Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 Here is more info about Jerry Beck. <a href="http://www.cartoonresearch.com/about.html" target="_blank">http://www.cartoonresearch.com /about.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros If they discontinue the Treasures, is it possible that Donald will be continued onto the Legacy Collection? I think that the LC seems like a great place to continue this type of stuff, but it would be a real shame to miss out on the rest of Donald's shorts. I'm not particularly sure what the differences in real content between the two are, but it seems like it is a good way to keep classic Disney material available to the common people.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo >>to the common people.>> LOL. unlike *us* you mean? Let them eat cake!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros No, I mean people like us, who don't have regular access to the Disney Archives. There are people out there who have access to much more footage and material than even us dorks do, so I'm all for releasing as much as possible. Disney has such a rich history that also plays a very important role in the history of modern entertainment, and it really should be made avaliable as much as possible for as many people as possible.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>If they discontinue the Treasures, is it possble that Donald will be continued onto the Legacy Collection?<< First of all, the Legacy Collection has all the earmarks of a low-budget dumping ground for exec's pet projects. Complete Donald 3 and 4 has less chance of showing up there than it does in Treasures. Secondly, what we're hearing is that the Treasures series has been deliberately stunted by WDHV. They apparently consider it unworthy of their attention, and have been marketing and mastering it so their prophecy will be self-fulfilling. Putting Donald in a different box won't change their attitude to this sort of material. If this truly is a political situation with a Disney department that doesn't like being Disney, then it's going to take executive intervention to correct things. Thirdly, given that WDHV's attitude toward Legacy is such that a flagrant wiring error on their tape machine goes completely unnoticed and then (even more shocking) uncorrected, I don't think I'd WANT the rest of the Donald set to be released there. The general concensus on the animation sites seems to be "do what you will with the Treasures series, but please, PLEASE finish Donald." Some people very close to the situation are telling us that the only way that's going to happen is for Dick Cook to be deluged with mail. Seems to me putting a bug in John Lasseter's ear also wouldn't hurt. This news is all over the animation boards. They are all answering the call, posting their letters and emails and spreading the word, while it seems like the folks on the Disney boards are shrugging, saying Gee, Too Bad and going about their business. I find this so frustrating! We're the ones that should be holding Disney's feet to the fire. Don't sit around hoping that they'll finish the Donald set elsewhere. Get mailin'.
Originally Posted By mawnck (Side note - I see I'm doing it again. WDHV = BVHE. WDHV is SO 80s . . . .)
Originally Posted By avromark Well if you limit the treasures this release to 65,000 each, well your not really going to sell as much as before will you?
Originally Posted By Buzz Lite-Snack mawnck, I'm not sure what you're referring to in regards to a "tape machine wiring error", (but I'd like to know) what I can say is that there is a startling amount of outsourcing going on. So much so that departments who SHOULD be involved and depended upon for their expertise never given the opportunity to correct glaring errors as they are not even in the loop on the projects. This annoys and deeply concerns those who CARE within the company - as much as or perhaps even more than the consumers who have purchased product that is not up to the high standard that this classic material should be afforded.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>mawnck, I'm not sure what you're referring to in regards to a "tape machine wiring error", (but I'd like to know) << "Prowlers of the Everglades." The red and blue are reversed. Screenshots here: <a href="http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/showthread.php?t=249173" target="_blank">http://www.hometheaterforum.co m/htf/showthread.php?t=249173</a> Folks who call to complain are instructed to switch their red and blue wires to compensate. Hard to do with a DVI connection. Apparently there are no plans to correct this error.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 Only did the Silly Symphonies -- I am upset about cutting off Donald though --that's my favorite character.
Originally Posted By gurgitoy2 "Folks who call to complain are instructed to switch their red and blue wires to compensate. Hard to do with a DVI connection. Apparently there are no plans to correct this error." Well, they must be aware by now because when I called they didn't tell me to switch out components. What they did say is that they were dealing with Technicolor on this issue, and will start contacting people for replacements once it's figured out. I guess the mastering, or at least color correction was done at Technicolor and they made the mistake? I don't really know, but that's what BVHE told me yesterday.
Originally Posted By Buzz Lite-Snack Thanks mawnck. This is what happens when final QC is completed by the same vendor as was outsourced to create the disc. No checks and balances with an experienced set of eyes and ears.
