[Official Message] A CLIP BOX 1998-2011 on DVD & Blu-ray (1. January 2012) - Page 14

truehappiness · #**261** 3rd November 2011, 09:10 AM

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The first proper HD concert of hers was AT05, as already mentioned, so why would her PVs be filmed in HD quality before then?

Because they don't need to use as many HD cameras for a PV? Just a thought.

brener · #**262** 3rd November 2011, 10:30 AM

btw i wonder why at05 wasnt released in blu-ray format..

yukito · #**263** 3rd November 2011, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by adantatu2

i hope the old videos don't get the bars on the side

I really am not getting this people...
The early PVs where filmed to be fullscreen so to be able to watch the PV using a widscreen there is the necessity to have black bars on the sides, you will always have 2 options, go for the usual stretching and you will get an ayumi a little bit more full then usual or simply crop the image to fit screen and you'll end up cutting her head in some shots. Your call. I really love some of the stuff being 4:3, what's so wrong with that?
HD has nothing to do with 4:3 or 16:9, stuff can always be remastered or converted.
I think this is a wonderful release for the fans that can. For those who can't, well we have this forum to help out and give them a BD-rip.

OyTony · #**264** 3rd November 2011, 11:23 AM

Amazon.jp preorder links.

Blu-ray Limited Edition (for 17,871 yen)
Blu-ray Normal Edition (for 16,317 yen)
DVD Limited Edition (for 17,094 yen)
DVD Normal Edition (for 15,540 yen)

Aderianu · #**265** 3rd November 2011, 11:27 AM

^that price much better xD

OyTony · #**266** 3rd November 2011, 11:35 AM

^
haha yeah, I want to know the TeamAyu gift. If it's some lame stuff I will order from Amazon.

yukito · #**267** 3rd November 2011, 11:40 AM

Wow, that is indeed a much more affordable price. I might consider getting it by amazon.co.jp as well.

ALfromHELLSING · #**268** 3rd November 2011, 11:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Aderianu

m... The world consists not only from school-children and poor students

It was nothing but sarcasm. Ppl complain bout the price, but pre-order is already sold out. So for hardcore fans price tag isn't that scary & release isn't pointless.

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Originally Posted by axmish87

I bought my PS3 by saving in my piggy bank
and i couldn't wait to SLAM' IT when I collected 300euro's for PS3

I just SO know this, cause I'm saving money for it right now

isthisLOL? · #**269** 3rd November 2011, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by truehappiness

Because they don't need to use as many HD cameras for a PV? Just a thought.

I explained it before, concerts are always filmed digitally since it's faster and cheaper(and it's the only way to show the concert on the screens properly while it happens) but digital HD didn't start being really popular until a few years ago because the files used to be gigantic(they still are but computers became much more powerful). PVs however can either be digital or on film and if they used film creating good 1080i versions will be no problem at all. The question is not whether HD cameras were used or not, the question is whether she recorded more on film or digitally. I think most of her videos that do not involve much CGI were probably filmed on film. And if that is true they can easily make incredible quality HD (without any upscaling needed since film has a high resolution) as long as they use the originals to create it.

For older digital PVs..they will probably be upscaled, but as long as it's professionally done and not automatically it usually gets to great results. A professional upscale is much, much better than an automatic upscale from a bluray player or HD-TV will ever be.

And about the bars on old videos...some people have to learn what aspect ratios are xD They are supposed to be 4:3, making them 16:9 would involve either cutting something off or streching it, both would completely destroy the image compositions.
Not everything is filmed in 16:9, 16:9 has only been the standard for a few years and only in TV productions. Before that 4:3 was standard, for movies there are a number of different ratios that are equally normal. Movies tend to be 1:85:1 or even 2:35:1, resulting in bars at the top and bottom when displayed on a normal TV. That's just the way it is, that's no error, that's just different ratios.

yukito · #**270** 3rd November 2011, 01:44 PM

^ I also stated that on my previous post, but thanks again for bringing it up. There is absolutely nothing wrong about it not being widescreen.
I'm really really interested in this release.
Someone also pointed out that it would be great if we would get surround sound, which I would love, but the only 5.1 mixes so far are of RAINBOW (song only), and MY STORY. I wonder if they would go the extra mile to make everything sound this good, but I kinda doubt it. ONe can dream though.

isthisLOL? · #**271** 3rd November 2011, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by yukito

^ I also stated that on my previous post, but thanks again for bringing it up. There is absolutely nothing wrong about it not being widescreen.
I'm really really interested in this release.
Someone also pointed out that it would be great if we would get surround sound, which I would love, but the only 5.1 mixes so far are of RAINBOW (song only), and MY STORY. I wonder if they would go the extra mile to make everything sound this good, but I kinda doubt it. ONe can dream though.

There's also a 5.1 version of HEAVEN from that movie's special features I think.

yukito · #**272** 3rd November 2011, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by isthisLOL?

There's also a 5.1 version of HEAVEN from that movie's special features I think.

You are right!! Oh and fated got that as well because it was featured in the movie kaidan, but it wasn't the complete version, as for HEAVEN I have never seen Shinobi before so I don't know if it is full or not.

jbrat2219 · #**273** 3rd November 2011, 02:40 PM

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Originally Posted by OyTony

Amazon.jp preorder links.

Blu-ray Limited Edition (for 17,871 yen)
Blu-ray Normal Edition (for 16,317 yen)
DVD Limited Edition (for 17,094 yen)
DVD Normal Edition (for 15,540 yen)

Hmmm... If it were for the fact that $1 = less than 80 yen, I'd be super tempted right now. But no matter the price, unfortunately, still too expensive for me

Maybe I'll get it one day. I doubt they'll all sell out within a year, right? Collectors items seem to always pop back at least once after being sold out, too.

isthisLOL? · #**274** 3rd November 2011, 03:35 PM

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Originally Posted by yukito

You are right!! Oh and fated got that as well because it was featured in the movie kaidan, but it wasn't the complete version, as for HEAVEN I have never seen Shinobi before so I don't know if it is full or not.

The HEAVEN PV with 5.1 sound is included in the limited edition of the DVD I think

So it should be full.

yukito · #**275** 3rd November 2011, 04:07 PM

Oh that's great I had no ideia about this. Hopefully Avex will remaster everything with surround sound but I have a feeling it really is only going to be LPCM.

foxhana · #**276** 3rd November 2011, 04:11 PM

i'll just waita for her 150th single compiliation, and by then, i'll just wait for her 200th single compilation, and by then, i'll just wait for her 250th single compilation, and by then, i'll just.... nth single compilation