Comments on: Blu-ray AACS Liscenscing Too Expensive, Preventing Growth http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/2008/10/15/blu-ray-aacs-liscenscing-too-expensive-preventing-growth/ San Francisco DVD CD Replication Duplication Fri, 05 Mar 2010 02:57:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Blu-ray (BD) Replication Costs Coming Down | dvdcopycat.com http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/2008/10/15/blu-ray-aacs-liscenscing-too-expensive-preventing-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-223 Blu-ray (BD) Replication Costs Coming Down | dvdcopycat.com Sun, 29 Mar 2009 03:16:06 +0000 http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/?p=31#comment-223 [...] Eric Manning pointed out to me in a previous post about the mandatory AACS fee, the Blu-ray Association has required all manufacturers to pay a mandatory AACS fee.  If the [...] [...] Eric Manning pointed out to me in a previous post about the mandatory AACS fee, the Blu-ray Association has required all manufacturers to pay a mandatory AACS fee.  If the [...]

]]> By: Valerie Yoscak http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/2008/10/15/blu-ray-aacs-liscenscing-too-expensive-preventing-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-219 Valerie Yoscak Mon, 09 Mar 2009 18:28:33 +0000 http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/?p=31#comment-219 I couldn't agree more...My client hear the cost for Blu-Ray manufacturing with print and packaging and decide to distribute on DVD. I couldn’t agree more…My client hear the cost for Blu-Ray manufacturing with print and packaging and decide to distribute on DVD.

]]> By: Eric Manning http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/2008/10/15/blu-ray-aacs-liscenscing-too-expensive-preventing-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Eric Manning Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:09:46 +0000 http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/?p=31#comment-218 Brian, While I agree about the unfortunate expense, please note it is NOT the fault of AACS -- it is due to the Blu-ray association's decision to make AACS mandatory. Not that it's any use anymore, but HD DVD did not require AACS, and was (on that point) friendlier to small publishers. Brian,

While I agree about the unfortunate expense, please note it is NOT the fault of AACS — it is due to the Blu-ray association’s decision to make AACS mandatory. Not that it’s any use anymore, but HD DVD did not require AACS, and was (on that point) friendlier to small publishers.

]]> By: Mike Bell http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/2008/10/15/blu-ray-aacs-liscenscing-too-expensive-preventing-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Mike Bell Thu, 26 Feb 2009 17:38:02 +0000 http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/?p=31#comment-216 I agree 100%. Every time a client requests Blu-ray they immediately say no when they hear about the price to manufacture. The only Blu-ray work I can really get right now is for one-offs for screenings and trade shows. Most inde filmmakers or other smaller scale video folks rarely have needs of more than 1000 units... If this continues I fear it will kill Blu-ray before it ever takes off... I agree 100%. Every time a client requests Blu-ray they immediately say no when they hear about the price to manufacture. The only Blu-ray work I can really get right now is for one-offs for screenings and trade shows. Most inde filmmakers or other smaller scale video folks rarely have needs of more than 1000 units… If this continues I fear it will kill Blu-ray before it ever takes off…

]]> By: Jeff Bach http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/2008/10/15/blu-ray-aacs-liscenscing-too-expensive-preventing-growth/comment-page-1/#comment-119 Jeff Bach Wed, 03 Dec 2008 20:30:06 +0000 http://www.dvdcopycat.com/blog/?p=31#comment-119 x2 that Brian !!!!!! AACS fees are a show stopper for me as an owner of a production company whose end product right now is solely on a DVD. WISHING is about as close as I get to a Blu-ray DVD. Where are the burner manufacturers in this? They have to be feeling the slow sales of Blu-ray burners. 80% of that slow sales rate is the "inaffordability" of Blu-ray authoring caused by AACS fees! Jeff Bach Quietwater Films Madison, WI. x2 that Brian !!!!!!
AACS fees are a show stopper for me as an owner of a production company whose end product right now is solely on a DVD. WISHING is about as close as I get to a Blu-ray DVD.

Where are the burner manufacturers in this? They have to be feeling the slow sales of Blu-ray burners. 80% of that slow sales rate is the “inaffordability” of Blu-ray authoring caused by AACS fees!
Jeff Bach
Quietwater Films
Madison, WI.

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