Me thinks the standard definition will outsell both HD-DVD and Blu-Ray combined by a factor of 100 to 1. If this release only sells 100 standard copies....which other format gets the "1"?.....Personally; I don't really care. The few dvds that we own will remain just "a few".
Eagle Vision Announces First Simultaneous Release On Both High Definition Formats And Standard Definition
Eagle Vision, a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment, the leading independent source for high quality music audio and audio/visual music programming, is once again at the forefront of new technology as it announces that it will become the first visual music company to embrace both the new High Definition formats with a simultaneous October 31st release on HD-DVD, Blu-ray DVD and standard DVD of Pat Metheny Group-The Way Up Live.
Pat Metheny is one of the finest guitarists in the world of contemporary jazz as well as being one of the most successful. With an innovative career spanning 25 years, it’s only fitting that The Way Up Live, the live performance of his Grammy Award winning album of 2005 The Way Up, should be the first music DVD to be simultaneously released on all 3 formats.
The introduction of High Definition is set to revolutionize the industry. Launched in May 2006, its enhanced picture quality is far superior to what is currently accepted as standard. “Eagle Rock is and has always been a forward thinking company and we strive to give our customers the best quality product that is possible” said Lindsay Brown, director of international sales and marketing for Eagle Vision. “We have been filming all our concerts in Hi-Def for several years now and our partners at Montreux Sounds have been filming in Hi-Def since the mid 90’s”(Eagle Vision is the sole representative for the catalogue of the world famous Montreux Jazz Festival).
As well as enhanced picture quality, where possible Eagle Vision intends to feature DTS-HD, Dolby Digital Plus and PCM Stereo, giving an uncompressed sound substantially better than their standard DVD equivalents. As well as Pat Metheny Group-The Way Up Live, Eagle Vision will be releasing an additional four live concert titles on October 31.
• Elvis Costello- Club Date: Live In Memphis
• Alice Cooper- Live At Montreux 2005
• Toto- Live In Amsterdam
• Black Crowes- Freak ‘n’ Roll… Into The Fog
Eagle Vision plan to continue supporting HD-DVD and Blu-ray DVD with selected releases in the future drawn from both our existing catalogue and new productions.
Eagle Vision develops, acquires and produces visual music programming for a wide range of notable and high profile artists, which is distributes on a worldwide basis. Eagle Vision is a division of Eagle Rock Entertainment, Ltd.