Heroes Two Celestial Region 3 Vs Media Blasters Region 1

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 23 Apr 2008, 10:51

Me too. You get the general idea of the differences and that's what matters. Your comparisons are certainly better than some of the shit that they post on DVDbeaver.

tom2681 · Post by **tom2681** » 23 Apr 2008, 11:08

@Salty:
Ignore Chenlung. He's always complaining about stuff like this.
He even asked me to redo a comparison once because my caps were off by one or two frames.

grim_tales · Post by **grim_tales** » 23 Apr 2008, 11:33

Your comparisons are fine Sam

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 23 Apr 2008, 11:54

Thanks guys i appreciate the support

i know my caps aren't the best but i think i've gotten a little better, i work fulltime and really haven't time to spend getting them 100% accurate,i do them when i have a spare half hour

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 23 Apr 2008, 12:39

They're fine for me too.

What method do you use? Lourdes's method is dead simple and makes sure you've got the right frames.

To me a capture comparison is all about giving us a good idea which DVD looks better, even a few frames off can tell you that. They don't need to be precise, that's taking them way to seriously.

Obviously precise is better but it's no big deal if they're not.

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 23 Apr 2008, 12:44

Nope, Salty does post a lot of good comparisons and that, but I was just saying because by being off a few frames, it makes it harder to determine what is cropped and that, and yes, DVD Beaver is inaccurate at times.

As I've said before, please keep posting them

.

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 23 Apr 2008, 13:29

Oh for crying out loud, most if not all of those caps are from fixed positions, and its very obvious to see the framing differences

Lets not be so pendantic

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 23 Apr 2008, 15:06

That was a bit unfair Ivan. Chen is being polite.

EvaUnit02 · Post by **EvaUnit02** » 23 Apr 2008, 16:07

Ivan can't help it, he's from Soviet Russia afterall.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 23 Apr 2008, 16:41

By the way guys i accidentally double ordered this so if anyone is interested in a new sealed copy of the media blasters version it's theirs for £7 delivered

bradavon · Post by **bradavon** » 23 Apr 2008, 16:53

Can you not be bothered to send it back?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 23 Apr 2008, 16:58

to dvdpacific? no,if no-one wants it here ebay will be my friend

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 23 Apr 2008, 22:08

Salty, any chance of some screencaps from the 3 Styles Of Hung Fist short?

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 23 Apr 2008, 22:36

Ivan Drago wrote:Oh for crying out loud, most if not all of those caps are from fixed positions, and its very obvious to see the framing differences

Lets not be so pendantic

Upon further inspection, you're right but why so rude

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Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 23 Apr 2008, 22:45

Cause someone made a good effort and it was dismissed as "rough'. I was hoping not to come across as rude, specially to good friends. Please don't take offence!

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 23 Apr 2008, 22:57

saltysam wrote:By the way guys i accidentally double ordered this so if anyone is interested in a new sealed copy of the media blasters version it's theirs for £7 delivered

If my Amazon Marketplace order doesn't go well, I might take you up on your offer

.

Ivan Drago wrote:Cause someone made a good effort and it was dismissed as "rough'.

OK fair enough

. I think we were all rude lol. Sorry Salty, last night wasn't a good one to catch me on, was just pretty miffed that after months of waiting and promises to get it better than ever, it's just not up there

. Apologises mate.

Please don't take offence!

Oh, but I have

! For that, we must square off at the back of some dodgy inn run by overwhelming staff.

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Apr 2008, 06:44

Ivan Drago wrote:Salty, any chance of some screencaps from the 3 Styles Of Hung Fist short?

sure will post some later today when i'm home from work. @ chenlung no offence taken mate

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 24 Apr 2008, 11:54

I no longer have the UK or Aussie discs but i can tell you, besides being non-anamorhpic, the UK uses the same trasnfer as the Media Blasters (and interlaced), whilst the Aussie was the IVL (yet progressive)

Also, the UK and Media Blasters run shorter than the IVL because of the frame cutting. BUT the benefit in framing makes up for that

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 24 Apr 2008, 12:35

Linn said that getting the '3 Styles' onto the DVD from 35mm intact with Mandarin etc would take up much of their budget.

I'm curious about 'The Master'. Already, I can think of the English credit sequence floating around on bootleg that's 2:35:1>4:3 that can be included I'm sure. Commentary-wise, maybe Mike Leeder might do it or a Shaw orientated person. I'd be happy to upgrade from my IVL. Maybe Chen did an interview with them, Wang Lung Wei is still around and I'm sure Yuen Tak could be contacted somewhere. Maybe grab hold of Candy Wen? Could be going a little too far now!

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 24 Apr 2008, 13:13

Yeah, telecining film to video is VERY expensive. Ever wondered why old trailers and so on are often from VHS?

saltysam · Post by **saltysam** » 24 Apr 2008, 14:37

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 24 Apr 2008, 14:57

Thanks Salty.

Curiously, that '3 Styles' is different to the one that features on the IVL DVD of 'Executioners From Shaolin'. Is it the original English dub and Mandarin soundtracks that accompany it, or is it Celestial's?

I also wonder if the UK VHS had the credits in full anamorphic presentation (all squished).

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 24 Apr 2008, 16:30

From my experience, the UK videos cropped (Chinese Boxer), stretched (36th Chamber) and left in 2.25:1 (Boxer From Shantung

Killer Meteor · Post by **Killer Meteor** » 24 Apr 2008, 16:32

So I expect the one on the DVD is from the UK tape

chenlung · Post by **chenlung** » 28 Apr 2008, 17:46

My 'Heroes Of The East' UK VHS (under the weird export title 'Shaolin Challenges Ninja') is 2:35:1 squished.

The demonstration is likely from a Dutch tape or maybe German.