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05-24-2007, 08:56 PM
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Pan's Labyrinth coming to HD DVD! (Import)
Note: So it's a French release, but with no region coding.....
Pan’s Labyrinth is world’s first live action HD DVD movie to receive THX certification
Guillermo Del Toro’s masterpiece sets new standard for high definition audio and visual qualityCannes Film Festival, 20 May 2007 – Wild Side Video is proud to announce the release of Pan’s Labyrinth on HD DVD in France. As further evidence of the number of European content makers, studios, replicators and manufacturers that have committed to the format, this will be the first European HD DVD to be THX Certified and the only live action HD DVD disc in the world to achieve certification.
Set in Spain in 1944 under the fascist Franco regime, the story of Pan’s Labyrinth centres on Ofelia, the studious young stepdaughter of a sadistic army officer, who escapes into a surreal yet captivating world of fantasy.
Wild Side Video is the distribution company responsible for bringing the movie to HD DVD in France. “Pan’s Labyrinth is an amazing movie, which caught the industry and the public’s imagination at Cannes in 2006,” said Gregory Strouk, Managing Director of Wild Side Video. “Now, the film is back in a larger than life form thanks to our HD DVD release and we’re proud to be responsible for continuing its success into the home.”
“Yet again, HD DVD is setting a new high watermark for sound and picture quality in the high definition movie domain,” said Eddie Cunningham, Chairman of the European HD DVD Promotional Group. “THX is a world respected stamp of quality that is trusted by producers and movie audiences around the world. It is therefore fitting that one of Del Toro’s most acclaimed works should be the first European HD DVD disc to receive this certification.”
“We are thrilled to partner with Wild Side Video to launch the world’s first THX Certified live action HD DVD movie,” said Rick Dean, Vice President of Technology Development at THX. “Pan’s Labyrinth is a groundbreaking film, made by one of the world’s most gifted directors. Our collaboration with Wild Side Video will allow fans of this film to experience its incredible beauty in a stunning HD presentation.”
Pan’s Labyrinth is part of an unrivalled HD DVD success story is Europe. While other HD formats focus on major Hollywood releases, the promotional group is unabashed in its support for locally produced, distributed and replicated content.
“An ever increasing number of production houses and studios are discovering the creative and commercial advantages of choosing HD DVD. This includes more cost effective production thanks to a high number of supporting replicators, which makes the HD business far more viable for independents,” added Cunningham.
To mark the release of Pan’s Labyrinth on HD DVD, 100,000 demonstration discs will be distributed in home cinema and trade press. This ‘combo’ disc (which is also THX certified) will feature SD and HD DVD format content – one on each side of the disc. Users of the disc will be able to compare the digital HD format Windows Media File (WMF) on the SD side with the HD DVD side of the disc as well as experience an HD DVD guide that explains the format and its many benefits.
“The combo disc is a great way to help educate consumers about the benefits of HD DVD and even if they don’t yet have a player, they can flip the disc over and see clips of Pan’s Labyrinth in widescreen 720p and 1080p high definition on the DVD-ROM,” concluded Strouk.
NOTES TO EDITORS
1.HD DVD Promotional Group Europe members comment on the release of Pan’s Labyrinth in HD DVD
As France’s number one DVD replicator, QOL took an early interest in HD DVD and has state-of-the art facilities for mastering, testing and replicating discs:
"We’re proud to have been selected by Wild Side Video to replicate this outstanding world first Pan’s Labyrinth THX Certified HD DVD. This is a "must", from an artistic and technical point of view, which will mark a new era with which we are glad to be associated."
Laurent Villaume, President, QOL
"The Wild Side High Definition movie, Pan's Labyrinth, features extraordinary audio quality. DTS HD Master Audio delivers the highest possible quality that your home theatre will allow and at over twice the resolution of most standard DVDs. The Pan's Labyrinth HD DVD will also deliver perfect lossless audio identical to the master when you upgrade to a new receiver."
Gerard Loupias, DTS
CMC group is a pioneer in Europe in the area of HD DVD premastering. It is responsible for the achievement of THX certification for both the HD DVD and DVD releases of Pan’s Labyrinth:
“CMC is delighted to produce the DVD and HD DVD discs of Pan’s Labyrinth’s French release. The fact that this project has achieved THX certification is further proof of the overall quality of CMC’s work. And thanks to the numerous advantages of the HD DVD format, we have been able to match the exacting technical standards that have helped establish the enviable reputations of both Guillermo Del Toro’s work and Wild Side Video.”
Denis Auboyer, President of CMC Group
2.What is the significance of THX certification?
From start to finish, every detail of the Pan’s Labyrinth HD DVD was planned and supervised for sound and picture excellence by THX. Technicians performed a comprehensive evaluation of the master, and made recommendations for proper encoding and compression. In addition, the audio elements were fully evaluated to make sure they met proper studio reference levels and remained true to the master recordings.
After encoding and compression was complete, THX applied a variety of quality control techniques to minimize degradation of the visual images and sound elements during the mastering process. This included frame-by-frame analysis of the visuals to ensure they retained the sharpness and detail found in the original master elements. The result of all of this work is a pristine HD DVD presentation.
The Pan’s Labyrinth HD DVD will feature THX Optimizer, an on-screen calibration tool that lets home theatre enthusiasts set their audio systems and HD displays for the best possible playback. THX Optimizer consists of a series of test patterns to adjust colour, tint, contrast and sharpness, as well as check speaker assignments, phase and crossovers on surround systems. Taking only minutes to use, THX Optimizer allows consumers to experience the true impact of the HD DVD presentation
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05-24-2007, 09:09 PM
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Re: Pan's Labyrinth coming to HD DVD!
Does it mention a US release?
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05-24-2007, 09:11 PM
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Re: Pan's Labyrinth coming to HD DVD!
Not at this time. It was released by New Line in the US and they aren't releasing titles on any HD format. Don't forget that there is NO region coding on HD DVD, so this will playback fine on your machine, you just have to buy the import.
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05-25-2007, 12:20 AM
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Re: Pan's Labyrinth coming to HD DVD!
Hey Adam, I posted a little about this in "Where is New Line" thread the other day:
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Regarding Pan's Labyrinth....there is hope, albeit an expensive one:
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Originally Posted by Nicolas from annees-laser forum
"Festival of Cannes, May 20, 2007. Wild Side Video is proud to announce the next availability of the Labyrinth of Side in HD DVD in France. New proof of the number growing European actors of the sector to support this format (creative contents, studios of authoring, pressers and manufacturers), it acts of the very first disc High definition with being certified THX in Europe and only disc HD DVD of a film of cinema in the world to obtain this certification.
Located in Spain of 1944, the Labyrinth of Side tells the history of the young person and solitary Ofelia, daughter-in-law of a pitiless captain of the army pro-Franco, which, to escape from cruel reality, escapes in a fantastic world, captivating and mysterious.
Wild Side Video is the editor at the origin of project HD DVD of the Labyrinth of Side in France "the Labyrinth of Side is an extraordinary film which knew to charm the public and the profession at the time of its presentation in official competition with the Festival of Cannes in 2006" tells Grégory Strouk, Assistant general manager of Wild Side Video. "Today, the film is back more imposing than ever thanks to its exit on support HD DVD and we are proud to perpetuate his success and to make share this single experiment of cinema until in the hearths". "Once more, HD DVD reaches a new top of quality of the image and sound in the field of the High definition," explains Eddie Cunningham, President of European HD DVD Promotion Group.
"THX is an internationally respected quality control mark to which producing as much as spectators make confidence throughout the world. It thus seemed more than suitable that one of the most celebrated?uvres Del Toro is first European disc HD DVD to receive this certification." "We are extremely happy to collaborate with Wild Side Video to launch first film of cinema in the world to being published in HD DVD certified THX," adds Rick Dean, Vice-Président of the Technological Development of THX. "the Labyrinth of Side is a splendid experiment, offered by one of the realizers most endowed with the world. Our collaboration with Wild Side thus will make it possible to the fans of this film to fully benefit from its incredible beauty in High definition " The edition of the Labyrinth of Side is the new episode of a success without precedent of HD DVD in Europe.
Whereas other formats High definition are focused on Hollywood exits of Blockbusters, HD DVD Promotion Group does not slacken its support for produced films, distributed and pressed locally "a number unceasingly growing of studios and houses of productions become aware of the creative and commercial advantages which the choice of support HD DVD represents. That allows a more economic production for a great number of pressers supporting this format, making High definition a more viable market for independent "the additions Eddie Cunningham. With the occasion of this exit of the Labyrinth of Side in HD DVD, 100 000 promotional discs of demonstration will be inserted in the professional press (Multi-media with the One) and Home Cinema/DVD (the Years Laser).
This disc ` combo' with two faces (he also certified THX) comprises at the same time a face DVD SD (Standard Definition) and a face HD DVD. The public will be able to even compare format HD DIGITAL (present on the ROMANIAN part of the DVD) with the other face HD DVD, thanks to extracts with readable format WMV on PC. It will be able to finally discover demonstration HD DVD explaining the format and its many advantages. "This disc combo is a formidable advisability of making discover with the consumers all the assets of HD DVD and, even if they did not have adequate reader, they can turn over the disc and to benefit fully from extracts of the Labyrinth of Side in High definition in a resolution of 720p and 1080p in the readable DVD-Romanian part on PC" concludes Grégory Strouk. 1. The European members of HD DVD Promotion Group comment on the exit of the Labyrinth of Side in HD DVD QOL, French N°1 of pressing DVD, was interested very early in the High definition in DVD and is the only Européen laboratory today able to realize, in the code of practice, all the stages necessary to the production of HD DVD: mastering, testing and pressing. "We see our two years of efforts rewarded while having been chosen by Wild Side Vidéo to carry out this exceptional HD DVD of the Labyrinth of Side, first film in the world with being certified THX. It acts, artistically and technically, of an absolute "must" which will make date and to which we are happy to be associated "Laurent Villaume, President of QOL.
"HD DVD of the Labyrinth of Side published by Wild Side Video offers a sound track DTS-HD Master Audio out of the commun run. Format DTS-HD Master Audio is conceived to deliver greatest sound quality that your equipment Home Cinema can restore, and on a level of sound resolution more twice the higher than the majority of the standard DVD. Tomorrow, with an amplifier integrated HDMI and DTS-HD Audio Master, this HD DVD of the Labyrinth of Side will offer one to you made audio identical to the original of the film "
Gerard Loupias, Consultant SDR Group CMC, pioneer in Europe of pre-mastering HD DVD is proud to associate its competences pre-mastering DVD image processing HD to the technical requirements of the project the Labyrinth of Side CMC thus carries out its first DVD labellized THX and first HD DVD in the world of a film of cinema to receive this certification "Our department multi-media is proud to have been able to put at the service of Wild Side Vidéo the human and material means for the realization of the DVD and HD DVD of the Labyrinth of Side. Certification THX of this project is the proof of the quality of the services provided by CMC. Thanks to the many advantages of format HD DVD, we thus could fulfill the technical requirements which made the reputation of the projects of Guillermo del Toro and Wild Side Vidéo "Denis Auboyer, President of group CMC 2.
Certification THX in details Beginning with the end, each detail of HD DVD of the Labyrinth of Side was studied and supervised by THX to reach the excellence of the image and the sound. The technicians carried out a detailed analysis of the master of origin and fact of the recommendations for an encoding and an optimum compression. In parallel, the sound elements were entirely analyzed to make sure that they reached the levels of reference and remained fully faithful to the recordings present on the master. After this phase of encoding and compressions, THX applied to film a protocol of vehicle inspections of quality in order to minimize to the maximum any degradation of the visual and sound elements during the process of mastering HD DVD. That includes in particular a diagnosis image by image of these visual elements in order to make sure that they preserve all the definition and the details present on the original master. The result of all this work leads to a HD DVD with the immaculate image. HD DVD of the Labyrinth of Side, also offers the THX Optimizer, a tool for embarked calibration making it possible to the amateurs of Home Cinema to regulate their audio and video material for an ideal experiment of visionnage. The THX Optimizer consists of a series of models of references making it possible to adjust the color, the colour, the contrast and the definition of the image, also well that to check addressing, the phase and the points of transition from the sound systems surround. In only a few minutes, it makes it possible to the consumer to fully benefit from experiment HD DVD."
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There are some who feel it will not have english subtitles? If so, then the deal is off for me. Please give us some English Subs on this beautiful looking set!
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05-25-2007, 12:29 AM
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Re: Pan's Labyrinth coming to HD DVD!
I asked this question in another. I don't think I got an answer, so I'll ask the same question here. Does it have English and French subs or is it French subs only?
Edit: Damn. I didn't see that last line in your post until after I had posted. I guess no one actually knows if it will have English subs. I suppose we just have to wait and see.
Last edited by Edwin-S : 05-25-2007 at 12:32 AM.
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05-25-2007, 01:09 AM
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Re: Pan's Labyrinth coming to HD DVD!
I'm not sure and am trying to verify...
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05-25-2007, 03:12 AM
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