Red5 said:

zombie84 said:

Moth3r said:

From closer examination of the screenshots, I believe this is actually another GOUT-sourced Custom DVD, and not a laserdisc capture at all.

Why is that?

Also, if they had taken the GOUT and re-worked it, why wouldn't they just state that, as that would, on the surface, seem like a more sensible solution to most people?

The screenshots are framed exactly as the NTSC GOUT DVD although upscaled to 16:9, and they show the exact same amount of picture information.

The known LDs (faces and DC) have slightly less picture information left and right and slightly more up and down compared to the GOUT.

Maybe the term "LD source" or "LaserDisc version" have been somewhat confused by LFL GOUT 'DVD' release as they used the old 1993 master that was in fact only intended for LD and VHS releases.

ED2 top, GOUT bottom

See, this is what I meant when I said ED2 was more detailed in some shots. Look at the dirt marks on R2. Look at the scuffs on his right arm--ED2 clearly has more detail there, while in GOUT it is soft. Look at the dirt under his front blue chest pannels--ED2 again shows more detail while the GOUT has them smoothed. Could it be possible to get this extra detail from the GOUT as a source? I know the GOUT is the LD, but it's a transfer with it's own qualities, which makes it an intermediary just like the LD, which means the LD could in theory offer an advantage of more detail to be pulled. To me, this shot looks like a whole new transfer itself, rather than a spruced up GOUT. Anyone else?