New HD and Art Forums at DVinfo.net

Joseph George · May 19th, 2003, 09:41 PM

Although this site is called DVinfo, some of the audience uses higher end formats. I would like to suggest a forum that would cover 100 Mbs and up HD formats -- Varicam, CineAlta; plus film production.

There should also be a forum dedicated to the art of cinema.

These forums would bring more sophisticated audience to the site.

Joseph George · May 19th, 2003, 09:44 PM

Plus another forum that would handle 4:2:2 SD formats.

Soon you'll also need blu-ray HD DVD forum, or this could be initially combined with the JVC HD forum.

Chris Hurd · May 20th, 2003, 07:44 AM

I would be delighted to move forward with this, Joseph, however I would have to insist that the discussions within remain limited strictly to real-world topics such as operational details, specifications, implementation, etc. and not speculation, hype, evangelism, or long-winded essays about why one format is "better" than the other.

If there are enough interested parties who are committed to discussions of a hands-on, how-does-it-work nature, and not broad gesturing about the format, then I'll be happy to add this. We would need someone already working with the gear who would be willing to moderate those boards.

Joseph George · May 23rd, 2003, 10:02 PM

Chris, Steve Mullen and Charles Papert seem to be very knowledgeable. There may be others; I don’t know; I’m just too new here. I get on the site only when there is nothing to do on a project I’m involved with right now and that is not going very well, so there are plenty of breaks.

You have these major categories of forums. My suggestion would be one major category called “Beyond DV Resolution”. You could put the JVC HD10 forum in there and then have another forum on “HD, High-End (or Pro) SD and Film. This forum would naturally split into more forums in the future.

Another suggestion is to include more threads on the screen once you open a forum, especially if the forum will combine a number of different areas.

I believe that optical media will slowly replace tape. You should possibly add another forum with the SD cameras on “Other SD Cameras”.

I had free time so I tested postings on various film genres and it seems that it attracted more people than anything else. But your overall audience is weak art wise.

Jeff Donald · May 23rd, 2003, 10:45 PM

Your posts attracted people only by sheer volume. You posted so many threads that other peoples threads were forced off the first page.

May 19th, 2003, 09:41 PM	#1
Joseph George Permanently Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 265	New HD and Art Forums Although this site is called DVinfo, some of the audience uses higher end formats. I would like to suggest a forum that would cover 100 Mbs and up HD formats -- Varicam, CineAlta; plus film production. There should also be a forum dedicated to the art of cinema. These forums would bring more sophisticated audience to the site.

May 20th, 2003, 07:44 AM	#3
Chris Hurd Obstreperous Rex Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: San Marcos, TX Posts: 27,368 Images: 513	I would be delighted to move forward with this, Joseph, however I would have to insist that the discussions within remain limited strictly to real-world topics such as operational details, specifications, implementation, etc. and not speculation, hype, evangelism, or long-winded essays about why one format is "better" than the other. If there are enough interested parties who are committed to discussions of a hands-on, how-does-it-work nature, and not broad gesturing about the format, then I'll be happy to add this. We would need someone already working with the gear who would be willing to moderate those boards. __________________ CH Search DV Info Net \| 20 years of DVi \| ...Tuesday is Soylent Green Day!

May 23rd, 2003, 10:45 PM	#5
Jeff Donald Warden Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Clearwater, FL Posts: 8,287	Your posts attracted people only by sheer volume. You posted so many threads that other peoples threads were forced off the first page. __________________ Jeff Donald Carpe Diem Search DVinfo.net for quick answers \| Where to Buy? From the best in the business: DVinfo.net sponsors

May 19th, 2003, 09:44 PM	#2
Joseph George Permanently Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 265	Plus another forum that would handle 4:2:2 SD formats. Soon you'll also need blu-ray HD DVD forum, or this could be initially combined with the JVC HD forum.

May 23rd, 2003, 10:02 PM	#4
Joseph George Permanently Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 265	Chris, Steve Mullen and Charles Papert seem to be very knowledgeable. There may be others; I don’t know; I’m just too new here. I get on the site only when there is nothing to do on a project I’m involved with right now and that is not going very well, so there are plenty of breaks. You have these major categories of forums. My suggestion would be one major category called “Beyond DV Resolution”. You could put the JVC HD10 forum in there and then have another forum on “HD, High-End (or Pro) SD and Film. This forum would naturally split into more forums in the future. Another suggestion is to include more threads on the screen once you open a forum, especially if the forum will combine a number of different areas. I believe that optical media will slowly replace tape. You should possibly add another forum with the SD cameras on “Other SD Cameras”. I had free time so I tested postings on various film genres and it seems that it attracted more people than anything else. But your overall audience is weak art wise.