previous hd dvd exclusive releases
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I don't think so. Paramount might go back and release its backstock. I don't think Universal will. The only majors I se them rereleasing are major titles like Transformers, Bourne (maybe in a boxset), Shrek (also maybe in a box set), and possibly a few others. Most of the catalog titles didn;t sell well in either format. What I see these two doing is doing day/date, and releasing new catalog titles, possibly some major ones finally that we all want like JP, Indy, Forest, etc.
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I'm keeping my HD DVD's for just in case something like that happens. I have gotten so spoiled watching movies in HD. I am going to take my duplicate SD's down to our local "Buy em-Sell em" store and round up some cash. I want more HD movies.
They already spent money on getting the titles ready for HD. So I expect all of them will be re-released in Blu-Ray (unless they REALLY sold badly on HD-DVD) sometime in the next two years. Of course they will concentrate on the big money makers and new releases first.
Two years isn't a bad time table. I would think it would be closer to 3. Warner hasn't even released any of their HD DVD exclusives yet.
Paramount will probably do Transformers sooner than later. Hot Rod and A Mighty Heart might take awhile.
Paramount will probably do Transformers sooner than later. Hot Rod and A Mighty Heart might take awhile.
I suspect it's replication and physical production costs that are the large investment in a release, so the fact that they may already be authored is somewhat irrelevant.
I'd expect nothing but the new releases and the show off movies (Transformers, larger budget action/kid movies) and just be surprised if they do more, for now at least.
I'd expect nothing but the new releases and the show off movies (Transformers, larger budget action/kid movies) and just be surprised if they do more, for now at least.
Rumor has it the Blu-ray version of Transformers has already been authored. Probably before they went HD DVD exclusive.
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They *cough* promised they would get them all out before the end of this year. Grand Prix is due before this summer. I am excited to see Gone with the Wind announced for early next year.
The BD version must have a higher video bitrate and at least a lossless track to give the BD fanboys at least a fiscal reason to say:
"See how much better it is? What, you don't see/hear it? You must be completely blind/deaf!"
If it's just a repackaging (Warner-style) of the HD version - since they don't use BD+ this will become clear immediately - it won't sell as good as the first HD release, I think.
Diogen.
Warner gave the Blu-Ray guys a Dolby Digital 
version of Michael Clayton. Maybe they really were planning on dumping Blu and going HD DVD before flip flopping at the 11th hour.
I don't recall Paramount ever providing PCM to Blu-Ray discs--usually crappy 640kbps Dolby Digital whereas HD DVD usually got Dolby Digital Plus (and rarely TrueHD).
version of Michael Clayton. Maybe they really were planning on dumping Blu and going HD DVD before flip flopping at the 11th hour.I don't recall Paramount ever providing PCM to Blu-Ray discs--usually crappy 640kbps Dolby Digital whereas HD DVD usually got Dolby Digital Plus (and rarely TrueHD).
But this is a Michael Bay movie.
He supervises encodes himself. Nothing but the best is allowed...
Diogen.
