"PC friendly" DVD's
Arkasha
ordered), so naturally i couldn't wait for a second to put the first
disk in my PC-DVD player.
Then it starts to ask if i would like the PC friendly option, so i
think "sure, what the heck" and before i know it, it wants to install
explorer!
I cancelled it from then on.
I checked out the screensaver and wallpaper options, but they weren't
anything special, and they didn't seem to wanna work on my computer.
I also tried the link that was supose to bring you to some Buffy-
website, and all i got was :"page not found".
In the end i just uninstalled all the things it did install and viewed
the disks from my own DVD software.
Has anyone else tried those "PC friendly" options. What exactly is it
suposed to do?
Arkasha
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Saskia
Arkasha schreef:
>
> I got the DVD's today (together with the Spike & Dru book that i
> ordered), so naturally i couldn't wait for a second to put the first
> disk in my PC-DVD player.
Stop, wait! Spike & Dru book?? Which one? "Pretty Maids All In A Row" by
any chance?? It's on my list of 'things to spend money on when I have
some spare or when I'm really depressed or when it's raining'. Cos if it
is I would love to hear what you think of it.
> Then it starts to ask if i would like the PC friendly option, so i
> think "sure, what the heck" and before i know it, it wants to install
> explorer!
Eek!
> In the end i just uninstalled all the things it did install and viewed
> the disks from my own DVD software.
Hm, that's slightly disappointing... :-/
--
Saskia
Jonathan Black
> Has anyone else tried those "PC friendly" options. What
> exactly is it suposed to do?
I think it's some sort of interface for the DVD-ROM extras, such
as the screensaver and wallpaper you mentioned. Waste of space as
far as I'm concerned, I always cancel it immediately, couldn't
even tell you what DVD-ROM features there are exactly on this
set, but screensaver, yeah, that sort of stuff.
--
J o N a T H a N
who is now officially licensed to turn his nose up at DVD-ROM
stuff, since his Pioneer stand-alone player arrived today... ;))
P@rick
> who is now officially licensed to turn his nose up at DVD-ROM
> stuff, since his Pioneer stand-alone player arrived today... ;))
Congrats man!
And guess what? I finally got the DVDs today to play on my Pioneer
stand-alone player!!!
They're great! More than great!! Great doesn't begin to describe it!!!
Magnificent picture quality (compared to VHS), instant jumping from one
(Willow) scene to the other, Joss commentary (listened for a few
minutes), French dubbing...... oh wait, scratch that. DVD is soooooo
much better than tapes. And to think that I haven't seen 10/12 eps!
Well, 8/12. Because I already watched WttHM and The Harvest. I inserted
a few hours break in between, didn't watch them back to back. It's *so*
great to see Buffy's first day at school. See her meeting Xander and
Willow! Oh my god, Willow!!! She looks fabulous. And AH has her nailed
right from the first scene. As if she hasn't been playing anyone else
for the last couple of years. And Buffy's first encounter with Giles....
I loved every minute of those eps. Like I will love every minute of the
rest of them!
Now I have to constrain myself to only watch one ep a week (Oh the
pressure! Oh the pain!). I think I will watch one every weekend. So
expect reviews around Sunday. Starting with WttHM.
Gentlemen, start your DVD players....
Bye, Patrick
oh and Arkasha, didn't check the DVD-ROM part yet...
Arkasha
> Jonathan Black wrote:
>
> > who is now officially licensed to turn his nose up at DVD-ROM
> > stuff, since his Pioneer stand-alone player arrived today... ;))
>
> Congrats man!
>
> And guess what? I finally got the DVDs today to play on my Pioneer
> stand-alone player!!!
>
> They're great! More than great!! Great doesn't begin to describe it!!!
> Magnificent picture quality (compared to VHS)
Well i don't know how good( or bad) the picture quality of the VSH was,
but the DVD's do get a bit fuzzy when there lots of blacks. Still
better then the stuff i taped myself from TV though!
, instant jumping from one
> (Willow) scene to the other, Joss commentary (listened for a few
> minutes)
I listen to the whole lot and it's very good.
<snip>
> Gentlemen, start your DVD players....
(and ladies)
> Bye, Patrick
> oh and Arkasha, didn't check the DVD-ROM part yet...
Well, from what i've heard so far, you're not missing much
>
>
Arkasha
--
Arkasha
> Arkasha schreef:
> >
>
> Stop, wait! Spike & Dru book?? Which one? "Pretty Maids All In A Row"
by
> any chance?? It's on my list of 'things to spend money on when I have
> some spare or when I'm really depressed or when it's raining'. Cos if
it
> is I would love to hear what you think of it.
It is indeed. I ordered it in one go from Amazone so i wouldn't need to
pay more postage and such.
I'm really in conflict whether to start reading it now or wait till
christmas vacation. I know that if i start now i won't stop untill i'm
finished with it and really should spend a *whole* lot of time on my
studies, since i'm very much behind.
So far i've withstood temptation. I havn't even read the prologue!
<snip>
Mattia Valente
>
> Jonathan Black wrote:
>
> > who is now officially licensed to turn his nose up at DVD-ROM
> > stuff, since his Pioneer stand-alone player arrived today... ;))
>
> Congrats man!
That makes 3 of us (although my didcs are still in the mail...damn this
waiting game!) Jon, how long did it take Amazon to deliver the things to
your door? Mine were shipped on Monday...
> And guess what? I finally got the DVDs today to play on my Pioneer
> stand-alone player!!!
:o)
You're a little strange...
> They're great! More than great!! Great doesn't begin to describe it!!!
Hehe..welcome to the wonderful world of DVD. In your case, even more
wonderful world of Buffy on DVD.
> Magnificent picture quality (compared to VHS), instant jumping from one
Yes, Duh, and it seems these discs aren't even that great where image
quality is concerned. Go figure, huh?
> (Willow) scene to the other, Joss commentary (listened for a few
> minutes), French dubbing......
I spit on VHS now, would never ever rent another VHS tape. Only use for
it is recording shows off the TV (gotta have Buffy and Angel on tape
until the DVD's appear, don't we?)
> oh wait, scratch that.
Terrible huh, French? But amusing. BTW, finally saw the little clip that
had you thinking that the guy who does Alyson's voice was a man; she was
Joking.
> DVD is soooooo
> much better than tapes. And to think that I haven't seen 10/12 eps!
:o)
That was quick, wasn't it?
> Well, 8/12. Because I already watched WttHM and The Harvest. I inserted
Uhh..huh? How does that make it 8/12 suddenly? What other 2 episodes did
you watch? (or had you already seen?)
> a few hours break in between, didn't watch them back to back. It's *so*
That must have been some form of torture. I've even started studying for
next week Friday's exam (something I normally never do..) since I'll
probably get the Discs over the weekend, and I know I'm going to have to
watch WTTH/TH with and then without commentary tracks..
> great to see Buffy's first day at school. See her meeting Xander and
> Willow! Oh my god, Willow!!! She looks fabulous. And AH has her nailed
> right from the first scene.
:-))
> As if she hasn't been playing anyone else
> for the last couple of years. And Buffy's first encounter with Giles....
> I loved every minute of those eps. Like I will love every minute of the
> rest of them!
I suspect you will. When I saw season 1 eps (a fw here and there) after
I was really 'sired' (by myself, but that's off the point..), really
started watching the show as a real fan, I got a lot of that nostalgic
feel..
> Now I have to constrain myself to only watch one ep a week (Oh the
> pressure! Oh the pain!).
See? And you were saying "ah, it won't be so bad, the waiting". I was
honest about it. I know I won't be watching more than WTTH/TH before
sometime in January, since I won't be in the vicinity of a DVD player
before then :o)
> I think I will watch one every weekend. So
> expect reviews around Sunday. Starting with WttHM.
Cool!
> Gentlemen, start your DVD players....
I would if I could, but I can't, so I'll wait..
> Bye, Patrick
> oh and Arkasha, didn't check the DVD-ROM part yet..
Can you? I mean, do you have a DVD-ROM drive?
Mattia
ReplyMeister[tm]
He who has no Buffy DVDs
Arkasha
> "P@rick" wrote:
> > Jonathan Black wrote:
> >
> > > who is now officially licensed to turn his nose up at DVD-ROM
> > > stuff, since his Pioneer stand-alone player arrived today... ;))
> >
> > Congrats man!
>
> That makes 3 of us (although my didcs are still in the mail...damn
this
> waiting game!) Jon, how long did it take Amazon to deliver the things
to
> your door? Mine were shipped on Monday...
Mine were shipped 5 december and i got them 12 december, so go figure.
<snip>
Jonathan Black
> Mattia Valente wrote:
> > Jon, how long did it take Amazon to deliver the things
> > to your door? Mine were shipped on Monday...
>
> Mine were shipped 5 december and i got them 12 december, so
> go figure.
Mine were shipped on Sunday 3/12 and arrived on Thursday 7/12
(Amazon.co.uk). There doesn't seem to be much logic to it. I
guess things will now be increasingly becoming a bit of a
madhouse, a madhouse, with Xmas on the way.
P@rick
> "P@rick" wrote:
> > They're great! More than great!! Great doesn't begin to describe
it!!!
>
> Hehe..welcome to the wonderful world of DVD. In your case, even more
> wonderful world of Buffy on DVD.
Yes it's twice the fun!
> Terrible huh, French? But amusing. BTW, finally saw the little clip
that
> had you thinking that the guy who does Alyson's voice was a man; she
was
> Joking.
Which clip is that? In never saw such clip, but Alyson mentioned in an
interview that a man did her voice. From what I heard on my DVD's, it's
definitely a woman in S1. Willow without Willow's voice... *SHIVER*
> > DVD is soooooo
> > much better than tapes. And to think that I haven't seen 10/12 eps!
>
> :o)
>
> That was quick, wasn't it?
> > Well, 8/12. Because I already watched WttHM and The Harvest. I
inserted
>
> Uhh..huh? How does that make it 8/12 suddenly? What other 2 episodes
did
> you watch? (or had you already seen?)
I had already seen most of The Pack and some of.... hey, you're right! I
had only seen The Pack up till now. But skimming (not watching) through
the other eps, I seem to remember certain scenes. They look familiar
anyway. But maybe that's a combination of seeing screenshots and reading
transcripts, of which my brain compiled a fluent sequence. Maybe in my
dreams.... Anyway, I might have seen more (bits) of Buffy than I
remembered. Probably Friday night late, repeats on BBC, zapping through
the channels (oh how ignorant I was at the time!).
> > a few hours break in between, didn't watch them back to back. It's
*so*
>
> That must have been some form of torture. I've even started studying
for
> next week Friday's exam (something I normally never do..) since I'll
> probably get the Discs over the weekend, and I know I'm going to have
to
> watch WTTH/TH with and then without commentary tracks..
There is no *real* harm in watching them back to back. But it might be
nice to keep the suspense for a few hours, or even better some days, and
then watch The Harvest. But since you've already seen them, there's not
much point in doing that.
> > great to see Buffy's first day at school. See her meeting Xander and
> > Willow! Oh my god, Willow!!! She looks fabulous. And AH has her
nailed
> > right from the first scene.
>
> :-))
>
> > As if she hasn't been playing anyone else
> > for the last couple of years. And Buffy's first encounter with
Giles....
> > I loved every minute of those eps. Like I will love every minute of
the
> > rest of them!
>
> I suspect you will. When I saw season 1 eps (a fw here and there)
after
> I was really 'sired' (by myself, but that's off the point..), really
> started watching the show as a real fan, I got a lot of that nostalgic
> feel..
Very, *very* nostalgic! The High School for one thing. But also the
quotes that sound very familiar to me. And how cute Buffy looked that
first season! That cute, cute smile she throws around...
> > Now I have to constrain myself to only watch one ep a week (Oh the
> > pressure! Oh the pain!).
>
> See? And you were saying "ah, it won't be so bad, the waiting".
I was ignorant then ;o)
But I've been watching bits and parts, and realise that it takes the fun
out of it. Watching all eps in one week is feasible, but I won't have
nothing left then. OTOH, I don't mind rewatching all eps. And again. And
again. So if I suddenly find myself with some spare time (very
unlikely), I might watch more than one ep a week.
> > I think I will watch one every weekend. So
> > expect reviews around Sunday. Starting with WttHM.
>
> Cool!
>
> > Gentlemen, start your DVD players....
>
> I would if I could, but I can't, so I'll wait..
Soon my friend, soon. I expect you can join in on Sunday?
> > Bye, Patrick
> > oh and Arkasha, didn't check the DVD-ROM part yet..
>
> Can you? I mean, do you have a DVD-ROM drive?
Damn! Good point. I thought it was a CD-ROM. Okay, so no screensaver for
me then. I don't mind, I already have a great AH/Willow screensaver
(also to be found on a certain CD)
Bye, Patrick
he who has Buffy DVD's, but no DVD-ROM drive
Mattia Valente
>
> Mattia Valente wrote:
> > "P@rick" wrote:
>
> > > They're great! More than great!! Great doesn't begin to describe it!!!
> >
> > Hehe..welcome to the wonderful world of DVD. In your case, even more
> > wonderful world of Buffy on DVD.
>
> Yes it's twice the fun!
:o)
> > Terrible huh, French? But amusing. BTW, finally saw the little clip that
> > had you thinking that the guy who does Alyson's voice was a man; she was
> > Joking.
>
> Which clip is that? In never saw such clip, but Alyson mentioned in an
Yes, you did see that clip. In fact, it's on the CD you sent me. It's
that Kilborn other clip, I think. Interview, really.
> interview that a man did her voice.
Right. Which was a joke (followed by "I didn't get a chance to hear it"
or something like that..) In that one clip <checks clip> Aly-Kilborn,
around the 2:00 minute mark. It's a joke. Check it.
> From what I heard on my DVD's, it's
> definitely a woman in S1. Willow without Willow's voice... *SHIVER*
Scary, huh? Did you give Angel, Buffy, Xander (oops, I mean 'Alex') a
whirl in French as well? It's, um, interesting...
> > > DVD is soooooo
> > > much better than tapes. And to think that I haven't seen 10/12 eps!
> >
> > :o)
> >
> > That was quick, wasn't it?
>
> > > Well, 8/12. Because I already watched WttHM and The Harvest. I inserted
> >
> > Uhh..huh? How does that make it 8/12 suddenly? What other 2 episodes did
> > you watch? (or had you already seen?)
>
> I had already seen most of The Pack and some of.... hey, you're right! I
> had only seen The Pack up till now.
Right.
> But skimming (not watching) through
> the other eps, I seem to remember certain scenes. They look familiar
> anyway.
I had that with a number of eps I thought I hadn't seen. OTOH, I more
often noticed that I hadn't fully seen a lot of the eps I thought I had
(though not the the degree Jonathan had with Passion, methinks. Lucky
bastard ;-)
> But maybe that's a combination of seeing screenshots and reading
> transcripts, of which my brain compiled a fluent sequence. Maybe in my
> dreams....
Possibly.
> Anyway, I might have seen more (bits) of Buffy than I
> remembered. Probably Friday night late, repeats on BBC, zapping through
> the channels (oh how ignorant I was at the time!).
Fortunately the CoJ[tm] found you and instructed you with the Word of
Joss[tm] and you are now a fully fledged convert and CoJ[tm] priest,
huh?
;-P
> > That must have been some form of torture. I've even started studying for
> > next week Friday's exam (something I normally never do..) since I'll
> > probably get the Discs over the weekend, and I know I'm going to have to
> > watch WTTH/TH with and then without commentary tracks..
>
> There is no *real* harm in watching them back to back. But it might be
> nice to keep the suspense for a few hours, or even better some days, and
> then watch The Harvest. But since you've already seen them, there's not
> much point in doing that.
True. But I don't think I've ever seen them as a full on fan, to be
honest. I'll watch back to back though. Definately. I may leave a day in
between before watching it with the commentary track though...
> > I suspect you will. When I saw season 1 eps (a fw here and there) after
> > I was really 'sired' (by myself, but that's off the point..), really
> > started watching the show as a real fan, I got a lot of that nostalgic
> > feel..
>
> Very, *very* nostalgic! The High School for one thing. But also the
> quotes that sound very familiar to me. And how cute Buffy looked that
> first season! That cute, cute smile she throws around...
I know....*sigh*
*drool*
<wipes drool away>
Er, sorry 'bout that. Won't happen again.
> > > Now I have to constrain myself to only watch one ep a week (Oh the
> > > pressure! Oh the pain!).
> >
> > See? And you were saying "ah, it won't be so bad, the waiting".
>
> I was ignorant then ;o)
Nah, we'll call it Innocent.
> But I've been watching bits and parts, and realise that it takes the fun
> out of it.
Bad boy! What are you doing, skimming through the chapters?
> Watching all eps in one week is feasible, but I won't have
> nothing left then. OTOH, I don't mind rewatching all eps. And again. And
> again.
We know the feeling..
> So if I suddenly find myself with some spare time (very
> unlikely), I might watch more than one ep a week.
Well, chrismas holidays are coming along...
> > > I think I will watch one every weekend. So
> > > expect reviews around Sunday. Starting with WttHM.
> >
> > Cool!
> >
> > > Gentlemen, start your DVD players....
> >
> > I would if I could, but I can't, so I'll wait..
>
> Soon my friend, soon. I expect you can join in on Sunday?
I most certainly hope so! Too bad Royal Mail doesn't have package
tracking...I can try to talk along, but without actually seeing the eps
that might prove a little less than fun. Possibly I'll see WTTH/TH over
the weekend, but plans are as yet undefined.
> > > Bye, Patrick
> > > oh and Arkasha, didn't check the DVD-ROM part yet..
> >
> > Can you? I mean, do you have a DVD-ROM drive?
>
> Damn! Good point. I thought it was a CD-ROM.
I'm guessing it's not. Should mention it on the box, I should
think..Don't think a combo is even possible, mind you. And anyway, the
extra stuff is probably less impressive than some of the material
avaliable for free via the net..
> Okay, so no screensaver for
> me then. I don't mind, I already have a great AH/Willow screensaver
> (also to be found on a certain CD)
:o)
> Bye, Patrick
> he who has Buffy DVD's, but no DVD-ROM drive
Mattia
He who has a DVD Player, but no Buffy DVDs (yet.) Damn stupid Bank's
fault. Thought they didn't have my credit card had to wait 5 extra days.
Grrr.
P@rick
> "P@rick" wrote:
> >
> >
> > Which clip is that? In never saw such clip, but Alyson mentioned in
an
>
> Yes, you did see that clip. In fact, it's on the CD you sent me. It's
> that Kilborn other clip, I think. Interview, really.
>
> > interview that a man did her voice.
>
> Right. Which was a joke (followed by "I didn't get a chance to hear
it"
> or something like that..) In that one clip <checks clip> Aly-Kilborn,
> around the 2:00 minute mark. It's a joke. Check it.
Still not too sure whether it's a joke. IMO, she says it in earnest and
laughs along when Kilborn starts laughing (she always laughs along, the
sweetheart). I think somebody has told her Willow is dubbed with a man's
voice. But I may very well be wrong in my interpretation.
> > Anyway, I might have seen more (bits) of Buffy than I
> > remembered. Probably Friday night late, repeats on BBC, zapping
through
> > the channels (oh how ignorant I was at the time!).
>
> Fortunately the CoJ[tm] found you and instructed you with the Word of
> Joss[tm] and you are now a fully fledged convert and CoJ[tm] priest,
> huh?
I've seen the light. Let the crusades begin!
> > Very, *very* nostalgic! The High School for one thing. But also the
> > quotes that sound very familiar to me. And how cute Buffy looked
that
> > first season! That cute, cute smile she throws around...
>
> I know....*sigh*
>
> *drool*
>
> <wipes drool away>
>
> Er, sorry 'bout that. Won't happen again.
Did I mention how *cute* Buffy looks in S1?
> > But I've been watching bits and parts, and realise that it takes the
fun
> > out of it.
>
> Bad boy! What are you doing, skimming through the chapters?
Exactly, but I stopped doing that. Just wanted to know what some scenes
looked like, and if they are similar to what I imagined reading the
transcripts.
Bye, Patrick
P@rick
> "P@rick" wrote:
> /me dropping out of lurk mode.
Hi Edwin!
> >And guess what? I finally got the DVDs today to play on my Pioneer
> >stand-alone player!!!
>
> It seems I was one of the least lucky ones, I only got them today. But
> at least I can relax again. Phew.
I feel for you. But at least you finally got them! Let the good times
begin.
> And don't forget the perfect freeze frame of Willow scenes. :-)
Believe me, I won't ;o)
> I've seen it all before and still can't wait to start watching again.
> So what am I posting here for?
To add to the excitement?
Bye, Patrick
Mattia Valente
>
> Mattia Valente wrote:
> > "P@rick" wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > Which clip is that? In never saw such clip, but Alyson mentioned in an
> >
> > Yes, you did see that clip. In fact, it's on the CD you sent me. It's
> > that Kilborn other clip, I think. Interview, really.
> >
> > > interview that a man did her voice.
> >
> > Right. Which was a joke (followed by "I didn't get a chance to hear it"
> > or something like that..) In that one clip <checks clip> Aly-Kilborn,
> > around the 2:00 minute mark. It's a joke. Check it.
>
> Still not too sure whether it's a joke.
It looked like a joke to me.
> IMO, she says it in earnest and
> laughs along when Kilborn starts laughing (she always laughs along, the
> sweetheart). I think somebody has told her Willow is dubbed with a man's
> voice. But I may very well be wrong in my interpretation.
That's valid as well. She also says she's never heard it herself, so...
> > > Anyway, I might have seen more (bits) of Buffy than I
> > > remembered. Probably Friday night late, repeats on BBC, zapping through
> > > the channels (oh how ignorant I was at the time!).
> >
> > Fortunately the CoJ[tm] found you and instructed you with the Word of
> > Joss[tm] and you are now a fully fledged convert and CoJ[tm] priest,
> > huh?
>
> I've seen the light. Let the crusades begin!
All hail Joss!
Is this blasphemy? Oh, wait, I'm an atheist. Scratch that ;oP
> > > Very, *very* nostalgic! The High School for one thing. But also the
> > > quotes that sound very familiar to me. And how cute Buffy looked that
> > > first season! That cute, cute smile she throws around...
> >
> > I know....*sigh*
> >
> > *drool*
> >
> > <wipes drool away>
> >
> > Er, sorry 'bout that. Won't happen again.
>
> Did I mention how *cute* Buffy looks in S1?
*Droooooool*
<wipes madly>
Dammit P@rick! Stop it! Maybe I'll get a little bucket for when the DVDs
pop in through my mailbox (please Joss let it be tomorrow! Please!!)
> > > But I've been watching bits and parts, and realise that it takes the fun
> > > out of it.
> >
> > Bad boy! What are you doing, skimming through the chapters?
>
> Exactly, but I stopped doing that. Just wanted to know what some scenes
> looked like, and if they are similar to what I imagined reading the
> transcripts.
Yeah, right. Of course, you also had to play with all the nifty buttons
on your DVD player (the important ones, like pause, slow motion, last
memory and the like..) I got over that with all them other DVDs (gonna
watch Out of Sight tomorrow. And then choose a free DVD to buy with my
spaarpunten. Green Mile or 10 things I hate about you? Or The Matrix,
which I'll probably get in R1 anyway?)
Mattia
ReplyMeister[tm]
Mattia Valente
> Mattia Valente wrote:
> >"P@rick" wrote:
> >
> >All hail Joss!
> >
> >Is this blasphemy? Oh, wait, I'm an atheist. Scratch that ;oP
>
Indeed...
> >> Did I mention how *cute* Buffy looks in S1?
> >
> >*Droooooool*
> >
>
> I had forgotten how good she looked back then. But it's good to see
> that's getting a bit of those looks back again in S5.
Indeed. Looking better again. :o)
> >Yeah, right. Of course, you also had to play with all the nifty buttons
> >on your DVD player (the important ones, like pause, slow motion, last
> >memory and the like..) I got over that with all them other DVDs (gonna
> >watch Out of Sight tomorrow. And then choose a free DVD to buy with my
> >spaarpunten. Green Mile or 10 things I hate about you? Or The Matrix,
> >which I'll probably get in R1 anyway?)
>
> That reminds me, I still have to make a comparison between the R1 and
> R2 version of the Matrix.
Yeah yeah..whatever.
> I listened to Joss' commentary yesterday, very interesting. Loved his
> attitude towards computers, at least he knows that what they're doing
> with them is completely outrageous.
:o)
Just finshed watching them great little discs (WTTH/TH back to back,
with and without commentary track. Fun!!)
Joss' Commentary is fun to listen to, some little jabs at other movies
(You've got stick to the rules, you can't suddenly have Stephen Dorf
walk out in sunscreen..hehehe..) and the like. Noticed two little
things, though, both in TH (I think..) Scene were Buffy enters the
tunnels (going to save Jessie) there's a little white blip on screen.
Looks like a dirty frame in the negative or something. Then there's some
odd lighting going on in the Cordy scene at the bronze, where the
cordettes get up to go down and dance..can be explained away as a
lighting change, but it's sort of visible.
Mattia
ReplyMeister[tm]
Trying to refrain from watching more eps...
Jonathan Black
> Just finshed watching them great little discs (WTTH/TH back
> to back, with and without commentary track. Fun!!)
They finally arrived then. Good for you.
My X-Files Season 2 box finally arrived today from Amazon.com,
however, no luck with customs, I had to pay 45 peek to the
postman. It seems things have changed since I last ordered from
them. Marking as gift did not help. And what's worse, the package
had been carelessly opened by customs, resulting in a nice deep
knife scratch right accross the front of the box! Can you believe
it?! It's a madhouse, I tell you, a madhouse! I mean, why do they
have to open the damn thing at all? The freaking value is stated
on the outside, for their very convenience. Shees!
> Joss' Commentary is fun to listen to, some little jabs at
> other movies (You've got stick to the rules, you can't
> suddenly have Stephen Dorf walk out in sunscreen..hehehe..)
> and the like. Noticed two little things, though, both in TH
> (I think..) Scene were Buffy enters the tunnels (going to
> save Jessie) there's a little white blip on screen. Looks
> like a dirty frame in the negative or something. Then there's
> some odd lighting going on in the Cordy scene at the bronze,
> where the cordettes get up to go down and dance..can be
> explained away as a lighting change, but it's sort of
> visible.
Time indices? :))
> Mattia
> ReplyMeister[tm]
> Trying to refrain from watching more eps...
Don't hold back on my account.
Bye,
Mattia Valente
>
> Mattia Valente wrote:
>
> > Just finshed watching them great little discs (WTTH/TH back
> > to back, with and without commentary track. Fun!!)
>
> They finally arrived then. Good for you.
Me is happy :o)
> My X-Files Season 2 box finally arrived today from Amazon.com,
> however, no luck with customs, I had to pay 45 peek to the
> postman.
Really? That sucks...
> It seems things have changed since I last ordered from
> them. Marking as gift did not help.
Bizarre, that...gotta check that out before I order anything from
Amazon.com, I guess. I've never had problems with it before. Then again,
I tend to make sure that my shipping adress and my billing adress are
different (ie, let my dad buy it and have it shipped to me or
something.) I thought they couldn't tax gifts...and DVD BoxOffice was
too expensive?
> And what's worse, the package
> had been carelessly opened by customs, resulting in a nice deep
> knife scratch right accross the front of the box! Can you believe
> it?!
Can't you get a replacement (on their costs, of course?)
> It's a madhouse, I tell you, a madhouse! I mean, why do they
> have to open the damn thing at all? The freaking value is stated
> on the outside, for their very convenience. Shees!
Because customs people tend to be idiots?
> > Joss' Commentary is fun to listen to, some little jabs at
> > other movies (You've got stick to the rules, you can't
> > suddenly have Stephen Dorf walk out in sunscreen..hehehe..)
> > and the like. Noticed two little things, though, both in TH
> > (I think..) Scene were Buffy enters the tunnels (going to
> > save Jessie) there's a little white blip on screen. Looks
> > like a dirty frame in the negative or something. Then there's
> > some odd lighting going on in the Cordy scene at the bronze,
> > where the cordettes get up to go down and dance..can be
> > explained away as a lighting change, but it's sort of
> > visible.
>
> Time indices? :))
Sure thing:
Little white thingy in frame (its roughly one quarter of the screen over
from the left and a third of the way down. More or less.). Doesn't look
like a digital artefact to me:
Track 2, Chapter 5 (right at the beginning of it), time index 14:28
(roughly. Go into slo-mo and it should be clear, although I saw it
anyway.)
Odd lighting change bit, when Camera has pulled back and the cordettes
head for the stairs:
Track 2, Chapter 10, Time: 31:10. It just looks a little odd to me, more
than anything else.
Damn. Noticed another teeny tiny blip (it could be artefacts, damned if
I know..its probably also partly because I'm sitting right next to the
screen right now.) at the beginning of chapter 10, on the bouncer guy's
right shoulder, roughly.) Hmmm...you oh wise person can possibly tell me
if I'm looking at a film artefact or a digital encoding artefact. We all
know that this isn't the perfect set of discs where image quality is
concerned. Still very, very, very nice stuff...
> > Mattia
> > ReplyMeister[tm]
> > Trying to refrain from watching more eps...
>
> Don't hold back on my account.
;oP
Mattia
ReplyMeister[tm]
Jonathan Black
> Jonathan Black wrote:
> >
> > My X-Files Season 2 box finally arrived today from
> > Amazon.com, however, no luck with customs, I had to pay 45
> > peek to the postman.
>
> Really? That sucks...
Kind of drives the price up. Although, if I just pretend this
happend to me on the S1 set, instead of now on the S2, the
difference in exchange rate between now and last May probably
makes the total cost come to the same. Eh... and my point is...?
> > It seems things have changed since I last ordered from
> > them. Marking as gift did not help.
>
> Bizarre, that...gotta check that out before I order anything
> from Amazon.com, I guess. I've never had problems with it
> before. Then again, I tend to make sure that my shipping
> adress and my billing adress are different (ie, let my dad
> buy it and have it shipped to me or something.) I thought
> they couldn't tax gifts...and DVD BoxOffice was too
> expensive?
Well actually, no, in hindsight I probably should have just
ordered there. Would have been cheaper, esp. with the pesky tax
thing. The reason I didn't was really just because I was afraid
of their packaging not being able to get the thing to me in mint
condition, after receiving things like the Jurassic Park 2-pack
and Toy Story Ulitimate Toy Box 3-pack with bashed corners, the
usually just use jiffy bags, which are fine for single discs, but
not so for these box things. I'd been very pleased with
Amazon.com's packaging of my X-Files S1 set. Basically nothing
could happen to the thing. They had it tightly strapped with
plastic onto this piece of cardboard a couple of inches wider
than the box on all four sides, that then placed inside a large
cardboard box which fitted the piece of cardboard just nicely,
and a healthy portion of airbag thingies for extra safety. It was
perfect, and back then, it sailed though customs without a care
in the world. They used the same commendable packaging stategy
this time round, as I hoped and expected, but unfortunately that
was made kind of moot by this knife-wielding customs guy now
wasn't it... :-|
> > And what's worse, the package had been carelessly opened by
> > customs, resulting in a nice deep knife scratch right accross
> > the front of the box! Can you believe it?!
>
> Can't you get a replacement (on their costs, of course?)
You mean contact customs? Or Amazon? The former's fault, of
course, but I don't really see that flying. Can't really be
bothered to try and start a conversation with them over this.
Amazon may well be sympathetic, although it is not their fault,
but I'd probably have to send the thing back first, etc. Can't
really be bothered. I could try e-mailing them and see what they
say.
It's really just this horizontal scratch across the front of the
box, about a quarter of the way up. Only someone as anal as me
would actually be bothered with it. Besides, we talking about the
outer sheath, which to be quite honest, on the S1 set, I'd just
layed aside in the cupboard somewhere and never really used or
looked at, 'cause it was too much hassle to get it on an off
every time you wanted to take a disc out. Even insides, without
the sheath, are a bit of a pain to work with. It's like the Buffy
set, except instead of folding out into a 3-disc cross shape, it
folds out into one long horizontal line of seven discs. You
really need a large flat surface to do it on, and the cardboard
starts to wear pretty quickly, although it has been reinforced on
this S2 set, stonger cardboard, and a shiny protective layer.
Still, it would be far more practical just to ditch the packaging
and source 7 standard DVD or even CD boxes to store your discs
in. BUT I DIGRESS!!!
> > > [...] Noticed two little things, though, both in TH [...]
> >
> > Time indices? :))
>
> Sure thing:
>
> Little white thingy in frame (its roughly one quarter of the
> screen over from the left and a third of the way down. More
> or less.). Doesn't look like a digital artefact to me:
>
> Track 2, Chapter 5 (right at the beginning of it), time index
> 14:28 (roughly. Go into slo-mo and it should be clear,
> although I saw it anyway.)
[checks] Check. Looks like a piece of dirt on the film. The fact
that it's white rather than black indicates that... well I don't
really know what that indicates, but a clever person would be
able to tell you what sort of stage that means it occured at,
i.e. in the camera, or later on at the transfer to tape stage or
whatever.
> Odd lighting change bit, when Camera has pulled back and the
> cordettes head for the stairs:
>
> Track 2, Chapter 10, Time: 31:10. It just looks a little odd
> to me, more than anything else.
Whoa. Good call. That does look wierd. I'm trying to figure out
if it can be as a light or lights suddenly turning on on the set
or if it is simply a sudden change of brightness in the actual
transfer. I'm leaning towards the latter.
> Damn. Noticed another teeny tiny blip (it could be artefacts,
> damned if I know..its probably also partly because I'm
> sitting right next to the screen right now.) at the beginning
> of chapter 10, on the bouncer guy's right shoulder, roughly.)
> Hmmm...you oh wise person can possibly tell me if I'm looking
> at a film artefact or a digital encoding artefact.
Hmm, another good call, this one is considereably smaller, I
doubt I'd ever have noticed it myself, but it looks like another
scratch / speck of dirt on the film, not a digital artefact.