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by clutchins
Mon Mar 19, 2018 6:03 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Were there any Dragon Ball releases on Betamax?
Replies: 54
Views: 10326

Re: Were there any Dragon Ball releases on Betamax?

Yes. In Japan all the Dragon Ball movies and the first Dragon Ball Z movie were released on Betamax, VHS, LaserDisc, and 8mm film. Following that, they were released on VHS, LaserDisc, and 8mm film. Never seen any laserdiscs for the DB films or proof that they even exist, apart from the 10th annive...
by clutchins
Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:50 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: BoG, F, PtEtSS & EoB getting steelbook release by Kazé in France.
Replies: 95
Views: 15586

Re: BoG, "F" (Extended), PtEtSS & EoB getting steelbook release by Kazé in France.

sangofe wrote:
Luso Saiyan wrote:Less than a month for this to be available. Will they or will they not change the release date? Place your bets...
I read on a french message board that it's been pushed back to June 2018.
WHEN WILL IT END???
by clutchins
Tue Dec 19, 2017 10:39 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Pirating Dragon Ball (discussion)
Replies: 169
Views: 24066

Re: Pirating Dragon Ball (discussion)

People wanna pirate that's mostly their prerogative but what irks me is people who do and don't support then series in any capacity whether it be buying merch, Manga, video releases etc. Another thing DBS streams, people still watch it illegally via a stream before the simulcast goes live. Folks li...
by clutchins
Mon Dec 04, 2017 10:17 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Is being able to watch original DBZ in a non-cropped format for a reasonable price too much to ask?
Replies: 96
Views: 19821

Re: Is being able to watch original DBZ in a non-cropped format for a reasonable price too much to ask?

I was the one who posted about that recap change. It is only episodes 1-8 on Disc 1 of the Season 1 BD, which is an incredibly random number since disc 1 contains 10 episodes. This change also applies to the eyecatch music in those episodes too. Once you get to episode 9, it's the same music as all ...
by clutchins
Sat Nov 25, 2017 3:11 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Has Dragon Ball been remastered to HD or not?
Replies: 128
Views: 31507

Re: Has Dragon Ball been remastered to HD or not?

This is definitely not an HD scan. I agree with Hakkaibills in thinking that it's just a quick avisynth upscale. I even reported it as one when it was uploaded. That's probably why it got removed...
by clutchins
Wed Nov 01, 2017 8:44 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball VHS Question
Replies: 16
Views: 5450

Re: Dragon Ball VHS Question

Never trust Dragon Ball wiki.
by clutchins
Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:15 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular
Replies: 1874
Views: 393478

Re: Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular

original dbox http://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2017/10/11/171011063123288997.png the best that i can do for this issue http://nsa39.casimages.com/img/2017/10/17/171017052351902895.png I wonder if you can dial back some luma and maybe recover those lines that are getting dissolved on the background ro...
by clutchins
Sun Oct 15, 2017 4:52 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Rarest Dragon Ball dubs
Replies: 66
Views: 17563

Re: Rarest Dragon Ball dubs

It is now confirmed that those Speedy VCDs you see on eBay with episodes of DBZ on them are, in fact, dubbed by Speedy themselves.
by clutchins
Tue Oct 03, 2017 4:52 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Remastered DBZ Toonami Promos
Replies: 3
Views: 1312

Re: Remastered DBZ Toonami Promos

I remember mentioning the aspect ratio thing to him at some point in a PM on Facebook maybe and he said he was already gonna do that by the time I brought it up.
by clutchins
Wed Sep 20, 2017 3:46 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Tired debate, but is a 4:3 presentation of DBZ necessary when we all have 16:9 tv's?
Replies: 115
Views: 20572

Re: Tired debate, but is a 4:3 presentation of DBZ necessary when we all have 16:9 tv's?

I'm pretty surprised at how many people here rooted for 16:9. I've always thought this forum leaned more toward preferring 4:3, the purist's perspective.
by clutchins
Tue Sep 12, 2017 10:05 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: What was happening in Dragon Ball on your birth week?
Replies: 137
Views: 22060

Re: What was happening in Dragon Ball on your birth week?

Unfortunately, Dragon Ball Z skipped my birth week (maybe for Golden Week?), otherwise episode 264 would have aired right on my birthday in Japan... However, Chapter 517 (the antepenultimate chapter in the entire run) debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump #23 on May 9, one day before my birthday so I'll tak...
by clutchins
Sat Sep 02, 2017 12:56 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular
Replies: 1874
Views: 393478

Re: Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular

The Level Sets aren't even the best in terms of color. Blacks are way too crushed and it gives it an overall darker look. If you're going to color correct the show, you need multiple sources from which to cull color information e.g. original broadcasts, Kai, the old single DVDs, and of course the Dr...
by clutchins
Tue Aug 29, 2017 12:05 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Full Colour manga releases
Replies: 14
Views: 2237

Re: Full Colour manga releases

Viz is releasing three volumes per year, allegedly.
https://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/1006052
Future volumes will be published three times a year.
by clutchins
Sat Aug 12, 2017 4:54 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular
Replies: 1874
Views: 393478

Re: Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular

And really, just by removing the colour cast from the Dragon Boxes, you'll get something that looks pretty nice. I was recently pondering the same thing, take the following comparison for example: http://i.imgur.com/NBKVYkM.png http://i.imgur.com/0PUB83O.png Removing the color cast, plus white and ...
by clutchins
Thu Aug 10, 2017 2:48 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Question about Dragon Box: The Movies audio
Replies: 1
Views: 939

Question about Dragon Box: The Movies audio

Before I ask my question, I want to make some things clear: I know about Movie 13 and the 10th Anniversary movie being surround and not mono and I know about that Movie 6 stereo remix cassette. I'm not talking about those things. Now for my question. I was looking for the special features on this se...
by clutchins
Fri Aug 04, 2017 11:33 am
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular
Replies: 1874
Views: 393478

Re: Color Correcting the Dragon Box - 3 Part Spectacular

You really need to consider a range of sources that include the cels as well as the Kai palette and original broadcast recordings. There is no definitive color source out there yet for us to reference the entirety of the series.
by clutchins
Tue Jun 20, 2017 1:10 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Dragon Ball Z "Seasons" On Blu-ray: News & Discussion
Replies: 6834
Views: 942385

Re: Dragon Ball Z "Seasons" On Blu-ray: News & Discussion

I have a few questions about the blu-ray's: In the orange brick set of episode 55 if you watch it with US broadcast audio most of the sound effects are gone, is this problem fixed in the blu-ray episode with US broadcast audio? My second question is if the Blu-ray fixed the muffled audio on Cha La ...
by clutchins
Fri Feb 17, 2017 6:54 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: Which dbz movie collections would you recommend?
Replies: 10
Views: 1525

Re: Which dbz movie collections would you recommend?

...I wish I stopped sounding like an ad every time I said this...but..... The DVD Movie Collections (and the DVD Bardock/Trunks Double Feature) so you can use thejeremymenace's Dragon Radar project, which converts the subs and audio for use in the Dragon Boxes. It also supports the Pioneer movie si...
by clutchins
Sat Feb 11, 2017 8:27 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: A couple questions about Funimation releases
Replies: 25
Views: 2869

Re: A couple questions about Funimation releases

The intended aspect ratio on the movies is actually not 4:3 but 1.85 widescreen. Episode of Bardock and History of Trunks were shown in theaters? I thought they were just TV specials, where the proper aspect ratio would be 4:3, since they would've been viewed on a television, rather than a cinema s...
by clutchins
Sat Feb 11, 2017 1:24 pm
Forum: General Franchise Discussion
Topic: A couple questions about Funimation releases
Replies: 25
Views: 2869

Re: A couple questions about Funimation releases

The intended aspect ratio on the movies is actually not 4:3 but 1.85 widescreen. The movies may have been animated in 4:3, but they were animated with the intended ratio in mind. There is a classic example of this in movie 3 when Gohan charges a Masenko in the air and it's cut off right at the matte...