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kronas77
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4/19
Posted - Sep 5 2021 : 1:57PM
There are lots of examples of scenes being grouped together and being presented as if part of a DVD.

The trouble is, there is no actual DVD. Always presented in Portrait style, like a DVD cover.

I think they choose the Portrait style to make you think it is a physical DVD.

Even though the scenes themselves are referred to in Landscape style screenshots.

A DVD collector such as myself gets frustrated trying to distinguish the real from the (at best) virtual.

Here is one of a myriad of examples.

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Note no date of production, and no back cover available. No copyright notice. No real details.

But Volume 10?

A volume originally related to a book, like the 20-volume Oxford Dictionary.

This was appropriated to physical DVDs, such as Up Your Ass #21 (whether mentioned as a volume or not).

You could have a shelf of books or a shelf of DVDs from a given series.

This is one aspect of porn that needs a revamp.

Edited by - kronas77 on Sep 5 2021

Flash All-Star Supporter
Golden Age Classic

11018 Posts
5/01
Posted - Sep 5 2021 : 2:14PM
No, they pick portrait style covered for VOD releases because most stores are designed for DVD style covers. Since it is far easier,, and cheaper to create a digital image than recode software,, why would they change? DVD covers are based off of VHS covers. VHS covers are based off of theatrical posters (yes, I'm the old days there were theatrical posters for adult films, which later became posters for video stores.
kronas77
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469 Posts
4/19
Posted - Sep 5 2021 : 2:50PM
Thank you for the Portrait-style history lesson, Flash! Good explanation.

A small percentage of film posters are landscape. But you are right, most film posters, mainstream or adult, are Portrait style. I really like the movie For A Few Dollars More (even over The Good, The Bad and The Ugly), but they do have many Portrait posters of it but seemingly only one landscape version.

Thanks again.

snufish
Member

580 Posts
4/14
Posted - Sep 6 2021 : 2:58PM
Blame lazy producers. At least Hollywood provide the same info for netflix/VOD release. Let's not talk about the horrible quality downloads which are inferior to DVD bitrates. Many of these VOD releases are selling for or above DVD prices. If producers want to eliminate DVD then VOD downloads must either match or surpass DVD quality. The covers are such small quality, I can't even read the small print.

Be well

Edited by - snufish on 9/6/2021 3:01:39 PM




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