"The Death of Physical Media?" - An Award Winning Story

[@GamerBoy870]

I'll never give up physical media

[@eman94ever89]

Physical media is not dying but it is becoming significantly more expensive. There has been a tremendous rise in boutique labels selling their own Blu-ray releases. Some companies I personally shop from: Arrow Video, Shout Factory, Criterion, Vinegar Syndrome, Severin, Second Sight, Umbrella Entertainment, etc. Walmart and Target still sell movies in most stores but majority of their inventory is online. Amazon and eBay also sell movies and sales have been booming (especially for titles that are becoming out of print).

[@robertt9342]

Physical media used to be more expensive, it’s a result of a limited demand. The market may not be dying, but it is shrinking and becoming more and more niche.

[@bluejaysfan965]

Was just at a Target in Grand rapids looking for Blu rays and they told me they stopped selling them a month ago.

[@nicholasgarratt5646]

In the last 30 days, I have bought 30 second hand DVD's, many were less than £2 each. I have also bought 9 new blu rays and two BD boxsets. I don't do streaming unless a film is free to watch.

[@kiddcapri1711]

50p for a DVD is the going rate, 10:51 £1 for a Blu-ray. Stick to your guns and you'll find em

[@alexgrayisaligman]

Good man keep physical alive

[@johnnycarrotheid]

Dvds are 10p each, or likely 10 for £1. Last gasp before sent to the tip. Ridiculously cheap in the UK

[@petercolp]

I buy more movies now than ever. 😊

[@brianmelendy1194]

Actually Physical media sales are up. By 20%.

[@mykal.7424]

Physical media isn't dying or dead. Streaming services has cause this illusion that streaming is the only way to go . With studios and certain filmmakers ruining films with terrible AI remastering and Disney now owing Fox titles they can edit or change anything they want. And with streaming they can change things in a film and the digital copy they altered you're stuck with. Beta, VHS, Laserdisc, DVD , Blu Ray most films are presented in mainly the original way there are intended. Plus a lot of films aren't available on streaming and if they are like on Netflix you have a lame limited time to view something. It's why the resurgence of Physical media in the last 2-3 years. Even a resurgence of Blu Ray players has happened in the last 2 years.

[@rachelrivera91]

So glad for the resurgence.

[@ytgytgy]

So glad i live close to a 2nd hand disc shop- movies/series/video games, and i always find something good every time i go.

[@hdeditor]

Physical media may go through a rough time but they won't die, I expect it will rise again with multiple subscription fees rising and more garbage being put on streaming platforms.

[@TheGoodDrama]

This is great! I'm a firm believer physical media won't die out completely. It for sure will forever hold a space in people's homes, just plays a different role. If we look at media landscape like a highway, our highways just keep getting wider with more lanes.

[@TheDreamtimezzz]

Physical media is exploding for those of us who know. We all know that streaming services are after more control. It will just go from the big stores to more niche sellers. Big opportunity for some.

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah I have now started ditching streaming services and buying cheaper used DVDs and so on. I'll probably create a Plex server soon enough

[@1805movie]

Streaming services give people the illusion of ownership (when there isn't any).

[@LukeLovesRose]

I'm worried that these viewers just don't care anymore

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

Yeah even digital purchases. They really aren't purchases

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

​@@LukeLovesRosehonestly I think it's mostly ignorance because they're going to care when they realize that their favorite show doesn't have the same music anymore.. or just isn't available. People won't realize they care until they are personally affected and that will take a while for a lot of people..

[@RunningManBusted]

I enjoyed this video! I agreed with the point you made. Those streaming services promise you they have "everything you could watch" when that's not the case. Not just that, but the fact all of them started as a "low price, ad-free" thing became the exact opposite. Also, the fact that they can remove your favorite movie/song anytime without warning is another reason to own physical media.

[@RobertQuant]

Physical media forever keep buying cds 💿 DVDs 📀 blue ray and 4ks let’s keep them alive people streaming is garbage 🤢🤢🤢🤮🤮🤮🤮

[@DenshaOtoko2]

Not even an argument. There are plenty of websites to buy DVDs and BDs and 4Ks online.

[@RobertQuant]

Amazon and eBay is the biggest place to buy movies and cds 💿

[@kelownatechkid]

Streaming can't compare. With 3D Blu-ray I can watch stereoscopic films in full 1080p per-eye, which is not possible any other way (not counting apple's weird vr thing). It's glorious!

[@kiddcapri1711]

Death? no... It's just gonna make it more niche. Meaning your collection will go up in value

[@mstaken4me]

I produce short-run vinyl records. Well, I produce them - as in, I'm the engineer, but I also literally manufacture them in my studio on an advanced version of a record lathe with my partner. We run an independent record label and combined music studio and vinyl manufacturing facility in Toronto called the 'O.I.C.'. I pretty much watched this video because I was interested whether this video was agreeing with the death of physical media, or if it was disagreeing. I'm glad to see points like the explosion of vinyl. Importantly, though, also, is the rise of video rental and DVD/blu-ray stores á la BlockBuster (but indie) all over North America, including right here in Toronto. People are absolutely tuning in to how fake and ridiculous the streaming thing is when their favourite movies are constantly jumping services and Spotify will straight-up just delete people's favourite tracks, leaving them to wonder why it's not in their playlists anymore. iPods are becoming so popular again I wouldn't be surprised to see a renaissance in dedicated MP3 players. People are, in general, pretty dumb - even the best of us ... but we're slowly collectively cluing in to the streaming scam. Let's just say, for my company - business has never been better. We are unable to meet the demands of our clientele atm, and are planning to expand in Spring. Physical media is not only not dead - it's more in demand than it's ever been. If you'd like to chat at all regarding this, @CameraMan Bryan, or, really, anyone else; I'm down for it.

[@Julia-ql9ix]

I find it interesting that humans have always been trying to make things more and more convenient for ourselves, but now we’ve gotten to the point where everything is so convenient that it’s kinda sucking the joy out of life, and at some point we’re going to have to artificially make things less convenient to bring that back. Even something as simple as entertainment is less enjoyable when it’s easier to just keep scrolling than it is to pick something and watch it through to the end. Having to put the movie in the player gives meaning to the decision, and makes it more of a commitment, because changing your mind is harder than just a couple button presses.

[@KillahMate]

It's interesting - I think that a significant part of the modern appeal of vinyl is that it's an analog medium. As far as home video is concerned 4K Bluray is the best movie format ever conceived, but will it have appeal to the younger crowd down the line? Will they instead opt for movies on 16mm film, or something?

[@TheMediaHoarder]

I'm a huge physical media collector with well over 16,000 titles on every format past to present. I liked the idea of streaming services when they first started out as a replacement for cable movie channels (which rarely showed movies I wanted to see when I wanted to see them) but despise how intrusive their interfaces have gotten now- mainly the rating being overlaid onscreen at the beginning and then the end credits interrupted with the assumption I don't even want to watch them. That's pushed me towards piracy where they don't do that (thanks to some kind souls, I also use Kodi to view my Disney and Hulu subscriptions without those annoyances. I would not be subscribing to those otherwise. I've seen heavy emotional endings RUINED by a service's graphics appearing onscreen, often promoting something that's not even related to what I was watching before.)

[@jamied1579]

The Streaming market is already in its inevitable turmoil - as we suspected, once they sucked people in with the low prices and convenience, they jacked up the prices, more services want their piece of the pie and so you have to subscribe to more and more services, and now it's little to no better than traditional pay tv. Physical media isn't dying, at most, it's in a transitional phase. Even if it ends up being relatively niche, there will always be a market for it. The boutique labels are releasing more titles than ever and formats like 4K and blu-ray are going through a golden era right now.

[@oldtimetv65]

Flying Deuces is an odd example to include here. This film is in public domain so there's no license to lose.

[@CameraManBryan]

@@oldtimetv65 yea, not my decision. Our graphics guy, threw that one in there, along with the Neptune console

[@Dipsxi]

Theyre right, physcial media is dead. Since its dead you can donate any blurays to me, ill take them off your hands

[@CameraManBryan]

@@Dipsxi lol!

[@RobertQuant]

😅😅😅😅

[@rachelrivera91]

😂

[@xtruthx]

"You will own nothing and be happy" is a phrase originating in a 2016 video by the World Economic Forum (WEF). BUY and Support Physical media!!

[@CRiver396]

I didnt know you can win emmy for news stories

[@CameraManBryan]

@@CRiver396 sure can. EMMYs are for anything on TV. However, it’s not like the big award show you see in Hollywood each year. That one is more for entertainment. Local news and local tv have smaller EMMY chapters. There are multiple in America

[@navyspook79]

They want your money but they don't want you to own anything.

[@TVperson1]

Sorry to be "that guy", your voice track isn't coming out of both stereo channels FYI

[@CameraManBryan]

@@TVperson1 thanks! I’ll have to figure out what happened.

[@TheMediaHoarder]

@@CameraManBryan Was going to ask if that was intentional. I like the high frame rate though, never been a fan of video shot or displayed at a lower frame rate.

[@CameraManBryan]

@@TheMediaHoarder nope, the audio was just a blunder on my part. I’m use to shooting in 60fps for broadcast, so I just keep my settings the same.

[@RobertQuant]

Physical media DVDs 📀 and blue rays are only cheap when there used buying them brand new is always regular price 😅

[@alexgrayisaligman]

Lets not give up people lets keep buying physical and try and stay away from digital and streaming services

[@LauraKnotek]

I never bought movies on VHS or DVD but used to rent them. I typically never watch the same movie more than once, so buying it isn't worthwhile. It's the same with books. I've never bought books, but just borrowed them from the library. Once I've read the book, I don't care to read it again. Music is different since I'll play a record more than once. Streaming music is my replacement for radio because radio is repetitive and has too many commercials. I'll use music streaming the same way I used to use radio. If I hear something I like, I'll buy the album.

[@jrlangdon89]

It’s not dead

[@13Carrey1]

For me it is kind of a Middle Thing and I want to explain why. I don't buy everything on physical media and i don't buy everything on digital media. I'm not a Fan of Spoitify at all and I don't need it because i have my cd's/Vinyls BUT i have to say that i buy Games more digital now and some mp3 Albums. Also because I don't have money for a 2nd House for example. Space is Limited. And that you can keep physical Media Forever is not true. In Worse Case it can burn by fire or the dvd/bluray/cd whatever can't be played anymore and then you have a Problem. So I think both should exist but we shouldn't give everything to a Sub Model because there nothing of it belongs to us and how you said: You need Internet for that and if not u must hope the provider will keep it and check when it has problems. With Digital Games for example that you have bought, you can play Offline. I can put the Xbox or whatever in an Offline Mode and put the Cord out and then play the Games offline except MMO's and the Games who NEEDS an Online activity (most Multiplayer games). So There are ways :)

[@Carcassbits11]

Amazon sells almost any dvd for $5 ❤ also you can pirate and burn your own dvd. But that would be illegal 👀

[@giggabyt78]

yep have 4 and can't find a thing to watch

[@TheRelaxingRide]

what if electricity disappears

[@TheHipHopolypse]

As a photojournalist don’t you know how to edit videos and packages properly? I can only hear you in my right ear, brother! Time to make some adjustments on audio in your Edius editor!!! (I’m a DLP for CBS NEWS MINNESOTA) lol

[@CameraManBryan]

Appreciate the call out. Someone else has already brought that to my attention. Not sure where the mix up happened on my voice track. Unfortunately I can't find a way to fix that audio after uploading. So if you know a way please share.

[@TheHipHopolypse]

@@CameraManBryanout of curiosity what editing software do you use at your station??

[@CameraManBryan]

@@TheHipHopolypse avid media composer.

[@TheHipHopolypse]

@@CameraManBryan interesting! I know that Avid Owns Edius or makes it. CBS countrywide now uses Edius.

[@LilDew]

Award winning wuttu