Hello, noob with a question here..

[adamn]

Hello, I am new here, and new to blu-ray also. Found this forum while surfing google and it looks pretty well set up, so I decided to check it out.

I have noticed when watching blu-ray movies that although the overall quality is great, some scenes are crystal clear, then the next will appear to have static. Its pretty slight, but more noticable the closer you are. Is this because I am running only 1080i or is this just a characteristic of blu ray?

[Frumious Boojum]

It's because of film grain. 2 major causes of film grain:

1) Film speed -- low light levels usually will need a faster fllm speed than brighter light levels. Fast film equals more grain.

2) Film size -- the more you blow up a picture, the more noticable grain will be.

And then there's other factors of grain -- including development process and even digitally-added grain.

All film will have grain of some levels. It just sometimes, it's not very recogniizable as such.

[aramis109]

Yup, film grain. Sometimes switching to a night-time or low-light shot will have greater grain.

What movies/what time period are you noticing them? Also, welcome to the forums.

[Barbie-Shrimp]

Not sure if the grain was added later or if it was just the type of film they used, but it actually makes No Country For Old Men a better movie. I think it would change the whole feeling of the film for the worse if it didn't have grain.

[Rabidhunter]

Distance from the TV does have an effect on the resolution. There's a chart somewhere on here that shows where the best distance to view your TV by resolution.

[Beta Man]

Originally Posted by Rabidhunter

Distance from the TV does have an effect on the resolution. There's a chart somewhere on here that shows where the best distance to view your TV by resolution.

Distance from the t.v. has an effect on your "preceived" resolution..... resolution is determined by outputs/inputs etc and the picture doesn't get clearer the further away you are, but your ability to see the flaws etc. changes with distance.....


EDIT, I'm just nit-picking though.... basically yeah, sit further away, and the picture will still look clear, but you'll be too far away to see the grain etc...

[Herr Schmidt]

Hello and welcome to ther site.Good people and info here.So enjoy your ride into the Blu :]

[adamn]

Thank you all for the great info and clearing this up for me! I was concerned it might have been my setup because I was under the impression blu-ray always looked so crystal clear, and thanks for the warm welcomes ... I have only tried 2 movies, Spiderman 3 that came with the PS3, I noticed it on many scenes there. Also, Blade Runner, noticed it on a few scenes there. Unfortunately all scenes in that movie are dark, but some are still crystal clear. The ones I noticed that are clear are the ones with no actors, mostly the effects shots. I am guessing because those parts of this movie were seriously remade.

[WickyWoo]

The ones I noticed that are clear are the ones with no actors, mostly the effects shots. I am guessing because those parts of this movie were seriously remade

No part of the movie was "remade". There was a single reshoot to correct an obvious stunt double

The FX were all shot 65mm with much more resolution than the 35mm the actual movie was shot with.

[adamn]

Sorry, I guess I should have said restored & remastered rather than remade. My bad.