Is Hollywood winning the war against the pirates?

I hear DivX is the format of choice for Pirates. I can see why, it offers high quality pictures at very manageable file sizes, and a lot of DVD players support the format now.
 
If you have a download limit it eats that up not to mention simply having to leave all the computer related gear switched on even if you're not using it .

As I said - quality is an issue for me so I'm more than happy to wait the few months (and getting shorter) for the official release with its HD audio and bonus features
 
You are lucky to live near a Cineworld as my closest 1 is about 50 miles away, so by the time I have paid the train fare to get there, the price of the card isn't worth it.

I have no problem in paying for the cinema, however if I go to the cinema & enjoy the film, then I will obtain an R5 or screener & then purchase the film when it gets released on disc. For instance I will be obtaining The Expendables after I have seen it at the cinema, so I can see it again with the scene that got cut from our screens.

Getting back to topic, I don't think that Hollywood is winning the war against piracy as more & more people have divx capable devices now, should it be a dvd player, HTPC, or games console like 360 & PS3. Also considering that you can get 1.5tb external HDD for under
 
I buy films I like, plain and simple and those get my money twice over but going to the cinema is a gamble. That coupled with the ridiculous cost, people chatting (thank you orange wednesday), poor presentation and let's face it - general lack of quality I can't see people getting all moral anytime soon. The war will continue ad infinitum.
 
One thing they should do to try and reduce pirate versions is to release films on to DVD earlier and worldwide and a basic version of the film.

Maybe 2-3 months or less after film is released at the cinema it should have a worldwide release to DVD and a basic version of the film for a reduce price, IE just the film, no extras no makings off, no commentary, no menu's, no adverts and definitely no anti piracy messages.

Just put disk in and press play and movie comes up. They can still release the standard and double disk and special editions for people who what them.
 
DepenRAB on the source. If it's a tv show or feature film and it's from a HD source then it's going to be H.264/ MPEG 4.

These sorts of stats are quite common with Blu-ray rips:



Standard definition uploaded content uses DivX or Xvid. Using those codecs you can compress an entire film onto a CD(around 700mb) and, of course, a DVD. ;)
 
Totally agreed, also films shouldn't be cut over here to enable a lower rating. For instance 1 scene was cut from the Expendables so that they could make it a 15 certificate. I will see it at the cinema, however I will also obtain an R5 when it shows up, so I can see the film in it's full glory. It may only be 1 scene, but a cut is still a cut.
 
I like that sort of thinking, and the studios want it too, but the cinemas are really resistant to it. The recent Alice In Wonderland was a good example. Disney wanted a really rapid DVD release but all the cinema chains threatened to boycott it, as they didn't think many people would go to see or it would have much theatrical appeal long term it if they knew it was just going to be on dvd, in a couple of months. They came to an understanding in the end though.....but if studios keep on coming with rapid DVD releases, it's going to really upset the cinemas.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8528820.stm
 
One thing I was quite pleased with the last time I was in the cinema, was that instead of the usual "if you pirate a film you're basically the same as Bin Laden" advert, there was something that seemed to be saying "thank you very much for paying to come to the cinema and giving some money to the film industry."

Always found it a bit annoying that the only way to avoid those anti-pirate messages when watching a film was by watching a pirated copy.
 
You're still getting anti-piracy messages on legal DVRAB that you have legally BOUGHT AND PAID FOR, though!!! Really irritating, patronizing, Suspect Everyone, Guilty until Proven Innocent adverts like the "you wouldn't steal a car" one, that they won't let you skip. A brief text message on the screen I'd be fine with, but when I have legally paid for a product and it is mine, I don't appreciate being treated like a criminal.

Note to the idiot Suits who come up with and approve these warnings - you're aiming your message at the wrong audience. RAB, why don't they see what a waste of everyone's time and money it is and let us enjoy our DVRAB without this crazy preaching?
 
This is true. I went to see Inception the other day and beforehand was a brief skit of Jaime Winston basically saying 'thanks for legally watching this film, and supporting the industry' I just felt it was very patronizing, like the studio was patting us on the head saying 'good doggy who's a good boy then'
 
As long as it's looked after CD's and DVD's should last.

As for the cases, I'll take practicality over high art any day of the week.

Yeah you could buy Vinyl with great artwork etc but they are a bitch to store.
 
You can very easily download 1080p full blu rays/720p rips or whatever suits you. Films are also released much earlier online, you can sometimes DVD/Blu ray quality downloaRAB while the film is still showing in the cinema...You can download 720p versions of TV programs minutes after they finish airing and its possible to get 1080p blu ray boxsets as well.Many people have fast computers and broadband so downloading films takes minutes rather than hours.
 
It doesn't at all.
I often download music but I would never bother with bootlegs of movies if there is an official release available.

It's a question if quality.
The poor quality of audio downloaRAB compared to cd's is not as obvious as it is with video
 
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