What exactly IS available on DVD? - Page 15

*THGhost* · 10-08-2014, 03:40 PM

I am insanely jealous, evan2000. Although I do not envy you having to constantly swap discs to watch the episodes in chronological order.

evan2000 · 10-08-2014, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by THGhost

I am insanely jealous, evan2000. Although I do not envy you having to constantly swap discs to watch the episodes in chronological order.

Thanks... I guess?

Yeah it's a real hassle watching it directly from the discs for Season 3 to 4. To ease the process I'll probably rip all the episodes to my computer so I can arrange them in folders in chronological order. I'm considering converting them to 16:9 widescreen as well, as I have recently developed a script to do so without making objects in the video look fat.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 10-08-2014, 04:13 PM

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Originally Posted by evan2000

... I have recently developed a script to do so without making objects in the video look fat.

How is that possible?

LeoRaph · 10-08-2014, 05:41 PM

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I forgot to ask, does anybody have a high quality scan of the DVD cover art (including the spine art) of Notes From The Underground (Volume 5), with the correct 1st part of Raphael's face? I would like to print just that part myself and overlay it above the incorrect spine art, so Raphael's face would look right on my DVD shelf. Anybody who can help, please?

Yeah, I'm have the same problem with my US version of 'Notes from the Underground' as well. I've ordered another one from amazon hoping it will be the other side of his face but it could end up being the same one again.

Anyone know how to determine which cover art of Raph's face you can get with this dvd? I have a feeling the earlier years of this dvd have the other side of his face and the more common later releases have 2nd part of his face.

*THGhost* · 10-08-2014, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by evan2000

Thanks... I guess?

Yeah it's a real hassle watching it directly from the discs for Season 3 to 4. To ease the process I'll probably rip all the episodes to my computer so I can arrange them in folders in chronological order. I'm considering converting them to 16:9 widescreen as well, as I have recently developed a script to do so without making objects in the video look fat.

You could always, y'know, watch them in 4:3 how they were originally made.

tmntpower1988 · 10-09-2014, 12:06 AM

If anyone is looking for Season 3 Box 1 there's a brand new copy available on ebay the seller ships worldwide:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEENAGE-MU...item3396839a90

*THGhost* · 10-09-2014, 07:07 AM

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Originally Posted by tmntpower1988

If anyone is looking for Season 3 Box 1 there's a brand new copy available on ebay the seller ships worldwide:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEENAGE-MU...item3396839a90

Ta very much mate.

It's about time one of them shipped worldwide. I'm amazed nobody grabbed this the minute you posted it. Think there's still one available that ships worldwide too.

Longview01 · 10-09-2014, 07:15 AM

evan2000 do you need me to take mine round my parents on Sunday because they have a pretty awesome scanner and I could scan mine in for you there?

Took a quick pic of mine with my ipad

I've got the Australian Season 5

*THGhost* · 10-09-2014, 07:27 AM

Can somebody please PM me if Season 3 Box 2 every appears on eBay with UK/worldwide shipping? All the others are affordable but only ship to Australia for some unknown reason. Thanks.

I'm confused, as I'm sure many people are who are trying to collect all of the 2K3 series. Box 1 says that it contains volumes 1-3 of season 3 and Box 2 contains volumes 4-6 of season 3. Weren't there 7 volumes in total though? The Boxes do say they contain 13 episodes each though, so that sounds good.

k_lala · 10-09-2014, 08:18 AM

It still scratches my head on why 4Kids released Turtles Forever on DVD the way they did. After all that hype, release the version no one wants, not in widescreen, not in blu ray, not un cut, not with the right artwork.

I honestly think they planned for the full release version but sales were so bad with this one they didn't have the budget to do it.

I hope a US blu ray version comes out eventually.

nedschneebly · 10-09-2014, 08:22 AM

Got the new UK DVD in today. Not 60 minutes as listed on amazon. Back of the case says 80. Will check exact time and disc size when I have my pc available. Here's some pics. Love the inside artwork.

evan2000 · 10-09-2014, 08:24 AM

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evan2000 do you need me to take mine round my parents on Sunday because they have a pretty awesome scanner and I could scan mine in for you there?

Great! Yes please, you're awesome!

BTW I'm looking for the cover art of Season 1 Volume 5 (Notes From The Underground), not Season 5. I need the first quarter of Raph's face on the DVD spine! The DVD I got has the wrong spine and currently Raph's looked like a 3-eyed mutant on my shelf!

If you could kindly scan the entire cover of Season 1 V5 (front+spine+back) and share it here, so those of us (like me and LeoRaph) can print it out and overlay on our DVD spine to make our image of Raph correct, we would be so grateful!

nedschneebly · 10-09-2014, 08:28 AM

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I hope a US blu ray version comes out eventually.

I would be happy with a blu-ray from any region!

nedschneebly · 10-09-2014, 08:38 AM

New UK DVD is 3.87 gigs, 81 minutes and no subtitles. Rerelease maybe?

evan2000 · 10-09-2014, 08:55 AM

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New UK DVD is 3.87 gigs, 81 minutes and no subtitles. Rerelease maybe?

Probably yes. Can you take a snapshot using VLC at the 4:37 mark and compare with the one thingy snapshot earlier? Are they identical?

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Originally Posted by THGhost

Box 1 says that it contains volumes 1-3 of season 3 and Box 2 contains volumes 4-6 of season 3. Weren't there 7 volumes in total though? The Boxes do say they contain 13 episodes each though, so that sounds good.

The US "volumes" are completely different from the Australian "volumes" and cannot be compared directly. For instance, the 7 volumes in US (3.1 to 3.7) contains a mixture of Season 3 and first half of Season 4 episodes and are not in chronological order. And then the second half of Season 4 is released as a standalone Season 4 set. In Australia, there are 4 sets (Season 3 box 1 & 2, Season 4 box 1 & 2), each set contains 13 episodes in 3 discs. Each disc is considered as a "volume" so box 1 contains volumes 1-3 and box 2 contains volumes 4-6, simple as that. And as an added advantage, all episodes are correctly arranged in chronological order! Oh, and the final episode of Season 4, Ninja Tribunal is included in Australian Season 4 box 2 but not included in the US Season 4 release. It was pushed into the Season 5 release instead.

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Originally Posted by THGhost

You could always, y'know, watch them in 4:3 how they were originally made.

I will keep both the 4:3 copy as well as the converted 16:9 version, and decide which one to use based on the aspect ratio of my playback device (iPad = 4:3, everything else = 16:9)

evan2000 · 10-09-2014, 10:16 AM

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How is that possible?

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For alien robots, anything is possible.

Sorry, could resist! Alright back to topic...

It can be done, using non-linear scaling. Many Japanese-brand televisions (eg. Sharp/Toshiba) have a widescreen mode called "super live" that uses this technique to stretch 4:3 content to 16:9 without distorting objects near the center, basically by stretching the edges gradually more than the middle. This usually works well as most 4:3 contents tend to focus the primary object in the center of the screen, while the edges are mostly secondary objects and backgrounds which are less noticeable when stretched.

Based on the same concept I developed my own avisynth script to scale many of my 4:3 videos to 16:9, with mostly positive results. At best, the converted image looks like native widescreen content; at worst, the objects near the edges look just as bad as linear scaling, but never worse. While it is not always perfect, I would say it is worth the trade off between linear scaling (things look fat) and not scaling at all (things look normal but there will be black bars at the two sides).

Take a look at some of the snapshots from my conversion of episode 1:

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There will be certain times objects (near the edge) are obviously stretched such as the mousers in the 2nd screenshot and Leo/Raph in the 4th screenshot, but as the video is playing you will hardly notice them. It's good enough for me that objects near the middle always stay normal.

k_lala · 10-09-2014, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by nedschneebly

Got the new UK DVD in today. Not 60 minutes as listed on amazon. Back of the case says 80. Will check exact time and disc size when I have my pc available. Here's some pics. Love the inside artwork.

http://i59.tinypic.com/14y50y1.jpg

http://i57.tinypic.com/2rmbfbn.jpg

http://i59.tinypic.com/352iz4w.jpg

http://i58.tinypic.com/28jjhnb.jpg

I believe that's the exact same as the AU version, i have to go home and look to confirm.

evan2000 · 10-09-2014, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by k_lala

I believe that's the exact same as the AU version, i have to go home and look to confirm.

It's not the same. I have the AU DVD as well, it looks exactly like this, the DVD case is black (not transparent) and there isn't any inside artwork.

Longview01 · 10-09-2014, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by evan2000

Great! Yes please, you're awesome!

BTW I'm looking for the cover art of Season 1 Volume 5 (Notes From The Underground), not Season 5. I need the first quarter of Raph's face on the DVD spine! The DVD I got has the wrong spine and currently Raph's looked like a 3-eyed mutant on my shelf!

If you could kindly scan the entire cover of Season 1 V5 (front+spine+back) and share it here, so those of us (like me and LeoRaph) can print it out and overlay on our DVD spine to make our image of Raph correct, we would be so grateful!

Will do buddy, will post it up on Sunday from my parents.

Shall I do a complete scan and let you guys do what you must to it?

evan2000 · 10-09-2014, 12:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Longview01

Will do buddy, will post it up on Sunday from my parents.

Shall I do a complete scan and let you guys do what you must to it?

Thanks a lot! Most importantly I want the spine art (with Raph's face) but I don't mind having the full cover too! With a good color laser printer I might even replicate the entire cover instead of just printing the spine portion.

10-08-2014, 03:40 PM	#281
THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	I am insanely jealous, evan2000. Although I do not envy you having to constantly swap discs to watch the episodes in chronological order. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42

10-09-2014, 07:27 AM	#289
THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	Can somebody please PM me if Season 3 Box 2 every appears on eBay with UK/worldwide shipping? All the others are affordable but only ship to Australia for some unknown reason. Thanks. I'm confused, as I'm sure many people are who are trying to collect all of the 2K3 series. Box 1 says that it contains volumes 1-3 of season 3 and Box 2 contains volumes 4-6 of season 3. Weren't there 7 volumes in total though? The Boxes do say they contain 13 episodes each though, so that sounds good. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42 Last edited by THGhost; 10-09-2014 at 08:08 AM.

10-09-2014, 08:22 AM	#291
nedschneebly Random Punk Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 15	Got the new UK DVD in today. Not 60 minutes as listed on amazon. Back of the case says 80. Will check exact time and disc size when I have my pc available. Here's some pics. Love the inside artwork. Last edited by nedschneebly; 10-09-2014 at 09:11 AM.

10-09-2014, 12:06 AM	#286
tmntpower1988 Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Ireland Posts: 552	If anyone is looking for Season 3 Box 1 there's a brand new copy available on ebay the seller ships worldwide: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TEENAGE-MU...item3396839a90

10-09-2014, 07:15 AM	#288
Longview01 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 201	evan2000 do you need me to take mine round my parents on Sunday because they have a pretty awesome scanner and I could scan mine in for you there? Took a quick pic of mine with my ipad I've got the Australian Season 5

10-09-2014, 08:18 AM	#290
k_lala Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 413	It still scratches my head on why 4Kids released Turtles Forever on DVD the way they did. After all that hype, release the version no one wants, not in widescreen, not in blu ray, not un cut, not with the right artwork. I honestly think they planned for the full release version but sales were so bad with this one they didn't have the budget to do it. I hope a US blu ray version comes out eventually.

10-09-2014, 08:38 AM	#294
nedschneebly Random Punk Join Date: Aug 2014 Posts: 15	New UK DVD is 3.87 gigs, 81 minutes and no subtitles. Rerelease maybe?