All 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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Tropes:
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* BadExportForYou
* BetterExportForYou
* 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.
* BonusEpisode: A television series has an unaired episode available as a bonus feature on home media.
* BoxedSet: A DVD set that either contains every episode of a whole season of a television show or the television show in its entirety.
* CompilationMovie: A movie that is made by editing together episodes of a television show.
* CopyProtection
* CoversAlwaysLie: What's depicted on the cover isn't indicative of the work's actual content.
* 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.
* DigitalPiracyIsEvil: A work of fiction gives the moral that it is wrong to distribute unlicensed recordings of media.
* DirectToVideo: A movie is released straight to home media upon being completed.
* DVDBonusContent: A DVD release includes additional content besides the work itself.
* 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.
* EnhancedOnDVD
* InCharacterCommentaries: Audio commentary where the actors pretend to be the characters they play recounting their experiences.
* LimitedSpecialCollectorsUltimateEdition
* MontageEndsTheVHS
* MultiDiscWork
* OriginalVideoAnimation (aka {{OVA}} or {{OAV}})
* PanAndScan (in the VHS era)
* PopUpTrivia
* ReReleaseSoundtrack
* TooHotForTV
* 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]]
* VanillaEdition: A home media release of a series or film with little or no extra material.
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