Flags of our Fathers codec?

[Viggo]

Anyone got Flags of our Fathers? I got the boxset the other week which comes with Iwo Jima. Everywhere online I've seen says that Flags of our Fathers uses the MPEG4/AVC codec? I sit here watching it though and both my players tell me it's VC-1. What's the deal here? I don't get it.

Before I even sat down to watch it I was expecting an amazing picture from all the reviews I'd seen and comments on the video quality. I started watching it though and have been quite underwhelmed. That's when I decided to flick the display on on my screen. Most of the time it's not particularly a high bit rate. It can go from 10mbps upto about 26mbps but most of the time it's arounf 16 -18. Kinda annoying because the picture doesn't seem that sharp either. Not what I was expecting. And yeah, it says VC-1 codec.

What happened to the AVC? UK version btw.

Haven't checked out Iwo Jima yet.

[S_Dalsgaard]

The UK version of Flags of Our Fathers is VC-1 (The US version is AVC).

[Bruce Morrison]

Originally Posted by S_Dalsgaard

The UK version of Flags of Our Fathers is VC-1 (The US version is AVC).

Is there any discernible difference in PQ between the US and UK versions?

Also I believe the UK one has lossless audio whereas the US one is just lossy Dolby Digital - is that correct?

[Matt865]

That's right - check out this thread for more: https://forum.blu-ray.com/united-kin...-iwo-jima.html

[Bruce Morrison]

Originally Posted by Matt865

That's right - check out this thread for more: https://forum.blu-ray.com/united-kin...-iwo-jima.html

Thanks for the link. I've ordered the UK edition of Flags, as it has lossless audio.