Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by jjgp1112 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 6:33 pm

Stuff like the dents is exactly why I rarely order from Amazon. I ordered Boxes and 1 and 6 from there and they were both damaged. I ordered 2-5 from RightStuf and had no issues at all.
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Master Roshi: Bulma, I think Frieza failed because he wore too many clothes!
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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by DemonRin » Wed Oct 12, 2011 8:42 pm

I can't order from Right Stuff. When I order from them it's a crapshoot as to when I'm actually going to get charged. Amazon is reliable in that regard.

EDIT: Welp, some people wanted screens, so here are some screens. Brightness turned down 10% due to NTSC U and J Differences, but otherwise unmodified.

First, some people specifically asked for Vegetto, so...
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And the best picture of Vegetto of them all.

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And someone wanted the GT Preview:

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Now, some others:
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It's been a long ride, so I thought I'd end on these.
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Also, I switched over to the dub for shits and giggles while I was doing this... and man... wow... just... just wow...
Boo: C... Curse you... y... you pig...
Vegetto: Pig? You're the one with the pink skin...
*After blowing Boo's head off*
Vegetto: Too Bad it's not permanent... it's a nice improvement...
Trunks: Hey!
Bulma: Hey is for Horses son.
Trunks: Grass too mom.
Son: You guys DO have phones dontcha?
Piccolo: *Mumbles* Actually no... I can't figure them out...
And when Son is talking to Vegeta about the Tournament, why the hell won't he shut up about Hotdogs?... Oi vey...
Did these script writers want really bad to be comedians before writing for FUNimation? and did they just... fail spectacularly so they had to find work wiring Anime scripts?... I mean just... wow...

Anyway, yes, screenshots XD
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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by Krycek7o2 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:03 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:Stuff like the dents is exactly why I rarely order from Amazon. I ordered Boxes and 1 and 6 from there and they were both damaged. I ordered 2-5 from RightStuf and had no issues at all.

Free 2-Day shipping still trumps all that for me. Well, I am close to a shipping facility here in Vegas. This maybe why I get everything on release day and dent-free.

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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by jjgp1112 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:17 pm

It's a real shame the first five sets weren't encoded as well. Alas...
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Bulma: Of course! I'm not gonna pull a Frieza and screw it up!
Master Roshi: Bulma, I think Frieza failed because he wore too many clothes!
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Post by Ringworm128 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:23 pm

Chibi Gohan wrote: Image
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DemonRin wrote: Image Image Image Image Image Image

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And the best picture of Vegetto of them all.

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Now, some others:
Image Image Image Image Image Image
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It's been a long ride, so I thought I'd end on these.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msQPHxTU ... re=related Damn I wish I had more money so I could get these.

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Post by Zestanor » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:29 pm

Great shots!
But I hope the crushed blacks
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are just from VLC.

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Post by BlazingFiddlesticks » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:36 pm

Yay screen caps!
DemonRin wrote: Also, I switched over to the dub for shits and giggles while I was doing this... and man... wow... just... just wow...

*Dub Lines*
Not going to lie, only blatantly offensive thing in there is the first one. If it was the Kai dub I wouldn't be happy, but... it's not.
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Post by DemonRin » Wed Oct 12, 2011 9:53 pm

Zestanor wrote:Great shots!
But I hope the crushed blacks
http://www.majhost.com/gallery/Zestanor ... h44m20.png
are just from VLC.
...I don't get it. only your version of the shot has the blacks missing like that.... The ones I posted have full blacks....
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Post by Zestanor » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:14 pm

Sorry, I probably should have clarified. What I did is I highlighted (with white) the areas of your image that were solid black, like in Goku's hair. Since this is from a film source, there really should be no "solid colors." I'm hoping that it was just an error on VLC's part, and that it was not actually encoded with the crushed blacks.

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Post by BluezaBladeNZ » Wed Oct 12, 2011 10:57 pm

It had to be either VLC or when he turned down the brightness, here's the same shot I took from the R2 GT Specials disc:

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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by jjgp1112 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:14 pm

Yeah, it probably wasn't a good idea to mess with the brightness of the caps. Making it darker using an image editing program won't produce the same effects as it would through whatever causes the brightness to chance from NTSC-J to NTSC-NA. Plus, a bunch of other factors and yeah...it's best to leave the caps as-is.
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Bulma: Of course! I'm not gonna pull a Frieza and screw it up!
Master Roshi: Bulma, I think Frieza failed because he wore too many clothes!
Cold World (Fanfic)
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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by Cipher » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:16 pm

Wait, wait. Great Saiyaman II actually appeared in the series? What episode is that from? I was almost positive she was only in the movies and GT.

Also, while I know it's a constant problem for the DBOX footage, did the brightness alteration have anything to do with Vegetto being as pink as Majin Boo in one of those screenshots?

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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by jjgp1112 » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:18 pm

Episode 287
Yamcha: Do you remember the spell to release him - do you know all the words?
Bulma: Of course! I'm not gonna pull a Frieza and screw it up!
Master Roshi: Bulma, I think Frieza failed because he wore too many clothes!
Cold World (Fanfic)
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Post by DanielGClapp » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:20 pm

Cipher wrote:Also, while I know it's a constant problem for the DBOX footage, did the brightness alteration have anything to do with Vegetto being as pink as Majin Boo in one of those screenshots?
Well I'm sure the brightness didn't help at all, but the pink is probably the result of old masters.

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Post by Cipher » Wed Oct 12, 2011 11:21 pm

jjgp1112 wrote:Episode 287
Well, huh. I guess I'd just forgotten.

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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by angelus0901 » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:02 am

DBox 7 is not under review on Amazon anymore so I ordered it... Should arrive in 2 weeks. Unfortunately, my DBox collection doesn't end here, still need the 4th one... :(

And someone finally uploaded some pics of the inside, took you guys a while... ;)
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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by DemonRin » Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:55 am

BluezaBladeNZ wrote:It had to be either VLC or when he turned down the brightness, here's the same shot I took from the R2 GT Specials disc:
"She"... but yeah it's both, the "Crushed Blacks" were most likely caused by the Brightness change.

I know everyone including the guys at Daizex have talked about the brightness difference, so the only way to make the caps look right is to decrease the volume 10%.

VLC can do that internally, and it also effects how the Caps come out, so that's what I did.
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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by jjgp1112 » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:00 am

Well, it's best NOT to do it. Just leave the colors as is because the colors will just look unnatural otherwise. They only don't look "correct" in comparison to the JP sets, but the colors in the unaltered screencaps are how the US sets should look like on a computer in the first place.
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Bulma: Of course! I'm not gonna pull a Frieza and screw it up!
Master Roshi: Bulma, I think Frieza failed because he wore too many clothes!
Cold World (Fanfic)
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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by enapace » Thu Oct 13, 2011 9:48 am

I received my DBOX Z Seven today it was brilliant and came with no defects. I wonder why it was under review.

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Re: Dragon Ball Z Dragon Box Z Volume Seven Discussion

Post by Metalwario64 » Thu Oct 13, 2011 10:01 am

Must... resist... urge... to... correct.. colors...

Dragon Box:
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Corrected:
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