Paramount turns BLU !

lgans316 · 21-02-2008, 7:14 AM

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...969933f25fc601

JamesL · 21-02-2008, 7:29 AM

Good news in the long haul but this doesn'tsound very promising:-

"we will monitor consumer adoption and determine our release plans accordingly."

Does this mean they will sit it out for a time?

lgans316 · 21-02-2008, 7:55 AM

Paramount have always given superior treatment to HD DVD (AVC/VC-1/DD+ @1.5 Mbps) than Blu-ray (MPEG-2/DD @640 Kbps). I hope that they will break this trend and follow the footsteps of Sony and BVHE.

Ger · 21-02-2008, 9:01 AM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

Paramount have always given superior treatment to HD DVD (AVC/VC-1/DD+ @1.5 Mbps) than Blu-ray (MPEG-2/DD @640 Kbps). I hope that they will break this trend and follow the footsteps of Sony and BVHE.

I read somewhere that Paramount had a deal with Tosshiba to use their AVC encoder, if so then they would probably continue using it. Flags of our Fathers was AVC on BD (US version).

lgans316 · 21-02-2008, 10:31 AM

Yeah but they didn't include lossless/uncompressed audio forcing fans of the movie to import the VC-1 encoded U.K/E.U version released by Warner.

Pecker · 21-02-2008, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesL

Good news in the long haul but this doesn'tsound very promising:-

"we will monitor consumer adoption and determine our release plans accordingly."

Does this mean they will sit it out for a time?

I suppose it means they'll only be releasing the sort of films they believe will sell well on Blu-ray.

Steve W

eiren · 21-02-2008, 10:55 AM

Aye, they already stated why they didn't particularly enjoy authoring for BD when they made the switch to HD-DVd.

Fen Star · 21-02-2008, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Pecker

I suppose it means they'll only be releasing the sort of films they believe will sell well on Blu-ray.

Steve W

And what sort would those be do you think Pecker...

*andythescientis* · 21-02-2008, 11:50 AM

Paramount are in a difficult position as their the only studio really to be really negative about one format or another in detail.

Uni always just said they preferred HD-DVD. They even went on the record saying that both the HD-DVD PRG and BDA needed to do more for HD adoption, this was an obvious softening in their stance even a month ago.

Warners fobbed us off with the need for mass adoption, they never really had a pop at HD-DVD.

Paramount however went on the record with alot of negative stuff about the BD encoding process. Therefore it's going to be harder for them to go back to those very same encoders with a smile on their faces. I think eventually they will naturally be fully blu, but i think it'll take them more time than universal. I don't expect them to make a song and dance about going blu when they do.

Pecker · 21-02-2008, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Fen Star

And what sort would those be do you think Pecker...

Far be it from me to say - I'll leave that to Paramount to decide.

Steve W

me-uk · 21-02-2008, 12:44 PM

this is very good news!

Sonic67 · 21-02-2008, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by andythescientis

Paramount however went on the record with alot of negative stuff about the BD encoding process. Therefore it's going to be harder for them to go back to those very same encoders with a smile on their faces.

I imagine they will say how much better things are now. It was such a mess twelve months ago...

tutu · 21-02-2008, 1:06 PM

Well I hope Paramount reward us with a nice gift.. like Saving Private Ryan

KeanosMagicHat · 21-02-2008, 1:52 PM

Glad they've finally made a statement but, with that quote, it's almost like they've forgotten they used to release on Blu-Ray before all the money started changing hands (from both sides).

They don't appear keen ..... but in reality it should be easier for them to release than Universal as they have prior experience.

Sevin · 21-02-2008, 2:52 PM

If Warner did get the amount rumoured to go exclusive Paramount are a bit bitter they never got offered that much by Blu-ray.

Fred Quimby · 21-02-2008, 3:57 PM

Wonder if we will get Star Trek series on BD now,surely Paramount wont miss out on a series that will sell really well.

HeweyBoy101 · 21-02-2008, 4:34 PM

If I remeber, Paramount were one of the last (if not the last) to join the DVD bandwagon in the late 90's.

domtheone · 21-02-2008, 4:50 PM

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Originally Posted by tutu

Well I hope Paramount reward us with a nice gift.. like Saving Private Ryan

That would ber a lovely gift to say thank you to HD DVD owners

Hope they still give HD DVD owners Cloverfield too

Rasczak · 21-02-2008, 4:59 PM

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Originally Posted by HeweyBoy101

If I remeber, Paramount were one of the last (if not the last) to join the DVD bandwagon in the late 90's.

Fox and Disney were the DVD holdouts of the 90s - they supported the DRM infested Divx format instead.

On topic...I am glad about this news. We now have one format supported by all major studios. I hope Paramount honour their announced HD DVD titles, but I also hope they decide to kick off Blu-ray releases sooner rather than later. I really hope we don't get into a Paramount high def break.

BenchyUK · 21-02-2008, 5:51 PM

Paramount seem a little reserved by their statement on Blu-Ray so i can't help but think that there could be a wait yet before they start releasing on BR.

On the other hand they may just feel very embarresed in taking the $150 million to back the loosing format and having to go back to supporting Blu-Ray

elicash73 · 21-02-2008, 6:15 PM

from some article which i dont have a link to

Neither studio has announced specific titles earmarked for early Blu-ray release, though both are expected to start with new theatricals coming the same day as the standard DVD, [B]beginning in late spring or early summer.

KeanosMagicHat · 29-02-2008, 10:33 AM

Today's article confirms the above that industry expectations are for Paramount Blu-Ray releases to begin in the Summer.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/...4fc3dc4e59ea6f