Have they stoped making inside sleeve artwork?

[CampbellzSoup]

Did anyone use to notice that some Blu Ray's use to have art work behind the discs? I always thought that was a neat and cool feature that set Blu ray apart...I've just noticed that they stopped making them in newer Disney Blu Rays.

Have they stoped doing this in other titles as well?

[Tech-UK]

I have to agree. It makes the overall packaging look a lot nicer. I was discussing this in another thread, about how studio's are becoming much more lazier . Disney have always been the top studio in releasing the best packaging but then again they are not cheap, and tend to hold their value for a longer period of time. Paramount are very bad over here in the UK. No inside artwork, no disc art!! They are even starting to leave their logo off of the spine!! I know it sounds trivial, but I like consistency, one without the Paramount logo situated on the top of the spine, stands out like a saw thumb IMO.

I bought Spider-Man 3 for £9.99!! brand new, which includes inside artwork and disc art plus two lossless audio tracks. I just recently purchased Shutter Island for £25!! in store (needed to use up some vouchers), no inside or disc artwork, just looks plain & tacky to me. I hope Studio's do not start with this trend, but to them the cheaper the better, as Blu-ray prices are starting to fall big time.

[nf0603]

the studios have been going cheap for years. I remember when I started buying DVD's around 1999-2000, every single release I bought for the longest time had an insert, and now inserts on either DVD's or Blu's (besides maybe Disney titles) are like looking for a needle in a haystack. It's funny that the studios want to push digibooks yet won't put booklets in regular discs, some people like booklets and will buy digibooks because it looks so much classier.

[greekak229]

Unless not having inside art-work stops the movie itself from playing, I could really care less.

[Clark Kent]

The studios have fired half of their home video departments, as sales have been sluggish for over three years. There is no one left to even create inside artwork anymore for DVD or Blu-ray. At this point, just be grateful they are still releasing movies on physical media. Releases that have had lots of care and attention are no more, the budget is just not there anymore.

[aggienader08]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

The studios have fired half of their home video departments, as sales have been sluggish for over three years. There is no one left to even create inside artwork anymore for DVD or Blu-ray. At this point, just be grateful they are still releasing movies on physical media. Releases that have had lots of care and attention are no more, the budget is just not there anymore.

You have no clue what you're talking about.

[Boothill Gunslinger]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

The studios have fired half of their home video departments, as sales have been sluggish for over three years. There is no one left to even create inside artwork anymore for DVD or Blu-ray. At this point, just be grateful they are still releasing movies on physical media. Releases that have had lots of care and attention are no more, the budget is just not there anymore.

You are absolutely clueless. I am a DVD/BD dealer, and I can tell you that movie studios are making money on DVD/BD releases hand over fist! If you don't have the statistics to back up such ludicrous statements, please zip the lips!

[Clark Kent]

Keep your heads in the sand if you have no idea what you are talking about, most of the Hollywood studios have seen drastic cutbacks in employee head count over the past two years. The economy took a dive, and younger people are abandoning physical releases because of piracy and Netflix. We will still get Blu-ray releases, but do not expect anything like the halcyon days of 2004 or 2005 for home media releases.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/ente...employees.html

[shinseiRomeo]

Disney may now be skimping out. Most Disney BDs with slips have interior art. Beauty and the Beast did not though, and IIRC Toy Story 3 does not either.

[I KEEL YOU]

Everything is getting cheaper to cut costs. The same reason eco cases exist, regardless of what they say about them helping the enviroment.

Not only did they stop making inside artwork, but the sleeves have gone from nice thick glossy paper to slightly above toilet paper quality.

Anyone remember the really nice thick paper with shiny effect Universal used on their old blu ray releases and HD DVD releases?

[bigdaddyhorse]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

Everything is getting cheaper to cut costs. The same reason eco cases exist, regardless of what they say about them helping the enviroment.

Not only did they stop making inside artwork, but the sleeves have gone from nice thick glossy paper to slightly above toilet paper quality.

Anyone remember the really nice thick paper with shiny effect Universal used on their old blu ray releases and HD DVD releases?

Yet slipcovers continue to appear on most new releases. No question those use more pulp than a thin insert, or printing both sides of the cover would. Makes no sense in this context.

[Popcorn_Bliss]

I indeed miss the booklets. It's not as frustrating as a disc with no commentaries or documentaries but it's still a downer.

I recently pulled out my old Hitchcock DVD's and was reminded of how generous some of the booklets were in the "glory days". Blus are better from a product standpoint yet, ironically, there is LESS focus on booklets, features, artwork (generally speaking).

I guess in a perfect world, every release would include 1) a direct top-notch scan from the original (or best available) source that replicates the true theatrical print, 2) Come loaded with engaging and educational extras, AND 3) Include a nice, thick booklet. In the real world, studios seem to stop at just the first (if that) and the extras and booklets (and, often, cover art) are more of an afterthought. Or, from a studio's perspective, more cost.

It makes sense (from their standpoint) but it's certainly sad from a film collector's view.

Yet another reason, though, why I praise Digibooks! They are a more substantial and classy package than even a booklet. Of course, the downside is only select films get them...