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Re: VCI
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 7:23 pm
by EddieLarkin
They're doing one thing right at least:
VCI wrote:Well folks, there ain’t no beatin’ around the bush, we actually did goof this one up! The BD of White Zombie was in fact encoded at a bit rate under 10Mbs, as reported by DVD Beaver, and as most of those “in the know” know, the normal bit rate should have been north of 30Mbs. Believe me, we didn’t do this intentionally. Frankly there is no logical reason, or even a monetary incentive, to skimp on the bit rate. We just goofed up! Thanks to Ben Gart for bringing the DVD Beaver report to our attention. Certainly points up a gap in our QC process, which we will be working to correct. So, what is VCI going to do about it!!!! We have already corrected our Blu-ray master, and we are proud to say it was encoded at a 35Mbs rate. New product will be replicated ASAP. We have already notified our distribution partners to stop all further sales/shipments, and to purge their current inventory of all skimpy encoded discs. We will also make a direct replacement, at no cost, to anyone who purchased/received a skimpy encoded Blu-ray. Consumers should call our customer service department at 800-331-4077, between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm CDT, to order a replacement disc. I keep referring to these as “skimpy encoded discs,” because even though the encoded bit rate should have been higher, the overall quality of our restoration was still able to shine through, earning us several very favorable reviews. I can’t promise we won’t goof up some other DVD or BD project in the future, but I can promise we will fess up and then fix up, our goofs, the best we can. Bob Blair, president of VCI.
Re: VCI
Posted: Tue May 13, 2014 11:45 pm
by manicsounds
EddieLarkin wrote:They've watermarked their new "restoration"
in at least two spots during the film. Bunch of jokers.
Usually watermarks are annoying and obtrusive, but at least they did this a little creatively and non-obtrusively. Being a public domain title I see that they want to protect their restoration being copied and used by other companies.
Good to know that they will rectify the bitrate problem, but will it still be an MPEG2 encode?
Re: VCI
Posted: Fri Sep 12, 2014 11:48 pm
by chatterjees
According to blu-ray.com, VCI has released Blu-Rays of these films. The amazon pages do not even indicate them as BDs. I would appreciate any information. Thanks.
The Way Ahead:
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Way-A ... ay/105041/
The One That Got Away:
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-One-T ... ay/105042/
The Black Tent:
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Black ... ay/105040/
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:09 am
by Ashirg
VCI only released them on DVD and I don't remember them even being announced on blu. Amazon listings are actually for DVD-R re-releases. The Way Ahead is released in France on blu by Elephant, separately or in upcoming Coffret Carol Reed.
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:11 am
by domino harvey
From Blu-ray.com forum re:
the Black Tent
Just received this in the post today.
It is actually a BD-R not a proper pressed Blu-Ray disc. This is really poor from VCI, I would not have bought it if I'd known it was a BD-R.
Appears to play OK on my Pansonic, but for how long ?
PQ is good.
I would bet a million dollars it's actually a DVD-R and not a BD-R
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:16 am
by Ashirg
Looks like it's indeed a BD-R and not a DVD-R.
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Sep 13, 2014 12:22 am
by isakborg
I'd forgotten VCI's promise to redo their botched White Zombie and figured when that happened somebody somewhere would review it - and maybe at last there might be a watchable upgrade beyond the old Roan SD. But I never heard anything further. Did this happen?
Re: VCI
Posted: Sun Sep 14, 2014 7:22 am
by Jameson281
isakborg wrote:I'd forgotten VCI's promise to redo their botched White Zombie and figured when that happened somebody somewhere would review it - and maybe at last there might be a watchable upgrade beyond the old Roan SD. But I never heard anything further. Did this happen?
It came out in May:
http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s4488zomb.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Re: VCI
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 6:52 pm
by captveg
Via Facebook VCI Horror Movies:
"As a matter of fact we do have some to announce. First up in November is the complete uncut, widescreen version of "What the Peeper Saw" with Britt Ekland. This will be a VCI Webstore exclusive and limited to only a 2,000 unit run. We will also be releasing "The Prowler [1951]," "The Flying Deuces," in early 2015 on BD. Stay tuned as there are more to come."
Re: VCI
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:07 pm
by L.A.
Hopefully they'll release Horrors of the Black Museum (1959) on Blu-ray at some point.
Re: VCI
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:19 pm
by captveg
Re: VCI
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 7:21 pm
by domino harvey
That's surprisingly affordable considering the gouging that seems to normally go on with small labels and limited run Blu-rays
Re: VCI
Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 8:07 pm
by Ashirg
Hopefully they learn how to properly release titles in HD without interlacing...
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 1:01 am
by warren oates
The
Prowler BD coming in February.
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 5:49 am
by Ashirg
What the Peeper Saw reviews at
DVD Beaver and
DVD Drive-In.
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 6:17 am
by domino harvey
Ha, they raised the list price by $10 for the Black Friday sale
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:16 pm
by Ashirg
It was always priced at $29.99 with a discounted web price being at $19.99. With a coupon, it now drops to $11.99 + shipping.
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:21 pm
by Minkin
Ashirg wrote:It was always priced at $29.99 with a discounted web price being at $19.99. With a coupon, it now drops to $11.99 + shipping.
Still, is anyone actually going to buy this thing (
What the Peeper Saw)? The Tooze made it sound horrible - MPEG-2, wrong aspect ratio, cut (despite claiming to be "uncut"), "more like video than film," etc. I wouldn't bother with any VCI blu-rays as they clearly haven't figured out this HD thing yet. I guess the one positive being that they learned to encode the Blu-ray as though it were one, and not a DVD (see White Zombie).
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Nov 29, 2014 11:26 pm
by Ashirg
That is true. I hoped they would figure out blu-ray authoring before releasing The Prowler. Hopefully, Wild Side Vidéo in France that released it on DVD can do it properly on blu.
Re: VCI
Posted: Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:38 pm
by Ashirg
DVD Beaver on The Prowler
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 1:50 pm
by L.A.
Re: VCI
Posted: Wed Jun 21, 2017 2:55 pm
by rockysds
Blu-rays of One Million B.C. (1940) and Topper (1937) in September and October, respectively.
Re: VCI
Posted: Sat Jul 01, 2017 5:02 pm
by pointless
Re: VCI
Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 8:05 pm
by L.A.
Re: VCI
Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2018 1:56 am
by Feego
VCI has released
a dull and waxy Blu-ray edition of Blood and Black Lace in what some claim to be the "correct" 1.85:1 aspect ratio. A few Blu-ray.com posters are already proclaiming this to be superior to Arrow's edition for aspect ratio alone, despite the fact that it otherwise looks like crap.
