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[pro-bassoonist]

I think that the guy will be truly flattered to read your comments.

Ciao,
Pro-B

[blitz6speed]

Originally Posted by pro-bassoonist

I think that the guy will be truly flattered to read your comments.

Ciao,
Pro-B

You know who he is. He rocks.

[MarekM]

Originally Posted by blitz6speed

He is purposely vauge, as he doesnt want to get in trouble at work. The guy let everyone know that Transformers would not get lossless on HD DVD before anyone had a clue, he was the one that leaked that Blades BD has Lossless audio, etc etc. The guy is 100% on the dot accurate and is kind of a blu-ray *****, he likes to attack HD DVD fanatics even when paramount was exclusive with them.

any chance to get a link to that other forum ?

thank you in advance,
Marek

[blitz6speed]

Guys, i dont want him exposed, there are those of us who know who he is and truly appreciate what he does for us as far as insider info, so please stop pming me asking for who it is. I dont want him to get into trouble.

[Phatferd]

Originally Posted by blitz6speed

You know who he is. He rocks.

I'm thinking its Michael Bay, based on the "he rocks" hint.

[Icemage]

Originally Posted by WickyWoo

[Regarding the reported lack of Japanese track on Appleseed : Ex Machina]

I know for a fact that Bill has contacted the appropriate people to get a response on this, please wait patiently till they get back to him

Apologies to Bill for the furor.

For the others looking for some resolution on this, it does indeed look like the "final" specs that were released were in serious error, and the angels are back in Heaven.

http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...=997916&page=4

Credit to Chris Beveridge, who received his review copy and posted commentary and the correct specs, which are not only wrong on the "final" spec, but also wrong in the back cover art.

Correct specs for Appleseed : Ex Machina Blu-ray
Audio:
English DD 5.1, Japanese DD 5.1
French, Cantonese, Dutch, German DD 2.0

Subtitles:
English, French, Dutch, Chinese, German, Korean

Chris' posted cover art
http://img529.imageshack.us/my.php?i...nabackczd7.jpg

[blitz6speed]

And no lossless audio. The japanese release has Japanese TrueHD 5.1, sigh. HD DVD Effect still continueing on in the walls of WB.

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by blitz6speed

Bill, a paramount insider on a different forum has been quoted saying "A LOT of Blu-Ray movies are coming out WAY sooner then anyone thinks."

Are we talking Hours, Days, Weeks? You can use a code system like penton and capatalize the letter that suites the answer =)

What other forum? Link.

[Spankey]

If someone chose to post on a forum, I don't see the harm in providing a link. I'd like to read the post myself.

[Bullseye]

Originally Posted by Spankey

If someone chose to post on a forum, I don't see the harm in providing a link. I'd like to read the post myself.

Thats what i thought. He did say he had posted it on another forum.

[DaViD Boulet]

And no lossless audio. The japanese release has Japanese TrueHD 5.1, sigh. HD DVD Effect still continueing on in the walls of WB.

I was going to buy this Blu-ray Disc. Now I will NOT.

Bill and other insiders,

please tell Warner that the lossy Dolby audio shit on Blu-ray Disc needs to stop NOW. We're tired of it. Real tired. And very pissed.

We're shelling out our hard-earned cash to the studio to buy their Blu-ray Disc releases. There is NO REASON why they shouldn't give us lossless audio. If space is tight on a super-loaded BD SE title, then drop another feature, but keep Lossless sound. It's profoundly more irritating when (99% of the time) there *is* plenty of space/bandwidth available yet Warner still goes with lossy sound.

Even if the sound technician in charge at Warner isn't able to hear the difference and doesn't understand what all the fuss is about, Warner needs to get a policy in place to correct this problem ASAP. Sony does it right. Fox does it right. Disney does it right. So can Warner.

[Robert Siegel]

Originally Posted by DaViD Boulet

I was going to buy this Blu-ray Disc. Now I will NOT.

Bill and other insiders,

please tell Warner that the lossy Dolby audio shit on Blu-ray Disc needs to stop NOW. We're tired of it. Real tired. And very pissed.

We're shelling out our hard-earned cash to the studio to buy their Blu-ray Disc releases. There is NO REASON why they shouldn't give us lossless audio. If space is tight on a super-loaded BD SE title, then drop another feature, but keep Lossless sound. It's profoundly more irritating when (99% of the time) there *is* plenty of space/bandwidth available yet Warner still goes with lossy sound.

Even if the sound technician in charge at Warner isn't able to hear the difference and doesn't understand what all the fuss is about, Warner needs to get a policy in place to correct this problem ASAP. Sony does it right. Fox does it right. Disney does it right. So can Warner.

I agree 100%!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I only have a few Warner titles for this very reason.

[kowhite]

Originally Posted by phloyd

I wonder if this is getting released by Miramax rather than Paramount...?

Miramax has no distribution rights domestically, only internationally, so it's not going to happen that way.

[Nathan P]

Originally Posted by blitz6speed

He is ROCK SOLID reliable. He has been with paramount for a long time.

Mods/Insiders - is there any chance of getting him/her to join us here????

BTW i know this isn't the thread to ask such a question normally but this is the first i've seen of a paramunt insider on the various forum's

[ErikR]

Not to hijack this threed, but several of us had asked Bill if he had heard anything on the T3 replacement program.

I just called Warner to make sure I was still on the list (1-800-553-6937). She confirmed I was. She also stated that they should be shipping out the replacement discs within the next 7-10 days.

[TheRealBob]

Originally Posted by OokieSpookie

My opinion of Paramount's "embargo" is that it comes down to this:
If Toshiba keeps fighting about the money than Paramount will pull the rest of the hd dvd releases and have them ready for blu with a quickness.
If Toshiba concedes the money to Paramount than hd will still get the promised releases but blu news may trickle through.
Would love to hear Bill's opinion though.

I'm not Bill, but...

I can't see why Toshiba would really care one way or the other about any HD DVD releases at this point. The format is dead. I'm sure if Paramount offered to drop all their releases in exchange for Toshiba getting their money back, Toshiba would take that offer in a heartbeat.

If anything, it's the Blu-ray titles at stake, with Toshiba claiming if Paramount releases anything on BD then they violated the agreement and are not entitled to the money.

[Sporty]

Originally Posted by TheRealBob

I'm not Bill, but...

I can't see why Toshiba would really care one way or the other about any HD DVD releases at this point. The format is dead. I'm sure if Paramount offered to drop all their releases in exchange for Toshiba getting their money back, Toshiba would take that offer in a heartbeat.

If anything, it's the Blu-ray titles at stake, with Toshiba claiming if Paramount releases anything on BD then they violated the agreement and are not entitled to the money.

I agree with that view completely.

Paramount probably thinks Toshiba broke the deal by quiting, Toshiba think Paramount didn't give them the 2 holiday seasons exclusive. If Paramount release a title on BD then Toshiba can say Paramount broke the deal.

[MerrickG]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

The situation is a lot more complicated than that. Thankfully an outline has been agreed by both parties, and an amicable solution is looking more likely now.

Like I always say though, never underestimate the stubbornness or stupidity or Hollywood types, so it could all go south, I hope this won't be the case though.

What do you make of Jeffrey Katzenberg's comments from today?

http://www.reuters.com/article/rbssC...51290220080227

"We have a partnership with Toshiba and have an obligation to see this through," DreamWorks Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg said on Tuesday.

"As you know, we have been well-compensated for our support. It really is in their court at this point to really declare what the next step will be. We're poised either way to jump into the marketplace when the conditions are right to do so," he said


Bill feel free to also chime in!

[Rob Tomlin]

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[Sporty]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

The situation is a lot more complicated than that. Thankfully an outline has been agreed by both parties, and an amicable solution is looking more likely now.

Like I always say though, never underestimate the stubbornness or stupidity or Hollywood types, so it could all go south, I hope this won't be the case though.

From the new trailers on 'There will be Blood' saying it's exclusively on Hi-Def Blu ray. All the leaks of the March 4th embargo. Bills newest comments that the previous Paramount titles coming back out on BD.

And add in the Dreamworks comments today.

It's almost sounding like Paramount and Dreamworks might not be a package deal. Could it be that we get Paramount films announced next week and Dreamworks still dealing with the legal crap a bit longer?

Of course I'm just talking hypothetical right now since I know you can't really comment