RE: [DML] RE: PIGEON FORGE VIDEOS ARE HERE!!!!!! PIGEON FORGE VIDEOS AREHERE!!!!!!

["Video Bob" <videobob@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are you kidding me?
$20 for TWO, two hour DVD's?
First of all, FREE shipping.
Secondly, these are TWO DVD's, each over 2 hours long, with thermal image 
printing on them
(not a sticky ink jet printed lable), and a full color sleeve in a double 
sided case, shirnk wrapped and
shipped....

I knew that there would be somebody out there to yank my chain on this, 
because there
is one in every bunch who expects something for nothing.

Never mind the cost of production.
Let's consider the 12 hours of tape I shot ($5 per cassette),
that means there was over 12 hours of digitizing, and then over 25 hours of 
editing,
then hour after hour of rendering, compressing to MPEG2 and then creating 
the perfect
bitrate to get all this onto 2 DVD's, building the menus, rendering them and 
then burning the
discs at a very time consuming 20 munites each.
I already have over 40 hours of time in this already.
I make about $100K per year, so that breaks down to about $50 per hour or 
something?
So by that math I have $2000 of my time into these, plus materials.

My company might have charged over $10,000 for this service if contracted to 
do it for a client.
I have over $100K worth of television production equipment to do this stuff.
It's not some fly-by-night crap.

Usually a special interest video would cost you at least $50 or more for a 
sloppy 20 minute TAPE.
Any special interest video on anything at a specialty store woulc cost you 
at least $20.00.

I think you should sell that Delorean and get something like a Chevette.
These are elite exotic cars made for people with higher standards.
If $20 for a video is breaking your bank then you need to move onto another 
hobby.

For the rest of the people out there who know a good bargain when they see 
it,
and live for the moment and want a Delorean video they will treasure 
always....

http://dfwdmc.com/store_dvd.html

- Videobob



>From: Aaron Crocco <acrocco@xxxxxxxxx>
>Reply-To: dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: DML <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [DML] RE: PIGEON FORGE VIDEOS ARE HERE!!!!!! PIGEON FORGE VIDEOS 
>ARE HERE!!!!!!
>Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 09:46:16 -0400
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>While I think it's great that people can take the skills they have to
>create quality things, I can't see how it's something to charge $20
>for.  I understand your time is worth something, but I can't imagine
>your cost of manufacturing is even close to this number.  I'm also
>sure there is a S&H charge on top of the $20.  Bottom line, I really
>don't agree with this.  I guess I should delete my PF MPEG's before I
>get sued or something.  :-p
>
>-Aaron Crocco
>VIN 5591
>
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