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Justin McLeod
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From: Oklahoma City, OK, USA
Registered: Jun 2002

posted 08-02-2002 01:54 PM

Bobby, Its the Grand trailer in DTS ? Most dvd aurthors are way too lazy to bother with DTS on the THX trailers. The only other THX trailer I have seen that is in both DD and DTS is the T2:SPECIAL EDITION dvd.

How does the GRAND trailer sound on DVD?

It wouldnt surprize me that the TEX MOO-CAN is on the speed 2 dvd. That movie is a joke.

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Ron Lacheur
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From: British Columbia, Canada
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posted 08-02-2002 02:07 PM

The THX trailers are in Dolby Digital, then switch into DTS when the feature begins.

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Bobby Henderson
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From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 08-02-2002 05:17 PM

Ron, if your "Speed" DVD has the "Moo Can" trailer on it then it must be a different package released for Canada. The discs here in America have the "Grand" trailer on them.

And, yes, the "Grand" trailer is only in Dolby Digital on the "Speed" DVD. It is pretty common for Fox DVDs featuring both DTS and Dolby Digital tracks to feature the THX snipe only in Dolby Digital. In fact, there are very few DVDs where a THX Digital Mastering trailer is featured with a DTS track.

The "T2" Ultimate Edition DVD is the only one I can think of as well that definitely has the specialized "T2 THX" trailer encoded in both Dolby Digital and DTS formats (it may also be the only DVD in the US market to carry both Dolby Digital and DTS trailers --"Aurora" and "Flying Disc" respectively).

The "Grand" trailer sounds decent on the "Speed" DVD, although the version I have on my Dell THX trailers sampler is noticeably louder. "Grand" was originally geared for DTS theaters (it debuted around the time "Jurassic Park" was released and for a good while was available only in SR/DTS form). I think the current versions of "Grand" are available in quad format. I wish THX would quad format "Cimarron" already. It is cool to hear it Dolby Digital (or 70mm mag), but it would be nice to be able to play it on a DTS setup as well.

Back to "Moo Can," the "Toy Story" Ultimate Toy Box set has a different and much better mix of "Moo Can" than what you normally hear on other trailer sampler discs as well as the standard theatrical trailer. I think they tweaked the mix for DD-EX and beefed up the bass and surround activity specifically for that DVD release.

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Ron Lacheur
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posted 08-02-2002 06:12 PM

I purchased the Speed Box Set. Moo Can is only on Speed 2: Cruise Control.

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Justin McLeod
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From: Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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posted 08-03-2002 01:32 AM

So, are both movies available in a box set? Can you purchase them separately?

I seem to remember "Ted Costas" formerly of THX stating they were going to release all of the THX trailers on dvd's

We may get to see "Cimmaron" yet. I want to see the original "Brodway", heard in theaters when it was first released in 83.

Doesnt THX limited have a say so on what sound format their trailers are available in on dvd?

Its been a long while since I have heard "GRAND" in 5.1 and I am sad to hear that the powers that be have decided to present it in Dolby Digital.

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Ron Lacheur
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posted 08-03-2002 04:52 AM

Yes, you can purchase seperately or in a box set.

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Bobby Henderson
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From: Lawton, OK, USA
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posted 08-03-2002 11:31 AM

How THX trailers are presented pretty much depends on the movie studio and its home video unit. If Universal Home Video did a lot more THX Digital Mastered titles (I think "Cape Fear" is their only one to date but I could be wrong) then you might see DTS encodings on DVD for those trailers.

Fox is just a little inconsistent with regard to the trailers they show on DVD. The DTS trailer is not always included on their DD/DTS DVDs, and then they only seem to use the boring piano trailer when they do include it. That doesn't make sense for DVDs like "Die Hard." They're finally breaking out of the habit of showing the shortened version "Broadway" and varying things up. I saw the "Cavalcade" THX trailer on "From Hell". And "Grand" on "Speed" was a nice surprise. But I don't think Fox has ever included a THX snipe on DVD with both Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 audio.

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