Ditch DVDs? Disney's Keychest

merlinjones · Post by **merlinjones** » Thu Dec 17, 2009 2:53 pm

>>The original parent trap is only on DVD with the lame tv sequel and I only want the original.<<

amazon has used copies for about $15 -- well worth the attempt -- the Vault Disney version is spectacular with great supporting features and should never have gone out of print

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/ ... eimprovemz

goofystitch · Post by **goofystitch** » Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:12 pm

The service has been officially named 'Disney Movies Online.' Members of Disney Movie Rewards can currently test out the beta version of the service and are able to watch any recent release that came with a digital copy, provided they have redeemed points for that title. It premiered Tuesday with the release of G-Force.

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 5:20 am

Disney demos KeyChest as 'enabling technology'
http://micechat.com/forums/news/129925- ... ology.html

dvdjunkie · Post by **dvdjunkie** » Fri Jan 08, 2010 6:52 am

Pretty lame idea,unless you are a 'techno-geek' and have to have all the current technology. I am with the majority here, I want the collectibility of having the physical hard copy of the DVD, and besides I have never seen a download that was as good as the original.

And I for sure wouldn't want to watch a movie on a 2" iPod screen. Don't understand that at all.

I have a nice large screen home theater system that is about as close to being in the cinema as I can get, and I want to see the movie as originally intended with the large screen and unlimited sound.

This will pass like most other hyped-deals of the past. Disney is just looking to make a quick buck in the technology field.

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:01 am

Disney's KeyChest is not DRM
http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/10/disn ... s-not-drm/
(via thedisneyblog.com)

blackcauldron85 · Post by **blackcauldron85** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:56 am

Patent Application for Disney’s ‘Keychest’ Technology Made Public
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-new ... gy-public/
(via disneyreport.com)

yamiiguy · Post by **yamiiguy** » Fri Feb 19, 2010 6:29 am

I'm pretty excited for this, I've already ditched DVD & Blu-Ray and more Disney classics available would be a great thing.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Fri Sep 02, 2011 12:11 pm

Disney Teases ‘Disney Studios All Access’ with Micro Website
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-dis ... ite-17606/

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Mon Oct 10, 2011 4:36 pm

Ready for movies in the cloud? Studios bet you are
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/ ... D120111010

Facing the steady decline of physical disc sales, studios from Warner Bros to Sony will launch their UltraViolet cloud-based movie storage -- or "digital locker"-service. The studios are making a push to jump-start movie sales by attracting consumers to the cloud. The new digital lockers keep purchased copies of films on remote servers for viewing any time on various devices, a move to make movie ownership more appealing. Renting movies, far less profitable for studios, has dominated the home entertainment scene since Netflix Inc made unlimited monthly rentals cheap and convenient.

Starting this month, consumers can buy the first films offered with UltraViolet, a format designed to allow instant streaming or downloading on devices ranging from videogame consoles to tablets and Web-ready televisions. Walt Disney Co, the only major film studio not backing UltraViolet, plans to kick off a similar option in the coming months called "Disney Studio All Access". With a "buy once, play anywhere" message, studios hope consumers see more benefits to owning movies. Backers are pitching flexibility for multiple devices, the promise of owning rights to a movie for a lifetime, and the advantage of a cloud-stored copy not hogging hard-drive space.

UltraViolet offers "more value for digital ownership. You can stream wherever you are," said John Calkins, executive vice president of global digital and commercial innovation at Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. But will consumers embrace the idea, or has renting movies become too ingrained as the top choice for home entertainment? While renting remains more popular than buying, interest in digital lockers as a movie-storage option has increased in the past year, according to a recent survey by accounting and consulting firm PwC. That likely stems from Apple Inc's plans to offer cloud storage for music. "Consumers are starting to understand the benefit of storing other types of content in the cloud," said Matthew Lieberman of PwC's entertainment, media and communications practice. Others are not sure cloud storage of movies will take off. Apple sells movies through iTunes and has not backed UltraViolet, a fact some industry analysts said would hurt adoption.
Ownership also remains a tough sell now that consumers can stream rented movies any time to a wide range of Internet-connected devices, which has caused a steady march downward for physical movie disc sales.

"We are in a preservation game," said James McQuivey, media technology analyst at Forrester Research. "We are trying to preserve an eroding base of DVD and Blu-ray spend. I don't see any way in which this is going to reverse this slide." To be sure, digital lockers are in their early days. Just two of Hollywood's major studios have announced titles that will come with an UltraViolet option. Time Warner unit Warner Bros is selling DVD and Blu-ray discs with UltraViolet rights for adult comedy "Horrible Bosses" starting on Tuesday and superhero flick "The Green Lantern" beginning Friday. Sony Corp jumps into the mix in early December with comedy "Friends with Benefits" and family film "The Smurfs" as the holiday shopping season gets in full swing. Universal, Paramount and 20th Century Fox have signed on to UltraViolet but not yet announced films for the format. Mark Teitell, general manager of the consortium that developed UltraViolet, said the initial titles are "really the beginning phase of this. It will be a ramp up."

Discs of Walt Disney and Pixar films will start coming with Disney Studio All Access rights in the next few months, said Lori MacPherson, executive vice president of global product management at Walt Disney Studios. But films from Disney-owned Marvel Studios are not currently part of the effort. Cloud storage "gives the benefit of ownership without the issues of long download time, storage constraints and the lack of interoperability," MacPherson said. "It will be a game-changer for digital ownership," she said.

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Oct 11, 2011 7:16 pm

Wall Street Analysts' Outlook for UltraViolet Is Mixed
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/a ... pple246793

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:50 am

Sneak Peek: Disney Studios Access
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-stu ... ess-20477/

Lnds500 · Post by **Lnds500** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:11 pm

Sotiris wrote:Sneak Peek: Disney Studios Access
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-stu ... ess-20477/

Even more options for the US market....

SWillie! · Post by **SWillie!** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:42 pm

It would appear that All Access is coming soon - Disney Movies Online has put up a page stating that "changes are coming June 27".

http://disneymoviesonline.go.com/news/1 ... ies-online

JiminyCrick91 · Post by **JiminyCrick91** » Sat Jun 16, 2012 10:45 pm

SWillie! wrote:It would appear that All Access is coming soon - Disney Movies Online has put up a page stating that "changes are coming June 27".

http://disneymoviesonline.go.com/news/1 ... ies-online

I assumed there would be considering people from Canada were given the choice between 100 DMR points or something I forget as a 'Sorry we are ditching you. US only people now' Prize. :/

-Skyler

Lnds500 · Post by **Lnds500** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 12:37 am

Geo-lock. The worst thing about the digital age

Disney Limited Access

toonaspie · Post by **toonaspie** » Sun Jun 17, 2012 6:13 pm

I would prefer something similar along the lines of a DVR-ish or hard drive system where you can store your entire movie collection and not have to deal with constant disc removal and replacement. Perhaps Disney can invent a hard drive to store their entire WDFA collection and extras.

Lnds500 · Post by **Lnds500** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:14 pm

from the Secrets of the Wings trailer, final scene. it says "Disney HD Digital". I guess this has something to do with Disney All Movie Access

Sotiris · Post by **Sotiris** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:40 pm

Disney Studio All Access Finally Launching This Month? (Introducing Disney Everywhere’s Movie Cloud)
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-stu ... oud-21207/

Jules · Post by **Jules** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:50 pm

Would movies streamed online have video and audio quality equal to Blu-ray? Or would they be compressed 1080p (a la Youtube)?

I suppose if Blu-ray remains the only option for quality, then it will survive as the medium for movie buffs (same as laserdisc). Though inevitably it will have to die one day aswell. *sigh* I wonder when that's gonna be.

Lnds500 · Post by **Lnds500** » Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:52 pm

Jules wrote:Would movies streamed online have video and audio quality equal to Blu-ray? Or would they be compressed 1080p (a la Youtube)?

I suppose if Blu-ray remains the only option for quality, then it will survive as the medium for movie buffs (same as laserdisc). Though inevitably it will have to die one day aswell. *sigh* I wonder when that's gonna be.

Heavily compressed. Definitely not BD quality

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