Re: [Avid-L2] Re: 3D monitors and finishing

I completely agree. Watch virtually any network drama, four-camera or single-camera show or any cable drama. Production values are feature level and tech work such as cinematography, sound, sets, etc. are all remarkably high. Watch an episode of "Law & Order. Technically speaking, it's every bit as good as any mid 90's Harrison Ford running-around-saving-his-family movie. Better, usually.

Even shows like "The Amazing Race" or "Survivor" are often gorgeous to look at. Comedy variations such as "The Office" and "Modern Family" are also technically superior. Have you seen an episode of "Fantasy Island" recently? It's embarrassing.

My genuine complaint has to do with the compression used in cable. Blocking in blacks and dark graded tones is very annoying. So to that extent, we have some degradation in quality. Although, even that is not 100% clear cut and can be argued.

David

On Mar 19, 2010, at 6:13 AM, Tod Hopkins wrote:

> On Mar 17, 2010, at 8:38 PM, oliverpetersvidy wrote:
> > > Pat wrote:
> > > and the quality viewers will accept has dropped to an all time low.
> >
> > I think that's a fallacy. Viewers never made the quality
> > determination.
>
> Quite true. Since when did I have a choice? A&E Biography is what it
> is, but I like it. What would you suggest I do? Write A&E and tell
> them to up their game?
>
> Now if I happen to have the opportunity to watch the same show on two
> channels, and one is HD, I'll choose the HD channel. But I'm not
> going to watch the Tonight show in HD if I could be watching It Might
> Get Loud in SD (not that IMGT is technically poor).
>
> Further, I'm not a believer that Technical standards have dropped
> except maybe on average. And that's merely because there is so much
> more content now, and the additional content is produced to lower
> standards because it's not possible to produce dramatically increased
> volume at the highest standards.
>
> Go back and watch 20 year old PBS shows, or for that matter Sanford
> and Sons or Three's Company. You seriously want to make the case that
> "quality" standards have dropped?
>
> Tod Hopkins
> Hillmann & Carr Inc.
> todhopkins@hillmanncarr.com
>
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>
>

David Dodson
davidadodson@sbcglobal.net

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