FYI two of three Kino titles I checked for ARE legally released and would
not be dubbed, the third is not available. I am sure they had many more
of our films bootlegged but I did not feel like going through it that
closely ( that's what interns are for)
On 2/22/06 12:55 PM, "Gary Handman" <ghandman@library.berkeley.edu> wrote:
> Hi susan
>
> I had a quick look at the documentary section of Lear Media's
> catalog--most of the stuff is available elsewhere (altho,
> interestingly I notice that they carry a number of cool British Film
> Institute titles that are otherwise only available thru the BFI or amazon UK)
>
> Gary
>
>
> At 08:26 AM 2/22/2006, you wrote:
>> Um... er... is it kosher for me to ask whether a particular company
>> out there is legit? :-) People can write to me offlist, rather than
>> on, if they prefer, but I'm interested in knowing of any experiences
>> y'all might have had with LearMedia. From their website [
>> http://www.learmedia.ca/aboutvids.php ]:
>>
>>>>> All of the movies we offer on our website are unavailable via
>> distributors of regular retail routes in North America and are part
>> of the public domain. Our service is to offer digitally reproduced
>> DVD and VHS replications of an original version (usually converted
>> from PAL - European format), distributed with full-colour copies of
>> the cover and label.
>>
>> The audio and picture quality is pretty much identical to the
>> original version. Which, because we only offer older and
>> discontinued titles, in a lot of cases cannot compete with the
>> digital DVD quality of movies made today. However, we guarantee your
>> satisfaction and are prepared to offer you a full refund (minus
>> shipping) if you are unhappy in any way.
>>
>> We stand behind the quality of our professional conversions and
>> digital reproductions. For every 1 person that was expecting audio
>> and visual quality comparable to the DVDs commercially available
>> today, we receive 100 "thank you"s from people that are just happy
>> to watch a movie that brings back great memories.<<<
>>
>> Anyone have comments to share?
>>
>> TIA,
>> Susan at Wabash
>>
>>
>> Susan Albrecht
>> Acquisitions Coordinator
>> Wabash College Lilly Library
>> Crawfordsville, IN
>> x6216
>> albrechs@wabash.edu
>>
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