Avex uploads official English translations for Sweet Scar, Missing, Song 4 U!

[truehappiness]

I wish they would just upload the full videos...

She could get a million -so- fast with each video if they were only COMPLETE. I really don't think anyone LIKES the short version/abridged PVs that are on YouTube. Are they that scared that it'll eat into DVD sales or whatever?

[Bad Wolf]

I think I understand why they don't upload the full ones: because people can just have add-ons to their browsers that let them download the audio off a Youtube video (or download the video itself and rip the audio that way). Yes, piracy is going to happen no matter what but I bet they're thinking this could be a way to slow that progress down. Plus it's like a teaser trailer for the song itself -- AND it's just about the size of the song if it were to be performed on tv shows or something. So I'm not really getting the issue here.

But! The fact that they refuse to upload full versions of the PVs after the singles and albums featuring said PVs are released is just stupid to me. You could argue that it deters from people purchasing the CD/DVD edition but there's an easy way around that. Apparently there are ways to limit who can view a video in what country -- so just make the full PVs available to people outside of Asia and then in the future -- like six months or so -- make the full PVs available to everyone.

I don't think this is asking for a lot, nor do I feel like this request would even be that hard to do on YT. But, whatever. I stopped watching her PVs after "Love songs." I think the only one I bothered with since then was "Return Road."

[truehappiness]

Well, I download HD/high quality full PVs/MVs all the time from YouTube... Though it's not like that means I won't want the real deal later on down the line. While the quality is very good for a 720p/1080p video on YouTube, I don't think it's as good as if you actually owned the Blu-ray or whatever.

In a way, Japanese labels are really slow on the uptake when it comes to digital distribution via online video sites. Before they would just shut down everything but only in the last two or three years have they actually started putting up the videos themselves. They should realize the potential in marketing that posting the PVs in full online has and embrace it completely rather than being hesitant with the short versions or "YouTube edits".

[AyuWorld]

im late but yes!! im so happy to see her PV with the official subs!! plus this came after I met her! OMG seeing the PVs in Malays subs lol seriously im curious to know who did the translations? The english subs seems ok,but the one in malay hmm some are just awkward and too direct translation, lol, but still great!!!

finally they knew that ayu had lots of fan in other parts of the world other than Taiwan,Hong Kong and China

I kinda feel that we gonna get a Asia Tour maybe?

[ohsixthirty]

Originally Posted by TeamAyu2004

coolness!!
to bad its not the full version!

that was my first thought too. i was really excited for official translations, but sad that its not for the whole song.

[isthisLOL?]

Originally Posted by truehappiness

While the quality is very good for a 720p/1080p video on YouTube, I don't think it's as good as if you actually owned the Blu-ray or whatever.

It most certainly isn't, the quality difference is quite extreme(I'd say a good 1080p youtube rip is at best 15-20% of the quality of a Bluray), but I don't think most people care. If they get a decent quality for free, why buy a higher quality? Or at least I feel like that's avex' mindset.

[relmy]

YouTube at HQ is definitely better than the DVD they package with albums though.

I don't think Avex will be doing album+blu-ray any time soon, they save stuff like that for ££££££ box sets, so it doesn't matter what Avex upload.

[title156]

Originally Posted by relmy

I don't think Avex will be doing album+blu-ray any time soon, they save stuff like that for ££££££ box sets, so it doesn't matter what Avex upload.

Recently, AAA and Namie have the CD+Blu-ray release for their lastest album. Why not ayu?? Damn avex!!

[Gustavopc]

So cool that they're spreading ayu internationally like this

But her channel is a MESS with all those videos for God's sake

[isthisLOL?]

Originally Posted by relmy

YouTube at HQ is definitely better than the DVD they package with albums though.

Not necessarily. A DVD tends to have better, stronger colours than the files on youtube do and a good upscale(even an automatic one) from a DVD could look either better or worse depending on what is going on in the clip, how much movement etc. Most ballad PVs probably would look better from youtube, but anything with choreography or fast cutting -> DVD.

Of course, the better colours will only show on a good monitor that is set up properly.

[ExodusUK]

Avex is not so good with computers ><

[Bigtop]

Originally Posted by ExodusUK

Avex is not so good with computers ><

Engrish? Or some other reason?