Walking with dinosaurs 1 disc DVD-18 version?

[paragmehta]

Guys, anybody knows if Walking with Dinosaurs is scheduled to be re-released with 1 disc and not a 2 disc set. I heard lately that they are changing distributors.

By-the-way, the DVD probably has the best video quality I have yet seen. Too bad it does not have a DTS or DD 5.1 tracks, Dinos can use a lot of LFE channel. For video, to show off your widescreen TV, this is the perfect disc.

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Parag Mehta
paragmehta@hotmail.com

[samuelk]

As far as I know, there are no plans to make a DVD-18 version of the documentary. Quite frankly, I don't see why they would. DVD-18s are notoriously harder to make (partly because very few authoring facitlities can make DVD-18s and also because the disc used has to pass quality checks on BOTH sides.) and a DVD like "Walking with Dinosaurs" has a limited appeal.

Sam

[Hendrik]

"...Dinos can use a lot of LFE channel..."

You're so right! At the risk of giving away my real age... I remember very well how the earth trembled at the Dinos' heavy-footed approach - much louder than your average galloping rhinoceros, or Indian or African elephant-on-the-run...

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[TampaFlyer]

> a DVD like "Walking with Dinosaurs" has a limited appeal.

Yes, dinosaurs are not popular. That's why Jurassic Park was such a big box-office failure.

[samuelk]

TampaFlyer, there's a big difference between a movie about dinosaurs and a documentary about dinosaurs. Think about it.

Sam

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[DVDChyk]

Originally posted by samuelk:
DVD-18s are notoriously harder to make (partly because very few authoring facitlities can make DVD-18s and also because the disc used has to pass quality checks on BOTH sides.)
Sam

Hey, you said it! I don't know who replicates in in the US, but I know for a FACT that Electric Switch (the authoring facility) have no replication facilities, which would make it a little tricky for them to manufacture them! ;P ... it's the stability at replication stage (my company handles replication of this disc, cool!) that's the problem, and even though we can do them I don't think they're planning an 18 either in Europe or USA.
This is as far as my knowledge goes of course, and I'm not in Sales.

[samuelk]

Hey, it's nice to see someone in the business on these boards (and also nice to know that someone out there can back up my lie---er, I mean back up my claims).

Sam

[DVDChyk]

Well, you know...
One does try!
Although I pick things up from the Project Management team, the only discs I have direct input on are the in house "Package Deals" - authoring & replication together. When it's a pure replication job it tends to go straight by Pre-Mastering because... it's been Pre-Mstered some place else!
Switch are a good place, they use highly intimidating and complex authoring kit (hehe... Ok so Spruce & Sonic have been spoiling us. We don't like to mention how easy it's getting to author DVDs!) and Dinosaurs is one of theirs...

I just sit in my den knocking out those Hungarian discs you know and love...


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[paragmehta]

OK, since we are into authoring, anybody knows of nice authoring software packages for the PC, ie: home videos. I know of Sonic DVDit! but nothing else.

Some of the features I am looking for:

Pan & Scan to convert 4:3 to 16:9
Ability to use existing VOB files
Write to CD-RW for testing (maybe for small size media (10-15 mts).

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Parag Mehta
paragmehta@hotmail.com

[DVDChyk]

I'm not sure how much it costs, but Spruce do some cheap packages, they also have a DVDonCD function that lets you burn off onto CDR. http://www.sprucetechnologies.com