The early months of the year were traditionally known as "Screener Season." Piracy groups vied to be the first to rip and upload Oscar-contending films and high-profile direct-to-video titles. The Rx release of Unthinkable caught the tail end of this wave, capitalizing on a hungry audience looking for premium, unreleased content. The Technological Context: The XviD Era
that appeared on torrent sites in May 2010, several weeks before its official direct-to-video release on June 14, 2010 . unthinkable 2010 dvdscr xvidrx
A search of Reddit’s r/DHExchange or r/DataHoarder reveals dozens of plea threads: The early months of the year were traditionally
A DVDSCR is a rip, or a digital copy, created from such a preview DVD. The quality is generally better than a "CAM" (camcorder recording in a theater) or a "TS" (Telesync), but it's notably lower than a final retail "DVDRip". It often has an aspect ratio of 1.85:1, but its most distinctive—and annoying—feature is the "ticker." The ticker is a scrolling copyright message or an anti-piracy phone number that often appears at the bottom of the screen, sometimes directly over the action, which can be quite distracting. A search of Reddit’s r/DHExchange or r/DataHoarder reveals