More from Michael Bay: "Blu-ray suits my films better"

Director Michael Bay posted this message on the Official Michael Bay forums:

"Does anyone here want to challenge what I feel suits my films better in terms of look? I see every frame of my films over a hundred times before it is ever released. I know the lighting conditions I shot it and the result on the DI. I know the range. I know what the final product should look like - Blu-ray suits my films better. But that said - I don't care about this format war because I have both formats in my screening room - I'm just filling you in on what people deep in the film industry feel what ultimately is going on."

[gamesblow]

Gotta love hios convictions and I agree with him 100%... I wonder if he has a special Blu-ray transfer of his Transformers movie pressed for him? I know it's not uncommon for directors to do things like this... For instance, Peter Jackson has a special edition version of his King Kong movie that he pressed himself with nearly 1 hour and 30 mins of material woven into the original transfer.

I bet Bay has Transformers on Blu-ray.

[TheHater]

of course he does. Let hope that it will be release sometime in the future.

[HowarthsNJ]

Then I got to *actually* see the film on DVD and I didn't care anymore.

My expectations were too high maybe.

I thought Prime and the other Autobots would be the hard-ass John Wayne types of the old series and comics. They were neutered in this version and reduced to comic relief.

No big guns, no power punches, no anything.

Maybe next time.

[KIDD]

Hey is just pissed that he is not making more money off having the DVD released on both formats... I'm sure that Dreamworks will be replacing him for the second movie...

[Silver360]

The playback quality depends upon the video coding,so how does the amount of storage effect the quality of the picture? I mean is the difference of 20 gigs that important at this point?

[deeznuts]

Silver360, the answer is in your question. With more space, the video coding can be done at a higher bitrate, thus improving video quality.

Also note, because of the limited space Hi Res Audio was not included either.

[Monchichi025]

This site is full of stupid fanboy Haters. all you come in do on this site is hate, hate hate....ON EVERYTHING! I grew up watching Transformers and can say it was a good movie. Numbers agree with me because people kept returning to the movies and bought have been buying Huge numbers DVD's. Just because the movie didn't live up to your dorky expectations doesn't mean it sucked.

I don't care for Micheal Bay but can say I enjoy his action movies. They are aimed for the mass market, not to appeal to hating geeks as the ones I hear bashing the movie.

[HeavyRaines17]

I actually think his films look better when they are covered in dog-poo.

Michael Bay < Anyone else

[HarryEtTubMan]

He's directed The Rock, Pearl Harbor, Transformers, Broken Arrow, The Island,Armagedon and many many more... what have you accomplished in your life time? How to talk sh!t on N4G? NO ONE wants the crappy DVD version 2.0.

The future is Blu. It has already won.

[Kaneda]

I thought John Woo did Broken Arrow...

[Daver]

Even if Transformer looks great even on Dvd... it wont make me buy the movie... i will wait for a Bluray release and im sure some people are doing the same...

[SmokeyMcBear]

i rented the movie on dvd, ripped.. encoded to mp4, and have it on my external hdd, in case i want to see any more blasphemy at the transformers, god damn gm cars... jazz is a freaking porsche.. stupid movie.

[BlazinEurasian]

Smokey, Jazz was a Pontiac Solstice, not a Porsche.

[Marceles]

lol...i never thought I'd see the day a Pontiac was mistaken as a Porsche, that's either a good thing for Pontiac or a bad thing for Porsche

[SmokeyMcBear]

wow you guys are really dumb.. ok.. i might be old school.. but he was a porsche.. growing up, he was a porsche... i still have his action figure... he was a god damn porsche.. they make this stupid movie, and because of the gm license, he is a stupid solstice, an absolute crap car. Jazz will always be a porsche to me, no matter what this stupid movies tell us. Ironhide was a jeep, not some stupid hummer. This just tells me that you guys are like 12 years old and don't know where transfomers came from. And there will only one real Transformers: The Movie, not this michael bay crap.

edit.. yeah don't get me wrong, although im still pissed at the direction of the movie, it still had plenty of action sequences, and had lots of transforming, something i was worried it would lack, but cmon, almost no decepticon coverage, unless you count that stupid spikey guy, and the scorpion, until the last battle sequence, and i couldnt get over optimus primes face.. the older was much better. They did have some nods to the old school, the humor of it, optimus' battle ax, i wanted to see more starscream, and the sound was really well. but im still kinda pissed at it, i waited so long for it, i might have had my expecation too high, i had to watch the original after.

[power091999]

Smokie is aware that it was a Pontiac. He is reffering to the original Transformer show.

Jazz was a Porsche 911 Turbo. Bumblebee was a VW Bug. Prime was a flat face Rig. So on a so forth...

BTW: I agree that the GM license kind of ruined the movie for that reason.... However I actually really enjoyed the movie itself.

[Torch]

No Smokey's right; he was referring to the ORIGINAL Transformers characters:

Jazz was a white 911 Turbo...there's even an inside joke in the movie, where father and son pass by a Porsche dealer, with the kid thinking that his dad was going to buy him a Porsche.

Same goes for Bumblebee, who was originally an outspoken yellow VW Beetle (and yet another reference is made in the movie.)

I enjoyed Transformers, but the massive alteration of characters (read: cash whoring from GM) ruined it a bit for me.

Edit @power091999

LOL, your comment is an exact paraphrase of mine.

Eerie.

[beoulve]

I wonder how old are those who LOL at smokey. funny those who LOL got LOL back.

[BlazinEurasian]

I know the original Jazz was a porsche. In the context of your post you are refering to the movie, so I assumed you were still talking about the movie. I agree tho, Jazz being a solstice is lame. Jazz being a douchebag thug was even lamer.

[tigerranger]

Great References that come out of the movie. However, you are forgetting that when Jazz became a Soltice at the side was a Porsche, and when he came on top of the building it said Porsche even the light burned out. The bug was not used because VW was anal about promoting violence because they believe in Peace. You can thank Hitler for Volkswagen doing the peace thing.

[hardcorehippiez]

i will buy this movie when it comes to blu until then no purchase.

[Xbox is the BEST]

have both in my crib on a 1080P Aquos and I can't tell the difference in PQ.

[Killjoy3000]

judging by your name i find it hard to believe that you have bluray. im not critisizing you im just saying....

[Xbox is the BEST]

room mate has a PS#3 we watch movies on both formats.

[FordGTGuy]

With Blu-Ray.

BTW Blu-Ray is a medium and won't look any better then any other kind of medium because its a medium. Now if we were talking formats that would be a different story altogether.

Lol Someone actually disagreed with me.

Hey buddy a medium is a storage device aka Blu-Ray, HD-DVD, DVD, CD, Flash Drive and HDD. A format is totally different

[antoinetm]

i read somewhere that the transfer rate of a Blu ray disc is higher then HDDVD, so that would mean better quality.

[killer_trap]

"your heart is free, have the courage to follow it" in Scottish accent.
the movie i like the most,will it ever get a blue ray release?

it really doesn't matter where transformers ends up. it's a bad movie wherever it is.

[killer_trap]

why the disagrees i only stated my opinion. i said" the movie i liked the most" i didn't say it's the best movie ever .

[DarkSniper]

Blu-Ray is the industry leading technology in High Definition format. Combine this with what the PLAYSTATION 3© has to offer and you will recieve the absolute best in gaming and multimedia.

$niper

[Irving]

lol are you quoting Jack Tretton ?.... j/k

[FordGTGuy]

that I can buy all those Disney HD movies and a crapload more including HD TV Shows on the XBLVM.

@SmokeyMcBlunt
You rent for 14 days in which you have to start watching and once you start watching you have 24 hours to watch it as much as possible. You buy TV Shows.

[jcgamer]

Well, young sir, I think you just sold me a PlayStation 3!...lol...I'm getting one anyways though...but great sales pitch...someone needs to hire this guy...lol...bubbles up man...

[SmokeyMcBear]

hey ford.. i think you mean rent... for one day, at around 5 bucks a pop.. you have kids? you think your son or daughter will only want to watch his or her movie once in a blue moon? its a daily thing man. But enjoy spending those microsoft points

[Bleyd]

Are they really the HD versions of the movie or are they just upconverted to fit on the HDTV?

[darx]

You think these kids care whcich version, Blu-Ray/HD-DVD, they are watching?

I'll bet you they will watch those same movies on VHS on a black and white TV!

[Armyless]

why watch them on a next-gen system? This argument could be said for games too.

The REST of us DO care.

[SmokeyMcBear]

hey darx... touche'

[PSWe60]

I own Blu-Ray, but other than capacity and the color of the disc, there is no picture or sound quality difference between Blu-Ray and HDDVD.

Now that that's out of the way, Im going to wait for Transformers to come out on Blu-Ray, and everyone know it'll happen sooner or later.

[FordGTGuy]

formats control quality of both sound and video.

[Marceles]

Hehe...Michael Bay has sounded confused all year.

"I support Blu-ray! Most consumers have it which means more people can watch my films"
"Never mind, I watched 300 on HD-DVD and it's kickass!"
"I don't care if HD-DVD or Blu-ray wins since I have both of them, but DVD looks great too!"

Looks like he's still siding with Blu-ray, but dude seriously...shut up please.

[gamesblow]

I'll buy Transformers for principal alone, if it hits Blu-ray... I didn't buy the dvd because I was set on getting all new movies on blu-ray. so, if they release this next year after the exclusive deal is done... I'll buy it. If not... oh well.

[squallsoft]

I agree. PLease bring Transformrs to Blu Ray YESTERDAY, Mr. Bay!!!!

Thanks,
Squall

[Mr Blings]

What R U Shooting At? Ps3 has all of what 2,3 fps's in their library? I'm just messin with ya...still not sold on ps3 yet though. The only thing I want it for is a new gadget to play with and a hd movie format, but I'm still overall on the fence about both, especially since I can download hd movies already from live.

[Marceles]

But they're 24 hr rentals

[PS3n360]

I got a PS3 last night. As a 360 fanman I resisted but after 2 years of enjoying 360 I thought what the hell give it a shot cause I like buying toys. Well I am happy to say I like it a lot and it will fit in nicely with my setup. Blu ray was a selling point for me since my daughter loves movies and all her favorites are on blu. Really thats just my excuse for spending the cash. Still getting used to the controller but that will come with time. If your a gadget whore like me in addition to being a gamer like most ppl in here you gotta get one.

[Salvadore]

This guy really seems pissed off everytime I read his comments.

[Bull5hifT]

when is shilo le' Buff gonna stop being considered a boy' and looked as a perverted man

[gamesblow]

Downloading HD content "movies" is impractical... It takes way too long to do so and you, more often than not, cannot obtain them for longer than 24 hours at a time. We are not at the stage or cost efficiency of making down loadable distribution a mainstay.

Connection speeds, even broad band are way too slow
Storage space is still a costly issue

500 gb hdd's won't cut it, folks. We need to have the majority of people willing to spend money on something intangible and those people also have to buy into slow download speeds and lack of storage space.

[Marceles]

"cannot obtain them for longer than 24 hours at a time"

Hehe yeah...that's what I was trying to say to guys who want to only download HD movies, have fun wasting money.

[gunnerforlife]

when that contract ends HD-DVD will officially be dead in the water

[ThaGeNeCySt]

It's as clear as day that $ony is paying Michael GAYe to slander HD-DVD and try to mask it by saying "i don't care about this format war".

/sarcasm

[Armyless]

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[Killjoy3000]

im sure it will be released on bluray sometime in the future. but even if it isnt i really dont mind.

[unlimited]

of course he wants Blu-ray thats where all the money is at right now..hddvd is dead..

[MK_Red]

I'm not a fan of his movies and didn't like his Transformers film but gotta agree with the man here.

[FPS nut]

Is it just me or does he seem to be whining a bit? and what other people in the industry is he talking about? I could understand if this was comming from an Oscar winner like Steven Spielberg but this is Michael "make a good movie, make two bad movies, make a good movie make two more bad movies" Bay. He is going down a road of trouble if he don't shut up, not everyone agrees with him. I have said this before but it seems that he is trying to get Sony studio money, it's not a bad thing but it seems that way.

Aslo is it me or does this kind of "news" need to go in a movie section. What does this in any way have to do with gaming? PC, Wii and 360 all use DVD still and it's pretty much been proven that HD DVD nor Blu-Ray is realy needed for gaming. This format war is the dumbest I have ever seen, it would be cheaper and have lot less headaches if they just made duel format players. Besides I think PC will decide who wins, not Hollywood or gaming. What gets me the most that support this are the harcore PS3 fans, as a PS3 owner I don't see the point in defending somthing that made my gaming console cost more.

[Boink]

michael bay is a fanboy, hilarious:)

[The Karate Kid]

How can you not like Transformers the movie? You don't have no love for Optimus prime? For me?

[stuntman_mike]

i liked the cartoons and the feature film but this new transformers film was average.

micheal bay's really getting on his soap box of late, good on him i say, i aint a massive fan of his films but its hard to see something you've put a lot of time into taken away from you and you cant do much about it. also its about money but what aint nowaday's

[rayc0013]

The story is Bay was behind blue ray big time. When paramount switch dto hd-dvd people like steven spielberg, Francis Ford Coppola told them that there movies where going to be released on both formates blue ray and hd-dvd bay is pissed because he did not get that option. So now he is making transformers 2 and i think he is just tring to make sure that wil end up on blue ray when it comes to dvd

[Armyless]

he is the Director and wants the right to CHOOSE his medium.

I'm actually stunned that he has little say in which format his film is released in. Next time, you can bet the Production Companies will factor their Director's opinion into account, or risk public lambasting.

[bombzombie]

He's just crying over spilled milk. The writers are on strike and they are winning concessions in what is the likely and more pervasive medium in the future. Blu-Ray / HD-DVD, if they take off are already old tech. In 10 years, high-speed digital downloading to personal devices, greater access to highspeed internet, super cheap storage - (imagine 100 terrabyte drives solid state at $250, and advanced new 3D chipsets (already being experimented with today), employing advanced compression algorithms....this IS the FUTURE!

Whether you want it or not, XBOTs, PS3ers, and the like....you can't stop the music so you might as well dance. :-)

http://www.cepro.com/slides...

See articles like the one above...now google advances in digital downloading...and see where Sony (yes, even Sony), Microsoft, Intel, AMD, Apple, etc. are all trying to take over the living room in one way or another.

Trying to stop companies from moving this direction is like trying to stop the wave of illegal MP3 sites from sharing music. Certainly, the last vestiges os technology will always hang around, but many go extinct....I have a laserdisc player, an eight-track player, a minidisc, and many, many cassette players...when is the last time you saw anything released on these formats....for that matter, what about the Beta Cam, Betamax player and VHS videocassette.

You don't need to listen to me...just look at history to see it repeating itself and evolving. Blockbuster will soon announce plans to begin doing online downloads as well. Have you noticed (in Houston, I have) that the number of stores is shrinking? We are down almost 10 in the course of a year.

It's like Lee Iaacoca once said, "You can either lead, follow or get out of the way." For the fanboi's, let me tell you that you are in the way.

Edit:
What the hell are you disagreeing for? Because the physical media formats are going to eventually disappear. Get OVER IT. Otherwise, present a logical argument for why I am WRONG!!

To add further support:
Check out this story--

http://www.hollywoodreporte...

And I can go on and on all day long...CNN and CNET have also had run stories on this trend. You fanboi's are ridiculously obsessed with a river in Egypt.

[beoulve]

The reason behind his gruntled because Paramount and Dreamwork get $150 million but not the directors and actors. Directors get some percentage of the movies they sells. theater, DVD or HD-Media. Since Michael Bay movies end up in HD-DVD, He is not happy about his lost sales in Blu-Ray and Paramount get $150 million instead. It's all gain for Paramount but not him. So yeah you can see he is pretty fired up.

[Lex Luthor]

No one can tell the difference between bluray and hd-dvd, michael is just chatting crap because he is on Sony's shill.

[Electricear]

I'll agree that if both discs used the same codec and same audio they will look identical, but if the version that was made for blu-ray was compressed specifically to use it's capacity, then you would notice the difference. The problem is that most movies released on both formats are compressed exactly the same thus most comparisons will look identical in these cases. There are a few movies however that have been compressed differently for each, and every time a 50GB blu-ray variant was compared to the HD-DVD it was noticeably better quality. The key thing here is, is that quality difference worth the additional price? Some people don't think so, and others do.

[Bladestar]

This guys is just a blu-ray fanboy...
Look at him going trying to explain why blu-ray is better!
"I see every frame of my films over a hundred times before it is ever released. I know the lighting conditions I shot it and the result on the DI. I know the range. I know what the final product should look like" wow!

The tech people of the world never mentioned anything about the differences between one format and another between lighting conditions... and I will believe someone that was against HD DVD before his movie was made on HD DVD?

I mean come on! MR. Bay it's ok to prefer one format over the other... really!... no need to try to explain $h!t you don't know or understand... and even worst trying to explain.. that just because you [direct movies] people should take your word over tech engineers...

There is a reason why you are a Movie Director and not one of the scientists or engineers working on new technology and formats.
Stick to the $h!t you know. Just like I wouldn't want a engineer who designed a microway making my dinner... I don't want a movie director with less technical backgrand than me telling me or trying to explain which technology is better...

This guys is already embarrasing himself and Paramount... what is he trying to accomplish? He does not get the picture yet? Which format is used is above your job description.

[RonDeMuerte]

What do you know about anything???!!....this guy has accomplished way more than you ever have or will, and for crying out loud he's a HOLLYWOOD DIRECTOR!!!! and he pretty much specializes in special effects!!!! so if he says that the technology in one format is better than other at providing overall quality in his movies, then people will listen to him.....so get over your stupidity and accept the fact that Blu-Ray is better than HD-DVD, it's a better technology that has more to offer!!!!.....and people will definitely listen to this Director (That according to you doesn't know anything about the technology he works with....hahahaha damn you're a waste) because he has credibility and people know him and they know what he's talking about, because he is in the business of making MOVIES, and these formats are used in order to DISPLAY MOVIES!!!!! so I'm pretty sure he knows!!!......and by the way, you're just a rambling idiot, nobody cares what you think, so get off the internet!!!! you barely know how to use it!!!!

The same goes to you Jvanleuvan, you're probably the one that agreed with Bladestar.....you two probably share the same low ass I.Q. ....

[Bladestar]

@RonDeMuerte - you mind set is like the one that see men as gods... that is willing to let Michael Jackson play with his genitals because of Michael's success and acomplishments... Kid.. one thing has nothing to do with another... this is not a success contest... if this was.. then I would say... "DAMN! Bill Gates has acomplished more than Michael Bay and have a lot more money... Bill prefers HD DVD... so, HD DVD is better"... no?
Let me give you an example.. what do you do? flip burgers at you local mcdonnals? ok... you see.. you are better than the smarters scientist on earth at making burgers because that's what you do all day.... now if this scientist come and tell you, "you are doing burgers wrong!... you should mixed it with cow $h!t..." would you do it and eat it?.. well samething here.. we have a great director talking about something not related to their line of work.. or something that he did not major... and you are hanging from his balls because he is a movie director and got money... what one (^!@# thing has to do with another?
ohh yeah.. and about my success... kid you don't know me. but let me just say I'm willing to show (with a scan of my tax return) what my success looks like a year if you show yours first... if you are one of those that measures success and accomplishment by how much someone makes.. I am willing to bet that you will want also kiss my rear once you see how much money I make a year. I'm willing to bet that I pay more in 1 year in taxes than what you make in 10 years...

"this guy has accomplished way more than you ever have or will" I can play this same card against you. deal?

[SmokeyMcBear]

don't believe him ron.. it'll be a copy of mommy and daddys tax return.... you are all talk blade, go back to your hole in the wall existance. Remember we have had this conversation before, be humble.. you fail at life.

[RonDeMuerte]

Hehehehe you're nothing!!!!......you're in here all day long!!!!! you have no job or career....you have no life.....and Michael Jackson ....what the hell was that.....does that sh!t actually cross your mind???!!!.....and flipping hamburgers.....hahahaha well that's your short sighted and pathetic future, cause with that seventh grade level grammar you're not really going anywhere.......
Apparently you're an idiot when it comes to people's reputations and their accomplishments in different businesses.......if I were going to look up information on movie making and directing, and both Michael Bay and Bill Gates had articles expressing their opinions and advice on the topic, then I would clearly choose Michael Bay's article since he has actually made something of himself in the business.......but if it were computer programming, then I would most definitely choose Bill gates over Michael Bay......but you're too f@ckin dumb to realize what I was saying......the whole accomplishment thing was directed to you...haha no one else.....He's in MOVIES!!! He would know which is the best format to display his movies in!!! why can't you connect the dots!!!??? you stupid retard!!!!...see this is why I know you haven't accomplished anything, cause you can't even begin to comprehend something like common sense......

Another thing that gives you away as a complete loser!!!

***is ohh yeah.. and about my success... kid you don't know me. but let me just say I'm willing to show (with a scan of my tax return) what my success looks like a year if you show yours first... if you are one of those that measures success and accomplishment by how much someone makes.. I am willing to bet that you will want also kiss my rear once you see how much money I make a year. I'm willing to bet that I pay more in 1 year in taxes than what you make in 10 years...

"this guy has accomplished way more than you ever have or will" I can play this same card against you. deal?***

Hahahaha what are you talking about?? ....you don't know me either........but I do know you're in here every f@cking day!!!!....and I don't spend all my time here.....because I actually have a life, and this is more of a hobby to me.....so believe me kid....I beat you at life.....I've actually accomplished more than you ever have or will ever dream of......HA! I've already accomplished more than you by the sole fact that I've been with girls.....hahahaha that's an Everest you'll never get to climb!!!!!! hahahahaha you're 13 dude....all you have is this website.....

I enjoy how you X-bots try to include Bill Gates in your comments as often as you can (Talk about mind sets that see men as gods huh??)

@ SmokeyMcBlunt
"it'll be a copy of mommy and daddys tax return", hahahaha yeah...definitely......

[Bladestar]

@SmokeyMcBlunt - yeah... and I offered you the same thing... you guys are all talk... but nothing more... "mommy and daddys tax return.... " well.. my mom and dad got money... but that does not mean I need to show their stuff to prove anything... not to mentioned that as only child. but that's besides the point... you questioned me being a progammer befored and I showed pictures of all progamming books... I showned pictures of my home data center... pictures of my cars, motorcycles, multiple xbox 360, TVs... hell even links to the company I own...
The best you can do? bla bla bla.. and not one proof that you are nothing but, "mommy and daddys tax return.... "... hehe... my ability to show my ""mommy and daddys tax return.... " with 7 figures.. should be enough if that was the case...

"be humble.." my @$$! you don't deserve humble... you Sony fanboys deserve to be stepped on, peed on and if possible $h!t on... let's not forget that you are the one that try to attack people at the personal level... for example, "this guy has accomplished way more than you ever have or will"... was I talking to you? was I talking about you?
Same goes with blu-ray and the PS3... everytime people give their opinion about it.. you Sony fanboys always have to start with the personal attacks against anyone that makes a comment against blu-ray or the PS3... and you expect people not to react? *&^@#^#4 you! Talking about humble... You don't deserve humble or special treatment...

Question SmokeyMcBlunt... why are you always up on my case... are you tracking my comments? Get off my balls...

[RonDeMuerte]

Give it a rest already....."Boo Hoo people attack me on a personal level on the internet!!! Boo Hoo!! my parents have money!!! I can show you pictures!!! Boo Hoo!!! cry for me!!!".......stop your whining......lady...

[Jvanleuvan]

Both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD (Both meaining both) use Microsoft's VC1 Codec at the same bitrate. Thats like saying the colors of my pictures look better when stored on a Hitachi HD compared to a Seagate! Absolute Nonsense! The only difference is some HD-DVD movies don't use lossless audio... Which of course wouldn't effect the frames of the movie....

The MEDIA has not effect on the DATA!

Do your word documents have more spelling mistakes when you transfer them to CD?

He appears to be ignorant of the technology behind the media...

[Electricear]

It's true that both use VC-1, AVC and MPEG2 thus if the footage is compressed to fit in the smaller space, then yes they will look identical; however, if the version on blu-ray takes advantage of the additional space the end result would be a less compressed movie, and thus less artifacts. I'll use an old school analog example of this you have a show on TV that is 2 and a half hours long and a t120(HD-DVD) and a t180(Blu-Ray) video tape. The t120 doesn't have enough room to store the movie on it when recording at SP speed so would have to record the show at either LP or SLP(EP) speed where as the t180 tape does have enough space to fit the show in all 3 modes Sp, LP and SLP(EP). IF you recorded it on both tapes in LP or SLP(EP) modes both tapes would look identical; however, if you recorded it in SP mode on the t180 tape it would look significantly better because more information was stored on the tape. This same principal applies to digial compression. If you use more space with the same codec compression, then it generally produces a superior result. Seeing as a typical 2 hour movie is roughly 1+ terabyte uncompressed, there is no way you can pout it on either a 30GB or 50GB disc with out heavy compression of some form. Thus considering a 50GB disc has 66% more space than a 30GB disc that the quality of the video can be significantly improved.

[Antiomo]

His movies tend to have alot of bang and action.

A good portion of the blu-ray discs have uncompressed sound so it fits his action movies.

[dinkeldinkse]

Nobody cares about how much money you make,and you are just as bad as the sony fanboys so STFU.

[WilliamRLBaker]

what a freaking liar he is, THERE IS NO VIDEO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE 2 formats, you can only set a movie to so much bit rate before its a useless function, The only difference was space for audio, Now that is no longer the case, and even then no one can tell the difference between uncompressed and Digital high bitrate plus...not even micheal bay.

[sicknnyc]

I guess You would know more than him. Seeing as your profession is...?

[Spydiggity]

who cares what this talentless hack thinks???

[thepill88]

This happens at least 4 times a day, Blu Ray gets over on HD-EAD... Im not even gonna post facts... waste of my time... But... If you noticed... Since PS3 and Blu Ray has jumped... ALOT of the regular fanboys are absent.... HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! !!!!!!!! LAWMAN!!! what a joke...

[Altair-HD]

i bet that the Transformers like Blu-ray better than "HD" DVD !!!!!

[Cynical-Gamerzus]

Having seen Michael Bay speak about film and his philosophy about the industry and its direction ,you can only find his passion for art and film to be truly genuine and real heartfelt.
He has my vote for being one of the greatest hollywood professionals out there.
Jim Cameron is another..

[40cal]

More space on the disc =s no video compresion and 7.1 audio not that compresed 5.1 crap audio that the HDDVD version of Transformers got. My DVD movies have been doing 5.1 for years, I want 7.1 moving forward.