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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Paramount Home Entertainment has revealed the specs for the upcoming Blu-ray release of Michael Bay's blockbuster hit 'Transformers', due to hit store shelves on September 2nd. On this two disc special edition, video will be presented in 2.35:1 1080p AVC and be accompanied by both a 5.1 PCM and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD lossless soundtracks.
Extras for the release are massive, and include:
Commentary: Commentary by Director Michael Bay
Featurette: OUR WORLD:
Featurette: The Story Sparks HD
Featurette: Human Allies HD
Featurette: I Fight Giant Robots HD
Featurette: Battleground HD
Featurette: THEIR WAR:
Featurette: Rise of the Robots HD
Featurette: Autobots Roll Out HD
Featurette: Decepticons Strike HD
Featurette: Inside the AllSpark HD
Featurette: Transformers Tech Inspector (TBD) HD
Trailers: TRAILERS (will play after the feature via a menu)
Trailers: Iron Man Trailer HD
Featurette: MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE
Trailers: Transformers Teaser Trailer HD
Trailers: Rise of the Autobots HD
Other: Transformers H.U.D. (Heads Up Display)
Other: BD-Live Features (TBD)
Featurette: From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack HD
Featurette: Concepts HD
Trailers: Trailers HD:
Trailers: Teaser Trailer 1 HD
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer 2 HD
Trailers: Theatrical Trailer 4 HD
Easter Eggs: EASTER EGGS:
Easter Eggs: Michael Bay Cameo HD
Easter Eggs: Girl in Dress HD
Easter Eggs: Bay Bot HD
Easter Eggs: Casting Mojo HD | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 585 |
| | Posted: | | | | I hadn't planned on double dipping even if there was anything special about the BD release, but it appears to be just a port of the HD-DVD version. All of the same exact special features. With Bay so adamant of how much better BD was I figured he would do something special with this, but I guess not.
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I take it back, the HD-DVD release had Dolby Digital Plus 5.1 audio track. So the TrueHD and PCM audio tracks are an improvement. But not really that significant, at least in what I was anticipating they would do. | | | "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men" - Douglas Bader
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | From Bill Hunt's "My Two Cents" column... Quote:
Here's the biggie: Paramount and DreamWorks have officially confirmed that Michael Bay's 2-disc Transformers: Special Edition is coming to Blu-ray Disc on 9/2. It looks as though the set will include nearly everything that was on the HD-DVD version (including the Heads-up Display option), along with BD-Live features to be announced. All the video extras will be in full HD. Get this... audio will be available in Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby Digital Plus 5.1, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 AND Uncompressed PCM 5.1. Again, we're told that the film itself also has a new video encode, optimized for Blu-ray, supervised by Bay himself. Nice. We'll post more details and artwork as they come in from the studio.
By the way, Paramount and DreamWorks have also set Madagascar and Shrek the Third for Blu-ray release on 9/16. Again, we'll post more details as they come in. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 585 |
| | Posted: | | | | Interesting. I hope somebody does a video quality comparison between the 2 versions. I mean HD is dead and it's pretty much a moot point, but I'd just be curious to see if there's a noticable difference. | | | "Rules are for the obedience of fools and the guidance of wise men" - Douglas Bader
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | Yes, I'd be interested to see that too. I mean, if it looks the same, does that make Bay look like an idiot?  or, more of an idiot given how you personally feel about him? (Not you, specifically Vega, but everyone reading.) | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... |
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 |  Posts: 410 |
| | Posted: | | | | I was planning to buy this Blu-Ray version but now with the added sound this is a sure buy for me  |
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| Registered: June 27, 2007 |  Posts: 2,049 |
| | Posted: | | | | I own the HD-DVD Version and I will not buy the Blu Ray Version. I saw a few Dolby Digital Plus Titles recently and honestly I can't tell the difference to Dolby True HD. And yes, I do have all the necessary equipment! | | | | Check out my Youtube channel under https://www.youtube.com/user/alittleolder |
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| Registered: May 26, 2007 | | Posts: 57 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't anticipate replacing any of my currently owned (60 or so) HD-DVD titles with their Blu-ray counterparts when released. I can't think of any compelling reason to do so. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,911 |
| | Posted: | | | | It's official! Quoting Rob Moore, Vice Chairman, Paramount Pictures, in the latest Home Media Magazine (Page 10) Quote:
Because of Blu-ray's expanded capacity, we are able to elevate the bit rate used for the picture as well as present uncompressed audio in the form of Dolby True HD. So, it is definately not a port of the HD DVD encode as many had been specdulating. | | | | Signature banned: Reason out of date... | | | | Last edited: by NewEnglander |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting NewEnglander: Quote:
It's official!
Quoting Rob Moore, Vice Chairman, Paramount Pictures, in the latest Home Media Magazine (Page 10)
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Because of Blu-ray's expanded capacity, we are able to elevate the bit rate used for the picture as well as present uncompressed audio in the form of Dolby True HD.
So, it is definately not a port of the HD DVD encode as many had been specdulating. Interesting. I wonder if the differences will be noticeable under normal viewing (not paused and zoomed in)? Either way, it will be interesting to see how they compare. | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 181 |
| | Posted: | | | | FWIW, the animated Transformers film from 1986 is available on BD already :D |
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| Registered: June 27, 2007 | | Posts: 2,049 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'll probably buy it just so that I can tell people that there is no difference. | | | | Check out my Youtube channel under https://www.youtube.com/user/alittleolder |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,127 |
| | Posted: | | | | Maybe Paramount is re-encoding most of their titles. Lossless audio AND a great video presentation is what I was fighting for from the beginning. It's great to see that being realized! | | | To err is human...
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