The Edge
30th December 2002, 15:36
Interesting article
Universal Aware of Framing Problems in "Back to the Future" Parts II and III.
http://www.tomshardware.com/technews/20021230_002043.html
It would appear that the anamorphic widescreen transfers on Parts II and III were framed improperly, which means that parts of the picture that should be visible have been cropped out. The interesting fact is that the studio is aware of the problem and perhaps was aware of the problem prior to the DVD release and shipment. The information on these framing issues is not being made widely known, which comes as no surprise due to the fact that Universal has a multimillion dollar advertising campaign in effect promoting the release of the "Back to the Future" DVD box set. According to what we have uncovered so far, this is not an isolated problem with a few discs that were issued; every copy of Parts II and III that is currently on retail store shelves or is in the retail distribution channel is affected by this framing snafu. The bottom line is that everyone who purchases "Back to the Future" Box set will have two defective discs for Parts II and III. While we did not notice this as a problem during our review of the DVDs, upon additional review we did notice that this problem does exist. Universal has stated they intend to re-press "Back to the Future" Parts II and III sometime in late January '03 and make replacement discs available starting in late February.
I wonder if somebody will sue again? (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40593)
Edge
Universal Aware of Framing Problems in "Back to the Future" Parts II and III.
http://www.tomshardware.com/technews/20021230_002043.html
It would appear that the anamorphic widescreen transfers on Parts II and III were framed improperly, which means that parts of the picture that should be visible have been cropped out. The interesting fact is that the studio is aware of the problem and perhaps was aware of the problem prior to the DVD release and shipment. The information on these framing issues is not being made widely known, which comes as no surprise due to the fact that Universal has a multimillion dollar advertising campaign in effect promoting the release of the "Back to the Future" DVD box set. According to what we have uncovered so far, this is not an isolated problem with a few discs that were issued; every copy of Parts II and III that is currently on retail store shelves or is in the retail distribution channel is affected by this framing snafu. The bottom line is that everyone who purchases "Back to the Future" Box set will have two defective discs for Parts II and III. While we did not notice this as a problem during our review of the DVDs, upon additional review we did notice that this problem does exist. Universal has stated they intend to re-press "Back to the Future" Parts II and III sometime in late January '03 and make replacement discs available starting in late February.
I wonder if somebody will sue again? (http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=40593)
Edge