One of the more interesting tidbits to come out of the series of panels at the CineGear Expo came from Larry Jordan of Digital Production Buzz. He related the findings of Bruce Nazarian, president of the DVD Association, who has found a way to burn standard DVD-5 or DVD-9 discs with the current red laser technology using the H.264 codec to play in high def in Blu-ray players. Obviously this is huge news for those that want to master to high def but avoid the cost of AACS licensing as well as costly Blu-ray burners. But the true breakthrough would be in replication, truly opening up high-def delivery for the indie filmmaker. Not to worry, Nazarian, according to Jordan, is currently working on replication tests and should come out with his findings soon. Stay tuned!