The Last Laugh
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Which one is your preferred format for tickling videos: downloadable clips, DVD or VHS? I mean commercial products that you actually purchase, so free preview clips don't count.
It's no secret that downloadable clips are all the rage these days, and as some of you may know, I've started releasing clip versions of my own videos. But for now I'm still selling DVDs and videotapes. I'm kinda curious to know how much of a demand there is for the various formats. Obviously, I know my own sale figures, but some extra feedback might be interesting anyway, including comments about why people prefer one format over the others.
Personally, putting aside the extra work they represent compared to clips, I quite like DVDs (actually DVD-Rs). The level of quality is high and you can play them on a TV or in full-screen mode on a computer. I also like getting a tangible product when I buy something. I know several people feel the same way as I do. However, I expect my DVD sales will go down now that I'm selling clips. Maybe not enough to stop selling them, assuming they continue to sell enough copies, but I can understand why so many producers have dropped physical videos altogether.
As for VHS, it's a format I'm thinking of dropping in the not-so-distant future. Videotapes already represented a fairly low percentage of my sales to begin with. Now that I have clips I expect I'll sell very few copies from now on. In addition, they actually cost me more to produce than DVDs, and they're also most expensive to ship. I have a few loyal regular customers who prefer videotapes, which makes me hesitate dropping that format right now. And to be fair, the quality of my videotapes is rather high (within the limits of the orginal footage), mainly due to my use of a special hybrid MiniDV-VHS machine for making copies. But if future sales turn out to be too low, I may very well remove them from my list of products. Still, I'd very much like to hear about people who prefer the VHS format when they buy videos.
It's no secret that downloadable clips are all the rage these days, and as some of you may know, I've started releasing clip versions of my own videos. But for now I'm still selling DVDs and videotapes. I'm kinda curious to know how much of a demand there is for the various formats. Obviously, I know my own sale figures, but some extra feedback might be interesting anyway, including comments about why people prefer one format over the others.
Personally, putting aside the extra work they represent compared to clips, I quite like DVDs (actually DVD-Rs). The level of quality is high and you can play them on a TV or in full-screen mode on a computer. I also like getting a tangible product when I buy something. I know several people feel the same way as I do. However, I expect my DVD sales will go down now that I'm selling clips. Maybe not enough to stop selling them, assuming they continue to sell enough copies, but I can understand why so many producers have dropped physical videos altogether.
As for VHS, it's a format I'm thinking of dropping in the not-so-distant future. Videotapes already represented a fairly low percentage of my sales to begin with. Now that I have clips I expect I'll sell very few copies from now on. In addition, they actually cost me more to produce than DVDs, and they're also most expensive to ship. I have a few loyal regular customers who prefer videotapes, which makes me hesitate dropping that format right now. And to be fair, the quality of my videotapes is rather high (within the limits of the orginal footage), mainly due to my use of a special hybrid MiniDV-VHS machine for making copies. But if future sales turn out to be too low, I may very well remove them from my list of products. Still, I'd very much like to hear about people who prefer the VHS format when they buy videos.
