Megamind, Mega-Contests, Mega-Reviews its Mega-March!
Q&A With Sound Designer Erik Aadahl About the Soundmix He Did for Megamind, Benefits of 7.1 and More
HTF recently had the opportunity to talk with Sound Designer Erik Aadahl and Craig Eggers from Dolby to talk about the soundmix Erik did for Megamind. Its the first Blu-ray that contains the original theatrical 7.1 mix. Find out how Dolby Surround 7.1 gives designers like Erik new ways to push the envelope, how a squeaky hinge became a Transformer, why 3D versions of films sometimes have different soundmixes and what sounds in Megamind the item Craig and Erik are holding in the picture (left) was used for.
Contests - Win Ten Commandments on Blu-ray and How I Won the War on DVD
Win one of five copies of how I won the war on DVD by entering in this thread, If you are feeling a bit more adventuresome you can enter to 
win one of three copies of the Ten Commandments two disc special edition on Blu-ray. Simply visit the front page of the forum every day and look for the link to enter. It could be on the body or in the carousel. While you are there check out the other great content from the site we have featured. Click here for more details.
Reviews
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Peerless HD Flow Wireless Multimedia Kit (HDS100) With the "Analog Sunset" finally here, the ability to have a HDMI connection going to your display is essential to continue getting high definition content. No problem for those us us with all our gear next to the TV, but what about those of us who have a wall mounted TV, or have our gear in a closet for a clean look but never ran HDMI cable to the display? Peerless designed their new HD Flow for those of us in these situations. They claim it will stream reliable, jitter-free HD 1080p 60 Hz video up to 131 feet with no reduction in resolution. Ron got a review sample and put it through its paces. How did it do in the real world? Did it perform as advertised? Read the review and find out! |
Here are just some of the titles we have reviewed so far this month:
"A Few Words About…" With Robert A. Harris
Robert A. Harris is a film historian and preservationist who specializes in restoring the large-format widescreen films of the 1950s. If you are looking for the bold, unfiltered truth about the transfer quality of the latest releases look no further. This month Robert takes a look at the restoration of Paramount's The Ten Commandments on Blu-ray.
Current Conversations on the Forum
Each week Mike Frezon brings you the best DVD and Blu-ray deals of the week and new release pricing in The Weekly Roundup. There are also links to reviews so you know if a title is worth adding to your collection, or should be avoided. Which titles are you planning to get this week?
HTF will be sitting down with Ron Smith VP of Preservation & Restoration at Paramount. Are there any questions you have about the restoration of the Ten Commandments? Ask here.
Its not too late to track the films you are watching for 2011. Join other members in the Track the Films You Watch 2011 Edition thread.
Member Theater of the Month
This month it is the Frey Theater: Troy has a lot of good information and lots of pictures of his DIY theater with a 120 inch screen, 1080P projector, Blu-ray and more bass than he knows what to do with! Not to mention the on-line movie schedule, RSVP system and house rules. There are a lot more projects worth checking out in our Members' Theater Forum.
Site Updates: All Forums Drop down added
On both the top and bottom navigation bar you will see a new All Forums drop down menu.
Options are:
New Posts: All new posts link
Activity Feed: A view of the activity feed if you prefer it over the all new posts view
Hot Threads: A list of threads with a high concentration of recent posts
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I've Posted: A listing of all the threads you have posted in recently
Even More: More details about other new features like commenting, reputation and more can be found here.
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