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'''Kid Rhino''' is the children's entertainment division of Rhino Entertainment, an [[United States|American]] record and home video label. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Rhino held the North American video rights to ''[[ | '''Kid Rhino''' is the children's entertainment division of Rhino Entertainment, an [[United States|American]] record and home video label. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Rhino held the North American video rights to ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and the [[Generation 1 (cartoon)|''Generation 1'' cartoon]], eventually releasing the first-ever DVDs of both and reissuing the former's soundtrack album on CD. Rhino likewise issued full DVD boxed-sets for ''[[Beast Wars (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', and ''[[Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]''. | ||
In 2003, Rhino remastered the ''Generation 1'' cartoon series for release on DVD, to subsequent controversy. As the original broadcast masters (the tapes used for broadcast) had degraded to an unacceptable level of visual quality over the years, Rhino opted to use pre-broadcast masters that had far superior clarity and picture quality. Unfortunately, as these pre-broadcast tapes used unfinished animation, the episodes included on Rhino's DVDs suffered from animation errors, missing special effects and colouring mistakes that did not occur in the original 1980s broadcasts. | In 2003, Rhino remastered the ''Generation 1'' cartoon series for release on DVD, to subsequent controversy. As the original broadcast masters (the tapes used for broadcast) had degraded to an unacceptable level of visual quality over the years, Rhino opted to use pre-broadcast masters that had far superior clarity and picture quality. Unfortunately, as these pre-broadcast tapes used unfinished animation, the episodes included on Rhino's DVDs suffered from animation errors, missing special effects and colouring mistakes that did not occur in the original 1980s broadcasts. | ||
Additionally, Rhino contracted post-production studio [[Magno Sound & | Additionally, Rhino contracted post-production studio [[Magno Sound & Video]] to remaster the monaural soundtrack to a 5.1 surround soundtrack worthy of a DVD release. Unfortunately, Magno's engineers added in some 30 tracks of new sound effects to this new soundtrack<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0HNN/is_10_18/ai_110073878/pg_1 BNet article from October 2003 "'Transforming' mono cartoons into multi-channel DVDs"]</ref>, and once again Rhino's DVDs introduced new elements that were largely seen as undesirable. Rhino representatives rather disingenuously attempted to claim that these sound effects were there all along and that fans had simply been unable to hear them before, despite evidence to the contrary.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/a614b114805c5209 Transformer fan Zobovor explains on ATT how the new sound effects include noises that ''didn't exist'' in 1985.]</ref> | ||
The new sounds include abnormally loud and glossy stock sound effects for lasers, explosions, and swooping jets layered across numerous scenes. | The new sounds include abnormally loud and glossy stock sound effects for lasers, explosions, and swooping jets layered across numerous scenes. The show's [[Commercial bumper|commercial bumpers]] were also altered, with motor, laser, and transforming sound effects added where there had originally been only music and [[Victor Caroli|Victor Caroli]]'s voice. | ||
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==References== | |||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* | *[[Wikipedia:Rhino Entertainment|Rhino Entertainment]] at Wikipedia | ||
*[http://www.rhino.com/ Official homepage] | *[http://www.rhino.com/ Official homepage] | ||
[[Category:Companies]] | [[Category:Companies]] | ||
Revision as of 04:25, 21 March 2009
Kid Rhino is the children's entertainment division of Rhino Entertainment, an American record and home video label. During the late 1990s and early 2000s, Rhino held the North American video rights to The Transformers: The Movie and the Generation 1 cartoon, eventually releasing the first-ever DVDs of both and reissuing the former's soundtrack album on CD. Rhino likewise issued full DVD boxed-sets for Beast Wars, Beast Machines, and Armada.
In 2003, Rhino remastered the Generation 1 cartoon series for release on DVD, to subsequent controversy. As the original broadcast masters (the tapes used for broadcast) had degraded to an unacceptable level of visual quality over the years, Rhino opted to use pre-broadcast masters that had far superior clarity and picture quality. Unfortunately, as these pre-broadcast tapes used unfinished animation, the episodes included on Rhino's DVDs suffered from animation errors, missing special effects and colouring mistakes that did not occur in the original 1980s broadcasts.
Additionally, Rhino contracted post-production studio Magno Sound & Video to remaster the monaural soundtrack to a 5.1 surround soundtrack worthy of a DVD release. Unfortunately, Magno's engineers added in some 30 tracks of new sound effects to this new soundtrack[1], and once again Rhino's DVDs introduced new elements that were largely seen as undesirable. Rhino representatives rather disingenuously attempted to claim that these sound effects were there all along and that fans had simply been unable to hear them before, despite evidence to the contrary.[2]
The new sounds include abnormally loud and glossy stock sound effects for lasers, explosions, and swooping jets layered across numerous scenes. The show's commercial bumpers were also altered, with motor, laser, and transforming sound effects added where there had originally been only music and Victor Caroli's voice.
References
External links
- Rhino Entertainment at Wikipedia
- Official homepage
