I'm quite disappointed in how Disney has handled the releases of almost all their animated TV series from this era. They couldn't even release the entire Ducktales series on DVD, but I'm particularly annoyed that they didn't release all of Darkwing Duck or Gargoyles.
I approve of this idea. This series needs a proper preservation. One thought, though. Depending on the format you're planning on saving the files in, it might be better to use flac for the audio so you could keep the lossless compression but bring the file size down a little.
Should I include bios for the principle cast, crew, and musicians? If so, what would be the best source?
Can anyone tell me how the "dcp" version of BTTF was listed on usenet or tehparadox?
found it on youtube. see my edit above.
Edit: The special was called "The Secrets of Toontown" and it's on Youtube. The bathroom scene is in this segment:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_jzZfTZZfw
The towel blot is there but no phone number.
Jetrell, I think you misunderstood or misread Lunar Archivists original comments. I never read anything that indicated that he intends to sell the finished product, just a comment on how much it's going to cost and musing on how nice it would be to be able to sell the end product to recoup all the costs. Just like the projects almost everyone else here is working on, it's obviously a labor of love, but I don't think anyone here hasn't thought about how nice it would be to be able to sell off their finished product, be it preservation, fan-edit, or reconstruction if just to make back some of the money that was put into it. Saying "I wish I could" isn't the same as saying "I am going to do it".
Now, please, can we back down from this before it turns into a mess that it didn't need to be just because one person misunderstood what was being said and the other person got overly defensive?
Keep in mind that the UK videotapes will be in PAL format, so you will need a PAL VCR and probably some additional adapters to make it work with NTSC equipment. Also, there's no telling what they might have done to adjust the framerate, from speedup to frame blending. Still, they might provide a better source for the audio.
Yeah, the Orbots stuff is a lot harder to find. The Transformers stuff is just costly due to the collector's market.
I feel your pain. I've spent more than than on Transformers: The Movie related materials to use for the Blu-ray project I'm doing. I wouldn't want to sell the final product but it does bother me to know there's a good chance that if it gets distributed, there could be Chinese bootlegs of the bluray being sold all over the place, should it become popular.
For videotape and laserdisc releases in Japan, your best bet is to have a friend over there that can search for you. Used LD and VHS don't show up as much online.
If you're planning on ripping the Japanese tapes for Mighty Orbots, I'd love to see that completed. There's a complete set of episodes on the spleen that look really good compared to other sources I've found but your screen cap looks like it might be even better.
I could use some feedback regarding some of the content I'm considering including on the Blu-ray.
I have a copy of the Transformers: The Movie Mokushiroku videotape coming. I already have a digital transfer of the entire video and I was planning to include some of the segments on the Blu-ray. The question is, should I just include the segments that actually are related to the movie or the entire video? A lot of the video pertains to the later series like The Headmasters, Masterforce, and Victory.
Also, I have the "Toy Version" of Scramble City, which is sort of a re-telling of the OVA using toys and some stock footage from the TV series, that I was considering including in with the commercials. I don't have a translation of the dialog, though, or even a transcript I could use to create a translation. I'm wondering if I should just include it as a long commercial with a brief explanation or if there is some other option. Does a translation or Japanese transcript exist?
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I've made some updates to the cover designs. I still need to pick a couple of screenshots and consolidate a list of all the special features.
Here's what I have so far:
Does anyone have any leads on where I could get the original press kit for the movie? If I could get ahold of one, I could scan it and include it as part of the extra features.
Thanks for the heads up. It looks like that thread has been dormant for quite a while. Hrmm...
I’ve been disappointed in the lack of extras on the Fisher King DVD and BD releases for quite some time. Criterion released a LD with a bunch of extras that were never carried over to any other release. If I bought the LD, is there anyone who could help in doing a high-quality capture of the extras including a high-quality capture of the running commentary audio and a bit-accurate capture of the digital audio track?
Would you consider doing a preservation of the Criterion LD version of The Fisher King? The LD had a running commentary and a bunch of extras that were never released on DVD or Blu-Ray.
Ok, here are a few rough ideas I put together for possible cover art and disc label. They're not great and I'm having a bit of trouble with the back cover.
I have a very high resolution scan of that poster image. I was debating on that one since it's used on the Australian Blu-Ray release.
So, any suggestions on what artwork I should look at using for the cover?
Do you have the LD box sets?
I now have the the 1080i version. It has the EPIX TV logos that appear briefly from time to time but the quality looks good overall. I don't see any signs of DNR or EE but I can't tell if it was mastered at 1080p resolution or at 720p and then upscaled. I can pull some screenshots if you want.
Does the 2010 box also have the Unicron Prototype photos? Also, are the photos in the original Takara release or the Pioneer release. I have a friend who has the LD set (not sure which version though), so I might be able to get scans of the photos, after all.
There is a 12gb 1080i HDTV rip of the movie floating around as well as a couple of 720p versions that are between 4GB and 6.5GB in size. All of them have been posted to usenet.