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Droogie #11 · 08-30-2003, 07:50 PM

When you place your DVDs on your shelf do you line up the keepcases so they are even with the snappers or do you just push both the keepcases and the snappers to the back of the shelf making them uneven?

Pirate · 08-30-2003, 08:14 PM

If you see my HT post, you'll see that I have no choice but to have them uneven. DAMN SNAPPERS!!! Thank god it seems that the WB is finally coming around!

-ph

Derb · 08-30-2003, 08:16 PM

Sinse I put my dvds on the shelf in order from #-A-Z yes the snappers stick out from the Keep Cases as Well as Season sets. One big mess.

Donkey · 08-30-2003, 09:33 PM

It dosen't matter to me if the Snappers stick out from the keep cases because there is nothing I can do about it. I have [most] of my DVDs from #-Z order.

dvdlover · 08-30-2003, 10:42 PM

They don't stick out because when I put them on shelves I keep a little space behind the dvds and I make them even from the front.

Droogie #11 · 08-30-2003, 10:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvdlover

They don't stick out because when I put them on shelves I keep a little space behind the dvds and I make them even from the front.

That's what I tried doing but it became really difficult to keep them all even. A lot of the DVDs would always get pushed back.

dvdlover · 08-30-2003, 11:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Droogie #11

That's what I tried doing but it became really difficult to keep them all even. A lot of the DVDs would always get pushed back.

It depends on how many dvds you have and how often you use them. I only have about 20 dvds.

MooglePorn · 08-31-2003, 12:15 AM

I used to seperate them by snapper and keep, but that got annoying for whatever reason. Now they're all thrown together, A-Z order with numbers going by spelling too (12 Monkeys under "Tw" for example). Most box sets are on top of the entertainment center (though space is fading fast).

I remember at one point really considering converting them all to keepcases, using internet art and such, but it's a costly and time consuming thing...

JeffHanawalt · 08-31-2003, 12:45 AM

I also have my collection in alphabetical order, no
matter if they are snapper crappers or keepcases
(I have multi-disc sets seperate from single disc
films). The two reasons I hate snappers-

1. If you on-line purchase alot of DVDs (which I do),
you can get a damaged cardboard shell very easily

2. If the hub in the plastic insert breaks, you are shit
out of luck. I don't know if you can get the plastic
insert by itself. If Warner Brothers insists on releasing
their films in these damn things, they should make
available the plastic inserts if you need them.

Droogie #11 · 08-31-2003, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dvdlover

It depends on how many dvds you have and how often you use them. I only have about 20 dvds.

I only have about thirty DVDs and I still find it difficult to have all the cases lined up evenly.

rclark1114 · 08-31-2003, 02:44 AM

If it matters that much to you guys(it does to me). Just do what I do and download covers from dvdcoverart.com.

MooglePorn · 08-31-2003, 02:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rclark1114

If it matters that much to you guys(it does to me). Just do what I do and download covers from dvdcoverart.com.

Some cool art there, but my printer sucks and I've heard their print-outs are low quality...

mrcoaster · 08-31-2003, 04:04 AM

I keep all snappers and keepers in one big happy A-Z format. I keep the fronts all lined up. Sometimes they may get pushed back, but it's easy to go along and even out the line. Doesn't take long to fix and it's pretty easy to do. The only real problem is sometimes the keeper catches on the snapper going in or coming out, but it's a very minor issue and hasn't caused me any fits. Still, I really prefer the keepers and hope WB really is going to dump the snapper format.

tqpix · 08-31-2003, 05:31 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrcoaster

The only real problem is sometimes the keeper catches on the snapper going in or coming out, but it's a very minor issue and hasn't caused me any fits. Yeah, I know what you mean. Still, I really prefer the keepers and hope WB really is going to dump the snapper format. Same here... But, by the looks of it, Warner isn't going to dump the snappers anytime soon.

Darksim · 08-31-2003, 06:14 AM

Have about thirty or so dvd's as well. I have other dvd's that are uneven (Criterions, LOTR: EE, special 2-disc cases) so it doesn't matter. The snappers are as uneven as a lot of other dvd's I have.

mtcarmel00 · 08-31-2003, 07:13 AM

I have deeper shelves, so I make the keep cases and the snappers even with each other.

disclover · 08-31-2003, 07:23 PM

Yes, I make them even on the shelf too. Looks nice.

Avid · 08-31-2003, 07:30 PM

I seperate the snappers and digis from the rest of the pack.

Moonraker · 08-31-2003, 08:22 PM

I really only have two instances where Snapper and Keepcase need to next to each other (Austin Powers, Blade), Other than that, since I organize by production co., I dont have to worry about it.

deanandmaria · 08-31-2003, 09:47 PM

As previously mentioned, I've converted all my snappers to keepcases. www.dvdcoverart.com is good, and they are usually pretty good quality, actually. I just started using that site recently, however. Most of the snappers I've done myself, and it's pretty easy to do. The only thing I don't do is TV stuff, which is on a separate shelf.

Version · 09-01-2003, 06:19 AM

I hate the snappers but I keep everything in alphabetical order so they are mixed in with the rest. However, I align all of my cases on the leading edge of the shelf so nothing sticks out. Looks very nice but it is a huge pain when people come over and start touching them. Why they can't see that the DVDs are aligned and at least try to put them back that way is beyond me.

Funny thing is all of my DVDs (350+) are in cases behind tinted glass so you can't even really see if they are nicely alinged... but I know and it bothers me if they aren't perfect.

SMBguy · 09-01-2003, 07:17 AM

Snappers are annoying....simply put. I bought Goldmember, and then Austin Powers 1 & 2 all seperately. The first two are in the snappers and then like one month after buying them I saw in walmart.... Austin Powers 1 and 2 in their own extremely nice keep cases that are colored yellow and green....... and I am stuck with cardboard pieces of junk. I wish you could just buy the keep case...... I would do it....

What I did do though is buy about 20 keep cases offline to put other snappers in. I cut up the cardboard cover to get it into the clear keep case thing. It works out but it isn't 100% great.....

And on the thing of where I put them.... who cares.... :-)

Version · 09-02-2003, 04:04 PM

Seems funny to me that you would be anal enough to replace all of your snappers with keep cases but you don't care where you put them?

I am equally anal about the cases of the discs and the cases for my collection.

Blackbelt Jones · 09-02-2003, 04:15 PM

"Some cool art at [DVD coverart], but my printer sucks and I've heard their print-outs are low quality..."

Boy, I have to disagree with that! So let me add my voice to the chorus of deanandmaria and others here who love DVDcoverart.com.

If you don't have a printer, you can buy a print-out from them. I used to do that, and I found their print-outs to be amazing. I now have a good printer and print out their cover-scans and slip them into blank keep cases... and they look every bit as good as the image on the snapper... only better, because they are now behind the loving plastic of a keep case. If you all hate snappers as much as some you profess to do, then you owe it to yourself to check it out. It is like $5 for 20 or so downloads of very high resolution snapper scans (I may be off on the price... I forgot what I paid, but it wasn't much). I now have NO snappers in my collection... just rows of perfectly lined up keep cases (including The Matrix, Diner, Willy Wonka, Nat. Lampoon's Vacation, The Shining, and on and on and on)....

papibear · 09-02-2003, 04:38 PM

If Phish ever releases a DVD, I hope it comes in a red snapper case.....

larphillips · 09-02-2003, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by papibear

If Phish ever releases a DVD, I hope it comes in a red snapper case.....

Version · 09-02-2003, 06:14 PM

Well I have seen two Phish DVDs both in snappers cases.

Unfortunately they were black.

wahlers · 09-02-2003, 08:00 PM

[ UHF] Mmmm. Red Snapper. Very tasty. [ /UHF]

deltau922 · 09-02-2003, 09:31 PM

I've printed 7 or so covers from DVDCOVERART.COM and was supremely impressed by the quality of every one. I'm a graphic designer and I still can't figure out how they got some of them to look that good just off of a scan.

08-30-2003, 07:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
Droogie #11 Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Multiple Account Ban	Snappers and Keepcases When you place your DVDs on your shelf do you line up the keepcases so they are even with the snappers or do you just push both the keepcases and the snappers to the back of the shelf making them uneven? Last edited by Droogie #11 : 08-30-2003 at 10:42 PM.

08-30-2003, 08:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Pirate Moderator Emeritus Loves Yellow Subtitles Join Date: Jun 2003	If you see my HT post, you'll see that I have no choice but to have them uneven. DAMN SNAPPERS!!! Thank god it seems that the WB is finally coming around! -ph __________________ Early Adopting So You Don’t Have To.

08-30-2003, 08:16 PM	#3 (permalink)
Derb Actor Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada	Sinse I put my dvds on the shelf in order from #-A-Z yes the snappers stick out from the Keep Cases as Well as Season sets. One big mess. __________________ My Blu-ray Collection Time for Blu to go mainstream.

08-30-2003, 09:33 PM	#4 (permalink)
Donkey Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: Akron, Ohio, USA	It dosen't matter to me if the Snappers stick out from the keep cases because there is nothing I can do about it. I have [most] of my DVDs from #-Z order. __________________ Tell me something, my friend. You ever dance with the devil by a pale moon light?

08-30-2003, 10:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
dvdlover Actor Join Date: Jul 2002	They don't stick out because when I put them on shelves I keep a little space behind the dvds and I make them even from the front. __________________ My Dvd Collection

08-31-2003, 12:15 AM	#8 (permalink)
MooglePorn Actor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Philadelphia, PA	I used to seperate them by snapper and keep, but that got annoying for whatever reason. Now they're all thrown together, A-Z order with numbers going by spelling too (12 Monkeys under "Tw" for example). Most box sets are on top of the entertainment center (though space is fading fast). I remember at one point really considering converting them all to keepcases, using internet art and such, but it's a costly and time consuming thing...

08-31-2003, 12:45 AM	#9 (permalink)
JeffHanawalt Insert Avatar Here Join Date: Aug 2002	I also have my collection in alphabetical order, no matter if they are snapper crappers or keepcases (I have multi-disc sets seperate from single disc films). The two reasons I hate snappers- 1. If you on-line purchase alot of DVDs (which I do), you can get a damaged cardboard shell very easily 2. If the hub in the plastic insert breaks, you are shit out of luck. I don't know if you can get the plastic insert by itself. If Warner Brothers insists on releasing their films in these damn things, they should make available the plastic inserts if you need them.

08-31-2003, 02:44 AM	#11 (permalink)
rclark1114 Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: utah	If it matters that much to you guys(it does to me). Just do what I do and download covers from dvdcoverart.com. __________________ have a take, don't suck.

08-31-2003, 04:04 AM	#13 (permalink)
mrcoaster Actor Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NC	I keep all snappers and keepers in one big happy A-Z format. I keep the fronts all lined up. Sometimes they may get pushed back, but it's easy to go along and even out the line. Doesn't take long to fix and it's pretty easy to do. The only real problem is sometimes the keeper catches on the snapper going in or coming out, but it's a very minor issue and hasn't caused me any fits. Still, I really prefer the keepers and hope WB really is going to dump the snapper format. __________________ My Collection

08-31-2003, 06:14 AM	#15 (permalink)
Darksim Actor Join Date: May 2002 Location: STL (Represent!)	Have about thirty or so dvd's as well. I have other dvd's that are uneven (Criterions, LOTR: EE, special 2-disc cases) so it doesn't matter. The snappers are as uneven as a lot of other dvd's I have. __________________ Unlike Hitler....Stalin wasn't racist, he killed everyone My Collection:DVDAficionado My Collection:DVDGuzzlefish

08-31-2003, 07:13 AM	#16 (permalink)
mtcarmel00 Wholesome. Actor. Get used to it. Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: San Diego, California	I have deeper shelves, so I make the keep cases and the snappers even with each other. __________________ "That could have been your head David." *Clarksville Monkees All-Time Record: 27-27-1* My Photos My DVDs My Blog

08-31-2003, 07:23 PM	#17 (permalink)
disclover Actor Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Long Island NY	Yes, I make them even on the shelf too. Looks nice. __________________ "You're nothing but a shadow on film... just a shadow. You're not flesh and blood." They are tasty, they are crunchy, they are warm because they toast them!!!

08-31-2003, 07:30 PM	#18 (permalink)
Avid Actor Join Date: Nov 2001	I seperate the snappers and digis from the rest of the pack. __________________ OAR or :barf:

08-31-2003, 08:22 PM	#19 (permalink)
Moonraker A Look Inside... Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Brooklyn, NY	I really only have two instances where Snapper and Keepcase need to next to each other (Austin Powers, Blade), Other than that, since I organize by production co., I dont have to worry about it. __________________ "Time, won't leave me as I am, but time won't take the boy out of this man." - U2 "In my dream I was drowning my sorrows, But my sorrows, they learned to swim" - U2 A Look Inside ... ARCHIVES \| XBOX Gamertag: MoonrakerC \| PS3 Network: MoonrakerB \| Twitter: MoonrakerB

08-31-2003, 09:47 PM	#20 (permalink)
deanandmaria Supporting Actor Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Van Nuys, CA	As previously mentioned, I've converted all my snappers to keepcases. www.dvdcoverart.com is good, and they are usually pretty good quality, actually. I just started using that site recently, however. Most of the snappers I've done myself, and it's pretty easy to do. The only thing I don't do is TV stuff, which is on a separate shelf.

09-01-2003, 06:19 AM	#21 (permalink)
Version Actor Join Date: Jan 2003	I hate the snappers but I keep everything in alphabetical order so they are mixed in with the rest. However, I align all of my cases on the leading edge of the shelf so nothing sticks out. Looks very nice but it is a huge pain when people come over and start touching them. Why they can't see that the DVDs are aligned and at least try to put them back that way is beyond me. Funny thing is all of my DVDs (350+) are in cases behind tinted glass so you can't even really see if they are nicely alinged... but I know and it bothers me if they aren't perfect.

09-01-2003, 07:17 AM	#22 (permalink)
SMBguy Supporting Actor Join Date: Sep 2003	Snappers :-( :-( :-( Snappers are annoying....simply put. I bought Goldmember, and then Austin Powers 1 & 2 all seperately. The first two are in the snappers and then like one month after buying them I saw in walmart.... Austin Powers 1 and 2 in their own extremely nice keep cases that are colored yellow and green....... and I am stuck with cardboard pieces of junk. I wish you could just buy the keep case...... I would do it.... What I did do though is buy about 20 keep cases offline to put other snappers in. I cut up the cardboard cover to get it into the clear keep case thing. It works out but it isn't 100% great..... And on the thing of where I put them.... who cares.... :-)

09-02-2003, 04:04 PM	#23 (permalink)
Version Actor Join Date: Jan 2003	Seems funny to me that you would be anal enough to replace all of your snappers with keep cases but you don't care where you put them? I am equally anal about the cases of the discs and the cases for my collection.

09-02-2003, 04:15 PM	#24 (permalink)
Blackbelt Jones edited for BOLD flavor Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Chicago, Il	"Some cool art at [DVD coverart], but my printer sucks and I've heard their print-outs are low quality..." Boy, I have to disagree with that! So let me add my voice to the chorus of deanandmaria and others here who love DVDcoverart.com. If you don't have a printer, you can buy a print-out from them. I used to do that, and I found their print-outs to be amazing. I now have a good printer and print out their cover-scans and slip them into blank keep cases... and they look every bit as good as the image on the snapper... only better, because they are now behind the loving plastic of a keep case. If you all hate snappers as much as some you profess to do, then you owe it to yourself to check it out. It is like $5 for 20 or so downloads of very high resolution snapper scans (I may be off on the price... I forgot what I paid, but it wasn't much). I now have NO snappers in my collection... just rows of perfectly lined up keep cases (including The Matrix, Diner, Willy Wonka, Nat. Lampoon's Vacation, The Shining, and on and on and on).... Last edited by Blackbelt Jones : 09-02-2003 at 04:18 PM.

09-02-2003, 04:38 PM	#25 (permalink)
papibear Banned Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Houston, TX	If Phish ever releases a DVD, I hope it comes in a red snapper case.....

09-02-2003, 06:14 PM	#27 (permalink)
Version Actor Join Date: Jan 2003	Well I have seen two Phish DVDs both in snappers cases. Unfortunately they were black.

09-02-2003, 08:00 PM	#28 (permalink)
wahlers Actor Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Columbus, OH (right now)	[ UHF] Mmmm. Red Snapper. Very tasty. [ /UHF] __________________ And that is the way the world ends. Not with a bang. or a whimper. but with a THWAKK!

09-02-2003, 09:31 PM	#29 (permalink)
deltau922 Actor Join Date: Jan 2003	I've printed 7 or so covers from DVDCOVERART.COM and was supremely impressed by the quality of every one. I'm a graphic designer and I still can't figure out how they got some of them to look that good just off of a scan. __________________ SITH HAPPENS Go to http://www.cafepress.com/sithhappens

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