ed@das.llnl.GOV (Edward J. Suranyi) (05/15/91)
I just picked up the May 1991 new release brochure from Pioneer Artists. _Kate Bush: The Whole Story_ is to be released soon on laserdisc here in the USA!!! For the very first time! It codes the estimated release as "6/M", which I think means the middle of June, but I'm not sure. It will list at $24.95 (MUCH less than the Japanese import), and will have the catalog number PA-91-374. The Pioneer EDP number (whatever that means) will be 25375. It's digital stereo, CX (whatever that means), 1 sided. Ed ed@das.llnl.gov
nrc@cbema.att.COM (Neal R Caldwell, Ii) (05/15/91)
From article <9105150245.AA06457@das.llnl.gov>, by ed@das.llnl.GOV (Edward J. Suranyi): > > I just picked up the May 1991 new release brochure from Pioneer Artists. > _Kate Bush: The Whole Story_ is to be released soon on laserdisc here > in the USA!!! For the very first time! It codes the estimated release > as "6/M", which I think means the middle of June, but I'm not sure. Yeah, I think that's right. I mentioned a few weeks ago that a dealer told me that it would be available by July. > It will list at $24.95 (MUCH less than the Japanese import), and will > have the catalog number PA-91-374. The Pioneer EDP number (whatever > that means) will be 25375. It's digital stereo, CX (whatever that > means), 1 sided. Thanks for the info, we'll be watching for it. Now if I could only find _The Single File_ on LD. Does anybody have an import LD catalog that lists it? Does anyone know if it's true that _Hair of the Hound_ is/was available as an import in CAV format? (For you non-laserheads CAV is the Laser Disc format that allows full special effects.) CX encoding is a special noise reduction encoding used on the analog audio track of the LD. I don't think many people use the analog soundtrack now that almost all players have digital sound built in. "Don't drive too slowly." Richard Caldwell AT&T Network Systems att!cbnews!nrc nrc@cbnews.att.com
portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.COM (Michael Portuesi) (05/15/91)
In article <9105150245.AA06457@das.llnl.gov>, ed@das.llnl.GOV (Edward J. Suranyi) writes: |> |> I just picked up the May 1991 new release brochure from Pioneer |> Artists. |> _Kate Bush: The Whole Story_ is to be released soon on laserdisc |> here |> in the USA!!! For the very first time! Wow! Wow! Wow! Unbelievable! This news has certainly made my day. |>It's digital stereo, CX (whatever that |> means), 1 sided. This is probably more appropriate for rec.video, but here's a small tidbit of Laserdisc technology. The original Laserdisc system, as it was introduced back in 1979, offered only analog audio. Still, it was the highest quality consumer audio recording medium of the time. CX is a noise reduction system similar to Dolby that was developed specifically for the Laserdisc format. Digital audio capabilities were added to the format sometime in the mid '80s. In fact, the Compact Disc is an offshoot of the development work done for digital audio on Laserdisc. Nowadays, most modern Laserdiscs carry four audio tracks -- two digital, two analog. Mostly they carry the same audio program, so that older players can play back the audio in analog and newer players can play the digital soundtrack. Also, newer players simply play back the analog soundtrack on old Laserdiscs which have no digital audio. We now return you to your regularly scheduled newsgroup. -- __ \/ Michael Portuesi Silicon Graphics, Inc. portuesi@sgi.com "High Eagle Road is tacky. Trust us. We're queer. We understand these things." -- Jonathan Katz
ed@das.llnl.GOV (Edward J. Suranyi) (05/15/91)
>Thanks for the info, we'll be watching for it. Now if I could only >find _The Single File_ on LD. Does anybody have an import LD catalog >that lists it? Does anyone know if it's true that _Hair of the Hound_ >is/was available as an import in CAV format? (For you non-laserheads >CAV is the Laser Disc format that allows full special effects.) I know that Andy Marvick has both of these as Japanese imports, though I'm not sure how he got them. Yes, _Hair of the Hound_ is in CAV format, the only one of Kate's laserdiscs like that. Ed ed@das.llnl.gov
portuesi@tweezers.esd.sgi.COM (Michael Portuesi) (05/16/91)
In article <1991May15.124939.25857@cbnews.cb.att.com>, nrc@cbema.att.COM (Neal R Caldwell, Ii) writes: |> Thanks for the info, we'll be watching for it. Now if I could |> only |> find _The Single File_ on LD. Does anybody have an import LD |> catalog |> that lists it? I had one which listed it, but it was out of date and I think it was recently thrown away. I think I might still have the numbers written down somewhere, though. |> Does anyone know if it's true that _Hair of the Hound_ |> is/was available as an import in CAV format? (For you non-laserheads |> CAV is the Laser Disc format that allows full special effects.) Hair of the Hound was listed in the japanese import catalog. It is CAV, and contains all the videos that were made for Hounds of Love. -- __ \/ Michael Portuesi Silicon Graphics, Inc. portuesi@sgi.com "High Eagle Road is tacky. Trust us. We're queer. We understand these things." -- Jonathan Katz