Live Poll: Your Preferred Movie-Medium

@cinephile​ 

I didn't expect we're such close. I think the same about DVD. Last time I bought a 4-movie-Tati-collection on DVD, because it isn't available to buy it on Bluray where I live. I admire the good look of celluloid, which I know of my cinema visits in my childhood and as a young and later advanced adult. I guess the old celluloid movie roles are priceless and wealthy movie lovers as well as representatives of the world of arts should take care of them. I know Scorsese and some other old legends take care of them. They won't live forerver. I hope after their passings, film museums will take over the role to save the old treasures.

But I also think that the new media are the future and I'm not sure where Trek goes. It's good to have a physical medium in the hand which is reliable like DVD and Bluray, also 4K discs and maybe 8K media, but with streams I'm divided somehow. The "Game of Thrones"-debacle at the last season clearly showed the limitations of streaming. When ugly digital artifacts nearly destroyed the impression of the most important part of the series in dark scenes. 

On the other hand I see 4K as the close end of the road. 8K may provide a little more visual information when the medium might be I-Max or something like that, maybe new productions reveal an advantage of that. I still want them to look back and hope that they first save and restore the indispensable classics on better quality for general public.

@Breumaster​ 

My father, who works in engineering who is specialized in graphics, told me that they are already getting more demand for 8k, especially from Chinese companies. He thinks it is a matter of time before we get accustomed to seeing more on our screens. However, he doesn't believe it will get physical releases.

@cinephile​ 

The technical progress isn't really stoppable. There are always clever guys who force it.

Research grows on each markets. I guess that is because nearly everyone knows that

getting behind the wave can smash a country.

Some of this is discussed in Side by Side.

@Peter_pbn​ 

Added. I searched for a movie poster which connects to it, but the best I found was from Sonic. If you know a better poster for it, please tell me. Thank you for the suggestion. It's on the list now. ;D

@jeorj_euler​ 

I still remember my sessions in the darkroom. Celluloid has it's own magic, expecially in b&w.

Focussing the light or darkening on some areas to get a special effect on only one print makes a print an original that never can get repeated. All of it is magic. From taking the picture to making a print on 10 different scales of contrast. To choose the right filter and making the precise exposure. Combining it with post exposure, maybe in other contrast and so on is an analog work which can be much fun. The work is the way. Today it's digital. It's another way. It's not worse or better, but easier. You can have your darkroom also on the computer. There are several, even free open source programms, which can't take it with the market leader. But even with those you can do some magic without paying a dime.

... just a little trip about celluloid. When coming from work, I also stream much movies or series, because it's the most easy and cheap way after a working day.

@Jessica​ 

Thank you for correcting. I made the corrections, just in option number 10 I changed it to:

"I prefer some of these formats - and I do like them approximately equal."

That is closer to the sense I wanted to say.

@Breumaster​ ,

You got most of the edits. Here are a two you missed:

#2: ... video tapes are still my favorite.

#10: - and they are approximately equal

@dan_dassow​ 

#2 corrected.

#10: They are not approximately equal. It's the question, if the user likes them approximately equal. I already changed it to "I prefer some of these formats - and I do like them approximately equal." to make the intention more clear.

"and I like them equally" would be correct

@Peter_pbn​ 

Corrected, Peter. Thank you. :D

@Pencho15​ 

Thank you, Pencho. Thank you, Buddies. :D

This is my 200th live poll ! Yay ! Thank you for more than 4 years of joy, my friends. :D