LOTR on HD DVD - but which one?
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That would be TERRIBLE.
Its not just scenes that changes with the EE cuts; they also remixed/rerecorded the score, and added worlds of small incidental materials to the film that couldn't be achieved by a scene skipper.
To put both on one disc would mean 7-8 hours of HD film on one disc, as it would have to hold both complete versions as single encodes... and that means the quality would suck.
2 disc set, please... or just the EE. Either way.
That would be TERRIBLE.
Its not just scenes that changes with the EE cuts; they also remixed/rerecorded the score, and added worlds of small incidental materials to the film that couldn't be achieved by a scene skipper.
To put both on one disc would mean 7-8 hours of HD film on one disc, as it would have to hold both complete versions as single encodes... and that means the quality would suck.
2 disc set, please... or just the EE. Either way.
I'd expect either the EE version or a 3-4 disc set with both versions.
I hope we get just the EE versions as theta what everyone wants. Ill buy all 3 if they are the EE. Should look amazing in HD. TNTs 16:9 version give it no justice. and I heard latter prestations were 4:3 strech o vison.
I hope we get just the EE versions as theta what everyone wants. Ill buy all 3 if they are the EE. Should look amazing in HD. TNTs 16:9 version give it no justice. and I heard latter prestations were 4:3 strech o vison.
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So is it already given that LOTR will come to HD DVD exclusively? If so, cool.
Seamless branching was made for stuff like this. It doesn't need to be by whole scenes, but I'm not sure how much time it would add (the total should definitely be less than having both versions on there as whole encodes). New Line released discs with both versions with seamless branching on DVD where they could have included both versions instead. The bandwidth limitations of DVD might have been a problem with the SB though and could be the same with HD DVD. Might even be with Blu-ray, but they have higher ceilings that should make seamless branching easier to do without hurting the audio or video.
--Darin
Seamless branching was made for stuff like this. It doesn't need to be by whole scenes, but I'm not sure how much time it would add (the total should definitely be less than having both versions on there as whole encodes). New Line released discs with both versions with seamless branching on DVD where they could have included both versions instead. The bandwidth limitations of DVD might have been a problem with the SB though and could be the same with HD DVD. Might even be with Blu-ray, but they have higher ceilings that should make seamless branching easier to do without hurting the audio or video.
--Darin
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I'm pretty sure the latest LOTR DVDs use seamless branching to present both the theatrical and EE on single discs.
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I'm the same way. Love the theatrical versions 'til I saw the EE. Now all I watch are the EE.
theatrical editions on HD DVD = no sale! (I'll rent them though)
I'm the same way. Love the theatrical versions 'til I saw the EE. Now all I watch are the EE.
theatrical editions on HD DVD = no sale! (I'll rent them though)
Well I sent a nice email from here:
http://www.newline.com/contactus.shtml
Not sure if it just goes to the void, but putting in 2 cents there might help, eh?
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http://www.newline.com/contactus.shtml
Not sure if it just goes to the void, but putting in 2 cents there might help, eh?
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I didn't think that HD DVD and BD supported seamless branching.
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