High-Res Computer-Generated Video

[Jaxidian]

I'm curious if there's much of a market out there for high-res (1280x1024 or so) video out there. Googling the topic is kinda pointless as it returns everything about HDTV which isn't the kind of resolution I'm talking about. I'm more talking about something that's released on DVDs but intended to be played on computers (maybe a 15-min clip per DVD or whatever fits). As for the content of the video, that market isn't the question here. I basically just want to see if there is anybody out there that releases this kind of high-res video for anything (video-gaming excluded).

I would appreciate any links anybody might have of people that do this...

 

[aplefka]

Why?

 

[Falloutboy]

why HDTV looks more than fine on a monitor and with good quality compression you can get a couple hours of good quality video on a DVD

 

[everman]

I'm not too clear on what the question really is. The existance of a general market for high resolution video? Of course there is a market, but whether you can develop a sustainable business model for it is the question. This would largely depend on the actual content of the video. IE: I'd like to see a super high res version of movies by Pixar.

 

[IEC]

Are you kidding me guys? The higher the resolution, the better!

Seriously, back when 640x480 was all the rage... didn't you want higher resolution?

 

[Goosemaster]

wmvHD and perhaps h264 is enough for now...hell, most people's PC's can't even play it.

 

[Jaxidian]

My question isn't regarding running a business or anything. I want to know if anybody does it (i.e. if there's a market, then people do it).

I basically just want to see if there is anybody out there that releases this kind of high-res video for anything (video-gaming excluded).

This is more of something I want to get into as an interest - no business push behind it. Goosemaster's comment about wmvHD has given me some leads, so thanks.