http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/ Triangle Filmmakers SIG (MCAI) Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:37:40 GMT D Gary Grady http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/533 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/533 ... I've never purchased a DVD download, but I have burned CD-Rs and DVD-Rs from an image file. There is an ISO standard image file format widely supported by Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:30:41 GMT Arthur Earnest http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/532 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/532 arthur earnest/ raleigh filmmaker- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3340758/ link to latest short (aired on july episode of 'second cinema') Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:57:10 GMT John Demers http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/531 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/531 John M. Demers Ne Hill - Apex, NC filmmaker, developing and working new-media distribution models founder Peak City FIlm Festival in Apex, NC Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:49:23 GMT Ajit http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/530 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/530 Ajit Anthony Prem - Durham based filmmaker. My website: ajitanthonyprem.com Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:49:46 GMT Jim McQuaid http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/529 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/529 We're having an influx of new members - primarily local filmmakers who submitted to the Carrboro Film Festival. It would be great if folks who have joined the Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:54:27 GMT Tom Swift http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/528 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/528 Thanks for the info. Has anyone on here ever purchased a DVD download off of Amazon or some other source?  Does it take a long time to download? I'd hate to Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:33:39 GMT Jim McQuaid http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/527 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/527 On the mac, there's some simple commands for copying a DVD to a file; you are basically creating a disc image file. Of course a DVD has more than one file on Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:18:20 GMT Tom Swift http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/526 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/526 Yes... If I put together my DVD on the editor and then burn it to a DVD-R disc through the editing pprogram -- then you can play it on a DVD player. So what Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:52:03 GMT Jim McQuaid http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/525 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/525 I'm not able to say what Amazon is doing but if you make a file that is a DVD image file, one could download that file and burn it to a DVD.... Is that your Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:28:34 GMT awakenpictures http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/524 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/524 One additional question: It seems that selling downloads that .mov is probably the best file format for that... But what program do I need to be able to Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:37:57 GMT awakenpictures http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/523 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/523 thanks D Gary for the info. I appreciate it. Tom Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:48:22 GMT phoenixdreamwalker http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/522 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/522 Hi, I am a NC filmmaker based in Greensboro, we are doing a second "Instant Film Fest" here, at the end of November at Tate St. Coffee. If you are interested Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:01:41 GMT D Gary Grady http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/521 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/521 ... Tom, I think I can answer some of the questions, with the usual caveat that I'm not a lawyer and this is not legal advice; I'm just passing on what I've Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:07:20 GMT Christopher Moore http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/520 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/520 I'm forwarding this to my girlfriend, Alena Koch. She fits the description and is interested, but she's on set filming something today. She'll respond as soon Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:08:40 GMT Tom Swift http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/519 http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/tfsignc/message/519 Hi Jim, Thanks for sharing your thoughts. Yeah I was thinking QT is probably the best - with .mov files being a standard for editing in Final Cut Pro and most