrane1@gmail.com > >>> > 205-586-6277 > >>> > Don't miss the 2008 > Aquatic > >> Gardeners Association convention in > >>> Atlanta > >>> > > >> http://www.aquatic-gardeners.org/convention.html > >>> > > >>> > >>> > ___________________________________________________________________________ > >>> _ > >>> > > >>> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >>> > aga-conheads mailing list > >>> > aga-conheads@thekrib.com > >>> > > >> > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-conheads > >>> > > >>> > > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Erik Olson > >>> erik at thekrib dot com > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > ______________________________________________________________________________________ > >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ > >>> aga-conheads mailing list > >>> aga-conheads@thekrib.com > >>> > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-conheads > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Erik Olson > >> erik at thekrib dot > >> com_______________________________________________ > >> aga-conheads mailing list > >> aga-conheads@thekrib.com > >> > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-conheads > > _______________________________________________ > > AGA-mcm mailing list > > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm > > > > -- > Erik Olson > erik at thekrib dot > com_______________________________________________ > AGA-mcm mailing list > AGA-mcm@thekrib.com > http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm _______________________________________________ AGA-mcm mailing list AGA-mcm@thekrib.com http://lists.thekrib.com/mailman/listinfo/aga-mcm