UK DVDA Meeting - Next-Generation Formats
October 13, 2005
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| Last night, the members of the UK DVD Association meet at the very exciting Apple Store on Regent Street in London to hear the latest news regarding the Next Generation Formats. <- (pic1)
|  (pic 2) | As President of the International Association, I started the evening off by welcoming everyone and thanking Apple for their hospitality. I also acknowledged DVDA Board Members Aleen Stein, of our NY Chapter and Bruce Nazarian of our Los Angeles Chapter who had come over to London for this meeting [before being off to Cannes for MIPCOM]. <- (pic 2) | 
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| First to present was DVDA UK Board Member and President of Newmerique, Bob Auger. Bob spoke on HD DVD, with particular emphasis on it’s relevance and marketing approach to Europe. <- (pic 3)
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| Next up was Simon James of Sonic who not only presented Blu-ray and compared and contrasted it to HD DVD, but also presented an overview on Sonic’s authoring tools to support both formats.
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Chris Duke and Jean-Luc Bouchard of Apple who presented a thrilling example of how Apple’s tools (Final Cut Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Motion and Compressor) all work in an apparently seamless integration to simplify workflow for the creation of high definition DVDs. | | |
After the presentation, the panel fielded a number of questions for the members in attendance, and quite naturally these questions continued in earnest just down the road at the pub after Apple closed their doors.
It was a very exciting and informative meeting, thanks to Andy Evans of the Pavement and Bob Auger for organizing this great event. Thanks to all our UK DVD members who put up with the inconvenience of two of the London underground lines being shut for the evening to attend the event, and once again thanks to Apple for the wonderful venue.
Next stop, Cannes, France and MIPCOM. Watch for more posts.
Bernie |
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