40 Years Later Hair the Musical Art. on With the Hairy Revolution!
Posted by cleansearching in Musics on January 31, 2009 | no responses
Ace Ross asked:
Los Angeles, CA, USA August 15, 2008. Amongst the protests of antiwar and economic uncertainty growing stronger with no end in site, I would like draw attention to artwork from the 1960’s that has made an impact on my life. Remember the day glow posters and black lights? Remember the rock art from The Fillmore play bills we all saved? Remember the image from HAiR the American Tribal Love Rock Musical? All these and more will always hang in my mind as remembrance of a time of innocence. Drugs, *** and Rock and Roll were a part of most of the baby boomers lives when we were not afraid to get stoned and attend an antiwar peace protest. I will always remember protesting the Vietnam War in NYC and a blurry instance of running over the rocks and hills in Central Park when we were chased by police at a Schaefer Music Festival Concert in Central Park. We can all relive the experiences of going to Led Zeppelin, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter, Black Sabbath, and Grand Funk Rail Road concerts…what a time we had….Quaaludes, Benzedrine, Tuinals, Seconals. Boones Farm anyone? Though the majority of of us are all clean and sober now…it is still fun to reminisce those great days.
The memories I have of the Hippie movement are resonating more today than ever with the revival of HAiR the American Tribal Love Rock Musical free concert at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater. The message is resonating more strongly with the youth and young adults of the world today than perhaps ever before. When asked recently about the resonance and resurgence of this iconic symbol on today’s young adults, the plays legendary producer, Michael Butler, answered emphatically, “It isn’t coming back, it never left, HAiR’s message is more relevant today than its ever been. Over 11 million people have seen the play, an estimated quarter of a billion have heard the music. It’s in dozens of productions around the world as we speak. In fact, a third of all American actors have had some association with HAiR. Its been a force for good for almost four decades.”
The Age of Aquarius times of running around as free as a bird was a time in history when we lived in the moment without a worry in the world. Hair, the first ever rock opera, opened in 1968 and all of us would travel into the city form Long Island and New Jersey to participate in this communal offering giving us an insight into the decade of the flower children which we were all very much a part of. It shocked audiences for its lyrics and subject matter, as well as onstage ******. The original script contains a **** scene, but it is not essential to the plot and individual productions may or may not choose to include it. The original script also contains some ****** language which again, may be edited on today’s stage.
As reported recently in “USA Today” the New York based trend forecasting think tank, The Trends Research Institute, found something unique in American history, a new generation looking back in time for inspiration… specifically, the 1960’s.
“Hair” grew out of a new downtown ethos embraced by the radical – and charismatic – Joseph Papp, who in the mid-’60s was adding the Public Theater to his New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. After a brief run at a nightclub called Cheetah, the show was picked up by Michael Butler, heir to a Chicago paper fortune. He had it restaged by Tom O’Horgan, and readied for Broadway in 1968.
“As I look through my old posters, play bills, and concert flyers I’ve collected through the years I have such fond memories of growing up in the 60’s. As a young girl living in Southern California life was quite enjoyable. Saving my allowance to buy the latest albums, going to concerts…it was all so exciting. One of my most happy memories is seeing the touring production of the musical HAiR…and I still have the play booklet. Over the past few years I have been collecting HAiR posters from all over the world, in different languages from different Tribes! The best poster in my collection is the reproduction of the original from the 1968 Broadway opening There is something mesmerizing about the aura photographed around the actors head. I love the colors of this art piece of which promote brotherly love and world peace.”…..states Myrle Atchley from Mississippi.
There are many great 60’s pop artists; I love Andy Warhol, John Van Hamersveld, Roy Lichtenstein, and Bob Massy. There is something really special about the work that Russoli and Rodriquez created for HAiR. They were experimenting the aura technique in photography. When approached by Producer Michael Butler with the idea to create the marketing for the new play, he introduced them to Steve Curry, one of the original actors in the soon to open Broadway production of HAiR. The play opened on April 29th at The Biltmore Theater in NYC and sold out every night and ran for 1,750 performances. I was 16 years old at West Hempstead High School when my girlfriend’s mom took us into Manhattan to see the show.
Forty years later….I love the art hanging on my wall…..Frame and hang and enjoy as art takes you through the memories and the journey of our lives…
Art imitates life and as we witness today’s youth letting there hair down and getting that what we lived through in the sixties parallels with what is happening in the world today.
On with the HAiRy revolution…….
HAiR The American Tribal Love Rock Musical ®1968
HAiR Lithograph is used with permission courtesy of Natoma Productions ®1968
Los Angeles, CA, USA August 15, 2008. Amongst the protests of antiwar and economic uncertainty growing stronger with no end in site, I would like draw attention to artwork from the 1960’s that has made an impact on my life. Remember the day glow posters and black lights? Remember the rock art from The Fillmore play bills we all saved? Remember the image from HAiR the American Tribal Love Rock Musical? All these and more will always hang in my mind as remembrance of a time of innocence. Drugs, *** and Rock and Roll were a part of most of the baby boomers lives when we were not afraid to get stoned and attend an antiwar peace protest. I will always remember protesting the Vietnam War in NYC and a blurry instance of running over the rocks and hills in Central Park when we were chased by police at a Schaefer Music Festival Concert in Central Park. We can all relive the experiences of going to Led Zeppelin, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter, Black Sabbath, and Grand Funk Rail Road concerts…what a time we had….Quaaludes, Benzedrine, Tuinals, Seconals. Boones Farm anyone? Though the majority of of us are all clean and sober now…it is still fun to reminisce those great days.
The memories I have of the Hippie movement are resonating more today than ever with the revival of HAiR the American Tribal Love Rock Musical free concert at Central Park’s Delacorte Theater. The message is resonating more strongly with the youth and young adults of the world today than perhaps ever before. When asked recently about the resonance and resurgence of this iconic symbol on today’s young adults, the plays legendary producer, Michael Butler, answered emphatically, “It isn’t coming back, it never left, HAiR’s message is more relevant today than its ever been. Over 11 million people have seen the play, an estimated quarter of a billion have heard the music. It’s in dozens of productions around the world as we speak. In fact, a third of all American actors have had some association with HAiR. Its been a force for good for almost four decades.”
The Age of Aquarius times of running around as free as a bird was a time in history when we lived in the moment without a worry in the world. Hair, the first ever rock opera, opened in 1968 and all of us would travel into the city form Long Island and New Jersey to participate in this communal offering giving us an insight into the decade of the flower children which we were all very much a part of. It shocked audiences for its lyrics and subject matter, as well as onstage ******. The original script contains a **** scene, but it is not essential to the plot and individual productions may or may not choose to include it. The original script also contains some ****** language which again, may be edited on today’s stage.
As reported recently in “USA Today” the New York based trend forecasting think tank, The Trends Research Institute, found something unique in American history, a new generation looking back in time for inspiration… specifically, the 1960’s.
“Hair” grew out of a new downtown ethos embraced by the radical – and charismatic – Joseph Papp, who in the mid-’60s was adding the Public Theater to his New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park. After a brief run at a nightclub called Cheetah, the show was picked up by Michael Butler, heir to a Chicago paper fortune. He had it restaged by Tom O’Horgan, and readied for Broadway in 1968.
“As I look through my old posters, play bills, and concert flyers I’ve collected through the years I have such fond memories of growing up in the 60’s. As a young girl living in Southern California life was quite enjoyable. Saving my allowance to buy the latest albums, going to concerts…it was all so exciting. One of my most happy memories is seeing the touring production of the musical HAiR…and I still have the play booklet. Over the past few years I have been collecting HAiR posters from all over the world, in different languages from different Tribes! The best poster in my collection is the reproduction of the original from the 1968 Broadway opening There is something mesmerizing about the aura photographed around the actors head. I love the colors of this art piece of which promote brotherly love and world peace.”…..states Myrle Atchley from Mississippi.
There are many great 60’s pop artists; I love Andy Warhol, John Van Hamersveld, Roy Lichtenstein, and Bob Massy. There is something really special about the work that Russoli and Rodriquez created for HAiR. They were experimenting the aura technique in photography. When approached by Producer Michael Butler with the idea to create the marketing for the new play, he introduced them to Steve Curry, one of the original actors in the soon to open Broadway production of HAiR. The play opened on April 29th at The Biltmore Theater in NYC and sold out every night and ran for 1,750 performances. I was 16 years old at West Hempstead High School when my girlfriend’s mom took us into Manhattan to see the show.
Forty years later….I love the art hanging on my wall…..Frame and hang and enjoy as art takes you through the memories and the journey of our lives…
Art imitates life and as we witness today’s youth letting there hair down and getting that what we lived through in the sixties parallels with what is happening in the world today.
On with the HAiRy revolution…….
HAiR The American Tribal Love Rock Musical ®1968
HAiR Lithograph is used with permission courtesy of Natoma Productions ®1968
Naruto Movie Download – Sauske Vs Naruto
Posted by cleansearching in Cartoon on January 31, 2009 | no responses
Today, with highly advanced technologies and the wonderful world of the internet, you can sit comfortably at home and watch your favorite movies. Thousands of websites are providing options for movie downloads and what is required on your part is the ability to search and select the right website for the download purpose. For those who are enthusiasts of Japanese culture, and who really want to download movies containing the story of Naruto, there is no need to purchase or rent them at high prices; you can make use of websites which are providing quality Naruto movie downloads.
Naruto movie downloads can be obtained from websites catering to those who are admirers of the Japanese culture, and host movies and anime videos associated with Naruto. It would be best to depend on the search engines to locate the websites providing excellent Naruto movie downloads.
There are many peer to peer networks which offer free Naruto movie downloads. However, in these options the download speed may be very slow, you cannot expect good video and audio quality, and there is also the possibility of downloading virus infected and corrupted files. Apart from this, downloads are not free from spywares and adwares which might get installed into your system. The subtitled version of Naruto movies is made available by many private websites that offer Naruto movie downloads. The subtitles are provided by the admirers of the movies and are known by the term fansubs. The important point to be kept in mind while choosing such Naruto movie downloads is that these may not be legal; moreover, these websites may also be lacking in modern technologies, server resources and bandwidths.
The better choice in Naruto movie downloads is to opt for downloads from websites offering paid downloading services. Here you are provided with lifetime membership and unlimited downloads of movies, videos and cartoons of Naruto. In paid sites, there are no restrictions for copying the movies on CDs or DVDs. Today many people depend on paid and membership websites for Naruto movie downloads because it is possible for them to enjoy the fun without threat from viruses. Moreover, they can download the full version of the movies at fast download speeds.
In conclusion, it can be rightly said that while downloading Naruto movies, choosing the right network is necessary if you wish to enjoy the movies wholeheartedly, without any tension or worry to bother you.
By: Ben Levanger
About the Author:
Naruto movie downloads can be obtained from websites catering to those who are admirers of the Japanese culture, and host movies and anime videos associated with Naruto. It would be best to depend on the search engines to locate the websites providing excellent Naruto movie downloads.
There are many peer to peer networks which offer free Naruto movie downloads. However, in these options the download speed may be very slow, you cannot expect good video and audio quality, and there is also the possibility of downloading virus infected and corrupted files. Apart from this, downloads are not free from spywares and adwares which might get installed into your system. The subtitled version of Naruto movies is made available by many private websites that offer Naruto movie downloads. The subtitles are provided by the admirers of the movies and are known by the term fansubs. The important point to be kept in mind while choosing such Naruto movie downloads is that these may not be legal; moreover, these websites may also be lacking in modern technologies, server resources and bandwidths.
The better choice in Naruto movie downloads is to opt for downloads from websites offering paid downloading services. Here you are provided with lifetime membership and unlimited downloads of movies, videos and cartoons of Naruto. In paid sites, there are no restrictions for copying the movies on CDs or DVDs. Today many people depend on paid and membership websites for Naruto movie downloads because it is possible for them to enjoy the fun without threat from viruses. Moreover, they can download the full version of the movies at fast download speeds.
In conclusion, it can be rightly said that while downloading Naruto movies, choosing the right network is necessary if you wish to enjoy the movies wholeheartedly, without any tension or worry to bother you.
By: Ben Levanger
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IT the movie part 1
Posted by cleansearching in Movies on January 31, 2009 | 24 responses
ARNGRIMPRO asked:
Well, the first part of this movie, enjoy it, rate and comment plz =) and watch the other 27 parts XD La primer parte de la película. disfrútenla, evalúen y comenten por favor y vean las 27 restantes XD Disclaimer: I don’t own Warner Bros. or any stuff showed in this movie.
Live Video Streaming – Revolutionising New Music
Posted by cleansearching in Musics on January 26, 2009 | no responses
PXR5 asked:
In years gone by, bands made themselves well known by performing outrageous stunts and spouting offensive lyrics.
Attitudes change over time, however, and nowadays; artists increasingly need to find new ways to get noticed. For this reason, many bands are turning to the internet, and live video streaming as an effective medium to promote their music.
The power of the internet has had an undeniable affect on the face of modern music. From the impact of illegal music downloads to the ‘bedroom’ generation of artists, there has been a shift in the way that people listen to new artists.
In days of yore, up and coming bands and musicians were reliant on record labels and the media to promote their music and generate awareness. This process is now made much simpler by the ability to stream live video footage of their music to a captive audience of millions.
Sandi Thom was one of the trailblazers in this new era of DIY music promotion. Before hitting the mainstream, Thom decided to broadcast a live performance from her basement over the net. Live webcasting specialists Streaming Tank were drafted in to help, setting up a webcam and streaming 21 live sets each night over a period of 3 weeks.
This proved to be hugely successful as the as then unsigned Scottish singer was subsequently offered a record deal with giants Sony.
When up and coming Little Man Tate wanted to stream a live gig from a house in Sheffield, they knew exactly where to turn. ‘House Party at Boothy’s’ was broadcast live over the net direct from a close friend of the band’s home, Boothy’s living room. Streaming Tank set up a simple mini DV camera and streamed the gig over a standard broadband connection. This meant that fans who were unable to attend the gig could watch the live video stream the comfort of their homes.
It is not only new artists who are using webcasting to promote themselves. Established bands like Genesis and The Who have also benefited from live media streaming.
Genesis used Streaming Tank’s expertise last year, streaming live video of a press conference to announce their ‘Turn it on again’ world Tour. This received over 16,000 live views and over the coming 4 hours, a further 100,000 people tuned in to see it.
When rock veterans ‘The Who’ embarked on a recent European tour, they invited Streaming Tank along to stream video footage live to thousands of viewers online. Preceded by exclusive back stage footage of supporting acts such as The Raconteurs, The Eels, The Flaming Lips and Martha Wainwright, this proved to be extremely successful.
To find out more about the range of live video streaming and webcasting solutions offered by Streaming Tank, please use the contact details below:
In years gone by, bands made themselves well known by performing outrageous stunts and spouting offensive lyrics.
Attitudes change over time, however, and nowadays; artists increasingly need to find new ways to get noticed. For this reason, many bands are turning to the internet, and live video streaming as an effective medium to promote their music.
The power of the internet has had an undeniable affect on the face of modern music. From the impact of illegal music downloads to the ‘bedroom’ generation of artists, there has been a shift in the way that people listen to new artists.
In days of yore, up and coming bands and musicians were reliant on record labels and the media to promote their music and generate awareness. This process is now made much simpler by the ability to stream live video footage of their music to a captive audience of millions.
Sandi Thom was one of the trailblazers in this new era of DIY music promotion. Before hitting the mainstream, Thom decided to broadcast a live performance from her basement over the net. Live webcasting specialists Streaming Tank were drafted in to help, setting up a webcam and streaming 21 live sets each night over a period of 3 weeks.
This proved to be hugely successful as the as then unsigned Scottish singer was subsequently offered a record deal with giants Sony.
When up and coming Little Man Tate wanted to stream a live gig from a house in Sheffield, they knew exactly where to turn. ‘House Party at Boothy’s’ was broadcast live over the net direct from a close friend of the band’s home, Boothy’s living room. Streaming Tank set up a simple mini DV camera and streamed the gig over a standard broadband connection. This meant that fans who were unable to attend the gig could watch the live video stream the comfort of their homes.
It is not only new artists who are using webcasting to promote themselves. Established bands like Genesis and The Who have also benefited from live media streaming.
Genesis used Streaming Tank’s expertise last year, streaming live video of a press conference to announce their ‘Turn it on again’ world Tour. This received over 16,000 live views and over the coming 4 hours, a further 100,000 people tuned in to see it.
When rock veterans ‘The Who’ embarked on a recent European tour, they invited Streaming Tank along to stream video footage live to thousands of viewers online. Preceded by exclusive back stage footage of supporting acts such as The Raconteurs, The Eels, The Flaming Lips and Martha Wainwright, this proved to be extremely successful.
To find out more about the range of live video streaming and webcasting solutions offered by Streaming Tank, please use the contact details below:
Download Naruto and watch it online also
Posted by cleansearching in Cartoon on January 24, 2009 | no responses
It’s a common phenomenon that the animation series always attract kids more than teenagers. But, its’ not the same in case of Naruto as series is equally liked by teenagers and by grown people as well. Its always entertaining plot, sweet characters are more than enough reason for people to make Naruto downloads.
The plotline of Naruto revolves around Naruto Uzumaki and his friends. The life of Naruto changed when a demon fox attacked the village, Naruto was a baby then, and the soul of the demon was sealed into Naruto. As he grew up, people of town treated him like a demon and it made his life hard. Naruto later joined a three man team consisted of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura along with their instructor Kakashi. It shows how they all face dangers and try to rescue themselves and other innocent people as well.
Like many other TV shows, thousands of sites offer Naruto downloads. Innumerous require the visitors to avail their membership and several promise to provide complete TV shows without paying a single penny. Never ever think to go ahead with such kinda websites as nothing on internet comes in terms of free. And, if you want to download free Naruto episodes, then, this article would not work for you!
The simplest and best way to download Naruto is by joining a website. Such kinda website needs you to avail their membership. Become a member and get an access to download unlimited American, British and Canadian TV shows. Several modes of memberships are available. You can go with a limited membership or can avail lifetime membership. If you go with limited membership, then, you are given access to download your favorite TV shows for that limited period only. But when you go with lifetime membership, you get an access to download thousands of TV shows throughout your life, just by paying single time charges. And, the best part is that you don’t need to download any extra software to support your download.
Forget about DVDs and such kinda stuff. Those are released too late and its’ of no use to wait. Instead, simply download Naruto episodes. Downloading is very easy and beneficial task and if you know the right way to go ahead, then you would succeed surely. So, make ‘Naruto’ downloads and enjoy your favorite TV show at the comfort of your PC!
By: ajaykumar
About the Author:
The plotline of Naruto revolves around Naruto Uzumaki and his friends. The life of Naruto changed when a demon fox attacked the village, Naruto was a baby then, and the soul of the demon was sealed into Naruto. As he grew up, people of town treated him like a demon and it made his life hard. Naruto later joined a three man team consisted of Naruto, Sasuke and Sakura along with their instructor Kakashi. It shows how they all face dangers and try to rescue themselves and other innocent people as well.
Like many other TV shows, thousands of sites offer Naruto downloads. Innumerous require the visitors to avail their membership and several promise to provide complete TV shows without paying a single penny. Never ever think to go ahead with such kinda websites as nothing on internet comes in terms of free. And, if you want to download free Naruto episodes, then, this article would not work for you!
The simplest and best way to download Naruto is by joining a website. Such kinda website needs you to avail their membership. Become a member and get an access to download unlimited American, British and Canadian TV shows. Several modes of memberships are available. You can go with a limited membership or can avail lifetime membership. If you go with limited membership, then, you are given access to download your favorite TV shows for that limited period only. But when you go with lifetime membership, you get an access to download thousands of TV shows throughout your life, just by paying single time charges. And, the best part is that you don’t need to download any extra software to support your download.
Forget about DVDs and such kinda stuff. Those are released too late and its’ of no use to wait. Instead, simply download Naruto episodes. Downloading is very easy and beneficial task and if you know the right way to go ahead, then you would succeed surely. So, make ‘Naruto’ downloads and enjoy your favorite TV show at the comfort of your PC!
By: ajaykumar
About the Author:
Ajay Kumar is huge TV Show fan and sharing his favorite shows over the web, for more shows, visit http://edogo.com
Growing Sales Of Blu-Ray Recorders In Japan
Posted by cleansearching in Musics on January 24, 2009 | no responses
Tape4backup asked:
GfK Retail & Technology is the major leader market researcher of the world that tracks and collects data of POS (point of sale) in media markets of entertainment and consumer technical items. GfK Retail & Technology receives data from resellers and retailers of more than seventy countries across the world. Reporting platform of GfK is “Star Track”. The data is then compiled by StarTrack and comparable information is provided to the industry leaders, manufacturers and retailers at both international and country level as well.
Figures of Japan GfK Retail & Technology reveal that the market share of Blu-ray recorders exceeded 50 percent for DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) recorders in unit terms. Market share of bluray disk recorders was 10 percent in October 2007 and since then its market share has shown rapid growth. Average sale prices in 2008 also came down. Blu-ray disk recorder’s average sale price in 1st week of June 2008 was about 110,000 to 120,000 Japanese Yen. During the 3rd week of October 2008, the price of Blu-ray recorders dropped and was between 100,000 to 110,000 Japanese Yen. Consumers shifting towards the blu-ray technology have really outpaced the DVD recorders. The sales growth of blu-ray is very impressive. The survey of GfK shows that the replacement of Blu-ray recorders with that of DVD technology is almost 1.5 times faster in comparison to the conversion of VHS recorders to the DVD recorders.
During April 2002, the DVD recorder’s market share exceeded 10 percent and its share grew steadily. After 82 weeks, its share surpassed 50 percent in November 2003. On the other hand, market share of blu-ray format at the end of October 2007 exceeded ten percent and at the start of November 2008 after 53 weeks its market share transcended 50 percent. One of the major and primary reasons that boosted the conversion rate towards the blu-ray disk technology was the increase in Flat Panel Television’s sales. Flat-Panel TVs enabled the consumers to experience and enjoy digital HD-broadcasting. The other fundamental reason that accelerated the sales of bluray disk format is its capability of recording HD broadcasting and there is no drop in quality of the content.
Blu-ray disk technology is the new version of storage products the primarily aims at high definition TV recording. Most of the UDO (Ultra Density Optical) specification items are based on the blu-ray technology. Blue laser (405nm) is used in bluray format with cover layer technology of 100 micron. Sony created the bluray HD technology and is able to record whole full length HDTV format movie on disk that is equivalent in size to common Compact disk or DVD. Blu-ray depends on the blue lazer and has the technology to encode & decode the information more finely in comparison to the red lazer technology utilized in DVD format. That is why blu-ray disk can record 25 Gigabytes of information on each side of the disk which makes it total of 50GB on both sides. Ability of Blu-ray disk format to hold large amounts of data offers huge possibilities for entertainment as well as computing. Bluray disks can archive more data amounts in form of software, digital photos, music and video. Data storage of 50GB on single bluray disk can make for large software packages. Ability of storing more data gives the blu-ray disk format edge over the other disk recording formats like the DVD technology introduced by Toshiba.
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GfK Retail & Technology is the major leader market researcher of the world that tracks and collects data of POS (point of sale) in media markets of entertainment and consumer technical items. GfK Retail & Technology receives data from resellers and retailers of more than seventy countries across the world. Reporting platform of GfK is “Star Track”. The data is then compiled by StarTrack and comparable information is provided to the industry leaders, manufacturers and retailers at both international and country level as well.
Figures of Japan GfK Retail & Technology reveal that the market share of Blu-ray recorders exceeded 50 percent for DVD (Digital Versatile Disk) recorders in unit terms. Market share of bluray disk recorders was 10 percent in October 2007 and since then its market share has shown rapid growth. Average sale prices in 2008 also came down. Blu-ray disk recorder’s average sale price in 1st week of June 2008 was about 110,000 to 120,000 Japanese Yen. During the 3rd week of October 2008, the price of Blu-ray recorders dropped and was between 100,000 to 110,000 Japanese Yen. Consumers shifting towards the blu-ray technology have really outpaced the DVD recorders. The sales growth of blu-ray is very impressive. The survey of GfK shows that the replacement of Blu-ray recorders with that of DVD technology is almost 1.5 times faster in comparison to the conversion of VHS recorders to the DVD recorders.
During April 2002, the DVD recorder’s market share exceeded 10 percent and its share grew steadily. After 82 weeks, its share surpassed 50 percent in November 2003. On the other hand, market share of blu-ray format at the end of October 2007 exceeded ten percent and at the start of November 2008 after 53 weeks its market share transcended 50 percent. One of the major and primary reasons that boosted the conversion rate towards the blu-ray disk technology was the increase in Flat Panel Television’s sales. Flat-Panel TVs enabled the consumers to experience and enjoy digital HD-broadcasting. The other fundamental reason that accelerated the sales of bluray disk format is its capability of recording HD broadcasting and there is no drop in quality of the content.
Blu-ray disk technology is the new version of storage products the primarily aims at high definition TV recording. Most of the UDO (Ultra Density Optical) specification items are based on the blu-ray technology. Blue laser (405nm) is used in bluray format with cover layer technology of 100 micron. Sony created the bluray HD technology and is able to record whole full length HDTV format movie on disk that is equivalent in size to common Compact disk or DVD. Blu-ray depends on the blue lazer and has the technology to encode & decode the information more finely in comparison to the red lazer technology utilized in DVD format. That is why blu-ray disk can record 25 Gigabytes of information on each side of the disk which makes it total of 50GB on both sides. Ability of Blu-ray disk format to hold large amounts of data offers huge possibilities for entertainment as well as computing. Bluray disks can archive more data amounts in form of software, digital photos, music and video. Data storage of 50GB on single bluray disk can make for large software packages. Ability of storing more data gives the blu-ray disk format edge over the other disk recording formats like the DVD technology introduced by Toshiba.
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Download Free Legal Music For Ipod – The Top Solution
Posted by cleansearching in Musics on January 24, 2009 | no responses
Sydney Nelson asked:
The proliferation of P2P file sharing networks on the Internet makes it very tempting and easy for someone to get themselves into a lot of trouble with the Recording Industry Association of America. The increasing sophistication of technology has made it much easier for the RIAA to track who is illegally making songs available for download and the people who are downloading them.
Very recently a student of Utah State University was sued by the RIAA for doing just that. The RIAA is negotiating a settlement of about $3,000 dollars. In another case a 12 year old child was prosecuted for file sharing and the case was settled for $2,000. I’ll outline a solution for acquiring legal free music downloads for iPods below which will keep you in good graces with the RIAA.
There are a number of Internet sites that offer free music that’s legal to download to your iPod. Accessing these services will prevent law suits against you for illegally acquiring downloads from P2P file sharing networks. Additionally, a number of the file sharing networks will bombard you with popup ads and the files can include a number of viruses and trojans.
The Dilemma
A number of sites like Yahoo Music and iTunes offer music downloads at a per download fee of 99 cents. These sites are certainly legal and will keep you out of trouble with the RIAA. The only drawback about these sites is the songs are coded with DRM and will no longer play on your computer if you discontinue your membership with them. The aforementioned sites are two of the top music download sites available with iTunes being number one.
Another site that’s ranked second only to iTunes is eMusic. Their advantage is all their songs are DRM free, in MP3 format and will play on any platform. They offer a monthly subscription which allows a limited number of downloads. But the drawback is they specialize in independent or “indie” music artists. Although you own the music you download, their selection of the major recording labels and music artists is very limited.
The Top Solution
A more economical solution for acquiring unlimited iPod music downloads of the major recording labels without the hassle of per download fees, is to sign up for a membership with one of the numerous iPod music download services. These services typically advertise free music downloads and for all intents and purposes that’s true in most cases.
Because, for the most part, they offer a lifetime membership for around $35 to $45 dollars. This one time fee includes unlimited downloads of iPod tunes and the fee is basically to offset administration costs, customer service and to keep their server computers online.
The iPod music download sites typically offer more than just music downloads. Your membership generally includes access to music videos, TV shows, movies, iPod games and cheats, conversion software and other related software. Some require you to download free software you would use to access the music, movies and other downloads. And some offer a rich assortment of incentive software like DVD burners and the Google free software package.
In Summary
The very nominal one time fee required for a lifetime membership is really a no brainer compared to the major sites charging you about a dollar per download. Because, the cost of 35 songs with one of them, would pay for a lifetime membership, with unlimited iPod downloads of not only music but all the aforementioned files. The download speeds are very good, there’s no DRM hassle and your tunes continue to play on your computer even if you discontinue your membership. Best of all, you won’t get into trouble with the RIAA.
The proliferation of P2P file sharing networks on the Internet makes it very tempting and easy for someone to get themselves into a lot of trouble with the Recording Industry Association of America. The increasing sophistication of technology has made it much easier for the RIAA to track who is illegally making songs available for download and the people who are downloading them.
Very recently a student of Utah State University was sued by the RIAA for doing just that. The RIAA is negotiating a settlement of about $3,000 dollars. In another case a 12 year old child was prosecuted for file sharing and the case was settled for $2,000. I’ll outline a solution for acquiring legal free music downloads for iPods below which will keep you in good graces with the RIAA.
There are a number of Internet sites that offer free music that’s legal to download to your iPod. Accessing these services will prevent law suits against you for illegally acquiring downloads from P2P file sharing networks. Additionally, a number of the file sharing networks will bombard you with popup ads and the files can include a number of viruses and trojans.
The Dilemma
A number of sites like Yahoo Music and iTunes offer music downloads at a per download fee of 99 cents. These sites are certainly legal and will keep you out of trouble with the RIAA. The only drawback about these sites is the songs are coded with DRM and will no longer play on your computer if you discontinue your membership with them. The aforementioned sites are two of the top music download sites available with iTunes being number one.
Another site that’s ranked second only to iTunes is eMusic. Their advantage is all their songs are DRM free, in MP3 format and will play on any platform. They offer a monthly subscription which allows a limited number of downloads. But the drawback is they specialize in independent or “indie” music artists. Although you own the music you download, their selection of the major recording labels and music artists is very limited.
The Top Solution
A more economical solution for acquiring unlimited iPod music downloads of the major recording labels without the hassle of per download fees, is to sign up for a membership with one of the numerous iPod music download services. These services typically advertise free music downloads and for all intents and purposes that’s true in most cases.
Because, for the most part, they offer a lifetime membership for around $35 to $45 dollars. This one time fee includes unlimited downloads of iPod tunes and the fee is basically to offset administration costs, customer service and to keep their server computers online.
The iPod music download sites typically offer more than just music downloads. Your membership generally includes access to music videos, TV shows, movies, iPod games and cheats, conversion software and other related software. Some require you to download free software you would use to access the music, movies and other downloads. And some offer a rich assortment of incentive software like DVD burners and the Google free software package.
In Summary
The very nominal one time fee required for a lifetime membership is really a no brainer compared to the major sites charging you about a dollar per download. Because, the cost of 35 songs with one of them, would pay for a lifetime membership, with unlimited iPod downloads of not only music but all the aforementioned files. The download speeds are very good, there’s no DRM hassle and your tunes continue to play on your computer even if you discontinue your membership. Best of all, you won’t get into trouble with the RIAA.
How To Download Cheap Mp3 Music?
Posted by cleansearching in Musics on January 22, 2009 | no responses
Sam Loyal asked:
Surprisingly enough, various sites offer amazing music downloads that are simple to use and easy to access. Providing million songs, music tracks, or soundtracks, they help people listen to their favorite music genres in a hassle free way. But, it is really important to look for the technical support of a particular chosen site before choosing any download options. This will help you avoid unnecessary technical problems.
Build a Large Music Library
You can easily build your own music library in a cost effective way by surfing through various online music mp3 stores. Today, downloading music is quite possible. Helping you to download songs, movies, or music videos that really interest you, it saves your time and money to a greater extent. Apart from this, by using a reliable website, you can avoid troubleshooting issues too. So, check out various options to decide which one is best for you.
Different online music stores are popping fast these days. You may find many cheap mp3 music download websites that may build your MP3 music library within no time. The only thing is to know that as there are a large number of mp3 download sites available on the internet, so you have to be extremely careful in order to find the options that you are comfortable with.
Providing multiple music options, they make a best way to reach potential sites and music stores to meet all your day to day music needs. Exposing different music genres, they make an excellent option for music fans to have extended enjoyment whenever and wherever needed. They also allow you to burn CD to listen to your favorite songs later in your computer.
Unlimited Music Downloads
With increasing mp3 download demands, it is now easier to download music from different music stores on the internet. Carrying millions sound tracks and MP3 files, they help you select the music genre that you like the most. But, it is important to know as in where to find the right download services that not only provide unlimited downloads, but also adds value to your existing music library.
Even, major online music stores offer fantastic selection of movie soundtracks, music pieces, songs, or music videos for you to download. Thrilling the music lovers to a greater extent, they can be considered as a long term enjoyment options.
These music download sites are extremely cost effective and provide you with best entertainment results. So, if you are looking for cheap mp3 downloads, do not worry, as internet unfolds dozen of unlimited download options to help you make a right decision as in which particular site you want to use for download purposes. Just, make sure to check the latest music selection through these downloads sites and you will be served with millions of music songs within seconds. Even, they help you get your specific niche genres to enjoy music as per your personal preferences and tastes. Thus, confirm the desired music file format and have unlimited music downloads to enjoy music later on your devices.
Surprisingly enough, various sites offer amazing music downloads that are simple to use and easy to access. Providing million songs, music tracks, or soundtracks, they help people listen to their favorite music genres in a hassle free way. But, it is really important to look for the technical support of a particular chosen site before choosing any download options. This will help you avoid unnecessary technical problems.
Build a Large Music Library
You can easily build your own music library in a cost effective way by surfing through various online music mp3 stores. Today, downloading music is quite possible. Helping you to download songs, movies, or music videos that really interest you, it saves your time and money to a greater extent. Apart from this, by using a reliable website, you can avoid troubleshooting issues too. So, check out various options to decide which one is best for you.
Different online music stores are popping fast these days. You may find many cheap mp3 music download websites that may build your MP3 music library within no time. The only thing is to know that as there are a large number of mp3 download sites available on the internet, so you have to be extremely careful in order to find the options that you are comfortable with.
Providing multiple music options, they make a best way to reach potential sites and music stores to meet all your day to day music needs. Exposing different music genres, they make an excellent option for music fans to have extended enjoyment whenever and wherever needed. They also allow you to burn CD to listen to your favorite songs later in your computer.
Unlimited Music Downloads
With increasing mp3 download demands, it is now easier to download music from different music stores on the internet. Carrying millions sound tracks and MP3 files, they help you select the music genre that you like the most. But, it is important to know as in where to find the right download services that not only provide unlimited downloads, but also adds value to your existing music library.
Even, major online music stores offer fantastic selection of movie soundtracks, music pieces, songs, or music videos for you to download. Thrilling the music lovers to a greater extent, they can be considered as a long term enjoyment options.
These music download sites are extremely cost effective and provide you with best entertainment results. So, if you are looking for cheap mp3 downloads, do not worry, as internet unfolds dozen of unlimited download options to help you make a right decision as in which particular site you want to use for download purposes. Just, make sure to check the latest music selection through these downloads sites and you will be served with millions of music songs within seconds. Even, they help you get your specific niche genres to enjoy music as per your personal preferences and tastes. Thus, confirm the desired music file format and have unlimited music downloads to enjoy music later on your devices.
The Color Purple Musical
Posted by cleansearching in Musics on January 22, 2009 | no responses
Natasha asked:
It is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that has set the stage for this awesome musical. Oprah Winfrey has made a contribution to a Broadway venture for the very first time with a contribution of over a million dollars in the overall 10 million dollars production cost.
The story of the play ‘The Color Purple musical’ has been narrated by a young Southern woman who has borne years of torture at the hands of her father he ***** her and then later she has two kids and suffers for several years owing to her marriage to an abusive man. The story focuses on the testing times that Celie went through and her development from a homely young girl to a confident woman later in life.
Just the presence of Oprah Winfrey’s was a great booster for the show. The Celebrity producers are very rare as far as the Broadway is concerned and what bigger name than Winfrey who is the most popular celebrity according to the recent lists released. The show had a lot of diversity which shows visible translation in regards to the ticket sales. Her attachment with the show gives the message that Broadway is a form of theater that everybody can embrace. The producer for this play has been associated with it for over eight long years and got a surprise call from Winfrey regarding her interest in investment in the show.
It debuted in Atlanta in the previous year and it was later revealed by Oprah that she had always dreamt of being associated with the Broadway in some way. Her investment has opened the doors to investments by many people who had never considered it worth investing in. It has been dealt in the same way as the books in the Oprah’s Book Club have been dealt with. The movie of the same name earned Winfrey a nomination for an Oscar I 1985. Steven Spielberg was the director. The remaining cast featured Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover. It earned a total of eleven academy awards. The director for this Winfrey production is Gary Griffin who has several recent small-scale productions under his belt. It has been choreographed by Donald Byrd whereas apart from Winfrey the remaining producers are Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders and Roy Furman. LaChanze has been replaced by Fantasia in the character of Celie. She also gave a performance for the song ‘I’m here’ from the movie The Color Purple in a cameo at the occasion of the sixty first Annual Tony Awards.
Not only is it worth a watch as a musical the color purple play but the subject has been dealt with brutal honesty and all the actors have done a commendable job for bringing forward the emotions of all the characters. Quite recently, The Color Purple has been featured on Broadway and it has celebrated its millionth audience member. This unusually extraordinary show has been dealt in a spectacular way that is sure to prove to be another feather is Winfrey’s cap similar to her popular talk show, her magazine and her book club. Theme of the color purple musical is very good. Read information about color purple tour and get discounted broadway Color Purple Tickets .
It is an adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that has set the stage for this awesome musical. Oprah Winfrey has made a contribution to a Broadway venture for the very first time with a contribution of over a million dollars in the overall 10 million dollars production cost.
The story of the play ‘The Color Purple musical’ has been narrated by a young Southern woman who has borne years of torture at the hands of her father he ***** her and then later she has two kids and suffers for several years owing to her marriage to an abusive man. The story focuses on the testing times that Celie went through and her development from a homely young girl to a confident woman later in life.
Just the presence of Oprah Winfrey’s was a great booster for the show. The Celebrity producers are very rare as far as the Broadway is concerned and what bigger name than Winfrey who is the most popular celebrity according to the recent lists released. The show had a lot of diversity which shows visible translation in regards to the ticket sales. Her attachment with the show gives the message that Broadway is a form of theater that everybody can embrace. The producer for this play has been associated with it for over eight long years and got a surprise call from Winfrey regarding her interest in investment in the show.
It debuted in Atlanta in the previous year and it was later revealed by Oprah that she had always dreamt of being associated with the Broadway in some way. Her investment has opened the doors to investments by many people who had never considered it worth investing in. It has been dealt in the same way as the books in the Oprah’s Book Club have been dealt with. The movie of the same name earned Winfrey a nomination for an Oscar I 1985. Steven Spielberg was the director. The remaining cast featured Whoopi Goldberg and Danny Glover. It earned a total of eleven academy awards. The director for this Winfrey production is Gary Griffin who has several recent small-scale productions under his belt. It has been choreographed by Donald Byrd whereas apart from Winfrey the remaining producers are Quincy Jones, Scott Sanders and Roy Furman. LaChanze has been replaced by Fantasia in the character of Celie. She also gave a performance for the song ‘I’m here’ from the movie The Color Purple in a cameo at the occasion of the sixty first Annual Tony Awards.
Not only is it worth a watch as a musical the color purple play but the subject has been dealt with brutal honesty and all the actors have done a commendable job for bringing forward the emotions of all the characters. Quite recently, The Color Purple has been featured on Broadway and it has celebrated its millionth audience member. This unusually extraordinary show has been dealt in a spectacular way that is sure to prove to be another feather is Winfrey’s cap similar to her popular talk show, her magazine and her book club. Theme of the color purple musical is very good. Read information about color purple tour and get discounted broadway Color Purple Tickets .
The Top 8 Things the Music, Television, Movie and Consumer Electronics Industries Should Do
Posted by cleansearching in Musics on January 17, 2009 | no responses
Scott Consolatti asked:
The music, television, movie and consumer electronics industries (hereafter collectively referred to as the industry) have been struggling with the rapid advance of technology and the new virtuality of content. Here are the top eight things the industry should do to harness the technology and recapture the simple tenet of giving the customer what they want.
1. Offer three consumption models.
a. Offer all content free with ads.
All content should be available on demand all the time free with ads. The best examples of this so far are music videos at mtv.com and music.yahoo.com and TV shows at in2tv.aol.com. The worst examples of this are the television networks who still insist on having their content time expire after only a short period of availability. Networks should use the ad model to make their entire catalog of shows, current and past, available for free all the time. All media stores, such as iTunes, should also introduce the option of listening to or watching a brief ad per 10 minutes of content or so in order to enjoy the entire content rather than just short preview clips.
b. Rent all content without ads for a fee.
This is the same as 1a only without the ads for a fee. The best examples of this so far are Netflix and Yahoo! Music Unlimited. With the former, for as low as $8.99 per month, you can rent any movie in the store, and that now includes some that can be watched directly online. With the latter, for as low as $5.99 per month, you can listen to every song in the store as many times as you want with no ads. All media stores and sites should offer this option.
c. Sell all content Digital Rights Management(DRM, or copy protection)-free.
There will still always be a market for owning content outright, such as for those times where you just don’t have an Internet connection or don’t want to be tethered to a server. In these cases, for both online virtual formats and offline physical formats, DRM simply should go. It has proven to hamper sales significantly due to treating everyday paying customers as if they are pirates, restricting them to play back the content on too few devices, giving them the chore of backing up and managing licenses on their computer and violating their fair use rights. DRM will always be defeatable and the industry simply needs to stop investing an inordinate amount of time and money into something that has a negative impact on their bottom line. The industry should abandon it and get back to the basic premise of allowing the customer the joy of experiencing the content they paid for without any strings attached. The best example of this so far is EMI which is now allowing media stores to sell DRM-free songs.
2. Wireless Internet-enable all devices.
The computer cannot be the only access point. TVs, cable boxes, disc players, DVRs, game consoles, portables, boom boxes, phones, car head units – in short all playback devices – should come with built-in wireless connection to the Internet for access to content servers. The best examples of this so far are the Playstation 3 and the iPhone/iPod touch Wi-Fi Music Store.
3. End format wars.
When a new format is needed to advance the industry to the next level, there should be one and only one format that goes to market and becomes the standard. Like 1c, this applies to both online virtual formats and offline physical formats.
The current example in physical formats is Blu-ray vs. HD DVD. Two formats were necessary at first to spur competition, but the differences between them at this point are so negligible that ultimately one has to win for either to succeed. A standards body needs to exist to allow competition at first and to oversee a limited beta period to ensure customer opinions are factored in, but then to ultimately pick a winner before full-scale market launch. Companies should be required to register candidate formats in the early stages. The standards body should track investment and invention level of each candidate along the way. Then a winner should be chosen with a percentage of the licensing revenue going to all of the candidates commensurate with their investment and invention level. The candidates either agree to these terms from the get-go or they do not participate in determining and profiting from the next generation format.
The current example in virtual formats is mp3 vs. AAC vs. WMA vs. yet others for audio, and mpeg-4 (H.264) vs. WMV (VC-1) vs. yet others for video. Coupled with 1c, the industry should have standardized on mp3 and mpeg-4 a long time ago to ensure that all content will be universally playable on every device.
Correcting this immediately is essential. The industry should get a standards body in place as soon as possible and declare much overdue industry standards, such as Blu-ray, mp3 and mpeg-4. The marketplace will rejoice, sales will skyrocket and the floodgates will open on the dam the industry itself has been one of the largest contributors to building.
4. Allow playlists to be defined and stored on the servers.
What 1a and 1b do is move us away from the need to store and manage our own copies of the content on our client devices (or on our shelves). Moving playlists off of the clients is a natural extension of that. When we can dial up all content including our favorite playlists on demand all the time anywhere we have an Internet connection, the convenience of not having to permanently store and backup our own copies of the data will start to prevail. The best example of this so far is Yahoo! Music Jukebox.
5. Offer movies by the chapter in addition to whole.
Just as the norm is now to be able to buy individual songs rather than just whole albums, the same option should be available for buying the individual chapters of movies. Doing so would offer the same advantages as individual song sales – the ability to collect favorite chapters at lower cost and storage use, the ability to direct-access chapters on playback and the ability to arrange favorite chapters from various movies into playlists. Note that this would require players to pre-cache the next chapter to ensure gapless chapter-to-chapter playback, but that is certainly doable.
6. Offer a choice of bitrates.
Highly compressed bitrates were fine at first, but there is no doubt that even with today’s bandwidth and storage (which will only grow with time), those who want to enjoy higher bitrates should have the option. With 1a and 1b, bandwidth is the primary factor, and clearly higher bitrates are possible even today. With 1c online formats, storage is also a factor, but even with today’s capacities some may choose quality over quantity for must-have content.
7. Piggyback audio on video for physical formats.
The industry moving to a new physical format is a big undertaking. Assuming a new HD format succeeds for video, then audio should just piggyback on that success. The video format will obviously have enough capacity for audio, and consumers will not have to buy additional players. Previous HD audio attempts of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD failed for several reasons – separate audio-only players, no single digital connection such as HDMI, format war, etc. – all of which can be avoided once either Blu-ray or HD DVD is declared the standard. Albums in uncompressed PCM, both 2-channel stereo and multi-channel surround, with HD extras such as music videos, live concert footage and still photos all played through an existing player with single HDMI connection would be very compelling. With lossless compression such as Dolby TrueHD, perhaps entire album box sets could fit on one disc. These are exciting new possibilities.
8. Leverage viral marketing.
This is an extension of 1a. Provide url-addressability to free ad-coupled content that sites anywhere can provide links to – it essentially equates to free marketing for you. It doesn’t matter from where the eyeballs found the content, just that they found it. More eyeballs means more ad revenue in your pocket and more exposure that will lead to the eventual purchase of the content and related merchandise such as concert tickets, t-shirts, posters, action figures, toys, etc. A free ad-supported lure has always been necessary (radio and TV) for widespread exposure. The best examples of this so far are music videos at mtv.com and music.yahoo.com and TV shows at in2tv.aol.com. Music, movies and all TV programs should get on board and realize the massive new source of constant ad revenue never before possible without the new technology.
These eight things would take the industry out of its current slump and carry it into unprecedented growth territory.
The music, television, movie and consumer electronics industries (hereafter collectively referred to as the industry) have been struggling with the rapid advance of technology and the new virtuality of content. Here are the top eight things the industry should do to harness the technology and recapture the simple tenet of giving the customer what they want.
1. Offer three consumption models.
a. Offer all content free with ads.
All content should be available on demand all the time free with ads. The best examples of this so far are music videos at mtv.com and music.yahoo.com and TV shows at in2tv.aol.com. The worst examples of this are the television networks who still insist on having their content time expire after only a short period of availability. Networks should use the ad model to make their entire catalog of shows, current and past, available for free all the time. All media stores, such as iTunes, should also introduce the option of listening to or watching a brief ad per 10 minutes of content or so in order to enjoy the entire content rather than just short preview clips.
b. Rent all content without ads for a fee.
This is the same as 1a only without the ads for a fee. The best examples of this so far are Netflix and Yahoo! Music Unlimited. With the former, for as low as $8.99 per month, you can rent any movie in the store, and that now includes some that can be watched directly online. With the latter, for as low as $5.99 per month, you can listen to every song in the store as many times as you want with no ads. All media stores and sites should offer this option.
c. Sell all content Digital Rights Management(DRM, or copy protection)-free.
There will still always be a market for owning content outright, such as for those times where you just don’t have an Internet connection or don’t want to be tethered to a server. In these cases, for both online virtual formats and offline physical formats, DRM simply should go. It has proven to hamper sales significantly due to treating everyday paying customers as if they are pirates, restricting them to play back the content on too few devices, giving them the chore of backing up and managing licenses on their computer and violating their fair use rights. DRM will always be defeatable and the industry simply needs to stop investing an inordinate amount of time and money into something that has a negative impact on their bottom line. The industry should abandon it and get back to the basic premise of allowing the customer the joy of experiencing the content they paid for without any strings attached. The best example of this so far is EMI which is now allowing media stores to sell DRM-free songs.
2. Wireless Internet-enable all devices.
The computer cannot be the only access point. TVs, cable boxes, disc players, DVRs, game consoles, portables, boom boxes, phones, car head units – in short all playback devices – should come with built-in wireless connection to the Internet for access to content servers. The best examples of this so far are the Playstation 3 and the iPhone/iPod touch Wi-Fi Music Store.
3. End format wars.
When a new format is needed to advance the industry to the next level, there should be one and only one format that goes to market and becomes the standard. Like 1c, this applies to both online virtual formats and offline physical formats.
The current example in physical formats is Blu-ray vs. HD DVD. Two formats were necessary at first to spur competition, but the differences between them at this point are so negligible that ultimately one has to win for either to succeed. A standards body needs to exist to allow competition at first and to oversee a limited beta period to ensure customer opinions are factored in, but then to ultimately pick a winner before full-scale market launch. Companies should be required to register candidate formats in the early stages. The standards body should track investment and invention level of each candidate along the way. Then a winner should be chosen with a percentage of the licensing revenue going to all of the candidates commensurate with their investment and invention level. The candidates either agree to these terms from the get-go or they do not participate in determining and profiting from the next generation format.
The current example in virtual formats is mp3 vs. AAC vs. WMA vs. yet others for audio, and mpeg-4 (H.264) vs. WMV (VC-1) vs. yet others for video. Coupled with 1c, the industry should have standardized on mp3 and mpeg-4 a long time ago to ensure that all content will be universally playable on every device.
Correcting this immediately is essential. The industry should get a standards body in place as soon as possible and declare much overdue industry standards, such as Blu-ray, mp3 and mpeg-4. The marketplace will rejoice, sales will skyrocket and the floodgates will open on the dam the industry itself has been one of the largest contributors to building.
4. Allow playlists to be defined and stored on the servers.
What 1a and 1b do is move us away from the need to store and manage our own copies of the content on our client devices (or on our shelves). Moving playlists off of the clients is a natural extension of that. When we can dial up all content including our favorite playlists on demand all the time anywhere we have an Internet connection, the convenience of not having to permanently store and backup our own copies of the data will start to prevail. The best example of this so far is Yahoo! Music Jukebox.
5. Offer movies by the chapter in addition to whole.
Just as the norm is now to be able to buy individual songs rather than just whole albums, the same option should be available for buying the individual chapters of movies. Doing so would offer the same advantages as individual song sales – the ability to collect favorite chapters at lower cost and storage use, the ability to direct-access chapters on playback and the ability to arrange favorite chapters from various movies into playlists. Note that this would require players to pre-cache the next chapter to ensure gapless chapter-to-chapter playback, but that is certainly doable.
6. Offer a choice of bitrates.
Highly compressed bitrates were fine at first, but there is no doubt that even with today’s bandwidth and storage (which will only grow with time), those who want to enjoy higher bitrates should have the option. With 1a and 1b, bandwidth is the primary factor, and clearly higher bitrates are possible even today. With 1c online formats, storage is also a factor, but even with today’s capacities some may choose quality over quantity for must-have content.
7. Piggyback audio on video for physical formats.
The industry moving to a new physical format is a big undertaking. Assuming a new HD format succeeds for video, then audio should just piggyback on that success. The video format will obviously have enough capacity for audio, and consumers will not have to buy additional players. Previous HD audio attempts of DVD-Audio and Super Audio CD failed for several reasons – separate audio-only players, no single digital connection such as HDMI, format war, etc. – all of which can be avoided once either Blu-ray or HD DVD is declared the standard. Albums in uncompressed PCM, both 2-channel stereo and multi-channel surround, with HD extras such as music videos, live concert footage and still photos all played through an existing player with single HDMI connection would be very compelling. With lossless compression such as Dolby TrueHD, perhaps entire album box sets could fit on one disc. These are exciting new possibilities.
8. Leverage viral marketing.
This is an extension of 1a. Provide url-addressability to free ad-coupled content that sites anywhere can provide links to – it essentially equates to free marketing for you. It doesn’t matter from where the eyeballs found the content, just that they found it. More eyeballs means more ad revenue in your pocket and more exposure that will lead to the eventual purchase of the content and related merchandise such as concert tickets, t-shirts, posters, action figures, toys, etc. A free ad-supported lure has always been necessary (radio and TV) for widespread exposure. The best examples of this so far are music videos at mtv.com and music.yahoo.com and TV shows at in2tv.aol.com. Music, movies and all TV programs should get on board and realize the massive new source of constant ad revenue never before possible without the new technology.
These eight things would take the industry out of its current slump and carry it into unprecedented growth territory.
