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1All about DVD, Blu-ray and home video. Also see MediaNotes/HomeVideoDistributors, the MediaNotes/DigitalMillenniumCopyrightAct (DMCA), and MediaNotes/RegionCoding. For tropes about in-universe use of home media, see TheseTropesAreAvailableOnVideoAndDVD.
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5* BadExportForYou
6* BetterExportForYou
7* BetterOnDVD: A television series is believed to be more enjoyable when viewed in one sitting, which is possible if the entire show is available on home media.
8* BonusEpisode: A television series has an unaired episode available as a bonus feature on home media.
9* BoxedSet: A DVD set that either contains every episode of a whole season of a television show or the television show in its entirety.
10* CompilationMovie: A movie that is made by editing together episodes of a television show.
11* CopyProtection
12* CoversAlwaysLie: What's depicted on the cover isn't indicative of the work's actual content.
13* DeletedScene: Scenes that were cut from the final work, usually for timing purposes or because of an inconsistency, and are usually available on the home media release as bonus content.
14* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: A work of fiction gives the moral that it is wrong to distribute unlicensed recordings of media.
15* DirectToVideo: A movie is released straight to home media upon being completed.
16* DVDBonusContent: A DVD release includes additional content besides the work itself.
17* DVDCommentary: One of the DVD's bonus content is an audio track where the people who worked on the show/movie talk about the work's development while watching it.
18* EnhancedOnDVD
19* InCharacterCommentaries: Audio commentary where the actors pretend to be the characters they play recounting their experiences.
20* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition
21* MontageEndsTheVHS
22* MultiDiscWork
23* OriginalVideoAnimation (aka {{OVA}} or {{OAV}})
24* PanAndScan (in the VHS era)
25* PopUpTrivia
26* ReReleaseSoundtrack
27* TooHotForTV
28* UnratedEdition: An uncut home video release of a film that was censored in theaters.[[note]]Most prevalent in America, where many theaters refuse to play or advertise NC-17 films.[[/note]]
29* VanillaEdition: A home media release of a series or film with little or no extra material.
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