Stephen de Vere
Wildlife camera operator/director on BBC nature series like The Hunt, Frozen Planet, Yellowstone, The Life of Birds, Life in the Freezer.
Increasingly a self-publisher of documentaries about 'the extraordinary nature of ordinary nature' in Britain.
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88
(Freshman)
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Why I Chose Amazon Video Direct to Self-Distribute My Film
6 years ago
I'm prepping my first title (a 50 minute nature documentary I shot just before pro HD cameras were affordable) to try out on AVD and have run into a problem with resolutions.
According to their email support department (quick but very short replies that just confirm what the online guidance already states) AVD doesn't support Pal 720x576 Anamorphic Standard Definition. I have to either drop down to 640x480 (?anamorphic) or 640x360, or uprez to 1280x720. The cost of the latter, done professionally, seems a big risk when I've no idea what, if any, income will be gained from it.
Which ever way I go, the SD version will be worse quality than the current DVD I sell on Amazon UK and the uprezzed HD version is likely to disappoint a 'buy or rent' purchaser who thinks they will get true HD quality (or perhaps I can just set a lower than normal price to compensate?).
Any ideas would be gratefully received.
No, you are not tied to them. You can upload to any other channels you like at the same time.