Matt_Stevens said:
DNR is supposed to be used conservatively to remove spots on frames. Dirt, damage, etc.
Well, you learn something new every day =)
Or maybe I'm just confusing DNR with DVNR again =|
dvdmike said:
Plus DNR removes noise, grain = noise to the machine, they cannot just magic it back
I thought the whole point of DNR was for removing grain.
I think he said 5.1 ;)
ww12345 said:
...he is pretty adamant that film can't be surpassed by digital copies.
Maybe so, but not everyone can afford the luxury of having their own Star Wars trilogy on film...
Well it just wouldn't be a BluRay if the blues in the picture weren't cranked way up (in the daytime scenes) =) Look at the interior car shot, the reds of the car are way too purple.
Though a simple switch to the "warm" setting on ones TV might be enough to fix it.
I was thinking about doing some comparison shots of the THX DVD vs. 25th Anniversary DVD. There's a couple out there, but not very many.
I also have that Shout! Factory Halloween II, AluminumFalcon keeps mentioning the featurette on it. I haven't watched it yet, but I can take some caps of that.
borisanddoris said:
The original Blu-ray mono sounds like the Criterion to me. That is, at least period accurate.
So what's the story on the original BD? Is it all DNR or something?
The Griff said:
No luck with Jdownloader (which installed a virus/malware on my pc), either.
I've never had any issues like that with JDownloader. Are you sure you downloaded it from the official website, and not one of those scam sites?
_,,,^..^,,,_ said:
Usually "2.0 surround" is encoded in Dolby Surround...
Oh, okay. I thought maybe that's what it was, but I wasn't sure.
Flexicon9 said:
It also has the original mono and also a 2 Channel track, as well as the 5.1 remix that made its debut with this disc.
I've always wondered, what exactly is 2.0 surround? It sounds like an oxymoron to me. Or is that just marketing speak for "stereo"?
I always try to choose it when it's an option (and mono or stereo is not), since I don't own any TVs that have more than one or two speakers. I don't know if that's the correct course of action, but it sounds right...
Yep, mono is there. Also, it fails to mention that it has widescreen -and- fullscreen on the same disc =|
As for the colortiming, there's still plenty of green grass in there, but it does look a lot fresher to my eyes (without having a side-by-side). It's got more of a yellowish early sunset cast to it, and the night scenes definitely have more blue in them. I'll have to watch it a few more times, but so far, I like it.
Just grabbed the 2007 re-release of the 1999 THX for $6 B) Can't wait to give it a spin or two.
I was worried because it doesn't mention mono audio on the box, but online reviews say it's there.
I might need to pick up the THX if it's still cheap. I have the 25th Anniversary DVD, and the bonus features are nice, but I could certainly go for a little change of pace.
Would like to pick up the TV cut some day, too.
That's not Anakin Skywalker, I call hoax.
Perhaps this will be the year I finally watch the Holiday Special?
Harmy said:
...the "waxiness" is there because of the upscaling from 1080p to 4K...
Not DNR?
Slightly off-topic, but I saw 2/3 of the 97 SE Trilogy (the five star) at a thrift once =)
I was tempted to get it just for funsies, but alas, there it stayed.
Harmy said:
...while at first sight, the print seems better, because the BD bears unmistakable signs of the upscaling, when you look closely, the BD actually resolves more detail on the skin.
I fail to see how the Blu looks better =) It just looks like purple veined waxy man.
But okay.
DavidMerrick said:
Asaki said:
DavidMerrick said:
Harmy's 2.0 of RotJ Despecialized is going to look amazing with this stuff.
I think the footage will look amazing all by itself, no need to mix it with the official BluRays.
Well that goes without saying. It'll be interesting to see what people do to these new scans. Dark Jedi, You Too and Mattman Omega got a startling amount of mileage out of the GOUT. Just think of what could come of others tinkering with this.
I just don't understand how mixing it with BluRay footage would make it look better. I mean aside from the fact that, for now, splicing in a couple of scenes into the BluRay can be done much more quickly than the time it takes to release the entire 35mm preservation.
Moth3r said:
...primarily it's the "one account per user" rule.
I thought they were doing that to try to keep the team slightly more anonymous.
DavidMerrick said:
Harmy's 2.0 of RotJ Despecialized is going to look amazing with this stuff.
I think the footage will look amazing all by itself, no need to mix it with the official BluRays.
Right, but a lot of people might consider that "good enough".
msycamore said:
As for dust and dirt removal, how do you decide what to keep and what to remove?
After seeing some of the videos, it looks like the wet gate takes care of prettymuch any dirt worth removing.
SWE is smear free, yes.
poita said:
...there is plenty of gate weave in the film even with the sprockets totally stabilised, that is just how it was.
Oh, okay. I thought it looked worse in the wet gate footage, but I didn't do a side-by-side comparison, so I'm probably just imagining it.
poita said:
I can get a brand-spanking never been projected ESB print for about a grand, just have to rustle up the funds.
Derann didn't do Empire though, did they?
Oh no, I feel stupid now for not getting the hint =|