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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | Many steelbooks come with a J Card attached to it. Usually on the back is the upc#, overview and features, then it goes over the top and then a little bit of it forms the banner atop the front, usually with the formats. Since we denote which releases have slipcovers it would be nice to also do the same for releases that come with a J Card attached. Some steelbooks don't come with J Cards, such as the Universal comic book style steelbooks. Examples of J Cards   Universal steels w/o J Cards on top shelf, Paramount and WB steels with J Cards on the other shelves.  |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 1,272 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting CubbyUps: Quote:
Many steelbooks come with a J Card attached to it. Usually on the back is the upc#, overview and features, then it goes over the top and then a little bit of it forms the banner atop the front, usually with the formats.
Since we denote which releases have slipcovers it would be nice to also do the same for releases that come with a J Card attached. Some steelbooks don't come with J Cards, such as the Universal comic book style steelbooks.
Examples of J Cards
Universal steels w/o J Cards on top shelf, Paramount and WB steels with J Cards on the other shelves.
I choose #1, I currently use a custom tag to keep track. I see the votes and am VERY confused, in no way shape or form should a J-card be identified as a Slip cover, two completely different things. The J card does not slip over the case in any way. A Jcard is a temporary way to display information to the buying public. It is usually attached temporarily by a sticky substance, once removed it can't be put back on unlike a slip cover. The consensus from the forums state to use it as cover images, rating, overview etc in the online database; to match what we see in strore, but that doesn't make it a slipcover. | | | HDTV: 52" Toshiba Regza 52XV545U AVR: Onkyo TR-707
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 4,245 |
| | Posted: | | | | In my opinion a slip cover is one that wraps around 4 sides of a case and slides over same.
A J Card at best covers the back, the top and perhaps 1/2 an inch on the front. So about 2 1/8th of 3 sides. |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | I just wonder what might be wrong with "Custom"? | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 29, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 4,479 |
| | Posted: | | | | I voted 4. Slip cases and J cards are the same useless extra packaging that goes directly to the thrash can. I do not see personally the interest for several boxes that will remain always empty in my movies collection. But I can understand that some users might be interested, and would not care if Ken decided to implement this. But I think there are much more important requests to work on. | | | | Images from movies |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,738 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lewis_Prothero: Quote:
I just wonder what might be wrong with "Custom"? Because the case type itself is not custom. With the invention of the slip cover checkbox we have the means to describe the case type itself and give additional information if there's still something around it. A steelbook with a slip cover is a steelbook with a slip cover. But a steelbook with a J paperslip I'm going to throw away anyway is suddenly a custom case? | | | Karsten
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 3,188 |
| | Posted: | | | | " a J paperslip I'm going to throw away" I'm guessing this is why most people don't care. I certainly don't give a flying happy funtime what you call them.  | | | | First registered: February 15, 2002 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 4,506 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't keep them, i throw them away.... | | | | Registered: July 7 2000 |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,796 |
| | Posted: | | | | They are a pain in the #~!*@&^^$% | | | We don't need stinkin' IMDB's errors, we make our own.
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| Registered: February 10, 2008 | | Posts: 244 |
| | Posted: | | | | I don't throw them away, I keep them... |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 13,199 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting MakoDeth: Quote:
I don't throw them away, I keep them... So do I. I don't like them, but I do keep them...I also don't care what you call them. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 553 |
| | Posted: | | | | I voted #1 as I don't see any harm in including a check box, but I can't say I'm bothered either way. I keep these, but don't really consider them any more special than say those little specs sheets that come glued to box sets, etc. We scan them and they might have the UPC, but they're not important to me. | | | My DVD/Blu-ray Collection
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