Conservative estimates as to longevity of DVD are upwards of 35 years or more with proper handling. This is due to fact that only thing that touches DVD’s surface during playback is a tiny laser beam. Whereas VHS playback requires use of a mechanical head that actually comes in contact with tape and degrades surface. Now with Advent of D-Skin disc protectors™ which is a plastic cover that can be placed on DVD and left on during playback durability factor has just increased significantly.

For archiving DVD is ultimate digital media not only because of its compact dimensions and ample storage space; 4.7 GB single sided & 9.4 GB double-sided or dual-layer respectively. But because of many different kinds of data that can be stored on it. Photos, movies, audio, text, graphics and other media types can all co-exist on a single disc. This kind of versatility is just not possible with any other readily available media.

As for future of DVD; advances in technology will see advent of greater storage capacity, higher video and audio quality, and an ever expanding feature set.

Jay Corrao is the founder and president of Memory Archivers, a video production company based in Apple Valley Minnesota. His company specializes in wedding and event videograpy, video biographies, and consumer digital archiving.

The creation of a music video used to require days or weeks for preparation and a production schedule that utilized a crew of people, including producer, director, cinematographer, and a host of technical professionals. Now, one person can plan it in a matter of hours and make 3 or 4 real-time performances of video, with a quick edit to use best parts of each one.

"Visuals are stimulated and changed immediately and constantly by audio mix," Brewington points out, "because software draws scenes from audio and midi messages in real-time."

The imagery produces a strikingly realistic appearance of three dimensions as viewer seems to be moving over, under, around, and even through glowing, spinning objects. "The result is a harmonious visual confirmation for mind's eye, connecting what you see on screen with sounds you are hearing," states Jimmy Hotz of 3dMaxMedia.

Gone are days of 12-person "light show" crew from late sixties or early seventies. More than three decades have passed since light show was taken to great heights by such legendary artists as Single Wing Turquoise Bird, Glenn McKay's Head Lights, and Bill Ham's Light Sound Dimension.

These creators, as well as New Glory Lights, Brotherhood of Light, Joshua Lights, and Diogenes Lantern Works, once formed visual backdrop (or surround vision, in case of Ronald Nameth's work for John Cage's HPSCHD) for major concerts. But instead of big crews required for these events, one-person VJ is now taking over. The speed of creativity is higher than ever, costs are more reasonable, and complexity of animation is spectacular in extreme.

The 'Squealorama' video can be viewed on Web site of Delvian Records, distributor of The G-Man's albums. Here is link: http://www.delvianrecords.com/html/videos.html

Links for this story: http://www.gmanmusic.com http://www.soundbrew.net http://www.3dmaxmedia.com http://www.delvianrecords.com

Contact: Brian Forest, Immedia Wire Service and G-Man Music; immedia@pacbell.net; 818-223-8486 and 213-369-7619.

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