"Vacas" Sogepaq (Spain) - Region 2 - PAL vs. Tartan Video (UK) - Region 0

(aka "Beiak" or "Cows")

directed by Julio Medem
Spain 1991

Theatrical Release: January 1, 1992

DVD Comparison:

Sogepaq (Spain) - Region 2 - PAL vs. Tartan Video (UK) - Region 0 - PAL

Big thanks to Pavel Borodin for all the Screen Caps!

(Sogepaq (Spain) - Region 2 - PAL - LEFT vs. Tartan Video (UK) - Region 0 - PAL - RIGHT)

DVD Box Covers
Distribution	Sogepaq (Spain) Region 2 - PAL	Tartan Video (UK) Region 0 - PAL
Runtime	1:32:00 (4% PAL speedup)	1:31:57 (4% PAL speedup)
Video	1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 8.49 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s	1.78:1 Original Aspect Ratio 16X9 enhanced Average Bitrate: 4.37 mb/s PAL 720x576 25.00 f/s
	NOTE: The Vertical axis represents the bits transferred per second. The Horizontal is the time in minutes.
Bitrate: Sogepaq (Spain)
Bitrate: Tartan Video (UK)
Audio	Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1), Basque (Dolby Digital 5.1)	Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0)
Subtitles	Spanish, English, French	English
Features	Release Information: Studio: Sogepaq (Spain) Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterboxed - 1.78:1 Edition Details: • Filmographies • Julio Medem Trailers • Gallery • Additional Material (Behind the Scenes) • Awards DVD Release Date: February 27, 2002 Keep case Chapters 16	Release Information: Studio: Tartan Video (UK) Aspect Ratio: Widescreen letterboxed - 1.78:1 Edition Details: • Star And Director Filmographies • Robert Stone Film Notes • Promotional Art Gallery • Original Theatrical Trailer • Julio Medem Trailer Reel DVD Release Date: June 24, 2002 Keep case Chapters 16
Comments	The Tartan DVD is slightly sharper. It has strange artifacts in the first screen shot (the fingers), but I haven't seen same artifacts elsewhere. It is the first frame after thr black background, maybe that caused these compression artifacts. The Tartan DVD has only Spanish stereo soundtrack, while Sogepaq offers Spanish and Basque, both in Dolby Digital 5.1. I'm not sure which one is the original language of this movie. Sogepaq also offers more subtitle options. In the special features department Tartan offers nothing of real interest - trailers for all Medem movies, some text screens, and some photos. In addition to similar features, Sogepaq includes something more interesting entitled 'Additional Material'. It's comparisons of 10 scenes from the movie with the corresponding behind the scenes footage. - Pavel Borodin