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Thread started 10/10/05 6:01pm

36C22W37H

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Sign O' The Times DVD and suggestion

I think they should release Sign O'The Times on dvd. Outside of it being a really good concert movie, the audio track would make a nice cd (especially the guitar riffs Prince did when he performed "I Could Never Take The Place Of Your Man" in the movie. They'd have to cut something short seeing how the movie is 90min and 80 is about all you'll fit on a cd. If they did release just the dvd, you would have to convert the 96khz signal down to 44.1khz. Just an idea.....
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Reply #1 posted 10/10/05 6:02pm

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they did put it out in perfect quality... by a company called Alliance... check Amazon.com
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Reply #2 posted 10/10/05 6:06pm

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Thanks ufclub!! That is awesome, I am ordering as we speak. Now to covert the audio to cd.....
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Reply #3 posted 10/10/05 9:57pm

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It's already out on dvd a while ago already.
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Reply #4 posted 10/10/05 10:13pm

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Do not get any other then the Alliance one! Your dvd player should also have a two channel downconverted output for simple stereo... simply record that to your dv camera, then capture the footage for a simple down conversion to your computer. you will then have to convert form 48 to 44.1 to burn a cd... but many burning programs do this automatically...
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Reply #5 posted 10/10/05 10:15pm

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luv4u said:

It's already out on dvd a while ago already.



Well, Alliance Atlantis.. a canadian film/tv company was the 1st to release it on dvd. But I am pretty sure it is not readily avail. in the u.s right now
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Reply #6 posted 10/10/05 10:18pm

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isthisdadawn said:

luv4u said:

It's already out on dvd a while ago already.



Well, Alliance Atlantis.. a canadian film/tv company was the 1st to release it on dvd. But I am pretty sure it is not readily avail. in the u.s right now



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Reply #7 posted 10/11/05 11:51am

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Yes, and here in Belgium you can buy it for 7 euros in 'Wibra'. lol
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Reply #8 posted 10/11/05 12:59pm

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In europe there are fake ones out there... watch out... these are companies putting out the movie without a professional transfer and soundmix! Someone post the links to the fake ones for sale!
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Reply #9 posted 10/11/05 4:24pm

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MarieLouise said:

Yes, and here in Belgium you can buy it for 7 euros in 'Wibra'. lol


For him to have his DVD sold there
is just sacriledge smile
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Reply #10 posted 10/12/05 2:38am

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MarieLouise said:

Yes, and here in Belgium you can buy it for 7 euros in 'Wibra'. lol

but that's the dutch version which totally SUCKS ....
Bad picture quality with lots of interferences ....
and IT'S SPED UP!!!! ... really can't watch this chipmunk version!
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Reply #11 posted 10/12/05 2:41am

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ThataintFunky said:

MarieLouise said:

Yes, and here in Belgium you can buy it for 7 euros in 'Wibra'. lol

but that's the dutch version which totally SUCKS ....
Bad picture quality with lots of interferences ....
and IT'S SPED UP!!!! ... really can't watch this chipmunk version!


sad I must say I didn't really like the dvd. The songs go so much faster than on cd, and I already figured out this is something Prince doesn't do that often.

Is there someone who can tell me how to see the difference between those dvd's? Link?
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MarieLouise said:

ThataintFunky said:


but that's the dutch version which totally SUCKS ....
Bad picture quality with lots of interferences ....
and IT'S SPED UP!!!! ... really can't watch this chipmunk version!


sad I must say I didn't really like the dvd. The songs go so much faster than on cd, and I already figured out this is something Prince doesn't do that often.

Is there someone who can tell me how to see the difference between those dvd's? Link?

The Brazilian version is not sped up, has no interferences, but is very dark and mono:
http://members.lycos.nl/c...eTimes.jpg

The Dutch version is clear, dolby surround, but sped up and obviously a VHS-transfer
http://www.freerecordshop...19&navid=3

The canadian version is supposed to be briljant, but I don’t own it!
http://www.amazon.ca/exec...58-3962460
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Reply #13 posted 10/12/05 4:15am

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Cheers for the links smile
Although it's a good DVD i felt cheated when i heard
nearly of the music is recorded and mixed in a studio afterwards
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Reply #14 posted 10/12/05 4:32am

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ThataintFunky said:

MarieLouise said:



sad I must say I didn't really like the dvd. The songs go so much faster than on cd, and I already figured out this is something Prince doesn't do that often.

Is there someone who can tell me how to see the difference between those dvd's? Link?

The Brazilian version is not sped up, has no interferences, but is very dark and mono:
http://members.lycos.nl/c...eTimes.jpg

The Dutch version is clear, dolby surround, but sped up and obviously a VHS-transfer
http://www.freerecordshop...19&navid=3

The canadian version is supposed to be briljant, but I don’t own it!
http://www.amazon.ca/exec...58-3962460


It is indeed the Dutch version I own. Is there a better one you can buy over here? If there isn't, I won't be complaining over the silly 7 euros I spent.
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Reply #15 posted 10/12/05 4:55am

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Blijkbaar kan je de Canadese uitgave bestellen bij Amazon
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Reply #16 posted 10/12/05 9:58am

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Cheers for the links smile
Although it's a good DVD i felt cheated when i heard
nearly of the music is recorded and mixed in a studio afterwards


Don't feel too bad. I have some live audio recordings of various SOTT concerts and the DVD versions of the songs are dead on.
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Reply #17 posted 10/12/05 11:24am

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DONT BUY THESE when the real thing is now available! As a matter of fact, you should dispose of these, if you own them, and get the real one ASAP! It's a dramatic and obvious difference.

The following are the fakes, not industry standard dvds. You can tell by their messed up packaging and pics that don't even go with the SOTT movie. If you buy these, you are buying into subpar bootleg quality:

The Brazilian version is not sped up, has no interferences, but is very dark and mono:
http://members.lycos.nl/c...eTimes.jpg

The Dutch version is clear, dolby surround, but sped up and obviously a VHS-transfer
http://www.freerecordshop...19&navid=3
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Reply #18 posted 10/13/05 11:13am

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Dewrede said:

Cheers for the links smile
Although it's a good DVD i felt cheated when i heard
nearly of the music is recorded and mixed in a studio afterwards


No ... most of the music is genuine .....
it's recorded live in Rotterdam / Antwerpen

He lip-synched to the original live recordings in the Paisley Park Studio's ...
and he reworked the audio-track just a little ...

So ... you're watching a fake concert movie, but you're listening to real live recordings.
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Reply #19 posted 10/13/05 2:10pm

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ThataintFunky said:

Dewrede said:

Cheers for the links smile
Although it's a good DVD i felt cheated when i heard
nearly of the music is recorded and mixed in a studio afterwards


No ... most of the music is genuine .....
it's recorded live in Rotterdam / Antwerpen

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It was only shot in Ahoy'Rotterdam and some scenes in Paisley Park if we are to believe the titles at the end (what is the *%&^%*&^ebglish word for that)
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Reply #20 posted 10/14/05 7:14am

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DorothyParkerWasCool said:

Dewrede said:

Cheers for the links smile
Although it's a good DVD i felt cheated when i heard
nearly of the music is recorded and mixed in a studio afterwards


Don't feel too bad. I have some live audio recordings of various SOTT concerts and the DVD versions of the songs are dead on.


i know smile
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Reply #21 posted 10/14/05 7:17am

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ThataintFunky said:

Dewrede said:

Cheers for the links smile
Although it's a good DVD i felt cheated when i heard
nearly of the music is recorded and mixed in a studio afterwards


No ... most of the music is genuine .....
it's recorded live in Rotterdam / Antwerpen

He lip-synched to the original live recordings in the Paisley Park Studio's ...
and he reworked the audio-track just a little ...

So ... you're watching a fake concert movie, but you're listening to real live recordings.


ok , still with this in mind i don't enjoy it as much as i would have if he hadn't lipsynched , i feel cheated confused smile
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