The Ring Virus (R1 America) ADDED

[Steven_Feldman]

Title: The Ring Virus
Country: America
Region: 1
Releasing Studio: Tai Seng Entertainment
Case Type: Keep Case
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Anamorphic?: yes
PAL or NTSC?: NTSC
Soundtracks: Korean 5.1 Surround, English, 5.1 Surround, Mandarin 2.0, Cantonese 2.0
Subtitles): traditional Chinese subtitles, simplified Chinese subtitles, English
Cuts: none (1:44:59)
Commentaries: none
Extras:
• Trailers: The Ring Virus (0:36), Cop on a Mission (1:12), Soul Guardians (1:00), Run 2 U (0:57), Addicted (0:44), and Red Trousers (0:37)
• Image Gallery: 20 pics
• Filmographies (1 screen each): Shin Eun-kyung, Jeong Jin-yeong, Bae Du-na, Kim Chang-won
Notes: the box is labeled The Ring Virus the Special Edition
Amazon ASIN (USA release): B000929VS6
Source: I own it

[Åsmund_Utvik]

Since i got the same movie (i this is ok even if this is my 4 post)

Title:The Ring Virus
Country:Korea
Region:0
Releasing Studio:BITWIN
Case Type:Keep Case
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
Anamorphic?:Yes
PAL or NTSC?:NTSC
Soundtracks:Korean Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean 5.1 Surround???
(says 3 channel. I need help her. No seem that one before)
Subtitles (are they optional?Yes) English and Japanese
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) (106:03)
Commentaries:
Extras:Nothing
Notes:
Easter Eggs:
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only):
Source:*OWN IT

[Steven_Feldman]

The Korean Bitwin release (which I also have) is already at http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=4273.

Interestingly, the Bitwin disc is listed at 106:03, and 106:03 = 1:46:03, whereas the Tai Seng release runs 1:44:59.

[Åsmund_Utvik]

ok well i cant delete so..

[Steven_Feldman]

Your new specs list the Aspect Ratio as 1.78:1, while the listing at
http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=4273 says 1.85:1.

Why might that be?

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Since i got the same movie (i this is ok even if this is my 4 post)

It's not considered a "4th post", you're helping out with the entry.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Title: The Ring Virus
Country: America
Region: 1

Are you sure this is region 1? Tai Seng usually sells for both America and for Hong Kong/Taiwan so I assume region 0 or at least 1/3.

Korean 5.1 Surround, English, 5.1 Surround, Mandarin 2.0, Cantonese 2.0

Are these Dolby Digital tracks? For the 2.0 are they stereo, surround, or mono tracks?

Also, please provide Amazon IDs for American releases.
Which is the correct listing?

This one: B000929VS6


Or this one: B0002B55X4

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Title:The Ring Virus
Country:Korea
Region:0
Releasing Studio:BITWIN
Case Type:Keep Case
Aspect Ratio:1.78:1
Anamorphic?:Yes
PAL or NTSC?:NTSC
Soundtracks:Korean Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean 5.1 Surround???
(says 3 channel. I need help her. No seem that one before)
Subtitles (are they optional?Yes) English and Japanese
Cuts: (and if you know it, precise run time) (106:03)
Commentaries:
Extras:Nothing
Notes:
Easter Eggs:
Amazon ASIN (UK, French, German, USA releases only):
Source:*OWN IT

First off, you already submitted this a while back and your name is on the listing. Some differences though:

Soundtracks:Korean Dolby Digital 5.1, Korean 5.1 Surround???

What is this "???" portion?

Aspect Ratio:1.78:1

Before you listed 1.85:1 but now you list 1.78:1. Which is correct?

[Steven_Feldman]

Title: The Ring Virus
Country: America
Region: 1

Are you sure this is region 1? Tai Seng usually sells for both America and for Hong Kong/Taiwan so I assume region 0 or at least 1/3.

Dunno. My Blu-ray player doesn't tell me (probably because it's region free), and my PC doesn't
complain as long as a disc is Region 1, Region 0 or Region Free. VLC player doesn't always freeze
on discs from other regions, so I use DVD Shrink to find out whether they're from Region 2, 3, 4 or 6.

Korean 5.1 Surround, English, 5.1 Surround, Mandarin 2.0, Cantonese 2.0

Are these Dolby Digital tracks? For the 2.0 are they stereo, surround, or mono tracks?

No idea. I just wrote down what it said in the menu.

Also, please provide Amazon IDs for American releases.
Which is the correct listing?

This one: B000929VS6

Yes. I had said in the notes that it was the "Special Edition."

Or this one: B0002B55X4

No.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Title: The Ring Virus
Country: America
Region: 1

so I use DVD Shrink to find out whether they're from Region 2, 3, 4 or 6.

Could you please check the region?

No idea. I just wrote down what it said in the menu.

We definitely need this information about the audio. Players whether computer or stanalone will display it. Note that sometimes what is written on the cover or menu screen can be wrong so trust the player's display.

Yes. I had said in the notes that it was the "Special Edition."

Needed to confirm. Amazon pics can be deceiving too.

[Steven_Feldman]

Title: The Ring Virus
Country: America
Region: 1

so I use DVD Shrink to find out whether they're from Region 2, 3, 4 or 6.

Could you please check the region?

I just found that I do indeed have a program that will indicate disc regions: DVDFab.

It lists Tai Seng's The Ring Virus Special Edition DVD as Region 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

No idea. I just wrote down what it said in the menu.

We definitely need this information about the audio. Players whether computer or stanalone will display it. Note that sometimes what is written on the cover or menu screen can be wrong so trust the player's display.

My Blu-ray player lists the following [indicates my own comments]:

Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
English Dolby Digital
Chinese Dolby Digital [Mandarin]
Chinese Dolby Digital [Cantonese]

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Could you check the audio channels with a computer drive then?

[Steven_Feldman]

Could you check the audio channels with a computer drive then?

How? I have Windows Media Player, VLC Player, and DVDFab Media Player 2. None of these
three players display audio information in the format you want.

In DVDFab Media Player Pro, audio is listed as English - AC3 Stereo, for example.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

AC-3 is another name for "Dolby Digital" so looks like the issue is solved. For a 2.0 track it would usually label it as "AC-3 stereo" or "AC-3 surround".
It would not list the 2.0 track as "stereo" because software cannot detect that unless it is a 1.0 track.

So to tell whether stereo or mono is either by ear, or ripping the audio tracks to a program like Audacity and checking to see if the left and right audio tracks are identical or not.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

I assume the 2.0 tracks are stereo tracks. Added the US release, thanks!

Still waiting for Asmund to reply about the Korean release.

[Steven_Feldman]

AC-3 is another name for "Dolby Digital" so looks like the issue is solved.
For a 2.0 track it would usually label it as "AC-3 stereo" or "AC-3 surround".
It would not list the 2.0 track as "stereo" because software cannot detect that unless it is a 1.0 track.

My Blu-ray player lists the following:
• Korean Dolby Digital 5.1
• English Dolby Digital
• Chinese Dolby Digital [Mandarin]
• Chinese Dolby Digital [Cantonese]

DVDFab Media Player Pro lists these:
• Korean - AC3 5.1
• English - AC3 5.1
• Chinese - AC3 Stereo
• Chinese - AC3 Stereo

DVD Shrink has these:
• AC3 5.1-ch Korean
• AC3 5.1-ch English
• AC3 2-ch Chinese
• AC3 2-ch Chinese

I don't see a much consistency as far as the way such information is listed.
Care to make a chart that compares the nomenclature?

At any rate, please choose which of the above I should use on a regular basis.
Listing all three for every entry I make seems like unnecessary work to me.

So to tell whether stereo or mono is either by ear, or ripping the audio tracks to
a program like Audacity and checking to see if the left and right audio tracks are identical or not.

I don't have the program Audacity, and that sounds like a ridiculous amount of work.

[Åsmund_Utvik]

the only thing in this thread that is mine is that the movie is 1.78:1 and not 1.85.1
??? you should just delete. So it is a easy correction. No need to made any fuzz about it.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Updated the Korean listing.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

I don't see a much consistency as far as the way such information is listed.
Care to make a chart that compares the nomenclature?

There is a consistency in the way audio and subtitles are listed. There may be a few exceptions due to listings being older. To avoid future confusion we will make a listing on how to list audio and subtitle listings.

[Steven_Feldman]

I don't see a much consistency as far as the way such information is listed.
Care to make a chart that compares the nomenclature?

There is a consistency in the way audio and subtitles are listed. There may be a few exceptions due to listings being older. To avoid future confusion we will make a listing on how to list audio and subtitle listings.

What I meant is the way they are listed in playback devices and software, not the way they are listed at dvdcompare.

For example:

My Blu-ray player lists the following:
• Korean Dolby Digital 5.1

DVDFab Media Player Pro lists these:
• Korean - AC3 5.1

DVD Shrink has these:
• AC3 5.1-ch Korean