Shawshank Redemption - U.S vs U.K

[lgans316]

Version: Japan / U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Studio: Warner
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
VC-1 BD-50 / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 2:22:33
Movie size: 23,56 GB
Disc size: 31,88 GB
Average video bit rate: 16.42 Mbps
Number of chapters: 40
Subtitles: English SDH / Chinese / French / Japanese / Korean / Portuguese / Spanish

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1423 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1423kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Japanese 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

#Commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont
#2 Documentaries: Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption, Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
#The Charlie Rose Show segment featuring Darabont, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman
#Comic Spoof of The Shawshank Redemption
#Stills and Collectibles Galleries
#Theatrical Trailer (HD)

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Version: U.K / Region A, B, C
Studio: ITV DVD
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 2:22:32
Movie size: 30,44 GB
Disc size: 42,58 GB
Average video bit rate: 25.98 Mbps
Number of chapters: 12
Subtitles: English

Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 256 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 256kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps

Extras: PAL-SD

#Commentary by Frank Darabont
#Hope Springs Eternal: A look back at the Shawshank Redemption (31m:00s)
#Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (48m:00s)
#The Charlie Rose Show with Frank Darabont (42m:19s)
#Cast Interviews - Tim Robbins (27m:21s), Morgan Freeman (20m:54s), Bob Gunton (37m:45s), William Saddler (32m:24s), Clancy Brown(15m:41s)
#Stills Gallery
#Shawshank Storyboards
#Original on Location Footage
#Original Theatrical Trailer
#New Theatrical Trailer

Spec Courtesy: House / Kannisto @AVS

[eChopper]

shouldn't we wait till the Warner version comes out and then compare it to the uk version

for what its worth, the UK version looks great

[Josh]

I bought the Japanese version. Where is my option?

[xander]

Originally Posted by eChopper

shouldn't we wait till the Warner version comes out and then compare it to the uk version

for what its worth, the UK version looks great

No, as I am pretty sure the entire point of this thread is to showcase the disc space used and bitrate data to dog Warner again, even before the disc drops and we get to see it.

[kpkelley]

Can I get the video from the U.K. version and the audio from the US/Japan version?

I hope this is the last of Warner's hd-dvd video encodes, this is getting embarrassing. I love that they upgraded the audio to truehd, but sub-20 bit encodes is ridiculous, particularly when their video encodes are being outclassed by local distributors like ITV UK.

[benricci]

yeah, this thread is kind of pointless since the US version won't be released for several weeks.

[kpkelley]

Originally Posted by xander

No, as I am pretty sure the entire point of this thread is to showcase the disc space used and bitrate data to dog Warner again, even before the disc drops and we get to see it.

The disc is already available in Japan, and has been the case with most of Warners releases they are the same wherever they are released.

[wildphantom]

Originally Posted by eChopper

shouldn't we wait till the Warner version comes out and then compare it to the uk version

for what its worth, the UK version looks great

I think that is the US version right there.

I am surprised by this. really surprised
Alot was made about the lack of a lossless track on the UK release, but it seems the track was spared for a dramatically larger bit rate on the video side. Doesn't necessarily mean it looks any better - but you'd presume its got every chance.

I held off buying the UK version until this sort of comparison -but if its accurate I might go out and buy the UK one this weekend.

The regular dolby digital track had some fine write-ups

[DetroitSportsFan]

One has the digibook packaging, the other doesn't have lossless audio.

I'll take neither.

[DrinkMore]

Originally Posted by lgans316

Version: Japan / U.S.A / Region A, B, C
Studio: Warner
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
VC-1 BD-50 / Advanced Profile 3
Running time: 2:22:33
Movie size: 23,56 GB
Disc size: 31,88 GB
Average video bit rate: 16.42 Mbps
Number of chapters: 40
Subtitles: English SDH / Chinese / French / Japanese / Korean / Portuguese / Spanish

Dolby TrueHD Audio English 1423 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 16-bit / 1423kbps (AC3 Core: 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps)
Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio French 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Japanese 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps
Dolby Digital Audio Spanish 192 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 192kbps

#Commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont
#2 Documentaries: Hope Springs Eternal: A Look Back at The Shawshank Redemption, Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature
#The Charlie Rose Show segment featuring Darabont, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman
#Comic Spoof of The Shawshank Redemption
#Stills and Collectibles Galleries
#Theatrical Trailer (HD)

************************************************** *****************

Version: U.K / Region A, B, C
Studio: ITV DVD
Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 / High Profile 4.1
Running time: 2:22:32
Movie size: 30,44 GB
Disc size: 42,58 GB
Average video bit rate: 25.98 Mbps
Number of chapters: 12
Subtitles: English

Dolby Digital Audio English 640 kbps 5.1 / 48kHz / 640kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 256 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 256kbps
Dolby Digital Audio English 224 kbps 2.0 / 48kHz / 224kbps

Extras: PAL-SD

#Commentary by Frank Darabont
#Hope Springs Eternal: A look back at the Shawshank Redemption (31m:00s)
#Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (48m:00s)
#The Charlie Rose Show with Frank Darabont (42m:19s)
#Cast Interviews - Tim Robbins (27m:21s), Morgan Freeman (20m:54s), Bob Gunton (37m:45s), William Saddler (32m:24s), Clancy Brown(15m:41s)
#Stills Gallery
#Shawshank Storyboards
#Original on Location Footage
#Original Theatrical Trailer
#New Theatrical Trailer

Spec Courtesy: House @AVS

Why do you bother posting this?

Not sure about anyone else - but I GET IT. YOU don't like Warner. You obviously have some personal problem with them. Great. No need to keep posting your dislikes over and over and over again. Also posting a thread with nothing but this info and no message - pointless.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

Why do you bother posting this?

Not sure about anyone else - but I GET IT. YOU don't like Warner. You obviously have some personal problem with them. Great. No need to keep posting your dislikes over and over and over again. Also posting a thread with nothing but this info and no message - pointless.

All he was doing was comparing the two Shawshank releases from Warner and ITV. I found it informative.

[nycomet]

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

Why do you bother posting this?

Not sure about anyone else - but I GET IT. YOU don't like Warner. You obviously have some personal problem with them. Great. No need to keep posting your dislikes over and over and over again. Also posting a thread with nothing but this info and no message - pointless.

Originally Posted by DetroitSportsFan

All he was doing was comparing the two Shawshank releases from Warner and ITV. I found it informative.

Ditto. Thanks for the interesting comparisons.

[b0bby]

the us version is 1 second longer. clearly this is the one you should buy. everything else is meaningless. wouldn't want to miss that extra second of HD quality black screen.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by Josh

I bought the Japanese version. Where is my option?

The Japan disc is labeled _NA_JP and contains menu in English if the BD Menu language in your player is set to English. This is the same disc that will be released stateside inside Digibook packaging. Looks like the movie was encoded during the format war period as 18 GB of space is wasted.

[Moviefan1203]

U.S. version.

[z4017]

I hate DD 5.1, so I'll pick US version.
As an Asian resident, I think lgans316's post makes some sense. Both US & UK are 'imports' to me. I like this movie so I'll have to choose between US version or UK version.

[micks_address]

so has anyone compared the Japan version to eht UK version for picture quality? I'm holding out for the US version for the Dolby True HD track.. i know its not a blockbuster for sound.. but i still would pick lossless when i can

[hanser]

so, has anybody now both to compare actual picture quality?

[cipher]

Originally Posted by DrinkMore

Why do you bother posting this?

Not sure about anyone else - but I GET IT. YOU don't like Warner. You obviously have some personal problem with them. Great. No need to keep posting your dislikes over and over and over again. Also posting a thread with nothing but this info and no message - pointless.

Unfortunately, you don't get it!:

Warner, a studio with one of the largest film catalogues, has been one of the worst offenders when it comes to quality Blu-Ray releases. Admittedly, the North American version of this disc looks good (see the HDD review and others) but WTF does the UK version have 8GB more video information (I know these are different codecs but this much difference in size has little to do with encoding efficiency)? We are currently paying for a premium product and expecting the highest video quality, which Warner has failed to supply over and over.

I'm not ready to go into the details of Warners consistently sad and cheap effort when it comes to Blu, but before the end of the year I'll post a detailed thread that clearly outlines their lackluster release quality. The numbers I present will stagger anyone with a passing interest in Blu-Ray!

[DrinkMore]

Originally Posted by cipher

Unfortunately, you don't get it!:

Warner, a studio with one of the largest film catalogues, has been one of the worst offenders when it comes to quality Blu-Ray releases. Admittedly, the North American version of this disc looks good (see the HDD review and others) but WTF does the UK version have 8GB more video information (I know these are different codecs but this much difference in size has little to do with encoding efficiency)? We are currently paying for a premium product and expecting the highest video quality, which Warner has failed to supply over and over.

I'm not ready to go into the details of Warners consistently sad and cheap effort when it comes to Blu, but before the end of the year I'll post a detailed thread that clearly outlines their lackluster release quality. The numbers I present will stagger anyone with a passing interest in Blu-Ray!

So posting the same thing over and over again makes it better how? Unless some huge wave of internet media starts knocking WB for their crap releases and continues to do so, they won't care and will continue to do so.

Whats the point in posting the obvious? It has been posted, talked and posted and talked to death. Either you support them by purchasing their films, or you do not support them and do not buy their films. How hard is that?

I really don't get the whole bashing warner threads that keep cropping up. IF YOU DON'T LIKE SOMETHING - DON'T BUY IT! Can it get any easier?

So, that's not the point right? The point is your paying a premium for an HD release right? Question is, why are you paying a premium for something that does not meet your standards? Then again, if your not buying it to begin with, your not paying a premium, so your complaining can only go so far.

Get it? Obviously your coming to some conclusion that drives you to purchase a WB title because YOU WANT IT and are WILLING to accept it, even though it's not what you REALLY want. Yet you complain about it?

Umm, ok.