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37 unusual facts about DVD


1956 World Series

The first inning of the telecast is still considered lost and was not aired by the MLB Network or included in a subsequent DVD release of the game.

Action Max

With this implementation, the unit can function with copies of the original VHS tapes, including those on more modern formats such as DVD-R.

American Crossword Puzzle Tournament

The DVD release includes video from the final round of the 2006 tournament.

Barbara Kopple

Her first non-documentary feature film, Havoc, starred Anne Hathaway and Bijou Phillips as wealthy suburbanites who venture into East Los Angeles Latino gang territory, and was released straight to DVD in 2005.

Boubacar Traoré

The book inspired Swiss film director Jacques Sarasin for the 2001 film Je chanterai pour toi ("I'll Sing For You") about Boubacar, released on DVD in 2005.

British Rail APT-E

British Transport Films (1975) E for Experimental republished 2006 by the British Film Institute on DVD as part of British Transport Films Collection (Vol. 3): Running A Railway.

Bruce Brown

These short films along with some unused footage from The Endless Summer were included in the DVD Surfin' Shorts, as part of the Golden Years of Surf collection.

Chrysler Pacifica

Limited models came with a year subscription of Sirius satellite radio, 6-disc DVD player capable of playing MP3, DVD audio, DVD video, DVD-R and DVD-RW discs, and an available eight-speaker 385-watt Infinity "Intermezzo" audio system with subwoofer.

Cineme

Cineme became the first festival to have DVD distribution in its first year running: Hollywood Video distributed and sold Cineme 2003 and Cineme 2004 nationwide.

Claudia Presăcan

In 2002, Presăcan, along with former teammates Corina Ungureanu and Lavinia Miloșovici, sparked controversy by posing naked in photographs for a Japanese photobook, LCC Gold ISBN 4-87279-118-5, and performing gymnastics routines topless for the Japanese DVDs Gold Bird and Euro Angels.

DVD recorder

A small number of DVD recorders are also capable of recording to SVCD, VCD and even Audio CD formats.

DVD-by-mail

: Series plans allow customers to rent entire television or film series in bulk; often in a single shipment, (i.e. Friends TV show or the Baby Cart film series) but otherwise work identically to Season Rental plans.

Eagle Helicycle

Assembly instructions are provided in the form of video clips on video CDs (Video CDs) or DVDs, blueprints, and checklists.

Elmer Elephant

Today, the Elmer Elephant short can be viewed on the Silly Symphonies DVD set in the first wave of the Walt Disney Treasures line.

Frances Reid

In the audio commentary for the DVD version of the film, Frankenheimer called Reid one of his favorite actresses.

Future 2 Future

This group of artists (minus Tony Williams, due to his death four years prior) would go on tour, and produce a live concert that would eventually go on DVD (which features live versions of his songs "Rockit" and "Chameleon").

Grote Spectrum Encyclopedie

The rise of new storage media in the 1990s (CD-ROM, DVD) halted the plans for a second edition of the Grote Spectrum Encyclopedie.

Jesus Wants Me for a Sunbeam

This included an acoustic version recorded in Europe in 1994, along with a live electric performance on the DVD section of the box-set.

Juan Carlos Plata

The documentary and other additional features, are included in a DVD which includes over 200 of his career goals and was released for sale to the public on the night of the film's premiere.

La Bola de Cristal

Although it was never released on VHS video, in 2003 selected excerpts of the series were released on DVD.

Megami Paradise

Currently, the show has not gotten a DVD release and ADV has not given any indication that a DVD or new release is planned or even if the license is still held by ADV Films.

Montgomery Bell State Park

The conference center is six thousand square feet and features "standard business items" such as microphones, LCD projectors, DVD players and Internet connections.

New and Selected Poems

The 2009 printing by Bloodaxe Books also features a DVD of the film Life is Immense: Visiting Samuel Menashe by Pamela Robertson-Pearce.

New City, New Drama

The episode was released on DVD on February 13, 2007, packaged with the remainder of the first season.

Optimized Power Control

Optimized Power Control, also known as Optimum Power Calibration, abbreviated OPC, is a function of a CD or DVD writer.

Refuse/Resist

A recording of this can be found on the DVD, The Song Remains Insane.

Renee Olstead

Olstead also recorded with trumpeter Chris Botti on his 2005 album To Love Again: The Duets and appeared on the 2006 DVD Chris Botti Live with Orchestra and Special Guests. Her singing style is influenced by such great jazz vocalists as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan.

Seabourn Cruise Line

All have designer soaps, flat-screen televisions, DVD players, and Bose Wave sound systems.

Shane Scott

The film was successful in differents film festivals and received an offer for DVD distribution.

Stavesacre

On February 27, 2007, Stavesacre announced they would be disbanding following the recording of several new songs with original guitarist Bellew and the release of a DVD documenting the band's history.

Taproot Audio Design

Taproot Audio Design is a recording studio located in Oxford, MS that focuses primarily on audio mixing and mastering of original music for CD or DVD.

Tashkömür

In recent years, many have used the money to renovate their homes, to buy DVD players and satellite dishes, or to open stores, and try to start a business.

The Miniature White House

A VHS/DVD tour of the replica has also been made available.

Video Privacy Protection Act

It was created to prevent what it refers to as "wrongful disclosure of video tape rental or sale records or similar audio visual materials, to cover items such as video games and the future DVD format." Congress passed the VPPA after Robert Bork's video rental history was published during his Supreme Court nomination.

Xinjiekou Subdistrict, Beijing

It is located close to the Shi Cha Hai lakes and is well known for its black market DVD shops and low budget fashion shops.

Zhinelia Watson

As well as her theater and TV performances, she has also participated in music groups and arts & music contests as well as having recorded several music CDs & a DVD for children.

Zombie Genocide

Currently it is only available from the Midnight Pictures website on DVD-R.


3D printed firearms

Attempting to restrict the distribution over the Internet of gun plans has been likened to the futility of preventing the widespread distribution of DeCSS which enabled DVD ripping.

99 and 44/100% Dead

On December 13, 2011 Shout! Factory released the film on DVD as part of a double feature with The Nickel Ride.

A Haunting

In 2007, the Timeless Media Group released all 4 seasons on DVD in Region 1 for the first time.

Audrina Patridge

Patridge entered the film industry with starring positions in the Direct-to-DVD movies Sorority Row (2009) and Into the Blue 2: The Reef (2011).

Axel Strauss

Amadeus Press has issued a DVD featuring Strauss in concert at Steinway Hall, New York.

Bilabial fricative

Jack Black also incorrectly used the phrase bilabial fricative in the special features of the Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny DVD.

Broken Saints

In the DVD version, Shandala's voice is provided by Emmy-award winner Janyse Jaud.

Code Name: Eternity

Echo Bridge Home Entertainment announced Code Name: Eternity: The Complete series on DVD.

Comparison of the Java and .NET platforms

Rather than using Java, HD DVD (the defunct high definition successor to DVD) used a technology jointly developed by Microsoft and Disney called HDi that was based on XML, CSS, JavaScript, and other technologies that are comparable to those used by standard Web browsers.

David Bamber

In 1997 he starred as Eric Slatt in two series of Steven Moffat's Chalk, contributing to the audio commentaries for the DVD release in 2008.

Deixo

The live music video was taken from the Maracanã Live Show DVD and was released on the Brazilian music channels, such as Multishow.

Dracula Has Risen from the Grave

On 6 November 2007, the film was released as part of a DVD four-pack along with Horror of Dracula, Taste the Blood of Dracula, and Dracula AD 1972.

Ed Stradling

In late 2012 he was reported by Doctor Who Magazine as having left the Doctor Who DVD range and working for the Loaded TV channel.

Elements of Life: Remixed

Note: The Carpe Noctum remix is officially known as (Fire Element Mix), it earlier had been named (War Drum Mix) when it was released in the Copenhagen: Elements of Life World Tour DVD and recently mentioned as (Fire Intro Drums Mix) in Tiësto's Club Life, on Podcast 59.

Everything You See

The Loch Ness concert, entitled Beat the Drum after the chorus to the song "Pride of the Summer", was released on DVD and CD as Year of the Flood in 2008.

Feast 2: Sloppy Seconds

The film was followed by another direct-to-DVD sequel, Feast 3: The Happy Finish, also directed by John Gulager.

Federico Agostini

Among Agostini’s Philips recordings there are Bach and Vivaldi’s violin concertos, including the Four Seasons, which was filmed on location in Venice and available also on DVD.

Glastonbury Fayre

A four-minute clip of the film featured on the extras of the 2005 Glastonbury Anthems DVD.

Harley Pasternak

Pasternak has endorsed several products, including the video game Harley Pasternak's Hollywood Workout for Wii and the XBox 360 with Kinect, along with a food and DVD fitness line based on the "5-Factor" plan and the "997" New Balance exercise shoe, along with Fitbit, Shaklee and Coca-Cola's fitness waters, including Powerade and Glacéau VitaminWater and SmartWater

Heathenology

The DVD features additional bootleg footage by Gary Marshall, Tim McCray and Klaus.

Hot Club de Norvège

Hot Club de Norvege have released many CDs, DVDs, and played together with all the gypsy stars in the genre, from Stephane Grappelli to Stochelo Rosenberg and Jimmy Rosenberg,and today they are touring world wide.

Icons of Horror Collection - Sam Katzman

The DVD includes four films produced by Sam Katzman, The Giant Claw, Creature with the Atom Brain, Zombies of Mora Tau, and The Werewolf.

International Record Review

Its format is similar to that of its competitors, the long established Gramophone and the more recent BBC Music Magazine: CD and DVD reviews are divided into orchestral, chamber, instrumental, choral, vocal and opera.

Joel Gion

He appeared in the 2004 documentary Dig! along with the rest of the Brian Jonestown Massacre, and is featured prominently on the cover of the DVD of the same film.

Lady Jaye

It has often been theorized by fans that Marissa was the daughter of Flint and Lady Jaye, and on the commentary track of The Transformers: The Movie 20th Anniversary DVD, it was confirmed by Flint Dille, story consultant on the Transformers movie as well as a writer, story editor and producer on G.I. Joe.

Live at Grand Targhee Resort

Live at Grand Targhee Resort is a live DVD concert of the band, Widespread Panic, filmed at the Grand Targhee Resort in Alta, WY between July 1–3, 2011.

Miles! The Definitive Miles Davis At Montreux Dvd Collection

The Definitive Miles Davis at Montreux DVD Collection 1973-1991 is a 10 DVD box set by Miles Davis, comprising 10 separate concerts and interviews, recorded in Montreux, Switzerland, between 1973 and 1991.

Mr. Bug Goes to Town

Despite the fact that the film is still copyrighted (by Republic successor Melange Pictures, managed by parent company Viacom, which also owns Paramount Pictures), public domain companies have released the film on VHS and DVD.

Orrori dell’Amore

The 12th track from Nicholas Lens' Orrori dell'Amore called Was hast du mit meinem Herz getan? was used as outro-song by the German hardrock band Rammstein at the end of all concerts of the Live aus Berlin-Tour, 1998, the Mutter-Tour, 2001 and on the DVD and CD Live aus Berlin of Rammstein.

Peace Through Superior Firepower

The DVD contains a full concert filmed on 2 April 2005 at Elysée Montmartre, Paris.

Polish Wikipedia

Additionally, the software used on the DVD worked improperly on Microsoft Windows 98.

Power hour

In 2010, Steve Roose, who markets a DVD game named "Power Hour", registered a trademark of the same name and soon after began sending cease-and-desist orders to Ali Spagnola, a musician who had released an album also titled Power Hour.

Rock 'n' Roll Band

Directed by Justin Kreutzmann, son of Grateful Dead drummer Bill Kreutzmann, this part concert DVD, part documentary, fully encapsulates the essence of the band, both on and off the stage.

Scummy Man

Scummy Man is a short film, written and directed by Paul Fraser and produced by Mark Herbert and Diarmid Scrimshaw, based on the song "When the Sun Goes Down" by the Arctic Monkeys, and released on DVD on 10 April 2006 by Domino Records.

Shaun Ley

Ley is a longtime fan of the BBC series Doctor Who and in 2011 he presented and narrated When Worlds Collide, a documentary accompanying the DVD release of The Happiness Patrol, which looked into the series' political and ideological influences over the years.

Songlines Live

Songlines Live is the second commercially released live recording and first DVD by American jam band The Derek Trucks Band, released in 2006 (see 2006 in music).

Techniscope

Many DVD editions have been transferred this way and the results have frequently been stunning, e.g. Blue Underground's The Bird with the Crystal Plumage and MGM's special editions of Sergio Leone's Westerns.

Ted V. Mikels

Six of these titles included 10 Violent Women, The Doll Squad, The Corpse Grinders, The Corpse Grinders II, Girl in Gold Boots and Blood Orgy of the She-Devils, all of which Alpha later released as a six-DVD set titled Ted V. Mikels Signature Collection, which was autographed by Mikels.

The Felix Culpa

For their second release, The Felix Culpa released THOUGHTCONTROL (2005, Common Cloud Records) - an EP/DVD combo that featured 4 new songs, a video for "A Murderer" (Commitment), a live set at the Knights of Columbus, Arlington Heights, IL, and roughly 2 hours of random tour footage.

The Glands

The song "Livin' Was Easy" was featured in the DVD Let America Laugh by comedian David Cross.

The Secret Policeman's Ball

The Secret Policeman's Ball 2006, the 2006 Amnesty benefit show (and the spin-off TV special and DVD)

The Truth of Lie

Shot on an Arri Alexa camera, it had its theatrical release on 29 March 2012 in German cinemas and its DVD and Blu-ray release on 27th July 2012.

The Wabbit Who Came to Supper

On the 2005 Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 DVD release, The Wabbit Who Came to Supper is presented in a restored unedited version with a commentary track provided by animation historian Jerry Beck and Warner Brothers' inker Martha Sigall, one of about 40 uncredited inkers and painters who labored on the Looney Tunes shorts.

Tom Lyon

Along with Drummond Money-Coutts, he toured Kenya performing magic in 2007, and a DVD, Kenyan Conjurations, was produced about their exploits.

Travis Randall

He appeared on a comedy DVD and Comedy Central Special with comedian/author Greg Behrendt as part of the band Black Rattle.

Vileness Fats

In 2001, The Residents released their ambitious Icky Flix project on DVD and CD, the DVD featuring their classic music videos with the option of a brand new soundtrack.

WCIP

We Come in Pieces, the 2011 live DVD by the alternative rock band Placebo.

Welcome to Secret Time

Limited Edition A contains the Standard Edition CD and the DVD contains the Zepp Tokyo performance of the girls’ first Japan tour, Secret 1st Japan Tour (16 tracks).