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by Damned
Mon Jan 25, 2021 5:40 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Is anyone still holding out for a new HD remaster from TOEI?
Replies: 25
Views: 3200

Re: Is anyone still holding out for a new HD remaster from TOEI?

If Toei can't even bother doing 17 movies correctly, I highly doubt they will do 508 episodes properly. If they do a release at all, it will just be upscaled DNR'ed footage with, at best, spit polished optical audio.
by Damned
Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:05 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Are There Any Updates On The Harmony Gold Dub Of Dragon Ball?
Replies: 547
Views: 69530

Re: Are There Any Updates On The Harmony Gold Dub Of Dragon Ball?

Is it going to have everything exactly as the VHS tapes though? Tom's last remaster was missing the title cards and the sound effects in the opening. I didn't pick up on the sound effects in Episodes 2-5 until just recently, but I will include them. Title cards have been in for ages. Also this isn'...
by Damned
Tue Oct 20, 2020 12:48 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Are There Any Updates On The Harmony Gold Dub Of Dragon Ball?
Replies: 547
Views: 69530

Re: Are There Any Updates On The Harmony Gold Dub Of Dragon Ball?

Is it going to have everything exactly as the VHS tapes though? Tom's last remaster was missing the title cards and the sound effects in the opening.
by Damned
Mon Oct 19, 2020 11:44 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Are There Any Updates On The Harmony Gold Dub Of Dragon Ball?
Replies: 547
Views: 69530

Re: Are There Any Updates On The Harmony Gold Dub Of Dragon Ball?

Awesome news! Was there any improvement in the picture quality?
by Damned
Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:48 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Edited 2001 Funimation Dub
Replies: 25
Views: 3522

Re: Dragon Ball Edited 2001 Funimation Dub

Tom_Servo wrote: Sat Oct 03, 2020 12:40 pm His tape is currently in the hands of a Discotek producer for a more professional transfer. Only issue is he’s had no time to do the transfer. As soon as I get more info, I’ll let y’all know.
Awesome! Thanks for the update.
by Damned
Fri Oct 02, 2020 11:05 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Edited 2001 Funimation Dub
Replies: 25
Views: 3522

Re: Dragon Ball Edited 2001 Funimation Dub

Speaking of Ryan, did you ever get a chance to do another transfer of his tape Tom?
by Damned
Fri Sep 25, 2020 3:06 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball DVD/Blu-ray Menus
Replies: 8
Views: 1022

Re: Dragon Ball DVD/Blu-ray Menus

ABED wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 5:10 pm The 3D DVD menus on some of the singles were pretty cool. I wish they had done that for every one of them.
Were they anaglyph? Because that is really cool if true.
by Damned
Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:43 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Best way to watch the English Dub for the first time?
Replies: 60
Views: 6620

Re: Best way to watch the English Dub for the first time?

Robo4900 wrote: Fri Aug 28, 2020 12:25 pm RTD is way overpriced these days.
Seriously... I've seen it go for well over the price of all the R1 Dragon Boxes combined.

I guess some people just REALLY loved the Saban dub :lol: .
by Damned
Thu Jun 25, 2020 11:59 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: State of the Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z Broadcast Audio?
Replies: 65
Views: 14736

Re: State of the Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z Broadcast Audio?

So, does anyone know if this is true regarding GT's audio? Actually ALL AIRINGS on tv in Japan are lossy, so no matter what you’ll do with tv airings, you’ll get lossy tracks. It’s like when you record your tv yourself, the audios is allways around 128-192kbps so except if you have an earlier analog...
by Damned
Mon Dec 17, 2018 2:23 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
Replies: 1091
Views: 227310

Re: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread

It's not about being offensive, it's about the kids, and not doing a bad influence. Parents doing their jobs (AKA parenting, what their title suggests they do.) solves this problem. If parents can't be bothered to parent their children then they can't care too much about what they grow up to be, so...
by Damned
Sun Dec 16, 2018 2:57 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball the Movies BD release - reason for censoring middle fingers?
Replies: 11
Views: 1850

Re: Dragon Ball the Movies BD release - reason for censoring middle fingers?

Because Toei thought that a large enough group of people would make a big enough stink about it. Same reason why they had to put the content disclaimer on the back of the boxes. There is no other motive here, especially one to "japanize" a movie originally made in Japan, by Japanese people...
by Damned
Sat Dec 15, 2018 4:55 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
Replies: 1091
Views: 227310

Re: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread

Just read about the censorship and the disclaimer... *Face...freaking...palm* People seriously need to learn the definition of the word "context". Not only that, but I hear the remastering has gotten worse as well (As bad as movie 5?). I will be sticking to my Dragon Boxes. Pretty much any...
by Damned
Mon Nov 19, 2018 2:21 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Funimation Remastering of Z - What did they do wrong?
Replies: 33
Views: 5181

Re: Funimation Remastering of Z - What did they do wrong?

There is also (Maybe only with Season 1, not sure about the others) streaks of fading grain from DNR not being applied properly, which causes a lot of the line work to wobble around. I also remember hearing about issues with ghosting as well (Essentially, a transparent "ghost-like" still i...
by Damned
Sat Nov 17, 2018 12:19 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
Replies: 1091
Views: 227310

Re: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread

Yes, Blu-rays and HD-DVDs are more durable than DVDs True, but something else to consider is where the data layer is located. In DVDs, it is located in the center of the plastic, while with Blu-ray it is located at the very edge of the bottom of the disc. So with a DVD, a light scratch would likely...
by Damned
Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:47 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
Replies: 1091
Views: 227310

Re: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread

What sound quality do the Funi 2008/2009 movie releases have?

Optical Track based off of whatever multi-generational film print they have. Some sound better than others, but all are 100% inferior to Dragon Box: The Movies, as that used the original magnetic tapes as the audio source.
by Damned
Sat Oct 27, 2018 4:06 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
Replies: 1091
Views: 227310

Re: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread

I would be a lot more excited if it weren't for the fact that the Optical Track audio is probably being used. I mean, sure, one could demux the audio stream from Dragon Box: The Movies and remux it with the new Blu-rays, but we shouldn't have to do that.
by Damned
Wed Sep 26, 2018 10:59 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Box Audio Vs. Broadcast Audio — How is there even an argument?
Replies: 45
Views: 25805

Re: Dragon Box Audio Vs. Broadcast Audio — How is there even an argument?

the new Toei HD master appeared, which actually seems to use the optical audio instead of the cinetape masters they used on the Dragon Box and Laserdiscs... I'm really hoping that was just because they want to have a selling point for the Blu-ray release. Clearly they are aware the cinetapes exist ...
by Damned
Tue Sep 25, 2018 11:30 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Box Audio Vs. Broadcast Audio — How is there even an argument?
Replies: 45
Views: 25805

Re: Dragon Box Audio Vs. Broadcast Audio — How is there even an argument?

Some people on Youtube prefer the optical track audio because they feel it makes Dragon Ball sound more like an old school martial arts movie. And also, we do have it for the whole Z series You guys found the missing 10 minutes on episode 218? Most of DB has yet to be attained, though about 20 episo...
by Damned
Fri Aug 17, 2018 12:35 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
Replies: 1091
Views: 227310

Re: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread

TOEI used the shitty muffled audio when Dragon Ball, Dragon Ball Z and Dragon Ball GT broadcast audio files have been given to them

Huh? Did something change recently? As far as I knew, Toei refused the broadcast audio.
by Damned
Sat Aug 11, 2018 12:40 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread
Replies: 1091
Views: 227310

Re: Dragon Ball Movies HD Remaster - Amazon Video/Netflix Japan - Discussion Thread

Man, if this is the start of everything getting another Dragon Box style remaster, but in HD, I'm going to be excited. If Funimation localizes this release, I'm going to be jumping up and down in joy for about a hour straight. If Funimation localizes it, AND uses the broadcast audio they have, I thi...