News flash: Apple confirms media event
In a digital invitation sent out to US-based media this morning, Apple confirmed that it will hold a special event on September 12 to introduce new products and services.
"It's Showtime," reads the invite, which displays a two-dimensional white Apple logo swept by four crisscrossing Hollywood movie premiere spotlights on a navy blue background.
The event is scheduled for 10:00 am local time at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Calif.
Apple is expected to use the event to usher in a new chapter in its digital media strategy, which should include new iMacs, iPods, iTunes movies and 'one more thing.'
The Apple Invite
The Yerba Buena Center Theater
"It's Showtime," reads the invite, which displays a two-dimensional white Apple logo swept by four crisscrossing Hollywood movie premiere spotlights on a navy blue background.
The event is scheduled for 10:00 am local time at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco, Calif.
Apple is expected to use the event to usher in a new chapter in its digital media strategy, which should include new iMacs, iPods, iTunes movies and 'one more thing.'
The Apple Invite
The Yerba Buena Center Theater
Comments
But I just bought the old flash!
I'll give you that one... We're working quickly this morning
that is pretty obvious indicator that movie DL service is coming.
"According to MacDailyNews:
http://macdailynews.com/index.php/we...omments/10782/
But it's back now. I'm not sure what changed. I'm not there every day.
Can anyone tell if anything has been changed?"
What better way to watch movies than on a 23" iMac?
well it would be great to watch movies on a 23'' iMac but the problem is that it would look terrible if you download movies to watch on 23'' iMac.
it would be great watching it with DVD but not with iTunes movie service. so it's an irony.
It would be pretty stupid to release a 23" iMac (assuming Apple will introduce such a product) and then sell 320x240 (or a widescreen variant of a postage stamp-sized video) to go with it.
I guess this means an update to iTunes next week...but does this mean iTunes will stop sucking for video? Doubtful.
It'll only be 'showtime' if the iTMS sells DVD-resolution/quality movies.
It would be pretty stupid to release a 23" iMac (assuming Apple will introduce such a product) and then sell 320x240 (or a widescreen variant of a postage stamp-sized video) to go with it.
I guess this means an update to iTunes next week...but does this mean iTunes will stop sucking for video? Doubtful.
yeah but think of the file sizes.
Jesus... Did we get enough AI watermarks on that image?
No, I'm adding a couple more.
Jesus... Did we get enough AI watermarks on that image?
With an image with so little variation, I guess it would be too easy to remove just one watermark.
You can compress DVD-sized video down to a GB or two of data. 1 gig costs Apple 50 cents or so of bandwidth. For a $10 movie, not a huge issue.
but if each movie is 2 gigs, a collection would 1) take an eternity to download, and 2) take up a huge chunk of the hard drive.
dont get me wrong, unless the movies are at least DVD quality its a waste... im just not sure how they could pull it off... though it looks like they have something ready.
but if each movie is 2 gigs, a collection would 1) take an eternity to download, and 2) take up a huge chunk of the hard drive.
dont get me wrong, unless the movies are at least DVD quality its a waste... im just not sure how they could pull it off... though it looks like they have something ready.
Data backup to DVD - burn the movies to a DVD in such a way that you fit 2-3 of them on the DVD in a format that's locked to iTunes.
Yes, downloads would take a while. The real problem is that if it catches on, ISPs will run out of bandwidth (since they oversell like mad)
Data backup to DVD - burn the movies to a DVD in such a way that you fit 2-3 of them on the DVD in a format that's locked to iTunes.
Yes, downloads would take a while. The real problem is that if it catches on, ISPs will run out of bandwidth (since they oversell like mad)
having to burn these to DVDs would be even more time consuming, not to mention a DRM nightmare. i am really curious to see what they have, ahem, in store for all of us.