Jason Comparetto
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It occurred to me today to draw an analogy between the video camera business and the car industry, and the analogy could easily be applied to any of the industries out there that we see making very small incremental changes in their products.
Jim Jannard's vision combined with perseverance to see it through to completion resulted in a GIGANTIC LEAP, a dramatic change in how movies could be shot, both in Hollywood for theatrical release and also for small productions. If we had left it up to Sony or Canon, you know we'd still be shooting in 1080p in the year 2013. Yea the images would have been sharper, the sensors would be larger, but at the end of the day 1080p would have been "good enough" for these big players in the camera business. " 4K " might not even be a term yet
I wonder if some of the big players in the car industry (Toyota, Honda, GM, Ford) are again simply making small incremental changes. Every year one company is able to make a small incremental change and then all the others have to catch up slightly. This cycle continues for 20 years, and we are left with cars that still burn more fuel than a long time ago. It kind of reminds me of that old 1080p sensor. Could cars be made to get 80 miles/gallon? 160 miles/gallon? Get rid of gallons all together?
What if someone comes along willing to change the status quo. The project might take them 10 years. It might cost a billion dollars, but the passion will see that person through thick and thin. Jim has proven that you don't have to be a gigantic corporation to change an entire industry. I'm sure Jim was told by so many people that his idea was "crazy".
Perhaps I'm over-simplifying an engineering problem, but what if I'm not? After all, I'm sure Jim was told many times that making a 4K camera was "impossible", or "too expensive", or "what do you know about making cameras?"
Next thing you know its very POSSIBLE, its very INEXPENSIVE, and then you find out that the man knows ALOT about making cameras.
I hope Jim's passion can inspire some future generation of inventors and innovators to not be afraid to think far into the future, and realize that the DISTANT future could be the NEAR future if they can apply themselves.
Jim Jannard's vision combined with perseverance to see it through to completion resulted in a GIGANTIC LEAP, a dramatic change in how movies could be shot, both in Hollywood for theatrical release and also for small productions. If we had left it up to Sony or Canon, you know we'd still be shooting in 1080p in the year 2013. Yea the images would have been sharper, the sensors would be larger, but at the end of the day 1080p would have been "good enough" for these big players in the camera business. " 4K " might not even be a term yet
I wonder if some of the big players in the car industry (Toyota, Honda, GM, Ford) are again simply making small incremental changes. Every year one company is able to make a small incremental change and then all the others have to catch up slightly. This cycle continues for 20 years, and we are left with cars that still burn more fuel than a long time ago. It kind of reminds me of that old 1080p sensor. Could cars be made to get 80 miles/gallon? 160 miles/gallon? Get rid of gallons all together?
What if someone comes along willing to change the status quo. The project might take them 10 years. It might cost a billion dollars, but the passion will see that person through thick and thin. Jim has proven that you don't have to be a gigantic corporation to change an entire industry. I'm sure Jim was told by so many people that his idea was "crazy".
Perhaps I'm over-simplifying an engineering problem, but what if I'm not? After all, I'm sure Jim was told many times that making a 4K camera was "impossible", or "too expensive", or "what do you know about making cameras?"
Next thing you know its very POSSIBLE, its very INEXPENSIVE, and then you find out that the man knows ALOT about making cameras.
I hope Jim's passion can inspire some future generation of inventors and innovators to not be afraid to think far into the future, and realize that the DISTANT future could be the NEAR future if they can apply themselves.
