The Blu-ray Replacement Case Thread

[Ray_Rogers]

Okay Sussudio, great name by the way, I was considering purchasing some 6-disc Viva Elite cases and making a custom cover for the entire Planet of the Apes series to fit the case. What type of paper and dimensions would I need?
I'm quite arse with Photoshop anyway.
Same goes for me wanting some 2 and 3 disc Viva Elite cases.
Figured might as well put the soundtrack in with the case for the 007 films in the MGM/FOX/EON run and some other titles. Would the clips hold a CD booklet alright in these cases? By the way with the titles already having isolated scores on Blu-ray I'm just keeping the non-ECO BOXES.
Any help?

Oh, I did buy the 2-Disc with Digital Copy, I throw those out, of X2 and it's great there's already an empty disc spot for the soundtrack. Now for The Dark Knight, would you consider I get 4-Disc cases and buy the 2-Disc soundtrack?
Fun project, right?

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Okay Sussudio, great name by the way, I was considering purchasing some 6-disc Viva Elite cases and making a custom cover for the entire Planet of the Apes series to fit the case. What type of paper and dimensions would I need?
I'm quite arse with Photoshop anyway.
Same goes for me wanting some 2 and 3 disc Viva Elite cases.

On this, I am honestly not 100% sure...I found the gloss and matte paper on Amazon so I included the links in the OP, but have never used/cut them myself. Primitiveskin is a consistently helpful contributor in here and he might be able to better assist you with this (and other members as well that actually know what they're talking about), as I don't to steer you the wrong way.

Figured might as well put the soundtrack in with the case for the 007 films in the MGM/FOX/EON run and some other titles. Would the clips hold a CD booklet alright in these cases? By the way with the titles already having isolated scores on Blu-ray I'm just keeping the non-ECO BOXES.
Any help?

I've stuck a CD in a CD envelope inside a blu-ray case before (fitting it into the clips also) and it didn't necessarily fit snugly but it did fit and closed fine. I say it just depends on the booklet size...some are obviously very thin and will fit much better than thicker ones. Try it out on one of your Viva Elite cases and see

Oh, I did buy the 2-Disc with Digital Copy, I throw those out, of X2 and it's great there's already an empty disc spot for the soundtrack. Now for The Dark Knight, would you consider I get 4-Disc cases and buy the 2-Disc soundtrack? Fun project, right?

Just a sidenote...for the digital copy discs, if you don't want them, many members on here will pay $$ for them so if you want to earn a little extra, try out the trading forum for any DC's you're already tossing

I think your soundtrack project is awesome (I'm a big fan of film soundtracks myself). The 2 disc Dark Knight expanded soundtrack is incredible and well worth it over the 1 disc, so since TDK is already 2 discs then yes I would recommend buying a 4 disc. Meritline offers a 22mm 4 disc while MegaDiscStores's is 15mm...just keep that in mind. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful...I do my very best to maintain the thread but I don't know too much about the actual material

[csdot]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

No offensive but how else do you expect to get and answer?



You wouldn't have to sort through 20 pages as you 'll find links for the 5-disc cases in the first post.

Do you have a thin or thick 5 disc case from warner? Mine came in a thick Viva Elite case but I preordered it back in the day ...

Thin Viva Elite 5-disc case ...
http://www.megadiscstore.com/index.p...e19e01f44d6dd2

Thin Vortex 5-disc case ...
http://www.vernonlibrarysupplies.com...e-5-discs.html

i expected to find an answer by asking obviously? i can see the links but im not 100% sure if all 5 disc cases are the same which is why im inquiring about a specific title. i dont want to buy the first 5 disc case i see and have the cover insert not fit correctly or something.

edit: and while i appreciate your help, i only need one case and the link you posted is for a minimum of 5 which is 30 bucks. thats more than i spent on the movie itself which is why i was asking about good deals.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by csdot

i expected to find an answer by asking obviously? i can see the links but im not 100% sure if all 5 disc cases are the same which is why im inquiring about a specific title. i dont want to buy the first 5 disc case i see and have the cover insert not fit correctly or something.

I always find it ironic when someone doesn't want to read a thread for themselves but have others potentially do it for them (e.g. if an individual doesn't have time to read a thread then why would someone spend time to respond). No hard feelings though.

Not all 5-disc cases are created equal. If you mention what type of case you have then someone may be able to help you with your dilemma. Is it an Elite or Vortex? What's the thickness of your current case?

[csdot]

Originally Posted by rdodolak

I always find it ironic when someone doesn't want to read a thread for themselves but have others potentially do it for them (e.g. if an individual doesn't have time to read a thread then why would someone spend time to respond). No hard feelings though.

Not all 5-disc cases are created equal. If you mention what type of case you have then someone may be able to help you with your dilemma. Is it an Elite or Vortex? What's the thickness of your current case?

wow, it was a simple question man, i didnt ask anyone to read the thread for me. i thought maybe there was someone that had replaced the case for the same movie so they would have a quick answer without being arrogant about it. i dont know the difference between elite and vortex but it is slightly thicker than a normal blu-ray case.

[Vicon]

Originally Posted by csdot

wow, it was a simple question man, i didnt ask anyone to read the thread for me. i thought maybe there was someone that had replaced the case for the same movie so they would have a quick answer without being arrogant about it. i dont know the difference between elite and vortex but it is slightly thicker than a normal blu-ray case.

How old is the case - IE, when did you purchase it? When it first came out, it was a different case than it is now. Also, open it up and on the inside back, lower left corner, there is usually a name. ELITE or the like.

[csdot]

Originally Posted by Vicon

How old is the case - IE, when did you purchase it? When it first came out, it was a different case than it is now. Also, open it up and on the inside back, lower left corner, there is usually a name. ELITE or the like.

thanks for the tip, its Elite.

[rdodolak]

Originally Posted by csdot

wow, it was a simple question man, i didnt ask anyone to read the thread for me. i thought maybe there was someone that had replaced the case for the same movie so they would have a quick answer without being arrogant about it. i dont know the difference between elite and vortex but it is slightly thicker than a normal blu-ray case.

Didn't mean to come across the wrong way but I didn't expect someone to take it so seriously either. For that my apologies.

My copy is about the size of two single disc cases, but as Vicon mentioned they also released a version in a slimmer case (slightly larger than a single disc case). As far as I'm aware Warner has always used Elite cases but that may not be true for multi-disc cases. Some users prefer to stick with the same brand of case.

A single-disc Viva Elite is 12.5mm thick while a single disc Vortex is 11mm thick.

Originally Posted by csdot

edit: and while i appreciate your help, i only need one case and the link you posted is for a minimum of 5 which is 30 bucks. thats more than i spent on the movie itself which is why i was asking about good deals.

Unfortunatley, multi-disc Viva Elite cases are hard to come by so buying in bulk is probably the only option right now for those cases. The ones carried by Checkoutmedia are 15mm thick. Viva Elites either have a painted on blu-ray logo or the new chrome logo which is flush with the case.

If you don't care about the brand then you could replace it with a Vortex 5-disc case. According to Meadwestvaco a 5 or 6 disc case is 21.8mm thick. The Vortex cases have an embossed chrome blu-ray logo (e.g. cases used by Sony)

Otherwise other options may be to try and exchange the disc for another copy if feasible or buy another copy and sell off the original.

I know it's probably not what you wanted to hear but those may be the only options right now.

EDIT: primitiveskin has done an oustanding job documenting the different types of cases in this thread.

https://forum.blu-ray.com/blu-ray-pc...akes-them.html

[Vicon]

Originally Posted by csdot

thanks for the tip, its Elite.

Check with shoptomcom - https://www.blu-ray.com/community/co...y=title&page=5



He has 2 - 5 disc cases. One won't work as it has broken hinges but check the $7 dollar one. Sarah Conner Season 2. Not sure what case it uses but see if it's an Elite. Only other option to get an Elite, is to buy 5.

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

On this, I am honestly not 100% sure...I found the gloss and matte paper on Amazon so I included the links in the OP, but have never used/cut them myself. Primitiveskin is a consistently helpful contributor in here and he might be able to better assist you with this (and other members as well that actually know what they're talking about), as I don't to steer you the wrong way.

I was just gonna put PotA '68 in the first disc spot/thing and then PotA '01 in the last one for the 6 disc case. Then of course buy the rest in the series. A thinner one maybe?

I've stuck a CD in a CD envelope inside a blu-ray case before (fitting it into the clips also) and it didn't necessarily fit snugly but it did fit and closed fine. I say it just depends on the booklet size...some are obviously very thin and will fit much better than thicker ones. Try it out on one of your Viva Elite cases and see

Will do.

Just a sidenote...for the digital copy discs, if you don't want them, many members on here will pay $$ for them so if you want to earn a little extra, try out the trading forum for any DC's you're already tossing

I'd actually be charging more money so I can get that $$ towards some imports.

I think your soundtrack project is awesome (I'm a big fan of film soundtracks myself). The 2 disc Dark Knight expanded soundtrack is incredible and well worth it over the 1 disc, so since TDK is already 2 discs then yes I would recommend buying a 4 disc. Meritline offers a 22mm 4 disc while MegaDiscStores's is 15mm...just keep that in mind. Sorry I couldn't be more helpful...I do my very best to maintain the thread but I don't know too much about the actual material

So for BATMAN (1989), just use a three disc case and have disc 2 be the Danny Elfman score and disc 3 be the Prince CD? For BATMAN RETURNS I'd just get the Danny Elfman score and just put the CD normally where a disc 2 would go.
Thanks for the compliments about my project! Makes me wish more Blu-ray releases had isolated score tracks.
BUT for OHMSS, the track order for the remastered CD isn't in the same order as the film so I'd have to make a CD-R including for the tracks to be in the correct order. For GOLDFINGER, I have the original release and not the remastered version.
The main reason for this idea is I figured alot of DVD releases included the films soundtrack, great example is Matchstick Men, throughout various titles. I figure might as well do the same thing for Blu-ray.

[csdot]

thinking this might be my best option at this point
http://www.deepdiscount.com/index.cf...-2BD62ADDFCAC/

[primitiveskin]

Originally Posted by L32GTPCompG

Has anyone bought the 12.5mm 3-disc and 15mm 5-disc Viva Elite cases from MegaDiscStore? Are they the actual cases with the chrome BD logo at top?

Originally Posted by PBR

Yea I've bought 3, 4, 5, 6 disc cases from them. All are Viva. 4-6 cases are 15mm with printed BD klogo on the top as is the 3 disc 12.5mm case as well

Originally Posted by L32GTPCompG

So they have the printed BD logo at top instead of the chome one, right? I actually prefer the chrome as compared to those.

Whenever I mention that a Blu-ray Disc Logo is "pad-printed" on the branding bar, this is a reference to the process of using...pad printing (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pad_printing). The first generation of Viva Elites (and some generics) have whitish BD logos that were...pad-printed. Manufacturers, probably to aid in distinguishing their cases from one another, seem to be going away from the cheaper method of pad printing the branding bars, towards incorporating the logo directly into their injection molds, resulting in "embossed" logos.

Thus, you can have raised symbols and lettering, as with Vortex and their sister Amaray cases, which are also silver colored. The newest generation of generic cases, including the multi-disc 22mm, also has a raised symbol and lettering, but no color has been applied to the logo. The slim 6mm single- and double-disc Viva Elites have sunken, uncolored logos, while all of the other Elites now have what I refer to as "silver foil stamp logos." All of the genuine Viva Elites that megadiscstore.com currently carries (which at this time apparently does NOT include the 12.5mm double-disc case) have the newer foil stamp logo.

[primitiveskin]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Okay Sussudio, great name by the way, I was considering purchasing some 6-disc Viva Elite cases and making a custom cover for the entire Planet of the Apes series to fit the case. What type of paper and dimensions would I need?

Originally Posted by Sussudio

On this, I am honestly not 100% sure...I found the gloss and matte paper on Amazon so I included the links in the OP, but have never used/cut them myself. Primitiveskin is a consistently helpful contributor in here and he might be able to better assist you with this (and other members as well that actually know what they're talking about), as I don't to steer you the wrong way.

Sorry, but I would probably be an awful person to ask about these sorts of things. For one thing, I'm always insisting on calling them cover inserts, because...well...they have the cover art on them, but the better keywords to use in an Internet search might be "case inserts." I like to think that I'm in the "case replacement" segment of the market when I'm shopping, rather than being amongst the "custom application" brethren.

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by primitiveskin

Sorry, but I would probably be an awful person to ask about these sorts of things. For one thing, I'm always insisting on calling them cover inserts, because...well...they have the cover art on them, but the better keywords to use in an Internet search might be "case inserts." I like to think that I'm in the "case replacement" segment of the market when I'm shopping, rather than being amongst the "custom application" brethren.

Got it . Hopefully someone else will come in here and post...and Google's not a bad idea either...I'm sure there are a fair amounts dedicated to making custom threads

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

So for BATMAN (1989), just use a three disc case and have disc 2 be the Danny Elfman score and disc 3 be the Prince CD? For BATMAN RETURNS I'd just get the Danny Elfman score and just put the CD normally where a disc 2 would go.
Thanks for the compliments about my project! Makes me wish more Blu-ray releases had isolated score tracks.
BUT for OHMSS, the track order for the remastered CD isn't in the same order as the film so I'd have to make a CD-R including for the tracks to be in the correct order. For GOLDFINGER, I have the original release and not the remastered version.
The main reason for this idea is I figured alot of DVD releases included the films soundtrack, great example is Matchstick Men, throughout various titles. I figure might as well do the same thing for Blu-ray.

For Batman that sounds fine. Did you import Batman Returns or are you buying it in May when it's being released individually here in the states? Either way I believe it's the same disc with the same content.

Good luck with the remainder of your project!

[primitiveskin]

Oh, come on! It's almost bedtime for me, but those so-and-sos at megadiscstore.com must have added the slim 6mm Viva Elite singles and doubles during the day when nobody was paying any attention. Why, I oughta...place an order sometime, especially the doubles, 'cause the early version of the slim double-disc case had teeth like on a CD jewel case. And what happens to teeth on a CD jewel case? Yep, they break pretty easily. Sassafrassin, goldurn, ding-dong-daddios! (Did I mention that I was cranky because I'm sleepy?)

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

Got it . Hopefully someone else will come in here and post...and Google's not a bad idea either...I'm sure there are a fair amounts dedicated to making custom threads



For Batman that sounds fine. Did you import Batman Returns or are you buying it in May when it's being released individually here in the states? Either way I believe it's the same disc with the same content.

Good luck with the remainder of your project!

Thanks! I'm gonna wait until My to buy the individual releases. I was meaning to import both BATMAN (1989) and BATMAN RETURNS from Amazon UK but never got around to it. It's one of the higher priority "upgrade" titles which I already sold the Two-Disc Special Edition DVD's of.
I wonder what I'll do with the 3-Disc case The Dark Knight came in when I buy some 4-Disc cases? Might be early to use it for BATMAN (1989). I do have the soundtrack to KotCS and could just do it that way.
I already have the soundtrack for CE3K but no way am I going to alter that very nice packaging of the 30th Anniversary Edition. Damn, I'm going to need to catch up on my Spielberg titles!

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by primitiveskin

Oh, come on! It's almost bedtime for me, but those so-and-sos at megadiscstore.com must have added the slim 6mm Viva Elite singles and doubles during the day when nobody was paying any attention.

Sigh...more work for Sussudio

[Ray_Rogers]

Originally Posted by Sussudio

Sigh...more work for Sussudio

For the 3-Disc Case for The Dark Knight I put the KotCS film BD discs on the flippy 2-Disc part and the CD at the end. I find the CD booklets seem to sit well when the staples are towards the top clip but are actually resting on the inside bottom of the case held by the bottom clip.
For the 2-Disc case KotCS came in, I put the film disc of THUNDERBALL where usually the film disc goes and the remastered CD score where the special deatures disc went. I dunno the graphic designs for the disc labels are too dissimilar to each other but it's nice. Gonna do the same for Live and Let Die but I have the non-remastered soundtrack to GOLDFINGER.
For the 2-Discs of TDK, I put them in the single disc case. Since the hub for the Viva Elites are tall enough, I put the extra features disc on the bottom and the feature disc on the top. Easy peasy.
I guess I'll finally check out my wishlist on Amazon.com for soundtracks! I'm still going to buy all the remastered 007 soundtracks anyway. Sussudio, should I go for the NSNA score also?
You know if more companies were willing to include the physical CD score to the film along with a booklet if they're not willing to include an isolate score track, I wouldn't mind shelling out a bit of extra dough for it. All they'd need to do is to have the soundtrack match the design of the BD label art.
This is going to take me awhile!

[rteer88]

Originally Posted by gregmasciola

Does anyone know where you can order cases that hold 3 discs? My plan for DVDs that I upgrade is simply to put them in a case with the Blu-Ray, but some of my DVDs are 2-disc sets, so I would need a Blu-Ray case that holds 3 discs. If I can't find these I may just have to do it the other way around (put the Blu-Ray in a DVD case).

So, has anyone here successfully done this yet?
If so, which case did you use?
Were you able to keep and use the original BD artwork?

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by Ray_Rogers

Sussudio, should I go for the NSNA score also?
You know if more companies were willing to include the physical CD score to the film along with a booklet if they're not willing to include an isolate score track, I wouldn't mind shelling out a bit of extra dough for it.

As far as NSNA, I have the score...it's fine. Nothing amazing. If you're already doing it for the other bonds than why not get it?

I would pay extra to have the soundtrack for each movie too, but I'm betting the majority of people could care less and would not.