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It occurred to me today that I bought THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE three times: VHS, pillarbox DVD, and the Bluray.
I upgraded TITANIC (1997) from the 2-cassette VHS edition to the pillarbox DVD, and then to the Bluray.
STAR TREK THE ORIGINAL SERIES: I home-taped every episode during the VHS era, and much later bought it twice, on the remastered DVD sets and Bluray box.
I home-taped every episode of CHINA BEACH, and many years later bought the Time-Life complete DVD box (now on clearance at their website and sure to go away). I don't really count that as a double dip.
I have a few other examples, but overall I think I got off light. For instance, I never had a LaserDisc machine. Every time you buy something, you hope it's the definitive presentation and all you'll ever need.
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Feb 20, 2017 - 12:58 PM
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ScottyM
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Holy geez, I'm the reason why certain home video labels exist...
Star Trek - I've bought the original series in every format other than Betamax and CED. I have VHS (two episode CBS/Columbia House as well as single episode Paramount), Laserdiscs, DVDs, and now Blu-Rays. The Blu's include the season sets, the complete series set and then 50th anniversary. (and a single episode in 16mm - not to mention all of those off the air tapes I made way back when)
Space:1999 - some on Laserdisc, DVD (individual sets an I wound up with two Megasets) and Blu-Ray (Region A and B).
Twilight Zone: VHS (Columbia House, some double episode tapes), DVD and now BD
The Untouchables: Columbia House and now DVD
The Fugitive: VHS, half-season sets (with fucked up music) and The Most Wanted set.
Lost in Space: the various VHS releases, then DVD and now Blu.
The Prisoner: VHS, DVD, Blu.
A dozens of films I upgraded as formats improved. I can't even begin to list them all.
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Feb 20, 2017 - 1:46 PM
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Metryq
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Solium wrote: Dare I ask, anyone considering going mostly streaming?
I made that switch long ago (with Apple TV, like you). Only I maintain my own video server (an older computer) since the streaming services I've tried tend to have limited libraries. Everything on my shelf has been ripped to the media center so i don't have to sit through "bonus" animated menus, and those interminable ads telling me how much better Blu-ray is, or ads for movies "in theaters soon!" that came out 20 years ago.
A big advantage of the media center is customized files. One example is The Greatest American Hero, which substituted new music when it was released on DVD. I hate the new music, and the original tracks are part of the "zeitgeist." Thankfully I have the audio from the episodes on cassette. A little editing later, and I have restored versions. I've also fixed some of the rumbling freight train noises CBS Digital added to the U.S.S. Enterprise.
By the way, except for the limited selection, I've been happy with the streaming services I've tried. I have seen some of the data drop-outs or brown-outs in other towns, but the fiber I'm using has been very good.
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Feb 20, 2017 - 3:48 PM
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Metryq
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Solium wrote: Wish I could do my own film editing. I would love to replace the audio on some films, or trim others in some fashion. But I don’t have the funds for the hardware and software to do those kinds of things.
Unless your computer is extremely old, it may be adequate for video editing. Many editing packages offer "proxy" editing, which means you work with lower quality files for editing, then render from the higher quality media. Heck, you can edit HD video with mobile devices these days.
And there are many free editing packages. The first one that comes to mind, aside from those which Apple or Microsoft supply with new computers, is Lightworks (lwks.com). This package has been around since the beginning of NLEs and has been used for many professional projects.
Depending on your source material, you might need various support software, much of which is free or very inexpensive these days.
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Feb 20, 2017 - 4:11 PM
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Rameau
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Quite a few. I remember coming back from a holiday in New York with a lot of VHS tapes, a lot of Universal horrors (not released in the UK), & films like The Egyptian & In Like Flint a few others (all now owned on Blu-ray via DVD). I bought Ben-Hur in a pan & Scan mono VHS, letterbox stereo VHS, DVD (I'm sure there was two releases on DVD, I bought them both) & Blu-ray. I remember paying more for the Aliens VHS than I did for the (fantastic) 6 disc Blu-ray Alien Anthology set (& I bought them all on DVD along with a full size Alien head), & The Great Escape, VHS, DVD, remastered DVD, Blu-ray, & I hope someone remasters that someday, I'll buy it. There's quite a few films where I bought the VHD, DVD, but am still waiting on the Blu-ray.
Blu-ray movies are mostly very cheap, it's a great time to be a film fan.
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The Man With One Red Shoe (1985) VHS and later DVD.
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