DVD Update?

mcm7 · 08-31-2003, 08:28 PM

Hello,

Is there any news/update on a DVD version of the Marine Aquarium?

There is an extremely large amount of consumers out there who now have (or will soon purchase) high quality TVs/displays and DVD players but are not adept at or have no interest in such things as HTPCs.

The Plasma TV community alone would LOVE to purchase a DVD of your incredible aquarium. You could even release multiple DVD versions, one for the MA, one for the freshwater, etc. Can you say CASH COW?

WAF (wife acceptance factor) would go through the roof if they saw your aquarium on high-end displays at the local AV store.

While I understand and respect the fan community here and their enthusiasm and desire for more features, fish, coral, etc.....I have no doubt that the DVD version could be the biggest and best thing to happen to the serenescreen aquarium.

I have shown the screensaver to many friends and family, and I always get the same reaction:

They say: "That is the best screensaver I've ever seen! Where can I get it?"

Then I say: "Imagine putting that on your TV / Plasma / etc."

They say: "I can? Is it on DVD?"

Please please please tell me that someone is working on the DVD.

-Martin

feldon34 · 08-31-2003, 08:35 PM

One must assume it's been cancelled.

I'm sure someone will be along shortly to yell at me for saying that.

Tiny Turtle · 09-01-2003, 01:17 AM

YELL! (j/k

)

I agree with Martin on that it would be a much desired product, not because of technical superiority, but rather the convenience.

Perhaps it's postponed in wait of the wide version as most DVDers would run it one a widescreen display?

/Tiny Stab in the Dark

cjmaddy · 09-01-2003, 04:26 AM

Me too! (Yell!) ............... hope you're right Tiny.

Come on Prolific, - get your finger out!

..... (British humorous comment!!!)

feldon34 · 09-01-2003, 07:48 AM

Originally posted by Tiny Turtle
Perhaps it's postponed in wait of the wide version as most DVDers would run it one a widescreen display?

They could easily use the 1.1.6 Wide version to produce the DVD if they wanted. And a bit of programming would allow Ken's 5 new fish to be used in the 1.1.6 Wide.

Jim Sachs · 09-01-2003, 08:42 AM

I've seen it at Fry's and on Ebay. Interest has been less than expected, and I doubt that Prolific would do another.

feldon34 · 09-01-2003, 08:49 AM

With zero promotion or word of mouth, it's tough to compete with the other products out there. I didn't even know it was out which is why there's been no mention on the website.

Next time @ Fry's, I'll look.

mcm7 · 09-01-2003, 09:40 AM

Originally posted by feldon27
With zero promotion or word of mouth, it's tough to compete with the other products out there.

EXACTLY!

Here are 3 popular sites where the DVD should be promoted:

http://www.avsforum.com
http://www.hometheaterspot.com
http://www.hometheaterforum.com

If it's a quality (fullscreen and widescreen!) DVD, I guarantee that sales would take off! Forget the retail chain stores, the internet sales demand would be enough.

Mr. Sachs, your aquarium is so incredible, I just think it's a shame that it hasn't been taken to the next level for large screen displays.

Morgan or anyone else, if an official widescreen DVD was released at Fry's, etc, I will gladly pay double the price and shipping for your trouble.

-Martin

feldon34 · 09-01-2003, 10:54 AM

Time for me to go to Fry's and buy another copy of the Aquarium. This'll make 5 copies.

Jim Sachs · 09-01-2003, 04:40 PM

Don't bother, it's not widescreen.

feldon34 · 09-01-2003, 05:27 PM

Ugh.

iMark · 09-02-2003, 12:45 PM

I bought it on eBay, I love it. I run it all the time when we're not watching television... In fact it convinced me to buy a new computer, because the fish swim so much faster and smoother than on the one I had(I had an iMac DV and upgraded to a 17" iMac2). My only wish is that they had used the Mac widescreen version, the coral is a tad bit stretched on a 16:9 telly, but, in all honesty, it's amazing on the plasma. They should really push the marketing, a dozen people I know have bought the dvd and/or the screensaver since seeing mine. Now I'm hoping for a goldfish version dvd, when they get to the point where they can do it.

BigScreen · 09-11-2003, 09:52 PM

Those of you looking to get your aquarium fix on your TV should check out the Aquaria DVD:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/B00005OW0E

These are real fish swimming in real tanks, set to some of the most annoying "relaxing" music I've heard in quite some time. Thankfully, you can set the audio to "bubbles" for that authentic aquarium feeling...

You can get 5 tanks in the 2-disc set above, or they are sold separately as well. Both widescreen (full tank view) and 4:3 close-ups are done, the Amazon description even says the widescreen is anamorphic.

While they aren't the TV version of the SereneScreen Aquarium, the DVD is worth the purchase price.

When I get a projector, you can bet this DVD (I've got the DVD-18 flipper) will be in one of my players often!

Jim Sachs · 09-12-2003, 12:12 AM

We discussed this one a year or two ago, and I bought it. It's not bad.

feldon34 · 09-12-2003, 05:33 PM

Looked at the Marine Aquarium DVD today (It was under M for Marine, not S for SereneScreen/SereneScene). It was marked $9.95.

Without widescreen, it's hard to recommend it. Also I wonder what the compression looks like since there are 2 hours of video on this disc.

Aquaria was $19.95.

BigScreen · 09-12-2003, 07:06 PM

You may also be able to find DVD's of the individual tanks for under $10, which lowers the price of admission.

From the Amazon.com description:

The Exotic Aquarium
The Natural Aquarium
The Freshwater Aquarium
The Classic Aquarium
The Coral Reef Aquarium

All five programs can be found on Aquaria: The Complete Aquarium Collection.

For those who just can't wait for the Freshwater Aquarium to be released, this could be the next best thing. (Too bad you can run a DVD as a screen saver...)

iMark · 09-17-2003, 05:18 AM

I have the Aquaria one, too...and I think that, unless you are playing the loop of the close-ups, it's preatty lame. Several of the tanks are cloudy, and/or the lighting is really bad. I really can't stand to have it on after getting the SS Aquarium. Like I said, my only complaint is that they didn't use the wide-screen version, but the regular version isn't stretched to the point where it looks strange. I only notice it because I run the wide-screen version on my Macs...oh, and they never show the starfish on the glass...

If you want to see amazing fish on a widescreen plasma, I'd recommend the Blue Planet series from the BBC, esp. the Coral Seas. It will knock your socks off. Every episode in this series is amazing, but the Coral Seas is my favorite...of course, the fish are in their natural habitat and not in a tank, so it's not like having a virtual saltwater tank...

For that...you can't beat the MA dvd..I can take my virtual pets back and forth from London to the States...have fish will travel...

cjmaddy · 09-17-2003, 09:59 AM

iMark, - I couldn't agree more! - It will indeed - "... knock your socks off!"

Anyone who is interested, should take a look at the Blue Planet thread:-
https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...=&threadid=492
A few of us got a little carried away on that thread may be!

- but I can strongly recommend it!

Edgar · 09-26-2003, 11:29 AM

I see Encore is selling the DVD version.

http://www.encoresoftware.com/dbdriv...arine+aquarium

EdPerkins · 12-03-2003, 12:46 AM

Hi,

The DVD thread still lives!

I just found the "Marine Aquarium the DVD" at Best Buy for $5.99! I like how the backcover states in a movie like wording: Prolific Publishing and SereneScreen Present a JIM SACHS PRODUCTION "MARINE AQUARIUM" The next three lines list all the actors (Fish)

What a great deal! Now can someone tell me why doesn't Prolific sell the DVD directly?

Ed

08-31-2003, 08:28 PM	#1
mcm7 Registered Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2	DVD Update? Hello, Is there any news/update on a DVD version of the Marine Aquarium? There is an extremely large amount of consumers out there who now have (or will soon purchase) high quality TVs/displays and DVD players but are not adept at or have no interest in such things as HTPCs. The Plasma TV community alone would LOVE to purchase a DVD of your incredible aquarium. You could even release multiple DVD versions, one for the MA, one for the freshwater, etc. Can you say CASH COW? WAF (wife acceptance factor) would go through the roof if they saw your aquarium on high-end displays at the local AV store. While I understand and respect the fan community here and their enthusiasm and desire for more features, fish, coral, etc.....I have no doubt that the DVD version could be the biggest and best thing to happen to the serenescreen aquarium. I have shown the screensaver to many friends and family, and I always get the same reaction: They say: "That is the best screensaver I've ever seen! Where can I get it?" Then I say: "Imagine putting that on your TV / Plasma / etc." They say: "I can? Is it on DVD?" Please please please tell me that someone is working on the DVD. -Martin

08-31-2003, 08:35 PM	#2
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	One must assume it's been cancelled. I'm sure someone will be along shortly to yell at me for saying that. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-01-2003, 01:17 AM	#3
Tiny Turtle is pleased Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Posts: 7,365	YELL! (j/k ) I agree with Martin on that it would be a much desired product, not because of technical superiority, but rather the convenience. Perhaps it's postponed in wait of the wide version as most DVDers would run it one a widescreen display? /Tiny Stab in the Dark Thanks to Morgan, Tiny Snapshots is up and running again with "Tiny Järvafält" as the latest addition – Go have a look and tell me what you think. "We knew the world would not be the same. A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent. I remembered the line from the Hindu scripture, the Bhagavad-Gita. Vishnu is trying to persuade the Prince that he should do his duty and to impress him takes on his multi-armed form and says, 'Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds.' I suppose we all thought that, one way or another." /Robert Oppenheimer on witnessing the first thermonuclear detonation in history.

09-01-2003, 07:48 AM	#5
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Originally posted by Tiny Turtle Perhaps it's postponed in wait of the wide version as most DVDers would run it one a widescreen display? They could easily use the 1.1.6 Wide version to produce the DVD if they wanted. And a bit of programming would allow Ken's 5 new fish to be used in the 1.1.6 Wide. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-01-2003, 08:42 AM	#6
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	I've seen it at Fry's and on Ebay. Interest has been less than expected, and I doubt that Prolific would do another. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

09-01-2003, 04:26 AM	#4
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	Me too! (Yell!) ............... hope you're right Tiny. Come on Prolific, - get your finger out! ..... (British humorous comment!!!)

09-01-2003, 08:49 AM	#7
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	With zero promotion or word of mouth, it's tough to compete with the other products out there. I didn't even know it was out which is why there's been no mention on the website. Next time @ Fry's, I'll look. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-01-2003, 09:40 AM	#8
mcm7 Registered Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 2	Originally posted by feldon27 With zero promotion or word of mouth, it's tough to compete with the other products out there. EXACTLY! Here are 3 popular sites where the DVD should be promoted: http://www.avsforum.com http://www.hometheaterspot.com http://www.hometheaterforum.com If it's a quality (fullscreen and widescreen!) DVD, I guarantee that sales would take off! Forget the retail chain stores, the internet sales demand would be enough. Mr. Sachs, your aquarium is so incredible, I just think it's a shame that it hasn't been taken to the next level for large screen displays. Morgan or anyone else, if an official widescreen DVD was released at Fry's, etc, I will gladly pay double the price and shipping for your trouble. -Martin

09-01-2003, 10:54 AM	#9
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Time for me to go to Fry's and buy another copy of the Aquarium. This'll make 5 copies. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-01-2003, 04:40 PM	#10
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	Don't bother, it's not widescreen. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

09-01-2003, 05:27 PM	#11
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Ugh. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-02-2003, 12:45 PM	#12
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	I bought it on eBay, I love it. I run it all the time when we're not watching television... In fact it convinced me to buy a new computer, because the fish swim so much faster and smoother than on the one I had(I had an iMac DV and upgraded to a 17" iMac2). My only wish is that they had used the Mac widescreen version, the coral is a tad bit stretched on a 16:9 telly, but, in all honesty, it's amazing on the plasma. They should really push the marketing, a dozen people I know have bought the dvd and/or the screensaver since seeing mine. Now I'm hoping for a goldfish version dvd, when they get to the point where they can do it.

09-11-2003, 09:52 PM	#13
BigScreen Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 59	Those of you looking to get your aquarium fix on your TV should check out the Aquaria DVD: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...l/-/B00005OW0E These are real fish swimming in real tanks, set to some of the most annoying "relaxing" music I've heard in quite some time. Thankfully, you can set the audio to "bubbles" for that authentic aquarium feeling... You can get 5 tanks in the 2-disc set above, or they are sold separately as well. Both widescreen (full tank view) and 4:3 close-ups are done, the Amazon description even says the widescreen is anamorphic. While they aren't the TV version of the SereneScreen Aquarium, the DVD is worth the purchase price. When I get a projector, you can bet this DVD (I've got the DVD-18 flipper) will be in one of my players often! Scott J. Publisher of The BigScreen Cinema Guide

09-12-2003, 12:12 AM	#14
Jim Sachs Developer Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Southern Oregon Posts: 9,816	We discussed this one a year or two ago, and I bought it. It's not bad. Jim Sachs Creator of SereneScreen Aquarium

09-12-2003, 05:33 PM	#15
feldon34 Forum Administrator Join Date: Dec 2000 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 10,947	Looked at the Marine Aquarium DVD today (It was under M for Marine, not S for SereneScreen/SereneScene). It was marked $9.95. Without widescreen, it's hard to recommend it. Also I wonder what the compression looks like since there are 2 hours of video on this disc. Aquaria was $19.95. "Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed. Everything else is public relations." - George Orwell "If voting changed anything, they'd make it illegal." - Emma Goldman

09-12-2003, 07:06 PM	#16
BigScreen Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 59	You may also be able to find DVD's of the individual tanks for under $10, which lowers the price of admission. From the Amazon.com description: The Exotic Aquarium The Natural Aquarium The Freshwater Aquarium The Classic Aquarium The Coral Reef Aquarium All five programs can be found on Aquaria: The Complete Aquarium Collection. For those who just can't wait for the Freshwater Aquarium to be released, this could be the next best thing. (Too bad you can run a DVD as a screen saver...) Scott J. Publisher of The BigScreen Cinema Guide

09-17-2003, 05:18 AM	#17
iMark Registered Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: MIssouri Posts: 105	I have the Aquaria one, too...and I think that, unless you are playing the loop of the close-ups, it's preatty lame. Several of the tanks are cloudy, and/or the lighting is really bad. I really can't stand to have it on after getting the SS Aquarium. Like I said, my only complaint is that they didn't use the wide-screen version, but the regular version isn't stretched to the point where it looks strange. I only notice it because I run the wide-screen version on my Macs...oh, and they never show the starfish on the glass... If you want to see amazing fish on a widescreen plasma, I'd recommend the Blue Planet series from the BBC, esp. the Coral Seas. It will knock your socks off. Every episode in this series is amazing, but the Coral Seas is my favorite...of course, the fish are in their natural habitat and not in a tank, so it's not like having a virtual saltwater tank... For that...you can't beat the MA dvd..I can take my virtual pets back and forth from London to the States...have fish will travel...

09-17-2003, 09:59 AM	#18
cjmaddy Registered Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Lancashire, UK Posts: 7,854	The Blue Planet ! iMark, - I couldn't agree more! - It will indeed - "... knock your socks off!" Anyone who is interested, should take a look at the Blue Planet thread:- https://www.feldoncentral.com/forums...=&threadid=492 A few of us got a little carried away on that thread may be! - but I can strongly recommend it!

09-26-2003, 11:29 AM	#19
Edgar Prolific/SereneScreen Developer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Norwalk, CA Posts: 513	I see Encore is selling the DVD version. http://www.encoresoftware.com/dbdriv...arine+aquarium *Edgar Tolentino* Prolific Developer www.prolific.com www.LifeGlobe.com

12-03-2003, 12:46 AM	#20
EdPerkins Registered Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Winder, GA Posts: 6	Marine Aquarium the DVD at Best Buy Hi, The DVD thread still lives! I just found the "Marine Aquarium the DVD" at Best Buy for $5.99! I like how the backcover states in a movie like wording: Prolific Publishing and SereneScreen Present a JIM SACHS PRODUCTION "MARINE AQUARIUM" The next three lines list all the actors (Fish) What a great deal! Now can someone tell me why doesn't Prolific sell the DVD directly? Ed