Post #687662

ScruffyNerfHerder said:

Hey Harmy, 

    It sounds as if most Blu-ray authoring programs have a limit of eight audio tracks. I don't know if anyone has suggested this, but if you can't put every language on one disc, why not make a couple of customized, regional versions like Hollywood does? 

    You could create, say a "North American Edition" with:

1. 5.1   DTS-HD-MA   [English]        (1977 70mm six track mix)
2. 2.0   DTS-HD-MA   [English]        (1977 35mm stereo mix)
3. 1.0   DTS-HD-MA   [English]        (1977 35mm mono mix)
4. 2.0 Dolby Digital [English]        (1985 Laserdisc mix)
5. 2.0 Dolby Digital [English]        (1993 Laserdisc mix)
6. 1.0 Dolby Digital [Spanish]        (1980 Latino dub)
7. 2.0 Dolby Digital [French]         (1977 dub)
8. 2.0 Dolby Digital [English]        (2004 DVD Audio Commentary)

   

    And a "European Edition" with:

1. 2.0 Dolby Digital [German]         (1978 dub reconstruction)
2. 2.0 Dolby Digital [French]         (1977 dub)
3. 2.0 Dolby Digital [Spanish]        (1977 Castilian dub)
4. 1.0 Dolby Digital [Portuguese]     (1980s Brazilian dub)
5. 2.0 Dolby Digital [Italian]        (1977 dub) 
6. 2.0 Dolby Digital [Polish]         (1995 Voiceover)
7. 2.0 Dolby Digital [Czech]          (1992 dub)
8. 2.0 Dolby Digital [Hungarian]      (1984 dub)

   

    Or something like that. A third version could have Japanese and the commentary tracks, etc. You could still include all the subtitle tracks on every version.  

    Releasing the Blu-ray this way would also make the file sizes smaller, as people won't have to download languages they don't speak. 

    I know this suggestion isn't exactly elegant, but I do hope it's helpful. =) As always, keep up the great work! 

I was going to point out that the flaw in your plan was that the second largest French-speaking city in the world is about a 40 minute drive from the state of New York, but then I noticed the fine print for audio track 7 said "French" :P