No Animated Season 3 DVD planned.

[griffin]

Looks like some bad news for fans of Animated. According to the recent Hasbro Q&A, they confirmed that there were no plans for a Season 3 DVD, for fans to complete the set.

http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/animated-8/no-current-plans-for-animated-season-3-on-dvd-169444/

[loophole]

WHAT???!!! now that just pisses me off i really want season 3 how else are we meant to watch it it now other than through youtube :mad:

we need to make a petition or something im sure they wouldnt listen anyway but it might be worth a try

[liegeprime]

hopefully they do release a combined boxset though. I didnt buy the first two coz Im hoping for a combined set instead.... oh please please...

[Towers_Spy]

*is mad* thats just not fair.. They're just asking for people to illegally download it. Which is stupid, because then they'll be losing a heap of money. Grr.

[SGB]

Rather disappointing news.

[Tober]

That is kinda strange. Usually a DVD release of a show is how they make a large profit from little production investment... Was it really that unpopular? :rolleyes:

[MV75]

I have a feeling a dvd box set is on its way.

[SharkyMcShark]

Surely there's a market for this kind of thing? As much as I didn't like Animated even I'd be tempted to buy season 3.

[5FDP]

From what I have heard, they can't release it because they no longer have the rights since they (Hasbro) merged with the Discovery Channel.

Even though this news is disappointing, I'm not surprised at all.

[griffin]

That is kinda strange. Usually a DVD release of a show is how they make a large profit from little production investment... Was it really that unpopular? :rolleyes:

Not unpopular, just change of license owner, as 5FDP suggested.

[KaRNiV8L PRiME]

I'm glad that I've still got all of S3 saved on DVD :)

[Stompy]

Bad news indeed. My S1&2 DVd's will be sitting here lonely and incomplete. Like a combiner with only 3 members. It was a spectacular season as well. Darn it.

[AussieJason]

I'm glad that I've still got all of S3 saved on DVD :)

Do you prefer Paypal or Bank deposit ? :D

[Towers_Spy]

I'm glad that I've still got all of S3 saved on DVD :)

Do you prefer Paypal or Bank deposit ? :D

Seconded so much :p care to ship a copy over?

[1orion2many]

Well all I can say is I have the first 2 seasons, don't force me to buy an illegal copy whoever holds the rights:o

[Tallestblue]

I'm just going to close my eyes and pray for a Madman box set release.

And they better not drag their heels. I pray to some dark and terrible gods when it comes to stuff I really want.

[GoktimusPrime]

Considering that the license for Animated is currently held by Paramount, it would be quite impossible for Madman to release it any time soon. :(

This news doth make Goki a sad panda. (T_T)

[Paulbot]

Seconded so much :p care to ship a copy over?

Would you watch on your computer and/or does your DVD player play divx? Someone local could help you out ;)

[Towers_Spy]

Would you watch on your computer and/or does your DVD player play divx? Someone local could help you out ;)

*tries to contain self* Computer is good, all my others are .avi files and are on my iPod.. I'd love for a local to help me out :D

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Considering that the license for Animated is currently held by Paramount, it would be quite impossible for Madman to release it any time soon. :(

This news doth make Goki a sad panda. (T_T)

Paramount dont own the rights either anymore. I emailed them after the pre-order disappeared off of Amazon.com

CustomerService, PHE - Paramount to me
show details 28 Jan


Paramount Pictures no longer has the rights to Transformers Animated DVDs

[kup]

I have the whole series as *.avi files which is technically better than a DVD release so I don't really care.

[AussieJason]

I have the whole series as *.avi files which is technically better than a DVD release so I don't really care.

Is this from one of those "torrent" things (excuse my ignorance) ?

[SGB]

I have the whole series as *.avi files which is technically better than a DVD release so I don't really care.
How is it technically better than a DVD release?

[GoktimusPrime]

Yeah, I'd much rather a DVD release (besides, I kinda find it funky watching the German dubs :p). Still, having it on disc is better than nothing at all. :(

[griffin]

I'll have to find out who the equivalent AUS company is for the TFs DVD license, if Paramount AUS no longer has it as well as Paramount US.
Even if Paramount AUS is still allowed to release DVDs in the absence of a new license holder, I can't see them getting all the way through the Animated series. I think they got up to episode 24 (six volumes so far released), leaving about 20 more to go (another 5 volumes).

[kup]

How is it technically better than a DVD release?

It is better from a technical point of view and flexibility.

They are DVD quality yet you can fit the whole series in less than a disc and a half with like 20+ episodes on a single disc due to more optimized formating. The DVD format (VOB) is bloated and would only be able to fit a few episodes per disc.

Secondly, it can play on anything since the format is pretty universal. It can play on your DVD player, on your PC, Ipod, mobile phone, DS, whatever.

Unlike VOBs (DVDs) I can start playing the episode I want in a second without having to go through menus, notices and other crap.

If I want to make a copy of just an episode for a friend, it's just a simple 'copy & Paste' to any device than going through transcoding, disc copying, ripping, etc.

They can easily be uploaded onlile (like Youtube).

For me DVDs are not only very inflexible but cumbersome and prone to scratching, skipping and other related crap while the AVI can last forever with theoretically infinite views. If you burn it to a disc and then scratch it - Who cares, just burn another.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

I would be assuming that an AVI file version would have been taken off the TV though, which would affect the quality, whereas a DVD version would be the best possible picture quality from the start.

I would like the DVD, just to complete my set personally. Its nice to have official version IMO. Even though I guess, since there is no distributor, then no-one can really complain about dling episodes can they?

[5FDP]

I would be assuming that an AVI file version would have been taken off the TV though, which would affect the quality, whereas a DVD version would be the best possible picture quality from the start.


That is correct to some extent as it also depends on how much compression was used to create the .avi file format.

I have all the episodes from season 3 which I recorded straight from the CN when it was aired in Australia last year.

As I wanted to create my own DVD boxset (keeping them as .vob files), I had to use slight compression in order to fit them onto 2 discs. I also kept the original recordings as the 'master'. The difference between the compressed copy and the original is not noticeable.

My only gripe with .avi files is the inability to create chapters meaning to get to a certain point in the show, you have to skip ahead manually.

As Kup said, it does come in handy when you want to keep all your shows on one disc (data disc).

[kup]

I would be assuming that an AVI file version would have been taken off the TV though, which would affect the quality, whereas a DVD version would be the best possible picture quality from the start.

I would like the DVD, just to complete my set personally. Its nice to have official version IMO. Even though I guess, since there is no distributor, then no-one can really complain about dling episodes can they?

Yeah they are taken off TV but if it's from an HD digital receiver (as most are now) there isn't any real loss to picture quality.

5FDP is correct that the picture quality does get impacted by the compression used. However most compressions are now very well optimized with almost no loss whatsoever making the AVI of comparable quality to a DVD but with much less space taken and other drawbacks of the *.VOB format.

[SGB]

whereas a DVD version would be the best possible picture quality from the start.
Which is why I'd prefer an official DVD version of TFA season three as well. It'd be sourced straight from the episodes' masters, allowing for the best possible picture quality.

Any presence of English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired would also be another reason for me to prefer an official DVD release over .AVIs. Paramount AU provided such subtitles on their TFA (and Beast Machines) DVDs, which I found very helpful.

[5FDP]

I don't think that anyone is disagreeing that a DVD release would be the better format to obtain when compared to most downloadable copies available online, however in the absence of a distributor / license holder, I'll settle for any option that allows me to have a copy.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

Yep, Ditto. Its a sad state of affairs...

[tinyJazz]

Paramount AU provided such subtitles on their TFA (and Beast Machines) DVDs, which I found very helpful.

http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww93/tinyJazz/1268981004509.jpg

hehe, Chugway.

[Bartrim]

http://i709.photobucket.com/albums/ww93/tinyJazz/1268981004509.jpg

hehe, Chugway.

Well there you go... I always his name was Shockwave. Guess I was wrong:p

[GoktimusPrime]

...those don't look like the Paramount DVD subtitles. Cos they should look like regular white text with black outline, not that "teletext" style subtitles with the black boxes. Font should be different too. Which disc is that from?

[SGB]

...those don't look like the Paramount DVD subtitles. Cos they should look like regular white text with black outline, not that "teletext" style subtitles with the black boxes. Font should be different too. Which disc is that from?
The Aussie TFA DVDs have the subtitles in both formats.

[Tetsuwan Convoy]

They might have the hearinf impaired ones where they tyoe the sound effects as well.

I got the US release of Animated and garnered great enjoyment from watching episodes in Spanish!:D