I would be very hesitant to try to guess what's going to be coming down the pipe even in the next couple of years. Look at the technologies now and the cameras we're shooting with, the codecs. I personally had no idea this was going to happen so quickly.

KEN STONE, http://www.kenstone.net

Affordable HD

Just as DV set the world on fire when it burst on the scene in late 1995/early 1996, the affordable HD formats have also captured the minds and revved up the imaginations of independent film-makers and video professionals.

Affordable HD has two faces. One is that of a shining goddess with incredible beauty that stands tall as being something wonderful ...

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