[Suntory_Times]

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Originally Posted by necropimp /img/forum/go_quote.gif DNR was not used for artistic purposes in the golden compass

From memory the entire film had DNR applied to help create an unreal quality which I remember reading the director did to help in establishing a different world. Was it done for reasons other then artistic reasons? 300 is another film that has DNR applied as whilst Synder wanted alot of grain, he found that when he shot at ISO500 he had to much, so DNR was applied.

 

[necropimp]

the grain in 300 was added digitally... any DNR applied might have been to the original green screen footage for a number of reasons (one of them would be to keep the grain consistent in the final product)

as for TGC the level of DNR applied was so light it had minimal impact on the image and certainly wouldn't create an "unreal look" the only thing that happened is some of the fine detail was lost along with a subtle difference in the grain... which i might add was only ever noticed when someone compared the bluray to a trailer from another bluray so i can't even begin to comment on if the DNR was present in the version i saw at the theater since the difference is so subtle

however DNR did happen to a much worse level on a few other new line titles (hairspray is DNRed to the point that all facial detail is smoothed away, pan's labyrinth is borderline wax museum, dark city is just completely unacceptable)

 

[Suntory_Times]

300 was shot with film, hence grain is present (though 'digital' grain was also digitally added to the cgi). Still DNR was applied. Fair enough argument with The Golden Compass, but DNR has been applied and it does apear to have been for artistic reasons to my eyes.

We should probably get of the topic of DNR though, or all we shall have soon is a grain, DNR, argument.

 

[wakeride74]

Weren't there similar complaints about the US release of Sweeney Todd (vs. the UK release) with some "artistic" DNR being applied to the cheek and forehead areas of Sweeney and Ms. Lovett?

I watched Push tonight, the movie was more entertaining than I expected it to be and the PQ was pretty exceptional. Detail was well resolved, never soft and no tampering was evident. Comparing this to my most recent bd title viewed ( The Unborn), Push lacked the infinite sense of depth that I found Unborn to have in most scenes but Push had the hyper detail I would associate with reference bluray titles. Audio was also reasonable impressive. Dialogue was clear and consistent throughout and the track made good use of the surrounds and of course the LFE, as o be expected with this type of title. I'd recommend this for at least a rent, don't expect much more than dumb fun and little eye/ear candy.

 

[oqvist]

The Shawshank Redemption. 9$ so it´s forgiven that it doesn´t feature any HD audio tracks and that the special features are a bit to much we are so awesome, best movie yada yada.

The movie itself is superb. Good enough picture to totally rule that out and the the movie was just as good as the first 3 times I watched it so not saying they are wrong

. Make me want to get Fellon on bluray as well.

 

[necropimp]

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Originally Posted by wakeride74 /img/forum/go_quote.gif Weren't there similar complaints about the US release of Sweeney Todd (vs. the UK release) with some "artistic" DNR being applied to the cheek and forehead areas of Sweeney and Ms. Lovett?

with sweeney todd there is no difference between the UK and US versions... the digital airbrushing was done to the faces of a couple characters and is in ALL releases of the film... it was like that in the theater too

 

[Suntory_Times]

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Originally Posted by necropimp /img/forum/go_quote.gif with sweeney todd there is no difference between the UK and US versions... the digital airbrushing was done to the faces of a couple characters and is in ALL releases of the film... it was like that in the theater too

In which case it should be there. I personally fell that the video of Sweeney Todd is reference quality and the audio is close behind (some of the female vocals seem to be ever so slighly to soft).

 

[wakeride74]

I agree which is why I listed it as a reference title in the first post. The pipe organ in the opening credit sounds just stunning.

 

[oqvist]

YES!!!!!! DVD.CO.UK: Blu-Ray - Action Adventure - The New World (Blu-Ray)

If you are looking for action look elsewhere but it´s so god damn beautiful you forget about everything else

Otherwise I checked around and maybe dvd.co.uk and play.com are lazy but the majority of the bluray releases doesn´t seem to have HD formats anymore? Not even the music bluray disks like Diana Krall - Live in Paris???

Have they figured out that the average consumer don´t care about audio and such and they can screw us audiophiles?

aaarrrrghh the frustration. I had like 10 films in my list on movies I thought to buy and just saw dolby digital, dolby digital, dolby digital, dolby digital on each and every one!

 

[wakeride74]

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Originally Posted by oqvist /img/forum/go_quote.gif YES!!!!!! DVD.CO.UK: Blu-Ray - Action Adventure - The New World (Blu-Ray) If you are looking for action look elsewhere but it´s so god damn beautiful you forget about everything else Otherwise I checked around and maybe dvd.co.uk and play.com are lazy but the majority of the bluray releases doesn´t seem to have HD formats anymore? Not even the music bluray disks like Diana Krall - Live in Paris??? Have they figured out that the average consumer don´t care about audio and such and they can screw us audiophiles? aaarrrrghh the frustration. I had like 10 films in my list on movies I thought to buy and just saw dolby digital, dolby digital, dolby digital, dolby digital on each and every one!

Wow, I don't even remember hearing about that movie... guess I'll have to give it a look. We are starting to see more and more bluray concerts and I've watched a few that looked and sounded pretty damn good but don't own any.

American Werewolf in London has been confirmed for Sept 15th.

 

[oqvist]

I have a few and it´s amazing... uncompressed audio in 5 channels for live concerts so much better then uncompressed 2 channels it doesn´t exist

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Has anyone found a homepage with accurate info on what soundtracks bluray movies have?

 

[necropimp]

Blu-ray.com - Blu-ray Movies, Players, Recorders, Media and Software

NEW Unofficial Blu-ray Audio and Video Specifications Thread - AVS Forum

 

[wakeride74]

For anyone interested Takashi Miike's Audition is coming to bluray Oct. 6. I'm all over this one.

 

[oqvist]

Thanks for the links. It turned out all of them did have HD tracks

The Phantom of the Opera Bluray edition.
With headphones 8/10, With 5.1 speakers 9/10. With 5.1 speakers and transducer 10/10.

This is surely my new reference movie to show off my home cinema system. Would say you haven´t really seen this movie unless you have a good transducer and a 5.1 system worth anything. I watched it with headphones prior to ermm buying the bluray and it was a total different experience.

The scene where you go from the play box to the overture jeeeeeesus. And it was not like I didn´t knew what was coming since I watched the musical live, listened to the cd a couple of times and as mentioned scene the movie before. I was litterary jumping around in my chair and the sub and speakers just played harder then I ever heard them before and with no distortion too amazing. Pulse was at 180 for a long while after that. I thought I was about to die for some 30 seconds or so.

Superb sound quality as so often with HD audio, great surround mix, great music and great screenplay. I wonder why video to music is opposite as for books? For books you always create the best images in your mind. But for music the music videos or good filmatisations are so often a lot better. Take Lord of the Rings. Superb movies but they still aren´t even close to the books...

As for the extra material a lot of it. I loved they let the cast and crew make the phantom of the opera... It was really horrible to listen to but a great laugh especially since very few looked very comfortable about singing into the camera

Also watched emmys screen test. Had some conspiracy theory it was sarah brightman or someone singing in the background but looks like she´s the real deal from that audition lol

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

I just ordered Ghostbusters on Blu from Amazon. At $10, how could I say no? Even if it's not the absolute best looking Blu, it'll still trash the DVD, and I've loved that movie since I was a kid.