The Avengers International Fan Forum

Alan · Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2011 1:07 am Post subject:

It's worth pointing out that Optimum appear to have been completely consumed by Studio Canal now, so it's possible the old email addy is dead or at least no longer reliable (if it ever was).

See this page for updated details:

http://www.studiocanal.co.uk/Home/AboutUs
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davidf · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:20 am Post subject:

Alan, I have a wrong Forget me Knot disc, is the old adress still good to resend, to do I need to contact studiocanal first? Thanks

Mr S · Posted: Tue Mar 13, 2012 1:13 pm Post subject:

I think you might be best to e-mail studio canal first (use Alan's link). You might need to do it a couple of times before they reply. Have you got the correct version of Legacy Of Death? Check it, if the picture "flashes" at the start of the episode, you need to get it changed too.

Thingumagij · Posted: Tue May 22, 2012 2:19 pm Post subject:

I recieved a copy of Series 6 as a birthday present a couple of weeks ago via Amazon and it had both the speed issue (the Forget-Me-Knot) and the 'flashing' effect on 'Legacy Of Death'. I have e-mailed to see if I can still get replacements, but there really is no excuse for this faulty stock to still be on the market!!

Frankymole · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 12:10 am Post subject:

Thingumagij · Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 1:58 am Post subject:

Received an e-mail this morning saying "sorry to hear of the problems...return the discs (no packaging) and we will send replacements etc".

THE AVENGERS
STUDIOCANAL
50 Marshall Street
London
W1F 9BQ

So a quick response to my e-mail from last night, will let you know how long it takes for them to arrive.

Frankymole · Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 4:19 am Post subject:

Thingumagij · Posted: Thu Jun 07, 2012 4:54 am Post subject:

My replacement discs arrived today. 'Legacy' is much better and I don't detect the 'darkness' issue which has been previously reported, although the sound does sound slightly speeded-up. The Forget-Me-Knot' is fine.
The discs are marked V2.
A big thank you to StudioCanal for getting these out so quickly.

mousemeat · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:17 pm Post subject:

Frankymole · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 6:12 am Post subject:

Is "Legacy of Death" fixed on the German DVDs (http://declassified.theavengers.tv/wonders_de_dvd.htm) - or does it still have the "speeded up sound" problem?

Also, the replacement / fixed disks, according to The Avengers Declassified page about replacements, are "not part of an official replacement programme (unfortunately, the replacement disc introduces an audio pitch error)". Does this mean that Studio Canal have withdrawn the offer of "corrected" disks?

I'm inclined to just get the 50th Anniversary Box in order to finally have the Special Features Disk and a corrected "Forget-Me-Knot", and then have both (faulty) versions of "Legacy of Death" - at least I can still watch it on the old Contender disk.

But if the German set (or any other new version) has fixed sound and vision I'd prefer to get those!
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cyberrich · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 7:39 am Post subject:

I did return the 2 affected Tara discs a few months ago and received the V2 versions. Although there's been problems, Canal have been quite helpful. I'm still on series 4 so I haven't got as far as Tara with the dvds yet. I watched a few seconds of each V2 disc and they seemed fine. I didn't notice the high pitched sound on Legacy V2. How bad is it Question

Is it all the way through Question

I did notice the pitch problem on Forget me knot V1, the V2 Forget me knot seems perfect. Rich.

Frankymole · Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2012 1:21 am Post subject:

Dandy Forsdyke · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 8:45 am Post subject:

Not sure if this has been covered in this thread, but a member on Roobarb's has discovered more faults on the series 4 box set.

Please check these faults on your copies.

Audio on The Master Minds has been pitch corrected. The technique causes the audio to "blip" or "catch", at regular intervals. The problem is especially evident during sustained notes in musical passages. Witness the "catching", "clicking" effect in the music as Steed pulls up in his car and checks out the "trespassers will be prosecuted" sign around the 24-minute mark on the optimum disc, then go and check your contender disc - no "catching".

Audio throughout A Touch of Brimstone, Murder Market and (to a lesser extent) The House That Jack Built. Audio for all these episodes has been treated with so much noise reduction, every single music cue and line of dialogue sounds clipped, thin and too shrill. There's the "warble". Throughout the episodes, the audio warbles, or flanges, fluttering about as if someone tried to mix it to faux-stereo.
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mousemeat · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 9:59 am Post subject:

Alan · Posted: Sat Feb 23, 2013 10:43 am Post subject:

It's nothing to do with the masters, it's hamfisted restoration.
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