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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,745 |
| | Posted: | | | | Imagine you have a box set with different movies.
But it also contains the same movie in different cut versions.
How to calculate the runningt time of the whole box?
a) Only take each movie once and pick the longest version of every movie
b) Just add up all the movies in the box | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 31, 2007 | | Posts: 662 |
| | Posted: | | | | c) Movie A + Movie B (Theatrical) + Movie B (Extended) + Movie C | | |  |
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| Registered: February 10, 2008 | | Posts: 244 |
| | Posted: | | | | Usually I'd say a, but then you get a movie like "Payback" (the one with Mel Gibson) which re-cut is almost another movie... so I'd say it depends on how you read the rules  |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | The rules states "Use the combined running time of all the films in the Box Set; do not include running time of any extra features."
Bolded part by me.
Since it states all the films I would say to include the running times of all cuts of a film as long as a film is not among the extra features. |
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| Registered: June 6, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 950 |
| | Posted: | | | | I voted (a). A given movie should be counted only once, represented by its longer version.
If a box set contains both the original B&W and a colorized version of the same title, IMO, it should be counted only once. Same for a box set containing both theatrical version and director's cut. In a sense, one version is counted as the movie, any other is an extra feature. |
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| Registered: February 10, 2008 | | Posts: 244 |
| | Posted: | | | | "all the films in the Box Set"
So it would be d) Movie A (Blu-ray) + Movie A (DVD) + Movie B Cut 1 (3D Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 1 (2D Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 1 (DVD) + Movie B Cut 1 (UV) + Movie B Cut 2 (Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 2 (DVD) + Movie C (Blu-ray)? | | | | Last edited: by MakoDeth |
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| Registered: June 6, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 950 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting MakoDeth: Quote:
So it would be d) Movie A (Blu-ray) + Movie A (DVD) + Movie B Cut 1 (3D Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 1 (2D Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 1 (DVD) + Movie B Cut 1 (UV) + Movie B Cut 2 (Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 2 (DVD) + Movie C (Blu-ray)? You don't have to be snotty about it. Just vote. |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,745 |
| | Posted: | | | | OK, here's the concrete example I had in mind: X-Men: The Cerebro Collection
Contains:
X-Men 01:44:20
X2 02:13:47
X-Men: Last Stand 01:44:05
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 01:47:21
X-Men: First Class 02:11:42
The Wolverine (Standard) 02:06:08
The Wolverine (Extended) 02:18:05
The Wolverine (3D) 02:18:05
X-Men: Days of Future Past (Standard) 02:11:35
X-Men: Days of Future Past (3D) 02:11:35
According to a) it would be
X-Men 01:44:20
X2 02:13:47
X-Men: Last Stand 01:44:05
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 01:47:21
X-Men: First Class 02:11:42
The Wolverine (Extended / 3D) 02:18:05
X-Men: Days of Future Past (Standard / 3D) 02:11:35
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According to b) it would be
X-Men 01:44:20
X2 02:13:47
X-Men: Last Stand 01:44:05
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 01:47:21
X-Men: First Class 02:11:42
The Wolverine (Standard) 02:06:08
The Wolverine (Extended) 02:18:05
The Wolverine (3D) 02:18:05
X-Men: Days of Future Past (Standard) 02:11:35
X-Men: Days of Future Past (3D) 02:11:35
20:46:43
According to StaNDarD's c) it would be
X-Men 01:44:20
X2 02:13:47
X-Men: Last Stand 01:44:05
X-Men Origins: Wolverine 01:47:21
X-Men: First Class 02:11:42
The Wolverine (Standard) 02:06:08
The Wolverine (Extended / 3D) 02:18:05
X-Men: Days of Future Past (Standard / 3D) 02:11:35
16:17:03 | | | Karsten
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| Registered: October 17, 2010 | | Posts: 298 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't want to spoil the fun but isn't this completely useless information? I can't imagine any case in which I would like to know the combined running time of all films in a box set.
So i vote for d) Leave the field empty. | | | Recently bought films:
The Matrix [Blu-ray] | Shirins Wedding [DVD] | The Graduate [Blu-ray] | Prometheus [Blu-ray 3D] | Hwal [DVD] |
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,479 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Discostu: Quote:
I don't want to spoil the fun but isn't this completely useless information? I can't imagine any case in which I would like to know the combined running time of all films in a box set.
So i vote for d) Leave the field empty. +1 | | | | Images from movies |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,745 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Discostu: Quote:
I don't want to spoil the fun but isn't this completely useless information? I can't imagine any case in which I would like to know the combined running time of all films in a box set.
So i vote for d) Leave the field empty. Ironically that's exactly what I'm doing locally (both box sets and seasons). | | | Karsten
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Wigram: Quote:
I voted (a). A given movie should be counted only once, represented by its longer version. ^^This^^ | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 1,774 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting surfeur51: Quote:
Quoting Discostu:
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I don't want to spoil the fun but isn't this completely useless information? I can't imagine any case in which I would like to know the combined running time of all films in a box set.
So i vote for d) Leave the field empty.
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| Registered: February 10, 2008 | | Posts: 244 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Wigram: Quote:
Quoting MakoDeth:
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So it would be d) Movie A (Blu-ray) + Movie A (DVD) + Movie B Cut 1 (3D Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 1 (2D Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 1 (DVD) + Movie B Cut 1 (UV) + Movie B Cut 2 (Blu-ray) + Movie B Cut 2 (DVD) + Movie C (Blu-ray)?
You don't have to be snotty about it. Just vote. Hm... I did not intend to be snotty at all... so sorry... it's just thinking of a worse case... the industry is up for all kind of surprises... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,334 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting SpaceFreakMicha: Quote:
Quoting surfeur51:
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Quoting Discostu:
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I don't want to spoil the fun but isn't this completely useless information? I can't imagine any case in which I would like to know the combined running time of all films in a box set.
So i vote for d) Leave the field empty.
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+2 The rules don't support it... but I always thought that the running time of parent profiles should be left blank. It is one rule I would be for changing. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,745 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
The rules don't support it... Well... No one needs to actually contribute anything. And you can always keep the local field empty and locked. Which technically makes this a SEP. | | | Karsten
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