Are there any standards? What then?
Highly aprpeciate your responses
There's a gray area in contrasting "Unrated Version" and "Director's Cut" though since I think both are unrated and relatively longer that the theatrical release. Now what's the difference?
In the case of Hollywood movies/DVDs which bears the mark "Unrated", those are movies which include certain scenes which were NOT included when the film was rated (GP, PG, R or X) by the Motion Pictures Assc. of America (our MTRCB's US counterpart). So in effect, it's the same rated movie inserted with unrated/longer scenes (normally a more graphic sex and/or violent shot).
There's a gray area in contrasting "Unrated Version" and "Director's Cut" though since I think both are unrated and relatively longer that the theatrical release. Now what's the difference?
I tried to give an answer but ended up with more questions ???
Anyone of you has an Idea of whats the difference of
American Pie 2 unrated with its rated counterpart
With the current lock of Previous Thread.
Anyone of you has an Idea of whats the difference of
American Pie 2 unrated with its rated counterpart
The US theatrical version did not contain the nudity and sexually explicit scenes but was included in its Philippine theater run hence there is no difference between the unrated disk and the RP theater run
The R3 disk have been mislabeled as unrated since there is no difference between the disk and the RP theater run assuming that the version shown in RP theaters are 'toned down' cut of the movie
the unrated label refers to the extra footages shown in the special features.
Caligula DVD Cover Color
Rated - Colored in Red Background
Unrated - Colored in Blue background
Buti na lang Unrated yung nabili ko, me kasama pang extra DVD ng Playboy Sneak peak...sneak-na-sneak talaga. he-he-he. ;D ;D
Buti na lang Unrated yung nabili ko, me kasama pang extra DVD ng Playboy Sneak peak...sneak-na-sneak talaga. he-he-he. ;D ;D
Siguro dapat kinumpol din nila sa isang menu para hindi mo na kailangan hanapin through fast forward.
Too bad there aren't yet any good movies that have received the Infinifilm treatment.
GONZ, May I recommend "BLOW", If ever your'e interested in the Cocaine/Columbian problem in the USA. ;)
As I said, no good movies have yet gotten the Infinifilm treatment.
Sorry Alfie, and thanks for the recommendation, but I found Blow to be predictable, cliché-ridden and poorly written. Penelope Cruz is but the latest in the long tradition of pretty faces without thespian talent (Catherine Zeta-Jones, that blond bimbo in Planet of the Apes, to name a few). The movie's only saving grace is Johnny Depp, and that's not enough to redeem it.
But this is off-topic, if you really want to go into it let's start a thread in the Film & TV Talk forum. ;)
I was thinking more about the documentary incorporated in the Disc, not really to disect the film and all.
Slowhand, I own the Thirteen Days Infinifilm DVD. You can view the scene-specific info sequentially, like a long documentary, without having to view the movie. You can also jump to particular snippets of info in which you are interested.
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Buti na lang Unrated yung nabili ko, me kasama pang extra DVD ng Playboy Sneak peak...sneak-na-sneak talaga. he-he-he. ;D ;D
Huh??...Mine doesn't have that extra DVD you're talking about. The Unrated version only has a single disc containing the "making of" feature, etc. but no sneak peak disc.
Plus, weren't Penthouse models used in this movie (since it was a Bob Guccione production) and not Playboy models?
Ganito yan.
Infinifilm is a line of DVDs from New Line. This type of DVD usually contains loads of extras which are integrated into the movie itself (you can check out the extras while watching the movie in an immersive, interactive style), kaya everything is fit into a single DVD-9 disc. Some experts say that this results in lesser image quality, but this isn't necessarily true. Kung magaling yung pagka-encode, or short lang yung movie, di mo naman halata. I kinda like this line kasi no need for disc-swapping, and as far as I'm concerned the purported decrease in image quality is mostly negligible.
Try checking out FOX's "New releases/Re-releases Collector's Editions" lower left spines, it indicates what number amongst its library.
Below is the sample of the new numbering system by FOX to its Collector's Edition Library
(http://groups.msn.com/_Secure/0PwAAAGQSmD0T7bKWdamQG*PTJCN5ZLlRJ5ft9JCs6AV60OSvNcDpbdgTM7U5KwGRrjYoWGJUsnR*arhBlNLYSbZkSg*MnG3C/Fclub.JPG?dc=4675525841802382138)
Collector's Hidden Chase Set? probably .. IMHO its a $$$ spenditure.. chasing the library (deyyymmmm the latest ones.. Man On Fire,Day After Tommorow, I Robot are in it's late 20's number.. and if chased for complete collection.. is roughly cashin out around $$$500.00++ ..)
Hmmm seems like the trend with the studios nowadays is to bring out different types of DVDs aside from what you think is the ULTIMATE Edition na and here they come with another dvd, a few years after, that has something new again ( even an itsy bitsy part lang ) so that we collector's will have a difficult time deciding if we should let go of what we thought was the ultimate edition and it turns out meron pa palang lalabas na meron special thing again ... HAAAAAAAAY ::)
That's the reason why I like Concert DVDs ;D There are fewer instances na you'll make "sisi" with what version you got kasi madalas there is ONLY one version or at the most 2 , kasi yung first one wala pang DTS before or the audio quality of the first one is not that great pa PLUS of course with Concert dvds .... Wooooo 1 to sawa yung watching mo over and over again ;)
Haaaay with the trend nowadays, we need all the willpower to say NO, I will not get the new edition anymore kasi I'm super contented with what I have already.
Good Luck to all of us ;D ::) >:( ;D
may pinadala po saking player na region 3 lang, is there any way to convert that to multi?pwera nalng kung bibili ako, sayang naman po ???
Superbit is a brand of premium DVD-Video versions of motion pictures from Columbia TriStar Home Video, a division of Sony. but what exactly is superbit?
meron pa ba pabenta nito?
i have seen pirated dvds that have superbit labels..are they the same with the original sony release?
Superbit is a brand of premium DVD-Video versions of motion pictures from Columbia TriStar Home Video, a division of Sony. but what exactly is superbit?
Actually, Superbit is yesterday's gimmick.
I've been itching to post something about Superbit for the longest time, I just didn't know where to post it. This may be slightly OT, but I guess this would be a good time to discuss it, since we're discussing how the quality of the SD DVD can affect the upscaling performance of the Oppo.
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The maximum peak bitrate for SD DVD is 9.8 Mbps.
Professionally encoded DVDs, which comply with proper DVD specs, have a very safe average bitrate of 4 to 5 Mbps for relatively static content; and, to avoid pixellation, a maximum average bitrate of 7 to 8 Mbps for high-action content.
Encoding at rates higher than those specifications results in lower compatibility with various players, and increases likelihood of buffer underruns.
DVD specifications from mpeg.org: http://www.mpeg.org/MPEG/DVD/Book_B/Video.html
According to this site: http://people.csail.mit.edu/tbuehler/video/MPEG-2.html, a major concern is that high bitrate encodings sometimes result in juddering/stuttering and skipping. To avoid this, a maximum average video bitrate of 7 Mbps is recommended; or up to 8 Mbps for high-action content.
When DVD was introduced, the early encodings had an average bitrate of about 3 to 5 Mbps.
Columbia TriStar Home Video, a division of Sony, introduced a premium DVD brand, and called it "Superbit". Since the DVD standard can handle up to 8Mbps, Superbit DVDs improve picture quality over a standard DVD edition feature by increasing the bitrate of the encoded video to a safe maximum average bitrate of 7 Mbps. Audio formats of both Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 were made mandatory on Superbit titles.
According to Superbit, their DVDs are encoded at a bitrate approximately twice as high (6-7 Mbit/s) as standard DVDs, which helps minimize artifacts caused by video compression and allow the image to be pre-filtered less prior to compression, which results in more detail. To maximize space for the main feature, static menus are used and commentary tracks are removed.
The high bitrate slightly improved picture quality; however, the complaint against Superbit was the lack of special features.
Soon thereafter, titles such as "Gladiator" showed Superbit how it should be done. Universal released Gladiator in a 2-disc DVD with a healthy bitrate, with both DD and DTS, and with a load of special features. Other studios followed with their own 2-disc versions.
Superbit slowly became irrelevant. Other studios can release multiple-disc versions with 8 Mbps bitrates, with DD and DTS soundtracks and special features. What's so great about Superbit with 8 Mbps bitrate and no special features? They can't go higher than 8Mbps without causing playback problems on existing DVD players, so they're stuck with a spec that no longer commands a premium.
Realizing their irrelevance, the Superbit line followed up with Superbit Deluxe, which bundled a Superbit-quality feature with a second disc containing the special features.
What's so great about that? Other studios had already been doing the same, and without the Superbit price tag premium. Today, 8 Mbps bitrates or slightly higher are common for new releases of regular SD DVDs.
Finally realizing that they can no longer charge a premium for something that other studios can do at regular prices, Sony Pictures discontinued the Superbit line on January 18, 2007.
Sony officially drops Superbit line
Brand was an 'interim bridge' toward high-defintion Blu-ray Disc
By Susanne Ault -- Video Business, 1/18/2007
JAN. 18 | Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has retired its Superbit line in order to promote its Blu-ray Disc format.
The studio’s last produced new Superbit disc was the April 2005 release of theatrical circus series Cirque du Soleil.
http://www.videobusiness.com/index.asp?layout=article&articleid=CA6408427
When they dropped the Superbit, Sony's official line was, “It was always an interim bridge strategy to get people excited about what high-def would be looking like in 2006 and 2007”. :D
are they the same sa mga pirated superbit?