### **_The Westwood Dub Remastered Version 2.0 Complete BATCH Release!_** ---  ### **_What Is The Westwood Dub & Why It Takes So Long To Sync:_** This dub only aired in international English speaking countries (UK, Canada, Netherlands etc.). It is a rare lost media that has been preserved by fans who recorded this from TV between 2001 to 2005. This dub **will never have an official release on DVD** due to being stuck in licensing hell. The Westwood dub was heavily edited for TV airing meaning that each episode has approx. **2 Minutes** of cut content. This can be anywhere in the episode. It takes about 1 to 2 hours to sync one episode because of these cuts. We are doing this lengthy process per episode in order to preserve this dub, and to prevent it from being _lost to time_. Here is what the typical timeline looks like for a single episode:  If you want to learn more about the Westwood Dub, how it came to be and how it aired then watch this video: [DBZ Lost Media - Preserving The Westwood Dub](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgjbKKGehPg). --- ### **_June 2024 Version 2.0 Release:_** We started our **Westwood Dub Remaster Project** over 3 years ago on the 22/01/2021 with the release of the Trunks Saga. We have now finally completed the painstaking task of preserving this dub, and ensuring that it is as close to official release as possible. We did this by hand picking each audio source for every **Recap, Episode & Next Episode Preview**, and choosing to sync this audio to the best video source we have which is the Merge R1+R2 Dragon Box. A lot of time and effort went into syncing each and every episode, going over every cut, adding any special effects (like **Motion Blur**) and changes that were made to the footage to try and keep it true to the source as possible. Trust me when I say that a ridiculous amount of time has gone into ensuring that this is the most **Definitive** release of the Westwood dub that has ever been circulated online. If you want to relive your childhood then there is no better way! Thank you for being so patient with us & I really hope that this batch release meets your expectations. This **Version 2.0** release includes over **51 corrections/revisions** made to **41 episodes**: #### **Specific Details:** We have corrected the following **20 episodes** which had multiple visual errors, sync issues & audio errors (abrupt ad cuts, line out issues): **164, 179, 214, 216, 231, 242, 245, 248, 253, 254, 255, 260, 261, 266, 268, 269, 270, 272, 273, & 274.** #### **Stereo Audio Upgrades:** In addition, we have improved **31 episodes** from the V1 release that used poor audio sources. We now have a stereo DVD source from [Shinhan_Sasuke](https://www.youtube.com/@Shinhan_sasuke) for these episodes: **217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 261, 263, 265, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, & 275.** #### **Downloaded the old [ Westwood Torrent?](https://nyaa.si/view/1494816):** If you have downloaded the old [ [SoM] Dragon Ball Z - Westwood Dub COMPLETE BATCH (108-276) [Merge R1+R2 Dragon Box]](https://nyaa.si/view/1494816), then you only need to download the following **41 episodes**: **164, 179, 214, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 231, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 255, 260, 261, 263, 265, 266, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 273, 274, & 275.** Episodes corrected by: **_DBZimran_**. --- ### **_Video:_** The video for this release has been sourced from [SoM's Merge R1+R2 Dragon Box](https://nyaa.si/view/1331090). This has been synced to the best audio of any given episode of the dub. Merge Dragon Box retains as much detail as possible, ensuring that Dragon Ball Z can be viewed in its highest quality. You can read more about this version of Dragon Box [here](https://dombito.github.io/mergeproject/R1R2.pdf). ### **_Audio:_** This release serves to include the best recorded version of each episode synced to the best possible video that we have. The audio is sourced from [the +500GB Westwood Blue Water Torrent](https://nyaa.si/view/1320921). The sources are Hi-Fi and Stereo recordings, the best possible version of any given episode. Our audio sources for an episode of the Westwood dub are: **_Robo4900_**, **_Shinhan_Sasuke_**, **_xodanox_**, **_DAGAME_** and as a last resort **_OceanDan93_** (in order of quality). ### **_Opening & Ending:_** The Opening and Ending have been recreated for this release. The Opening features video sourced from **The Rock The Dragon Set and UUE Movie 3** and **Merge Dragon Box**. The Ending is recreated with **Merge Dragon Box** video and recreated credits. They have been recreated by **_Enigmo_** and encoded by **_JySzE_**. ### **_Title Cards:_** English title cards for each episode have been sourced from **Funi Singles** by **_DBZimran_** and recreated by **_ManifestX_**. ### **_Credits:_** This was possible thanks to the efforts of: - **_Wonder inc_** and **_Zero Cool_** who organised and split each individual episode ready to sync and edit. - **_DBZimran_**, **_Ajay_**, **_iKaos_**, **_Venny_** and **_JySzE_** for quality control and encoding instructions. - **_ManifestX_**, **_DBZimran_**, **_Draganath_** & **_Johnny Blade_** for syncing and editing episodes. Episodes 108 to 276 have been synced by **_DBZimran_**, **_Johnny Blade_**, **_Draganath_**, **_ManifestX_**, **_Wonder Inc_**, **_EpicKasai_**, **_Comment101_** & **_Hugo2003DBZ_** --- ### **We Need Your Help!** If you notice any errors please leave let us know by reporting the issues to the [Seed of Might Q&A Discord Server](https://discord.gg/5HuFcx5msE). Also thanks to [Shinhan_Sasuke](https://www.youtube.com/@Shinhan_sasuke) we now have all of Dragon Ball Blue Water Dub in **stereo DVD quality**, so we are now in need of help to sync these new stereo recordings for Dragon Ball Blue Water Dub to **Color Corrected Dragon Box DVD footage**. If you enjoyed the work we have done on the **Dragon Ball Z Westwood Sync Project** and want to help join the upcoming **Dragon Ball Blue Water Dub Sync Project** then please join the [Seed of Might Q&A Discord Server](https://discord.gg/5HuFcx5msE) and express your interest. We need assistance with **Quality Control** of synced episodes, and people skilled in editing software like **Adobe Premiere Pro** to help sync stereo audio to DVD footage as **Syncers**.