Originally posted by: Neil S. Bulk
Hi-Fi- Stereo is actually a recording term for VHS tapes. Hi-Fi on the packaging means the tape has a Hi-Fi track. That was not the standard when VHS first came out. Dolby Surround logos were added later, but once the master was made, the Dolby encoded soundtrack always came through, whether the logo was on the packaging or not. I could bore you with the technical details of the Dolby matrix, but that's not necessary.
Neil
your on it
You are correct. Lynch DVDs without chapter selection include The Straight Story, Mulholland Dr and Eraserhead. It's his belief that a film should be taken in one sitting because it was not written to be segmented or to be set aside and come back to, like a book.
Hi-Fi- Stereo is actually a recording term for VHS tapes. Hi-Fi on the packaging means the tape has a Hi-Fi track. That was not the standard when VHS first came out. Dolby Surround logos were added later, but once the master was made, the Dolby encoded soundtrack always came through, whether the logo was on the packaging or not. I could bore you with the technical details of the Dolby matrix, but that's not necessary.
Neil
your on it
Originally posted by: ReverendBeastly
Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Now, if I recall, there was a DVD without chapter stops, but that was at the specific request of the director. I think it was a David Lynch film.
Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
Now, if I recall, there was a DVD without chapter stops, but that was at the specific request of the director. I think it was a David Lynch film.
You are correct. Lynch DVDs without chapter selection include The Straight Story, Mulholland Dr and Eraserhead. It's his belief that a film should be taken in one sitting because it was not written to be segmented or to be set aside and come back to, like a book.
And I concur with Mr. Lynch on this... IMHO I find no need for Chapter Selection on DVD's; I've never really used this feature before and that is why the DVD's that I author don't have them.