Shrek's ReVoice Studio (DVD ROM) A fun little DVD-ROM based feature allowing your to re-voice a number of characters in a few scenes from the movie. The kids will love this feature! Interactive Games A selection of 16x9 enhanced games for the kids. Character Morph - Switch the head/body/legs of your favourite characters. Austin Powers in Goldmember's ReVoice Studio REGION 1 ONLY You and your friends or family can ReVoice 10 hilarious scenes from this blockbuster movie and become the voice of Dr. Evil, Foxy Cleopatra, Austin Power's himself or many of the other characters. Compatible with Microsoft Windows on computers with a DVD drive.
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This special DVD feature is on the Barelaked Nadies DVD. Challenge your vocal dexterity against the tongue-twisting lyrics of One Week.
Compatible with Microsoft Windows on computers with a DVD drive.
Important Notice
Window users experiencing problems with the video in Revoice Studio please select your operating system link below for further Help in obtaining the required 'Indeo Codec' that, unfortunately, no longer ships with Windows.
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1. Insert the Barelaked Nadies DVD into your PC. 2. Install the Interactual Player if you haven't done so. 3. Start the Interactual Player if it doesn't start automatically with Barelaked Nadies DVD. (Press the play '>' button in the Interactual controller if Barelaked Nadies doesn't start by itself.) 4. Select Videos from the Main menu. 5. Select DVD ROM from the Special Features menu. 6. Select Barenaked Ladies ReVoice Studio from the DVD ROM menu. 7. It may take a few moments for ReVoice Studio to start, so please wait for the requirements page to vanish and for ReVoice Studio to begin.
Just click on the star marked Quit in the bottom left corner. All your recordings and your selections are always saved automatically.
Does ReVoice Studio run on a Macintosh, PlayStation or Xbox?
None of the special features on this DVD, including ReVoice Studio, are designed to run on a Macintosh, PlayStation or Xbox.
Shrek Revoice Studio
Then, we're sorry to say, you cannot play ReVoice Studio on that computer.
I cannot hear sound with the ReVoice Studio video. Why?
If this happens and you get a message that reads '..Failed to find audio stream in: DataV06.avd' or similar, you will need to enable or load some audio playback software.
Click here to see detailed instructions to correct this.
I do not see the ReVoice Studio video correctly. Why?
When you run ReVoice Studio and you get a message like: 'Sorry I do not know how to play '..skinsv1.avi' you will need to enable or download some video playback software.
Click here to see detailed instructions to correct this.
On my PC, when I click on 'ReVoice Studio' in the DVD ROM menu, I just see a page describing ReVoice Studio. How do I start ReVoice Studio?
* Close the Interactual Player or any other DVD player you are using on your PC. * Click your Windows Start button, click Run, then in the Open window type: D:commonwinbinReVoice.exe (where D: is the letter of your computer's DVD ROM drive), then click OK.
Why is the video corrupted with green, red, or black and white?
If you have a Hercules Prophet 4500 video card, or similar:
Right click your desktop and select 'properties'. From the screen that appears, click 'settings' then 'advanced'. The Hercules driver offers a box for 'performance', which when clicked on, brings up a slider bar for (video) hardware acceleration. Reduce this to the second setting and restart the computer. ReVoice Studio should work fine.
If you have an ATI Radeon card:
Go to http://support.ati.com/ and download and install the latest video driver for your ATI Radeon card and operating system. Let us know if this helps.
Others:
If you have another video card, make sure you have the latest drivers for your card (please check this with the video card manufacturer). It is also worth checking whether your video card has a hardware acceleration performance slider in it's control panel similar to that described for the Hercules Prophet, above. If so, try reducing this to see if the video corruption in ReVoice Studio disappears. Please let us know how you get on.
When I try to record in ReVoice Studio, the screen goes black.
Click here to see the latest instructions to try and correct this.
When I try to record in ReVoice Studio the video plays, but afterwards, only the Stop button works and the recording is not saved in the Takes list.
Some DirectX Codecs installed on your system can affect ReVoice Studio. If you have installed any codecs on your system and are having problems running ReVoice Studio, see the documentation supplied with the codecs for instructions on how to disable them.
You can also click here to see the latest instructions to try and correct problems with the video playing.
Your voice recordings are stored in the folder called 'ReVoice' in your 'My Documents' folder. If you make a copy of this folder, you will be able to copy it back into your 'My Documents' folder to restore any recordings that you made before you made the copy.
The video appears jerky when played in ReVoice Studio
You may need to set your DVD drive to DMA mode. DMA mode allows the video to play without using the processor in your computer. See the Windows Help guide, accessed through the Windows Start Menu, and your DVD drive documentation.
Shrek (2001) Dreamworks Home Entertainment Cast: Extras: Commentary Track, Revoice Studio, Featurettes, Character Interviews, Games, Music Videos, Goofs, Storyboards, and much more Rating:
'Shrek' is a simple tale with a clever hook. Based upon the book by William Steig, we meet the title character, a big green ogre with trumpet-like ears as he makes his way from an outhouse and takes a shower in thick mud. It’s quickly obvious that this is not your normal fairy tale creature. Shrek (Mike Myers) is a private ogre, enjoying his days alone in his swamp, frightening those that trespass or wish him harm, but mostly keeping to himself and his mighty earwax. His privacy won’t last long though. Throughout the rest of the forest, the evil Lord Farquaad (John Lithgow) has announced a decree calling for the banishment of all fairy tale creatures from his 'perfect' kingdom. The townspeople have gathered up these creatures, big and small, to sell to Farquaad’s men, and it is here where we first meet Donkey (Eddie Murphy), being sold-out by his human master. Through a bit of luck, Donkey is able to escape the clutches of the men and runs through the forest until he comes upon Shrek. With the men fast on his heels, Donkey seeks solace behind the ogre’s large frame and when the men get a good look at the hideous green beast, they forget about Donkey and return back in the direction they came from with great speed. Donkey, naturally, is convinced that Shrek has saved his life and proceeds to tell him so, and well, about everything else on his mind at the moment. Donkey is not only a talking donkey, but he is a talking donkey who will not stop talking. Of course, this doesn’t bode too well with Shrek’s solitary lifestyle and when Donkey follows him back to his swamp, it takes all the patience and kindness he can muster to allow the mule to stay there, outside of his house mind you, for just one night. During dinner, however, Shrek gets a bigger surprise than the company of a talking Donkey. After discovering three blind mice and a big bad wolf in his house, Shrek steps outside to find the banished fairy tale creatures on his property. All of them. Pinocchio, the seven dwarves, the three bears, Tinkerbell, they’re all there. On his property! Needless to say, Shrek is less than thrilled about the idea of his house becoming a makeshift refugee camp, so he demands to know what the heck they’re doing there. Donkey tells him about Lord Farquaad and Pinocchio assures him that they don’t want to be on Shrek’s property, only they have nowhere else to go. Being the reasonable ogre that he is, Shrek decides that he will have a talk with Farquaad and straighten this bit of nonsense right out. The crowd of creatures cheer and Donkey follows Shrek to be his guide to Duloc, home of Farquaad.
Along their journey, Shrek and Donkey learn a little more about each other and again, Shrek’s patience is pushed to the limit by Donkey’s impossibly mobile mouth. Once they reach Duloc, they stumble upon the opening ceremony of Farquaad’s tournament. When the humans gain sight of the unsightly ogre, however, Farquaad decides to change the rules of the tournament to whoever kills the ogre wins the prize. When Shrek and Donkey clean the floors with the humans, Farquaad decides that the ogre can have his swamp back if he will rescue the princess and bring her back to him. Shrek says fine, Farquaad says fine, and ladies and gentlemen we have a deal.
I don’t want to spoil the fun for anyone who might not have seen 'Shrek' (difficult as that is to imagine), but this is really where the movie kicks in for me. The castle sequence is amazing, and of course it’s no big surprise that Shrek and Donkey rescue Fiona. It is more surprising to actually meet Fiona and learn that there’s very little typical about her either, what with the burping, the ninja abilities, and the mysterious insisting that she be in bed behind closed doors by the time the sun goes down. Through their journey back to Duloc, it becomes clear to Donkey (and us too) that Shrek and Fiona are really starting to like each other. I know, it sounds crazy, right? How can a beautiful princess love an ugly smelly ogre? Well, that’s essentially what the movie’s about: not judging people by their exterior appearance. It’s a classic fairy tale kind of moral and it’s executed wonderfully in the last half of the film.
I’ve seen 'Shrek' a couple of times now, and while I think some of the jokes aren’t as funny in repeat viewings, the story remains strong, the visuals of PDI Dreamworks’ animation become more impressive, and it’s clear that this is easily on target to become a family classic. I can only imagine how much I would love this film if I were less than ten years old, and even as an adult I find it near impossible not to watch and enjoy. It’s one of those films that you can throw on just to watch a specific scene or moment, and end up watching the whole thing from there on out. What has not faded on me whatsoever about this movie, is the vocal talents of both Eddie Murphy and John Lithgow. I think Murphy does a terrific job with Donkey, using a voice that’s not quite his own but easily familiar and making lines that aren’t punchlines sound funny. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said 'it is very spooky in here and I ain’t playing no games' in the past three days, and I think that’s solely due to Eddie Murphy. John Lithgow, of course, has one of the best voices in the business and he delivers as expected yet again with Farquaad, a short man with a big head. All in all, 'Shrek' is a lot of fun. The kids obviously love it, and if you’re an adult and you haven’t seen it, then you need to, if for no other reason, than to see how much fun they poke at the wonderful world of Disney. That stuff will always get a laugh.
The video on this two disc special edition DVD is presented in both <$PS,full frame> (1.33:1) and <$16x9,anamorphic><$PS,widescreen> (1.78:1), with the <$PS,full frame> transfer on disc one and the <$PS,widescreen> on the second disc. Like all other computer-animated films I’ve seen on DVD, ' shrek'="" looks="" flawless.="" the="" colors="" are="" perfect="" and="" vivid,="" details="" is="" crystal="" clear,="" and="" there="" are="" no="" effects,="" blemishes,="" grain,="" miscalculations,="" or="" anything="" that="" will="" convince="" you="" that="" this="" transfer="" isn’t="" terrific.="" also="" like="" previous="" computer-animated="" films,="" this="" transfer="" of="" 'shrek'="" comes="" straight="" from="" a="" digital="" source="" and="" technically="" there="" is="" no="" film="" involved.="" the="" result="" is="" a="" fuller="" and="" sharper="" experience.="" again,="" i="" feel="" i="" should="" point="" out="" the="" castle="" sequence="" and="" in="" particular="" the="" moment="" where="" shrek="" and="" donkey="" cross="" the="" swinging="" bridge.="" there="" are="" times="" during="" this="" scene="" where="" it="" actually="" looks="" like="" you’re="" watching="" incredibly="" smooth="" stop-motion="" or="" claymation="" animation="" that="" is="" not="" 2-d="" and="" instead="" has="" a="" depth="" that="" i="" did="" not="" believe="" a="" computer="" could="" create.="" i="" would="" also="" like="" to="" point="" out="" to="" parents="" that="" you="" should="" do="" you="" and="" your="" kids="" a="" favor="" and="" watch="" the="" <$ps,widescreen>="" version="" at="" least="" once="" to="" compare="" to="" the="" <$ps,full="" frame>="" version.="" i="" noticed="" during="" the="" scene="" where="" farquaad="" first="" meets="" fiona="" that="" donkey="" is="" nearly="" completely="" cut="" out="" of="" the="" scene="" by="" the="" <$ps,full="" frame>="" composition.="" and="" i="" don’t="" think="" donkey="" would="" like="">
Audio is also given what seems to be the normal treatment these days with Dreamworks, offering the listener both a <$DTS,DTS> and <$DD,Dolby Digital> track. Interestingly, however, the DTS track is available only on the second disc with the <$PS,widescreen> transfer, while the Dolby Digital plays on both discs. Either way you go, the audio is represented extremely well, with DTS gaining a slight nod due to a bit fuller sound and a little more low-end. Dialogue is very well mixed and clean, as one might imagine and expect from a film that is completely overdubbed. The surrounds are very active, with all kinds of little forest noises and murmuring of creatures and humans in crowd scenes. The score by Harry Gregson-Williams and John Powell sounds great and fits the film perfectly. Again, there is little to complain about here in the audio department.
Disc Two has more features, including a running commentary with producer Aaron Warner, and directors Vicky Jensen and Andrew Adamson. This is a pretty good commentary, geared towards the technical side and very informative, but the three also seem to have a lot of fun together and it is obvious how proud they are of the film. They also hum the opening theme for us, which is nice of them. Next is a featurette called 'The Tech of Shrek,' which further delves into the animation process involved in making the film. If you’re into computer animation at all, there’s certainly a lot to learn here, as the animators explain just how far the technology has advanced and how the bar was raised since their previous feature, 'Antz.' Also on board, are a few storyboard pitches of scenes that didn’t make it to the computer. Obviously, these would have been a bit more enjoyable to watch had they actually been animated, but it is neat to at least here about other parts of the story that were planned, but ultimately rejected.
'Shrek' is a fun movie that has enough to offer adults that they can actually enjoy watching a movie with their kids. A huge success in the theater, the film arrives on DVD in a special edition that is packed to the gills with unique, informative, and interactive features, and audio and video that are hard to find fault with. It’s an easy recommendation. And it is also very spooky in here and I ain’t playing no games. Okay, I gotta stop that.