Making my first amv - source video question

sashe · Post by **sashe** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:38 am

I think I have a really great song and ideas for an amv. My source anime has not been released in the us or english yet, but I've checked out rules to submit it to a couple of cons and know I cannot use fansubbed video. I found the anime for sale on ebay but I'm worried about the quality because the only anime I've bought from ebay came bootleg. It looked fine on my tv but I want it to look good enough to make it to the big screen. Can anyone offer advice on this? I don't know that I would be buying a bootleg I just think theres a good chance..

dokidoki · Post by **dokidoki** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 10:54 am

How to Spot a Bootleg

LivingFlame · Post by **LivingFlame** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 11:37 am

dokidoki wrote:How to Spot a Bootleg

I'll second that. I have to give credit to it - it saved me from buying a bootleg a while back.

sashe · Post by **sashe** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:31 pm

Ok thanks. Is there another place to buy real nodame cantabile dvds? Everything on ebay looks like bootleg.

godix · Post by **godix** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 1:24 pm

<a href="http://www.animemusicvideos.org/phpBB/v ... ">DOKool's Import Service: He's In Japan So You Don't Have To Be</a>.

There's also japanese e-commerce sites. CD Japan is the only one I know offhand but I'm positive there are others. Now if they'll ship outside japan is an entirely different issue.

Brad · Post by **Brad** » Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:25 pm

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp
http://www.yesasia.com

Just be prepared to pay obscene amounts of money for real R2 DVDs (not to mention shipping from Japan).

sashe · Post by **sashe** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 6:20 am

ok, what does R2 mean? Are these dvds going to work in my dvd player (x360/ps3) if they don't my computer can read them right? Thanks for all the help

godix · Post by **godix** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 8:58 am

sashe wrote:ok, what does R2 mean? Are these dvds going to work in my dvd player (x360/ps3) if they don't my computer can read them right? Thanks for all the help :?

R2 means, to put it in simplified terms, that it's a japanese disc and american equipment can't play it. However computers can still rip it and you can use it in an amv.

JudgeHolden · Post by **JudgeHolden** » Thu Apr 10, 2008 9:26 am

godix wrote:
sashe wrote:ok, what does R2 mean? Are these dvds going to work in my dvd player (x360/ps3) if they don't my computer can read them right? Thanks for all the help
R2 means, to put it in simplified terms, that it's a japanese disc and american equipment can't play it. However computers can still rip it and you can use it in an amv.

And VLC will play it on your computer.