[Tig] Super 16

[Rob Lingelbach]

On Jan 11, 2007, at 10:47 , Dick Hobbs wrote:


>
> Rapid TV News - a newish online TV newsletter - is reporting that  
> the BBC is banning the use of Super 16mm film for HD production (go  
> to www.rapidtvnews.com - the story is on the front page at the time  
> of writing). We have known for some time that Discovery Channel  
> will not accept Super 16 for HD.

Anyone responding to this should read the article Dick mentions.  It  
doesn't seem to be old
news, though the 'issues' discussed are not new.  To me, it appears  
the tail is wagging the
dog; compression schemes dictate the origination format?

Rob
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