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Old 03-16-2010, 04:07 AM   #1007
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The movie is nearly 3 hours. It'll be around the low-mid-30s most likely, with the audio tracks factored in.

Grain is the main enemy of compression at these bitrates, and since this is all CGI and digital video, this won't be a compression torture test like a 16mm film. Still, maximizing A/V parameters is never a bad thing.

Yeah, grain is the biggest challenge. I think the first two Godfather films are probably the toughest challenge on Blu-ray so far. Both films are framed on Blu-ray at 1.78:1 so there are no black bars to take away from the amount of compression needed. Both films have a ton of grain. Part II is 3 hours, 20 minutes. That sucker is pretty much maxed out and the bitrate is in the low 20's I think. It looks fantastic despite all the challenges and limitations.
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