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Author Topic: Columbia theme SDDS-only? Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-05-2003 05:55 PM                     To get more specific about Universal's DTS-only release situation to going quad format, here's what I show on the digital sound lists I used to maintain. "For Richer or Poorer" (released 12/12/97) was one of the last Universal DTS-only releases. Their next release, "The Boxer" (which went into limited release on 12/31/97) had DTS time code and SDDS soundtracking on the print --but no Dolby Digital. "Half Baked" was Universal's first 1998 (on 1/16) release and was DTS-SDDS. "Blues Brothers 2000" followed on 2/6/1998 and was the first release from Universal to do quad format SR/SRD/SDDS/DTS on the same print. I remember being kind of surprised in seeing the move that early. But I knew the move was on the way from advance full page color ads in the NY Times for "Mercury Rising" showing all the digital sound format logos. At first I thought "Mercury Rising" was going to be the first quad-format outing for Universal. Incidentally, "Primary Colors" was not released until 3/20/1998, several weeks after "Blues Brothers 2000."  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 01-06-2003 12:20 PM                     Michael Brown wrote: quote: End credit's can be incorrect. Yes, end credits can be incorrect...just like the use of apostrophes. In the case of Starship Troopers being discussed here, the credits in its end title scroll do appear to be correct. Claude wrote: quote: Mike, I did not mean to say that the DVD was released in all three digital sound process for the home because most videophiles know that Sony never made SDDS hardware and software available for home thetre use. When I mentioned the credit listing all the digital sound process, I meant the end credits on the film itself as it was shown in the theatre. Claude, First, I think you meant to address your reply to Paul, not me. No big deal, though; we're one big happy forum here so it doesn't matter who is being specifically addressed. Having stated that, I have no idea what you're babbling about! I think every one here is knowledgeable enough to know that Sony has no consumer equivalent to their theatrical SDDS system, and I fail to see how you could've misinterpreted any comments made by anyone here on the topic regarding theatrical vs. home video. No one is disputing your claim that Primary Colors was released in all three digital formats. What is being disputed is your claim that Primary Colors was the first such release from Universal. I stated clearly (I think) that Primary Colors was not the first "quad" format release from Universal; two other members have reiterated that point. P.S. Claude, are you going to answer my question about Hawaii's first Dolby install from the "Cinemas On The Verge Of Closure" thread (Film Yak)? Bobby wrote: quote: Incidentally, "Primary Colors" was not released until 3/20/1998, several weeks after "Blues Brothers 2000." Wasn't this already stated in the thread?  |  IP: Logged Michael Brown Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1522 From: Bradford, England Registered: May 2001 posted 01-06-2003 04:02 PM                     quote: Yes, end credits can be incorrect...just like the use of apostrophes.  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 01-08-2003 01:08 PM                     quote: I remember Blown Away I think was the first MGM picture to feature DTS and only DTS. Blown Away may have been the first film MGM planned to release in DTS, and DTS ads that appeared in the trades and home theater publications reflected that. However, I believe MGM's That's Entertainment III opened *before* Blown Away (May 6 vs. July 1 - 1994). I'm not positive about that May 6 date; that may reflect a planned release date that may have been pushed to a different date. Whatever the case may be, I don't believe That's Entertainment III was ever put into wide release so Blown Away certainly would've been the first MGM nationwide release in DTS (which may explain why people remember it as being the company's first).  |  IP: Logged Bobby Henderson "Ask me about Trajan." Posts: 10973 From: Lawton, OK, USA Registered: Apr 2001 posted 01-08-2003 06:47 PM                     "Blown Away" was the first film to use that "DTS Stereo" logo to brand name the analog SVA track in its movie ads.  |  IP: Logged

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