Death Knell for ATV?

[LethalWolfe]

My point is... this isn't a problem for professional content producers. Now, for folks who want to watch blu-ray titles on an iMac or Macbook, that's a different story. Your guess is as good as mine as to why this hasn't happened yet.

Professionals are switching to non-Apple hardware and software for their BR needs but the question is why is Apple leaving all that money on the table? W/DVD Studio Pro Apple helped pioneer desktop DVD authoring yet now they are all but completely ignoring BR authoring. Not everything needs to go to replication either. Corporate, industrial, event, weddings, etc., don't need a run of 1,000 discs but are growing areas for BR.

Like I said in my previous post, IMO Apple sees BR as a competing distribution format to iTunes and they are fine w/the ProApps being collateral damage in this consumer format 'war' they are waging.


Lethal

 

[GSX]

I think Apple needs to open up the Apple TV and iTunes. Right now it's too limited.

The reason iPods were and are so successful was because people could rip their already owned music CDs and import them into iTunes.

Until Apple allows a way for DVDs to be ripped into iTunes with the same ease of CDs the Apple TV will be a product with a lot of unrealized potential.

For me the best would be if I could rip my DVD collection as fully functional DVDs(I currently use Mac the Ripper to make TS files) and import them into iTunes and then access them via the Apple TV on my TV with all their functions intact.

**Yes I know Handbrake can rip DVDs and import them into iTunes, but a lot of the DVD functionality is lost(unless things have changed); like menus, bonus materials, subtitles, etc.**

If Apple opened up iTunes for DVD ripping I think Apple TV sales would take off.

Unfortunately Apple is too busy trying to appease the TV networks and Hollywood to make it happen. It's too bad. Apple seems to be spinning it's wheels with the Apple TV.

 

[dynaflash]

ripping cd's and ripping dvd's are two completely different issues.

 

[LethalWolfe]

ripping cd's and ripping dvd's are two completely different issues.

Not only are CDs and DVDs very different in how they operate but because of the DMCA it violates federal law to rip a DVD.


Lethal

 

[GSX]

Not only are CDs and DVDs very different in how they operate but because of the DMCA it violates federal law to rip a DVD.


Lethal

Yeah, I know about the whole legal issues.

It's stupid though. I bought the DVD I should be able to play it any way I want.

Where's some consumer protection laws when you need them...

 

[LethalWolfe]

Yeah, I know about the whole legal issues.

It's stupid though. I bought the DVD I should be able to play it any way I want.

Where's some consumer protection laws when you need them...

Agreed that one should be unrestricted when it comes to playing back media for personal use. Unfortunately the DMCA has so far been upheld by the courts which means 20 years of legal precedent has been tossed out the window.


Lethal