dvdmike

OmegaMattman said:

The Aluminum Falcon said:

I'm not holding my hopes out for Universal to do a better master of theatrical cut from the OCN. They've been using the same transfer for years, and I doubt they'll do anything different.

I've been wondering if "AoD" might be a part of Universal's deal with ShoutFactory.  When you look at all of the other titles they've optioned (including Raimi's "Darkman"), it would seem to be a natural continuation of that agreement.  And, since Shout has also been licensing MGM titles, releasing that DC in 1080p doesn't seem so impossible.

Eh, maybe I'm just chasing Leprechauns again :/

Shout use the masters universal give them same with criterion (mostly)

zeropc said:

and then sony crop the shit out of it :P

Only in the UK the us version also transferred by Sony is Oar.

And their crop is miles better than the tilted stretched crap we had for years

zeropc said:

if you have access to the ocn, then why would you do a 1080p scan? no, these days do 4k.

For this movie? I doubt it EDII got a 2k and ED only got a 4k scan (of 16mm!) because Sony did it 

So you have the full film?

I might have found a 720p version is the running time different to the TC?

FremenDar007 said:

dvdmike said:

FremenDar007 said:

Great project. I'll put the BD25 with the USA Blu-ray release. Be sure not to degrain it or use EE.

Never would I 

Nice. What about subtitles? Preferrably English SDH.

Yep SDH from the BD

Found a HDTV version 1080i but low detail, if correct I went too far on the bleach bypass

BD

HDTV

DVDMIKE

Ok I will use my google-fu later and look for it, I am 3/3 this week so I am on a hot streak fining things for people

Are we sure it exists? The only HD version I knew of was the wowow laser pacific one that became the BD master

Down for the bram stoker track if we can get it to sync

FremenDar007 said:

Great project. I'll put the BD25 with the USA Blu-ray release. Be sure not to degrain it or use EE.

Never would I 

Echo3 said:

Something I learned while ripping my HDDVDs.... theyre all encoded at 29.97 FPS.  I never new that about HDDVD.  

I found that out when I ripped mine 

On bluray they dialled down the volume for everything that is not a gunshot they changed the dynamics so much there is a hiss in scenes.

I wished I kept my expensive Korean dts import

Heat, they ruined the mix 

First mess about update, and I think I can pull it off pretty easy 

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/33804

zeropc said:

is that even possible on some of the more extreme changes done to the blu-ray?

Time will tell, it looks like the OCN scanned without the bypass but with a teal and orange bias, I have the HDTV on the way to compare also 

Goal:

Take the bluray and run it through a digital bleach bypass then tinker scene by scene to remove the awful teal and orange Warner Bros makeover.

Source: retail bluray

Destination: bd25

Batman facepalm, if we all went on what reviewers said this forum would be very quiet 

Jetrell Fo said:

dvdmike said:

Jetrell Fo said:

What about Backdraft?  I just received it and I'm excited to watch it on HD-DVD.

:)

Will dig and look, the audio is still the ass remix tho

If the LD has a PCM track, that would be a preferred audio mix?

I need to hear it but it may be closer if not the Dolby SR mix 

stretch009 said:

dvdmike said:

Chewtobacca said:

dvdmike said:It barely resolves over 720 in detail, it is really bad 

Do you agree that the HD DVD is better?

Exact same craptastic encode

 

It can't be that bad.  I just skimmed through a bunch of blu ray reviews and they all say that the video quality is great.

 

 

Jetrell Fo said:

What about Backdraft?  I just received it and I'm excited to watch it on HD-DVD.

:)

Will dig and look, the audio is still the ass remix tho

Chewtobacca said:

dvdmike said:It barely resolves over 720 in detail, it is really bad 

Do you agree that the HD DVD is better?

Exact same craptastic encode

skyjedi2005 said:

Someone told me Batman Begins looks better on HD-DVD but i thought the HDTV version, the HD-DVD and the blu ray all came from the same master.

The BD is not horrible but its not really blu quality either.

It barely resolves over 720 in detail, it is really bad 

Echo3 said:

Look like the BD has more detail and less compression.  Good to know!

 

Anyone compared "shawn of the dead"?

 

I already have the HDDVD of the thing, but based on the discussions in this thread, Ill be picking up Apollo 13 and the XBOX drive as well. 

My HD DVD player is sitting at my dads house being used as his regular DVD player, and My HDVDs have been sitting in the garage.

I bought an HD DVD player a few years back and bought Grand Prix, Forbidden Planet and The Thing.  Three of my favorite movies, which at the time were not on Blu. 

Like Hot Fuzz the BD is better 

sega3dmm said:

I am very interested in restoring the Criterion edition of Akira (#151).

Not only it has the original English dub in uncompressed 16/44.1 PCM Dolby Surround, possibly the best copy of the dub available, but the color timing is much, and I mean MUCH better than the later DVD releases, and even the new Blu-ray! I don't know if that is how Akira was meant to look like, but the colors have more life and the whites are very bright! I own the 3-disc CAV Laserdisc, with all the awesome supplements. It's definitely an LD treasure.

Months back, I've uploaded the very first 54 seconds of the LD on YouTube, to test out my LD-to-digital conversion skills. It contains the opening shot of the nuclear explosion, which, in my opinion, has more color fidelity than the DVD/BD (you can try to compare the two with yourself, if you want).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaPtaFKZing

It is one of my top priorities to release a Criterion DVD preservation of Akira on a two-disc set, but I currently do not have the enough equipment to do a proper, deserving transfer.

The DVD, HDTV and BD have different timing

http://www.avsforum.com/t/1123629/akira-comparison-pix/90

Jetrell Fo said:

dvdmike said:

TServo2049 said:

A contact of mine passed this link on to me:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LOT-OF-2600-DTS-DISC-HQ-THEATER-35mm-FILM-MOVIE-AUDIO-35-mm-FEATURE-HD-SOUND-/251307635587?pt=US_Movies_Other_Formats&hash=item3a831a3383

Wow what a great lot, good thing they are all too recent for us as I don't think anyone can afford that!

Mind you Casino Royale would be fun to hear 

I have Casino Royale .........  :)

Well that saved me 8k 

Echo3 said:

Im curious about the HD DVD of GRAND PRIX.  It is confirmed that the HDDVD and BluRay use different transfers, but I have not read anywhere if one is better than the other.

Im pretty sure the HD DVD has standard Dolby digital, wheras the BD had Dolby Digital Plus.  Not sure if there are other differences

Really the BD had the same master as the dvd http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleiche/comparison.php?art=part&x=451&y=281&action=1&image=0&cID=675&cap1=3907&cap2=3897&lossless=#vergleich