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Perfectsword



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 9:15 am Reply with quote
Does any one know the difference between the Ghost in the shell Special Edition and the regular one? (besides the packaging.)
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SuperOnizuka



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 10:53 am Reply with quote
Ooops....I read the title wrong.... Mad

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kusanagi-sama



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:18 am Reply with quote
Here are the differences (from ANN's release catalogue - which nobody seems to know about):

Ghost in the Shell original version:
DVD Features: Digitally Remastered Feature Film, Additional 30 minute Program: The Making of "Ghost In The Shell," Interactive Menus, Complete Movie Production Report, English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound / Japanese Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound, Wide Screen Version

Ghost in the Shell Special Edition:
Disc One:
Digitally Re-mastered Anamorphic Widescreen Feature, Custom Motion Interactive Menus, English 6.1 DTS-ES Surround, English 5.1 Dolby Digital-EX Surround, Japanese 6.1 DTS-ES Surround, Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital-EX Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo, French Dolby Digital Stereo, Italian Dolby Digital Stereo, German Dolby Digital Stereo, English Subtitles

Disc Two:
Character Dossiers, Creator Biography, Director Biography, Digital Works, Production Report, Ghost in the Shell Trailers, Previews, DVD Catalog & Web Links
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Perfectsword



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:28 am Reply with quote
kusanagi-sama wrote:
Here are the differences (from ANN's release catalogue - which nobody seems to know about):

Ghost in the Shell original version:
DVD Features: Digitally Remastered Feature Film, Additional 30 minute Program: The Making of "Ghost In The Shell," Interactive Menus, Complete Movie Production Report, English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround Sound / Japanese Dolby Pro Logic Surround Sound, Wide Screen Version

Ghost in the Shell Special Edition:
Disc One:
Digitally Re-mastered Anamorphic Widescreen Feature, Custom Motion Interactive Menus, English 6.1 DTS-ES Surround, English 5.1 Dolby Digital-EX Surround, Japanese 6.1 DTS-ES Surround, Japanese 5.1 Dolby Digital-EX Surround, Spanish Dolby Digital Stereo, French Dolby Digital Stereo, Italian Dolby Digital Stereo, German Dolby Digital Stereo, English Subtitles

Disc Two:
Character Dossiers, Creator Biography, Director Biography, Digital Works, Production Report, Ghost in the Shell Trailers, Previews, DVD Catalog & Web Links


NICE Very Happy

Thanks for the info.

Do you think there will be a box set for GITS SAC?
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kusanagi-sama



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 11:36 am Reply with quote
GiTS SAC? Is that the TV series? I don't have any clue, but if they haven't done it already, I doubt they will.
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jkn



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 12:17 pm Reply with quote
I haven't seen a full box set of Stand Along Complex season 1 for the US market mentioned. Here's the release schedule and cover art for all seven dvd's - last one coming out in July 2005:

http://www.ghostintheshell.tv/dvd.php
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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 1:11 pm Reply with quote
Well, seeing as how each Special Edition volume will come with some sort of extra, I suppose we can only hope one of them will come with an artbox or something. If not, then maybe Paul Champagne can make something up. And then of course by the time I pay $30 for one of those, Bandai/Manga will have already released a stand alone artbox for probably a third to half the the price, but at least the Champagne one will be metal Anime smile + sweatdrop.
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Steventheeunuch





PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:25 pm Reply with quote
You know, much like Ninja Scroll I REALLY wish Manga Ent. didn't make these useless DTS tracks, as their up-mixing from stereo doesn't sound much better and the 5.1 sounds just the same. Also, all of these foreign language stereo tracks really kinda put me off, i mean they're sacrificing a lot of video quality for these.
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kusanagi-sama



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:32 pm Reply with quote
No, they aren't sacrificing video quality for those, audio doesn't take up all that much space even on a DVD. My guess is that they are using a double layer DVD (approx 8.3GB)
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Sword of Whedon



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 3:36 pm Reply with quote
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No, they aren't sacrificing video quality for those, audio doesn't take up all that much space even on a DVD. My guess is that they are using a double layer DVD


But a DVD can transfer a maximum of 10 megabits per second, of which those 2 DTS tracks are taking up a minimum of 1.5. So yes, while there may be physical discspace available, you still have bandwidth issues.
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kusanagi-sama



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:17 pm Reply with quote
Even so, its probably not noticeable
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Kazuki-san



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PostPosted: Sun Jan 02, 2005 4:23 pm Reply with quote
Sword of Whedon wrote:

But a DVD can transfer a maximum of 10 megabits per second, of which those 2 DTS tracks are taking up a minimum of 1.5. So yes, while there may be physical discspace available, you still have bandwidth issues.


True, the total bitrate for a DVD is 10.08 Mbps and the highest bitrate for video is 9.8 Mbps. This is assuming a constant bitrate is being used, instead of a variable bitrate. The average video bitrate is around 4 Mbps.
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