[Tig] iDailies (was 6500 vs 9300)

[Ted Langdell]

On Jul 4, 2007, at 12:12 PM, Joe Beirne wrote:

> At 3:30 AM -0700 7/4/07, Ted Langdell wrote:
>
>>
>> On Jul 4, 2007, at 12:55 AM, Marc Wielage wrote:
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>>  >  iPods and iPhones for dailies.
>>
>> Somebody will develop iDailies just for that purpose.
>>
>> Ted.
>
>
> Ted-
>
> We did exactly that (for Video iPod) on a couple of features and on  
> at least one TV pilot, with I must say, rather mixed reactions.
>
> The assumption that a new platform must be equally superior in  
> every dimension was hard to overcome: we got pretty far toward  
> conveying useful metadata along with the picture and sound, and  
> unquestionably the coolness of having all your dailies in your  
> pocket was an attraction, but the clients inevitably got around to  
> complaining that the color and contrast didn't match a CRT, or that  
> the resolution wasn't high enough, or that the iPod screen itself  
> wasn't very big!
>
>
> -- 
> Joe
> PostWorks, New York

So, if you give them a taste of inferior "food" if you will...  
they'll notice the difference, and want the "real, high-end  
restaurant taste" they've been accustomed to... and the "problem"  
will work itself out. ??

(Not sure whether that's a statement or question at this point.)


Ted Langdell
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