First of all, mr. wanna be smarty pants...it is NOT a codec, it is a disc format. h264 is already the agreed video compression method for high def on discs, whether its blu-ray or hd-dvd.
Yes Lucas shot the New Star Wars in HD, but he never advertised that this movie was in HD. Did you ever see during one of the trailers about it saying the movie was HD? I dont think so. Plus those movies suck major nuts and you know it, and shouldnt even be brought into a discussion about a movie that you know is going to rock, whatever format/resolution its in.
Up-scaling doesnt do shit. 480i is 480i is 480i. If the source if shit, the rest well be shit. Yea most dvd players now reverse 3:2 pulldown and make it 480p, but what matters is the SOURCE isnt 480p, its still shit 480i. 480i is what you had on VHS for christs sake. Just about EVERY dvd player out there now can output 480p (aka progressive scan). Got news for ya buddy, 480p is NOT HD, its ED. Up-scaling shit 480i any higher than that is pointless.
Film is used over digital video (SD) for MANY reasons other than just resolution/image quality.
And apparently you have no idea what a DATA DVD is. If you're posting on this forum, theres a pretty high chance you would be able to read it and play it as long as your computer isnt older than you.  There are EASY and SIMPLE ways that you could put HD video on a standard dvd, but hey, I guess it doesnt really matter. Gotta cater to the lowest common denominator, which is only the schmuck who only knows how to put in disc in his dvd player and press play.
I wouldn't even have said anything like this if there wasnt a 720p trailer to watch. If it was all crap standard res, then I really wouldnt be expecting that much. But I do feel that theres no point in advertising that "this is a high-def film" AND releasing a 720p (WHICH IS HD) trailer when a. not going to get it in HD and b. film is still a shitload better than HD video (not cheaper of course) If its shot in HD then fine ok, thats great. But dont go advertising that its HD when I'm still getting the same crap 480i that I got on VHS 15 years ago, pretty meaningless imo.
I didn't know berman had plans to release it on HD @ a later time when the format wars are straightened out, so I apolagize. But this other guy has some serious flaws in his knowledge.
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