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Looks like 2008 will be an exciting year for many reasons. It will be the year where more than 50% of households will have a 16:9 screen. In Norway they will start switching off the analogue TV distribution. Laptop sales will overtake desktop systems. Apple will likely start selling films in their iTunes store. Red will pump out the de-bugged Red One cameras in numbers. On NAB they will announce a small form factor 4k camera, code-named Scarlet. And I would imagine that the traditional video camera producers will come with their alternatives to the Red. There are also rumors that Red might introduce a 4k projector, making beyond-HD resolution an affordable possibility for the advanced hometheatre enthusiast.
Apple is said to introduce a thin and small palm sized laptop in less than two weeks. Featuring no movable parts, it is rumored to have amazing long battery times, and virtually no boot-up time.
When DV arrived, it was an exciting time, as it enabled capable film makers to own production equipment that would produce broadcast quality output. The internet made it possible to distribute these programs for little cost.
Cameras such as the Scarlet, affordable high-speed disks and solid state memory are about to enable capable film makers to own their own production equipment than can produce a technical quality good enough for the big screen.
Technology, if used right, can be awesome. Happy MMIIX to all of you!
What are your educated guesses of what 2008 will bring?
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