DIGIPACKS

Nice to see that Carlton do listen
to customer feedback and dropped
their plans to release their latest
Gerry Anderson series,THE
PROTECTORS, in a dreaded digipack
like the UFO one. Three Amaray
keepcases in a box holder-bliss!
Still unforgivible that ufo of all
the Gerry Anderson series released
should be the only one to suffer the
indignity of the cursed digipack
packaging.

"the_connoisseuruk" wrote:

> Still unforgivible that ufo of all the Gerry Anderson series
> released should be the only one to suffer the indignity of the
> cursed digipack packaging.
>

I don't agree with you on this - I think Carlton deserve
credit for the packaging of the two UFO box sets. The artwork
in particular is excellent.

James

--- In SHADO@y..., James Gibbon <james.gibbon@v...> wrote:
> "the_connoisseuruk" wrote:
>
> I don't agree with you on this - I think Carlton deserve
> credit for the packaging of the two UFO box sets. The artwork
> in particular is excellent.
>
> James

I don't agree with you. Digipacks are cheap & flimsy. And the design &
typography on the Carlton UFO box sets are far from excellent. I am
glad Carlton is releasing UFO (and also all the other shows), but
their packaging (and DVD UI) is pretty shoddy.

----- Original Message -----
From: "takorachan" <[hidden email]>

Jee!
8-
Seems there's no pleasing everyone...
Me, I'm just darn happy to get the sets at all!
I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 'em!

And I'm unanimous about this!

--Anny
:-)

>Jee!
>Seems there's no pleasing everyone...
>Me, I'm just darn happy to get the sets at all!

Yes indeed!

Just think for a moment of all of the TV series which were
more popular than "UFO"... and that most of these series
are not even available on DVD!

We probably should be happy to see them out on DVD at all,
and yet we've not only got them on DVD, but we've got a
top-notch remastering job, we've got some deleted scenes,
commentary tracks, and photo galleries! It's really
quite unbelievable!

Marc

> Jee!
> 8-
> Seems there's no pleasing everyone...
> Me, I'm just darn happy to get the sets at all!
> I luuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv 'em!
>
> And I'm unanimous about this!
>
> --Anny

I am unanimous with you. I think Carlton have done a decent job and we
should be grateful this wasn't a BBC production (like Dr Who ) and the tapes
were recorded over. UFO could have been obliterated all together if it had
been part of the BBC's back catalogue.
Instead what we have got is a top quality product that when I was in
Woolworth last week I noted was number 18 in the DVD charts!


Nice going Carlton!

Sheila UFOITE

Marc Martin wrote:

>
> We probably should be happy to see them out on DVD at all,
> and yet we've not only got them on DVD, but we've got a
> top-notch remastering job, we've got some deleted scenes,
> commentary tracks, and photo galleries! It's really
> quite unbelievable!
>

I agree, and all beautifully packaged, I would say.

Thankfully, Sheila, there was no
chance of that happening as UFO was
shot on 35mm film, unlike DOCTOR WHO
which was shot on videotape(all
except for one story SPEARHEAD FROM
SPACE which was shot on 16mm film).
Back to the accursed digipacks:I
have already stated my personal
distaste, I will simply reiterate
that there was so much negative
feedback to Carlton over the UFO
digipcks, that they dropped plans to
release the next G.Anderson series
THE PROTECTORS in a digipack,and
reverted to a keepcase set. For THIS
Carlton deserve much credit.

>I will simply reiterate
>that there was so much negative
>feedback to Carlton over the UFO
>digipcks, that they dropped plans to
>release the next G.Anderson series
>THE PROTECTORS in a digipack,and
>reverted to a keepcase set. For THIS
>Carlton deserve much credit.

Carlton also should get some credit for not forcing people to
purchase UFO in Digipaks -- let's not forget that they are selling
them in individual volumes (although who'd want to wait until August
to get them all!)

Marc

> Thankfully, Sheila, there was no
> chance of that happening as UFO was
> shot on 35mm film, unlike DOCTOR WHO
> which was shot on videotape(all
> except for one story SPEARHEAD FROM
> SPACE which was shot on 16mm film).

Ah well not being a huge Dr Who fan I would not know the details but I do
know the BBC reused lots of tapes of various programmes.

> Back to the accursed digipacks:I
> have already stated my personal
> distaste,

Are these the packs that fold out and the postcards keep drooping out of?
Yes, I agree that is a pain but the artwork is lovely. I let out an audible
"ohhh" in the shop when I first looked at one! <g>

Re carlton yeah credit where credit is due:-)
Sheila

Still UFO Crazy crazy crazy crrraaazzzzy!

> Carlton also should get some credit for not forcing people to
> purchase UFO in Digipaks -- let's not forget that they are selling
> them in individual volumes (although who'd want to wait until August
> to get them all!)
>
> Marc

Hi Marc :-)

Well I don't want to have to wait but being on a tight budget I am going to
have to wait until I can own my own UFO DVDs :-(

Sheila

Still UFO Crazy crazy crazy crrraaazzzzy!

----- Original Message -----
From: "Marc Martin" <[hidden email]>

Keepcases are drab. Keepcases are dull.
The sets are original, stand out and are made for being cherished things and
to be taken care of. There.
As for the postcards, for god's sake, take 'em out and put 'em somewhere
else!
<rolling eyes>
I kept the plastic wrap and insert 'em folder things upside down so
everything stays inside.

<arms folded>
I'm keeping 'em and nobody gets 'em unless it's over my dead body! ;-)

I may want the US ones, too...
8-)

Marc, please remember to post your comments and let us know about the
Chipmunk syndrome.
(As if you would forget! ;-)

--Stubborn Anny
8-D

"Anny Theberge" wrote:

>
> Marc, please remember to post your comments and let us know about the
> Chipmunk syndrome.
> (As if you would forget! ;-)
>

Actually, on this point - I'd be interested if someone could upload
a brief (< 30 seconds) audio clip of speech from one of the A&E
episodes - interested to hear if the 'non-speeded-up' audio
really sounds that different.

James

>Actually, on this point - I'd be interested if someone could upload
>a brief (< 30 seconds) audio clip of speech from one of the A&E
>episodes - interested to hear if the 'non-speeded-up' audio
>really sounds that different.

For what it's worth -- the "Dialog" clips on my website right
now are taken from the Carlton DVD's, but slowed down by 4%,
so they *should* be equivalent to the A&E discs right now.

Marc

For those of you than can get it on at.binaries.multimedia is UFO Invasion
The Movie.
It takes a while to download, even with broadband but worth it I think.
Not seen this for a long time and not had any luck in buying it.

Paul

>For those of you than can get it on at.binaries.multimedia is UFO Invasion
>The Movie.

About a week ago I saw that an episode of UFO was on this newsgroup,
but I was unable to decode this, let alone watch it. How are these
encoded -- yEnc? And what video format is generally used? Divx?

Thanks,

Marc

I use Newsbin to download it and winrar to reassemble it works just fine.

Did you have the correct Codec for you system to watch it.

Just has a extra it is yEnc coded and only NewsBin 4.0b22 will download
them.
usally VCD format

Paul

For those of you interested in a UK source for the A&E DVD's
www.play.com are advertsiing set one at the moment for the very
competitive price of £36.99 [including post] This I believe is
cheaper than the Carlton DVD's.

Play are a well known importer of region 1 DVD's into the UK. I have
ordered from them before and found them to fast and effecient.

Here is the link to the A&E UFO set 1

http://www.play.com/play247.asp?page=search&adudisc=y

Not wanting to sound anorakish, digipak is a trade name therefore it
is spelt only using the 'k' the 'c' being deleted

It is dervived from the inward opening Gatefold LP sleeves, which
were known as unipak sleeves.

Marty........