[Rasczak]

Dreamworks have confirmed the release details and specs of the US HD DVD release of Shrek the Third. The film will be released on HD DVD on the 13th November 2007 day-and-date with the DVD version

The HD DVD will sport the core extras from the DVD version including:
- Shrek’s Guide to Parenthood - Donkey, Puss in Boots, Pinocchio and Gingy offer their priceless parenting tips for Shrek & Fiona!
- Meet the Cast & Behind-the-Scenes featurette
- Lost Scenes
- Tech of Shrek
- Donkey Dance music video
- Big Green Goofs
- DreamWorks Animation Video Jukebox
- DreamWorks Kids: bonus features for kids, including 'Learn to Donkey Dance', 'How to Be Green' and 'Merlin’s Magic Crystal Ball'

The DVD-ROM content of the DVD Video release will not appear on the HD DVD, instead numerous high def extras have been added including:
- The Animators' Corner: A feature-length picture-in-picture storyboard reel with a contextual branch to lost scenes
- Customizable menus
- Web enabled features including 'Shrek's Trivia Track', 'The World of Shrek' and other interactive features.

...all in all an excellent package

[Jim Morrison]

Excellent package indeed - will definitely be picking this up.

[Starburst]

I'll be buying it but what a shame it was the weakest of the bunch, the extras may actually raise the overall appeal of the release

[Pecker]

Any sign of 1 & 2?

Steve W

[Rasczak]

A few more details are starting to emerge on this release. Firstly it will be the first HD DVD to sport seemless branching. Secondly it will utilise the persistent storage, e.g. if you choose a menu option it will be remembered even after the disc has been removed/re-inserted.

[Sonic67]

You must be wrong. I was assured seamless branching wasn't possible on HD DVD. Lack of bandwidth or something?

[Moosh]

Originally Posted by Rasczak

A few more details are starting to emerge on this release. Firstly it will be the first HD DVD to sport seemless branching. Secondly it will utilise the persistent storage, e.g. if you choose a menu option it will be remembered even after the disc has been removed/re-inserted.

That sounds very good!

Cheers
Moosh

[Bald Monkey]

Originally Posted by Sonic67

You must be wrong. I was assured seamless branching wasn't possible on HD DVD. Lack of bandwidth or something?

The Disc does seem to have some good features..

such as the "most comprehensive webenabled content yet" and "according to Dreamworks, a number of additional exclusive features will be made available for download the day the disc hits stores"

Just not sure Shrek 3 is the killer title for all of this for me .. Still it's going to be fun to find out.

[kingfats]

Originally Posted by Sonic67

You must be wrong. I was assured seamless branching wasn't possible on HD DVD. Lack of bandwidth or something?

About here!
http://www.highdefdigest.com/news/sh...VD_Firsts/1016

[Jim Morrison]

Originally Posted by Bald Monkey

Still it's going to be fun to find out.

My sentiments exactly. And if it's pants, there'll be no shortage of takers in the traders forums or on ebay.