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| Registered: March 14, 2007 |  Posts: 1,328 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have DVDs from all over the world. French ones are somewhat unique in that they seem to force French subtitles when audio other than French is selected. This makes it a pain for movies with English audio where I do not need any subtitles. So question I have is, why? If Germans could sell DVDs without forced German subs, then I don't think it has to do with any contractual obligations.  | | | | My Home Theater |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 2,005 |
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| Registered: March 15, 2007 |  Posts: 178 |
| | Posted: | | | | alot of norwegian dvds are like that too |
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| Registered: May 10, 2007 | | Posts: 1,059 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow from Scanbox was the last DVD with forced subtitles I encountered in Sweden, but it used to be a common problem in the early days especially with independent films. Egmont (now Nordisk Film) was the main offender. Thanks to the protests of buyers, it seems to have disappeared though. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 | | | | Last edited: by Nexus the Sixth |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | As long as the subtitles aren't actually "burned in" (some are) on the transfer, there are ways to remove them... | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 5,491 |
| | Posted: | | | | Have to ask..,, But are we talking about Parisienne French or Quebec French,, i.e. French Canadian DVD's ??? I don't know that much about European French Laws for DVD's but here in Canada there are always a lot of little rules and regulations to keep the French Canadians happy so they won't seperate from the rest of Canada if they aren't recognised as French speaking sector of our Country.
Therefore the stipulation of 'special' rules regarding region 1 DVD releases and their audio and text properties... | | | In the 60's, People took Acid to make the world Weird. Now the World is weird and People take Prozac to make it Normal.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 315 |
| | Posted: | | | | We're talking DVDs from France. It's becoming less common as my french friends tell me, but it was the main reason for me not buying DVDs in/from France. | | | | With every passing hour our solar system comes forty-three thousand miles closer to globular cluster M13 in the constellation Hercules, and still there are some misfits who continue to insist that there is no such thing as progress. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 1,380 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Patsa: Quote:
Egmont (now Nordisk Film) was the main offender. Thanks to the protests of buyers, it seems to have disappeared though. Nordisk Film is probably the worst Distributer ive ever seen. They release DVD's the same way as they released movies on VHS  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Katatonia: Quote:
As long as the subtitles aren't actually "burned in" (some are) on the transfer, there are ways to remove them... True, you can remove them with any decent copy/rip tool, but that's no reason to put up with it. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,197 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting whispering: Quote:
Nordisk Film is probably the worst Distributer ive ever seen. They release DVD's the same way as they released movies on VHS Definitely agree with you there, I try to avoid their releases if I have other options. | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: June 21, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,621 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Patsa: Quote:
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As long as the subtitles aren't actually "burned in" (some are) on the transfer, there are ways to remove them...
True, you can remove them with any decent copy/rip tool, but that's no reason to put up with it. I used to have a crappy Cyberhome that would override the disc settings and let you turn the subs off by starting the movie in French, then switching to English while playing. My Toshiba and a few other players have all failed at this, as the opition to change audio "on the fly" as I call it (while viewing, Universal R1 discs don't let this happen either), is set to off. Now I had to make "viewing" copies" of my French discs to avoid the subs. Try the audio trick on your player first though, it might just work and save you the trouble/bother. Too bad that CH player was so horrible otherwise, it did do cool things like unlock all disc opitions, even when set by the manufactuer to not work. It was also great to skip those forced trailers/FBI warnings, etc. |
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