How about a thread for D-VHS coverart?

djdrock · 10-02-04, 02:05 PM

Would anyone be interested in having a discussion on D-VHS coverart? I always make custom covers for my collection, and wanted to know if there were many others interested in this as well.

gillcup · 10-02-04, 02:29 PM

I would be interested.
Thanks!

djdrock · 10-02-04, 10:30 PM

Glad to see someone else is excited about this movie coming to HDNet next month. I too have been working on some coverart for this flick. Here is my work... Had to recreate the logo for the spine and did some other photoshop work to get it done.

Chris Gerhard · 10-02-04, 11:07 PM

Do you guys also make custom stick on labels for the tape spine and face?

Chris

djdrock · 10-03-04, 03:35 AM

Yes, I make custom stick labels for the top of the tape, but not the spine.

I have never tried to make them the silver metalic look. I do recall on dvdcoverart.com (now defunct) that there is a silver paper that is available. I never bought any though.

Brajesh · 10-03-04, 04:20 PM

Here's my D-VHS template.

djdrock · 10-03-04, 04:38 PM

Brajesh...very nice job. I love it!

I just completed my cover for "The Rainmaker", and am pleased that it is being played in the OAR. Woo Woo! This cover was a bit of a booger because again, I had to locate the fonts for the the spine. The font is very very close.

djdrock · 10-03-04, 04:58 PM

Brajesh...check your PM.

djdrock · 10-03-04, 08:17 PM

I agree, that a tracer program might be quicker, but I have just always tried locating the fonts.

"Blow Out"? When is this on in HD?

Jet-X · 10-04-04, 01:02 PM

hell, when was Rainmaker on in HD???!!!!????!!!!

wiz · 10-04-04, 01:25 PM

When I make my covers for my recordings from Starz HD and Sho HD ect, I simply download a VHS cover form any online store, cut and paste, edit on paint and wellah a cover!

Paul Bigelow · 10-04-04, 01:51 PM

Nice work!

kevin657 · 10-04-04, 06:53 PM

You Guys are so lucky to be able to get this stuff, living in the UK I can only get the D-Theater stuff imported.
would love to get my hands on some off this off air stuff.
The cover arts are great

djdrock · 10-04-04, 07:24 PM

Quote:

hell, when was Rainmaker on in HD???!!!!????!!!!

Yesterday on HBO. It is on again this Wednesday!

Thanks for the feedback so far. It is really fun!

Brajesh · 10-05-04, 08:51 AM

djdrock, check your PM.

djdrock · 10-06-04, 09:19 PM

Here is my attempt at a cover for "Dutch." I had to use my VHS envelope...

Brajesh · 10-07-04, 09:02 AM

Love it!

Oliver Klohs · 10-07-04, 09:37 AM

All these covers look great, but isn't it quite time consuming to do them ?
It would be nice to be able to look up every movie somewhere and just print out the correct envelope - wishful thinking I guess :-)

Brajesh · 10-07-04, 09:56 AM

It's definitely time-consuming, but making covers is as much a hobby & collecting movies (to me anyway).

djdrock · 10-07-04, 09:05 PM

Some of the covers can be done in a short amount of time. It just depends on source material availability. Some can take several hours. Either way, it is fun. Like Brajesh said, it is part of the hobby!

mikey p · 10-09-04, 12:50 PM

BUMP......

Thanks to all for providing samples, I'm using them for wallpaper, and loving it! Actually I was wondering if you guys do this sort of thing for a living? I never thought about making covers for my (D-VHS) HD movies (GRIN), where do you get the case's with plastic outer covers, (ie; DVD keepcase's er; D-Theater)? OTOH; I guess a web search for this type of product will provide some vendors. None the less keep posting samples, it's all too neat! And finally, a very positive part to this hobby! ;-)

Take care...... watch, record, and mainly enjoy some HDTV of your choice tonight.

Oliver Klohs · 10-11-04, 02:56 AM

Brajesh,
I'd have to draw the line at about 20 minutes per cover, more than that and it takes away too much from my precious movie watching time

Oliver

djdrock · 10-11-04, 07:09 PM

Mikey...thanks for the feedback. No, I do not do this sort of thing for a living. It would be fun though...

Anyhoo, yes, just shop around for VHS cases with sleeve. I picked mine up at ebay. I used to go to the video store and ask for some. I would get them free, but most were beat up.

Matt_Stevens · 10-12-04, 07:34 AM

I'll be happy to host ALL the covers made by you folks on my website, so that anyone can dl them and use them.

Just email me at mattstevens@deceptions.net

Oliver Klohs · 10-12-04, 07:42 AM

Matt,
that's great - and they might be of some use for you, too

Oliver

jsjames · 10-12-04, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Matt_Stevens
I'll be happy to host ALL the covers made by you folks on my website, so that anyone can dl them and use them.

Just email me at mattstevens@deceptions.net

I was hoping someone would say that

I love the work that has been shown here!!
Thanks Matt

djdrock · 10-12-04, 06:41 PM

Matt, check your email!

Matt_Stevens · 10-13-04, 08:41 AM

For those of you that make your own covers, how large are the files?

djdrock · 10-13-04, 03:13 PM

Around 2 to 3 megabytes each.

djdrock · 10-13-04, 07:18 PM

Here is one of my latest covers..."Boogie Nights". This was really a project of love, as I had a decent scan to work with, but the smaller text for the back of the cover needed to be redone, so, I FINALLY located the original font and decided to redo the entire back...removing some elements and adding a few others.

Soon, I hope to have some appropriate webspace to upload my work for others to enjoy and contribute as well.

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Glad to see someone else is excited about this movie coming to HDNet next month. I too have been working on some coverart for this flick. Here is my work... Had to recreate the logo for the spine and did some other photoshop work to get it done. __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Yes, I make custom stick labels for the top of the tape, but not the spine. I have never tried to make them the silver metalic look. I do recall on dvdcoverart.com (now defunct) that there is a silver paper that is available. I never bought any though. __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Brajesh...very nice job. I love it! I just completed my cover for "The Rainmaker", and am pleased that it is being played in the OAR. Woo Woo! This cover was a bit of a booger because again, I had to locate the fonts for the the spine. The font is very very close. __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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Chris Gerhard AVS Special Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Missouri Posts: 5,830 Classified Rating: 100% (2)	Do you guys also make custom stick on labels for the tape spine and face? Chris

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	I agree, that a tracer program might be quicker, but I have just always tried locating the fonts. "Blow Out"? When is this on in HD? __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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wiz Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: illinois Posts: 147	When I make my covers for my recordings from Starz HD and Sho HD ect, I simply download a VHS cover form any online store, cut and paste, edit on paint and wellah a cover!

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Paul Bigelow AVS Special Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 7,323	Nice work!

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kevin657 Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: england Posts: 24	You Guys are so lucky to be able to get this stuff, living in the UK I can only get the D-Theater stuff imported. would love to get my hands on some off this off air stuff. The cover arts are great

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Here is my attempt at a cover for "Dutch." I had to use my VHS envelope... __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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Oliver Klohs AVS Special Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Leipzig, Germany Posts: 2,124	All these covers look great, but isn't it quite time consuming to do them ? It would be nice to be able to look up every movie somewhere and just print out the correct envelope - wishful thinking I guess :-)

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Some of the covers can be done in a short amount of time. It just depends on source material availability. Some can take several hours. Either way, it is fun. Like Brajesh said, it is part of the hobby! __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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mikey p AVS Special Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Sealy, TX! Posts: 1,892	BUMP...... Thanks to all for providing samples, I'm using them for wallpaper, and loving it! Actually I was wondering if you guys do this sort of thing for a living? I never thought about making covers for my (D-VHS) HD movies (GRIN), where do you get the case's with plastic outer covers, (ie; DVD keepcase's er; D-Theater)? OTOH; I guess a web search for this type of product will provide some vendors. None the less keep posting samples, it's all too neat! And finally, a very positive part to this hobby! ;-) Take care...... watch, record, and mainly enjoy some HDTV of your choice tonight. __________________ It is "WOW" TV!

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Oliver Klohs AVS Special Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Leipzig, Germany Posts: 2,124	Brajesh, I'd have to draw the line at about 20 minutes per cover, more than that and it takes away too much from my precious movie watching time Oliver

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Mikey...thanks for the feedback. No, I do not do this sort of thing for a living. It would be fun though... Anyhoo, yes, just shop around for VHS cases with sleeve. I picked mine up at ebay. I used to go to the video store and ask for some. I would get them free, but most were beat up. __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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Matt_Stevens AVS Addicted Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 11,960	I'll be happy to host ALL the covers made by you folks on my website, so that anyone can dl them and use them. Just email me at mattstevens@deceptions.net __________________ Watch out for The Kung-Fu STAR in 2009.

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Oliver Klohs AVS Special Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Leipzig, Germany Posts: 2,124	Matt, that's great - and they might be of some use for you, too Oliver

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Matt, check your email! __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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Matt_Stevens AVS Addicted Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: NYC Posts: 11,960	For those of you that make your own covers, how large are the files? __________________ Watch out for The Kung-Fu STAR in 2009.

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Around 2 to 3 megabytes each. __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.

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djdrock Advanced Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Latitude: 39° 44' N Longitude: 86° 17' W Posts: 677	Here is one of my latest covers..."Boogie Nights". This was really a project of love, as I had a decent scan to work with, but the smaller text for the back of the cover needed to be redone, so, I FINALLY located the original font and decided to redo the entire back...removing some elements and adding a few others. Soon, I hope to have some appropriate webspace to upload my work for others to enjoy and contribute as well. __________________ Some folks calls it a sling blade, I call it a kaiser blade.