adywan said:
Jedi Temple34 said:
I find some bluray ether too dark comparing some generation of laserdisc to DVD to bluray (some).
A lot of these problems can be down to the fact that many laserdiscs were overly bright due to the telecine process but also can be down to the colour range a player uses for blu-ray. Some players will default at 0-255 for blu-ray and this can look too dark if watched on a CRT or older LCD/PLasma that don't support the extended range. Whereas DVD should play at 16-235 which is the range both DVD's and Blu-rays are encoded at. If you player has an extended range setting in its setup then disable it and you'll notice a big difference. But the last thing si that its a fad with hollywood at the moment to crush blacks to give deeper black levels when transferring a movie. This is more than evident on the Star Wars DVDs so it's nothing to do with Blu-Ray as its been happening on DVD for a while now
Is that so range setting nope I’m familiar with my model and I’ve not noticed a setting under that term.
Alien is brighter on laserdisc CAV and there is a VR variable resistor inside the player that can be turned down to reduce the amount of (white level)? Maybe contrast level? Alien on DVD looks a bit on the darker side hard to recall the once seen theatrical version 35mm print at double Alien bill, early around 1990 summertime.
I remember seeing the X at the start of the BBFC too young to watch Alien in 1979. I heard it was great and wanted to see it. Well I did around 1982 and it scared me even the sounds scared me and I hide behind the sofa and covered my ears up. LOL
I’ve gotten somewhere used to now and it sounds great!
Also there is missing musical sound like instrument on the DVD version and you can mark my words it will be missing on the bluray due out sometime next week! Its where the acid drops though the hull.
When the crew reaches one of the lower level on the ship, listen to where they enter a room there is musical winning like sound on the laserdisc version same as cinema version! Its not to be found or heard on the Dolby stereo 6channel DVD versions!
You might hear it on the audio commentary first edition DVD with Ridley Scott but you have to listen real HARD as it faint in the background! So what version is he viewing that we are being denied. Now then!