The Handmaiden (2016) R2 UK ADDED

[baggish]

The Handmaiden (2016) R2 UK Special Edition

http://dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=40750

Title: The Handmaiden
Country: UK
Region: R2
Releasing Studio: Curzon Artificial Eye (Two-disc special edition)
Case Type: Keep case
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Anamorphic?: Yes
PAL or NTSC?: PAL
Soundtracks:
- Theatrical version:
-- Korean/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
-- Korean/Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
-- English Audio Description stereo
- Extended version:
-- Korean/Japanese Dolby Digital 5.1
-- Korean/Japanese Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo
Subtitles:
- Theatrical version:
-- English, English HoH
- Extended version:
-- English (optional)
Cuts: None http://bbfc.co.uk/releases/handmaiden-2016
Duration:
- Theatrical version - 139:47
- Extended version - 161:33
Commentaries:
Extras:
- Disc 1:
-- Trailer (1:56)
- Disc 2:
-- None
Notes:
- The Korean portions are subtitled in white and the Japanese portions are subtitled in yellow.
- The English HoH subtitles are white for all dialogue and captions.
ASIN: B075G4MW6X
Sources:
- I borrowed the DVD from the library

DISC ONE
* The Film - Theatrical Version

DISC TWO
* The Film - Extended Version

There is also a single-disc edition (ASIN B06XWJ9MCP) which is presumably the same as disc one in the special edition, but I haven’t seen it.

Germany: https://ssl.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassu ... vid=426547
Germany (Blu-Ray): https://ssl.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassu ... vid=425365
Germany (Blu-Ray Limited Collector’s Edition): https://ssl.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassu ... vid=426253
Germany (Blu-Ray Special Edition): https://ssl.ofdb.de/view.php?page=fassu ... vid=434743

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

I assume the descriptive track is Dolby Digital and the subtitles on disc one is optional?

[baggish]

Yes, the subtitles on disc one are optional.

I don't know how to tell or whether I can tell whether the descriptive track is Dolby Digital. The DVD menu just says "Audio Description" (it's the same on the Blu-Ray menu illustrated at http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-ray_ ... lu-ray.htm ). Sorry!

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

How are you checking the number of audio channels? If on a DVD player or a DVD-ROM there must be a way to check - whether a display function on the remote or with PC programs. With that it should state "Dolby Digital", "DTS", "LPCM" etc.

[baggish]

The Apple DVD player reliably shows the number of channels but unfortunately it always says "Dolby" even when the soundtrack is DTS or LPCM. VLC isn't very helpful. I don't know if there is another app I could use on an Apple laptop.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

baggish we appreciate your submissions, but if you are not able to check the type of audio that is a concern. We've seen many occasions where the packaging listed audio did not correspond to the actual disc's audio. I don't have a Mac so I can't say what can be used. For PC I can go straight to the disc properties by right clicking the video files and checking how many audio channels and what type of audio is used. In addition I have DVD Audio Extractor, a paid program that checks (and rips) audio.

I'll add this as Dolby Digital since it seems 99% most likely, but you need to find a way to check the audio tracks. How about a standalone DVD player or Blu-ray player? There should be a display button.

[James-Masaki_Ryan]

Eric suggested MediaInfo. Have you tried that?

[baggish]

Hi James

I understand the concern. If I have doubts, I usually say so (e.g. when I don't know if a 2.0 track is stereo or surround), or I don't submit at all. I almost didn't submit The Turin Horse for example. Luckily, DTS and LPCM are quite rare on the type of discs that I submit, I think only the occasional Tartan release has DTS and only the occasional BFI release has LPCM.

I do have access to Windows 10 inside Parallels and I tried the Properties trick. It told me the bit rate, number of channels and audio sample rate, but that's all. I also tried Mediainfo, which explicity tells me if a track is DTS but doesn't distinguish Dolby from LPCM. However I'm guessing that LPCM has a higher bit rate of 320 kbps. Is that correct?

Anyway from all that I suspect the descriptive track is Dolby. I'm going to be away for a week or so; I won't have time to investigate further until I get back.

Cheers!