jero32 said:

litemakr said:

on the blu-ray. It is kind of shocking how bad some of the shots are once you see how they are supposed to look and how much detail is lost.

But...we dont KNOW what its supposed to look like. (In fact, with a lot of negative1's scans turning out so dark. I'm starting to think theatrical prints weren't very good at detailed blacks. It'd be nice if a guy with actual experience with this stuff could chime in on that.) That's kind of why we're posting screenshots of trailers and stuff isn't it?

Overexposure and such can all be used as an effect.

I agree its more gold (with some red so thats why its orange) tinted than blue/teal.

edit: about the wowow being a different master. I might be wrong, but didnt screenshot comparisons not match up exactly? Since film will move a bit in the scanner typically right? (So you'll never get a 100% identical scan, although it might be close) That suggests its a different scan.

Effects shots are completed separately and then cut into the negative. Any "intentional" overexposure would be done then. And since no other release has those serious overexposures (and clearly the negative doesn't) I think we can safely say it is not supposed to look like that. When the VHS has more detail than the blu-ray, something is wrong.

They clearly tried to correct the overexposure by dulling the highlights in Davinci or whatever color correction program they used instead of properly balancing the shots. It's pure amateur stuff and it looks bad, especially on a large screen. The ark opening scene is supposed to be dark, not bright. I have a super 8 version of the sequence and the background should be dark and the ghosts and fire should be brighter and glowing, but not overexposed to the point of blowing out detail. Indy and Marion are not supposed to look like oompa loompas. Seriously, I just don't understand why people defend the blu-ray despite its many obvious problems. You can argue color preference and accuaracy all day, but not overexposed, blown out whites and crushed blacks. Those are mistakes.