[MacDV] Re: NTSC miniDV camcorder in France...

[Michael Winter]

On Friday, August 22, 2003, at 06:53 PM, Karl Hayden wrote:

> Then nationalism took over and here we are

IMO its not so much nationalism as the fact that its so hard to change 
a standard that's this entrenched. Its not like a computer where you 
just need a new bit of software or a plug-in card to add/change a 
standard. Its an entire infrastructure. Everything from cameras to 
editing tools to archiving to broadcasting and receiving to display has 
to be changed. Just look at how long we've been trying to get a new 
standard in place here in the US. Even with a "mandate" from Congress 
its taking years (decades?) -and that's to implement a standard that's 
clearly better in all respects.

-Mike