Warner to Release ALL Upcoming Catalog Titles with TrueHD Audio - Blu-ray Forum

goshikisen · 02-20-2009, 06:23 PM

From today's "My Two Cents" at TheDigitalBits.

"From this point on, Warner intends to release all catalog BDs with Dolby TrueHD audio. (They've taken note of complaints about the lack of one on Casablanca.) Gone with the Wind, Woodstock, The Wizard of Oz and North by Northwest will all be released on Blu-ray later this year."

Outstanding news... obviously something that irked many MANY people (including myself). Looks like making your opinion known can make a difference... even if it's just shiny discs.

DetroitSportsFan · 02-20-2009, 06:25 PM

That's a good start. Now they need to keep DNR and EE from ruining the picture quality.

blu-mike · 02-20-2009, 06:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goshikisen

From today's "My Two Cents" at TheDigitalBits.

"From this point on, Warner intends to release all catalog BDs with Dolby TrueHD audio. (They've taken note of complaints about the lack of one on Casablanca.) Gone with the Wind, Woodstock, The Wizard of Oz and North by Northwest will all be released on Blu-ray later this year."

Outstanding news... obviously something that irked many MANY people (including myself). Looks like making your opinion known can make a difference... even if it's just shiny discs.

Hope they release speed racer with BD-live and trueHD

dobyblue · 02-20-2009, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

That's a good start. Now they need to keep DNR and EE from ruining the picture quality.

No doubt.

JasonR · 02-20-2009, 06:27 PM

:golf clap:

About fricken' time!

caliminius · 02-20-2009, 06:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goshikisen

From today's "My Two Cents" at TheDigitalBits.

"From this point on, Warner intends to release all catalog BDs with Dolby TrueHD audio. (They've taken note of complaints about the lack of one on Casablanca.) Gone with the Wind, Woodstock, The Wizard of Oz and North by Northwest will all be released on Blu-ray later this year."

Outstanding news... obviously something that irked many MANY people (including myself). Looks like making your opinion known can make a difference... even if it's just shiny discs.

I read that the other day on TheDigitalBits. It's interesting that it says "catalog BDs" though. Does that imply that new releases could still lack lossless audio?

paperthrower2000 · 02-20-2009, 06:41 PM

:d

goshikisen · 02-20-2009, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by caliminius

I read that the other day on TheDigitalBits. It's interesting that it says "catalog BDs" though. Does that imply that new releases could still lack lossless audio?

Not sure but probably not... you'd think catalog titles would be the baseline and new releases would be as good or better. But then... as others have stated DNR and EE are still something being used so you never know.

Blu Titan · 02-20-2009, 06:44 PM

Finally a conclusion to that ordeal. All titles with HD audio.

Pirate King · 02-20-2009, 06:48 PM

Give the people what they want. Give the people DolbyTrue HD and let them eat cake.

This is good news.

Lepidopterous · 02-20-2009, 06:54 PM

Now was that so hard? Maybe the boycott finally paid off...

ghebert · 02-20-2009, 06:59 PM

Maybe Warner finally figured out "Hey...are we the only ones doing this? Are we....'not with it'?"

Mr. J · 02-20-2009, 08:13 PM

Yeah, I heard that before! I'll believe it when i see it Warner!

sfmarine · 02-20-2009, 08:21 PM

Lossless ftw! They should have done it from the start. I didn't participate in the boycott and have a decent amount of crappy non-lossless bd's. At least they're getting the picture.

Russell_L · 02-20-2009, 08:36 PM

Great news. Now I'd like to see higher bit rates from WB on the video side. Not that a low bitrate necessarily means lesser quality, but every little bit counts.

Warner consistently gives us Blus with low bitrates (compared to others, like Uni and Paramount), which is likely a holdover from their encodings for HD DVD, but there's no excuse now.

Clark Kent · 02-20-2009, 09:05 PM

So my constant haranguing of Warner about their audio finally paid off. I will believe it when I see it though. We have gotten these promises before and not seen change. And I am sick and tired of the excuse that these discs were authored years ago before the switch. If a lossy encode exists, trash it and put a lossless track on there.

caliminius · 02-20-2009, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Blu Titan

Finally a conclusion to that ordeal. All titles with HD audio.

Yes, but now people will just be b*tching because it's not DTS-HD MA and 7.1...

STARSCREAM · 02-20-2009, 10:18 PM

YES, excellent news!

NOOOOW, they just need to get on re-releasing earlier titles they put out that lacked lossless!!

sfmarine · 02-21-2009, 04:26 PM

The Departed is a high want in lossless. I don't think any of the Kubrick films had TrueHD some had PCM. I doubt we'll see new releases of those for a while though.

ricwhite · 02-21-2009, 04:35 PM

The only issue I have with TrueHD is when I "pause" the playback for taking screenshots, there is a slight delay. It is really annoying when trying to freeze at a certain place. This effect is not present with other audio formats. Other than that, TrueHD is great.

02-20-2009, 06:23 PM	#1
goshikisen Active Member Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Dundas, ON Blu-ray collection:324 DVD collection:8	Warner to Release ALL Upcoming Catalog Titles with TrueHD Audio From today's "My Two Cents" at TheDigitalBits. "From this point on, Warner intends to release all catalog BDs with Dolby TrueHD audio. (They've taken note of complaints about the lack of one on Casablanca.) Gone with the Wind, Woodstock, The Wizard of Oz and North by Northwest will all be released on Blu-ray later this year." Outstanding news... obviously something that irked many MANY people (including myself). Looks like making your opinion known can make a difference... even if it's just shiny discs.

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02-20-2009, 06:25 PM	#2
DetroitSportsFan Hot Deals Moderator Top contributor Member since:Aug 2007 Location:Michigan 4K collection:439 Blu-ray collection:2226 Trading Score:93	That's a good start. Now they need to keep DNR and EE from ruining the picture quality.

02-20-2009, 06:27 PM	#5
JasonR Super Moderator Top contributor Member since:Nov 2007 Trading Score:12	:golf clap: About fricken' time!

02-20-2009, 06:41 PM	#7
paperthrower2000 Special Member Member since:Jan 2009 Location:Atlantic Canada Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:1382 Blu-ray reviews:10	:d

02-20-2009, 06:44 PM	#9
Blu Titan Super Moderator Top ranked HT gallery Top contributor Member since:Jul 2007 Location:Edo, Land of the Samurai Home Theater Gallery:42 4K collection:41 Blu-ray collection:2864 Blu-ray reviews: 2 Trading Score:92	Finally a conclusion to that ordeal. All titles with HD audio.

02-20-2009, 06:48 PM	#10
Pirate King Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2008 Location:Texas Home Theater Gallery:25 Blu-ray collection:1851 Blu-ray reviews: 4	Give the people what they want. Give the people DolbyTrue HD and let them eat cake. This is good news.

02-20-2009, 06:54 PM	#11
Lepidopterous Blu-ray Ninja Top contributor Member since:Feb 2008 Location:DjMethod was here Blu-ray collection:696 Trading Score:2	Now was that so hard? Maybe the boycott finally paid off...

02-20-2009, 06:59 PM	#12
ghebert Active Member Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:299 Blu-ray collection:616 Blu-ray reviews: 2	Maybe Warner finally figured out "Hey...are we the only ones doing this? Are we....'not with it'?"

02-20-2009, 08:13 PM	#13
Mr. J Gaming Moderator Top contributor Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Arkham Asylum Home Theater Gallery:6 4K collection:393 Blu-ray collection:768 DVD collection:7 iTunes collection:628 Blu-ray reviews: 4 Trading Score:181	Yeah, I heard that before! I'll believe it when i see it Warner!

02-20-2009, 08:21 PM	#14
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Lossless ftw! They should have done it from the start. I didn't participate in the boycott and have a decent amount of crappy non-lossless bd's. At least they're getting the picture.

02-20-2009, 08:36 PM	#15
Russell_L Senior Member Member since:Nov 2007 Location:San Francisco Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:800 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews: 11	Great news. Now I'd like to see higher bit rates from WB on the video side. Not that a low bitrate necessarily means lesser quality, but every little bit counts. Warner consistently gives us Blus with low bitrates (compared to others, like Uni and Paramount), which is likely a holdover from their encodings for HD DVD, but there's no excuse now.

02-20-2009, 09:05 PM	#16
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	So my constant haranguing of Warner about their audio finally paid off. I will believe it when I see it though. We have gotten these promises before and not seen change. And I am sick and tired of the excuse that these discs were authored years ago before the switch. If a lossy encode exists, trash it and put a lossless track on there.

02-20-2009, 10:18 PM	#18
STARSCREAM Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Dagobah Blu-ray collection:148 Trading Score:67	YES, excellent news! NOOOOW, they just need to get on re-releasing earlier titles they put out that lacked lossless!!

02-21-2009, 04:26 PM	#19
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:930 Blu-ray collection:2311 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	The Departed is a high want in lossless. I don't think any of the Kubrick films had TrueHD some had PCM. I doubt we'll see new releases of those for a while though.

02-21-2009, 04:35 PM	#20
ricwhite Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Location:Utah Blu-ray collection:129	The only issue I have with TrueHD is when I "pause" the playback for taking screenshots, there is a slight delay. It is really annoying when trying to freeze at a certain place. This effect is not present with other audio formats. Other than that, TrueHD is great.

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