The World At War - Blu-ray Forum

HotRats · 04-20-2010, 03:55 PM

The World at War Blu-ray 16:9

Not exactly cheap but worth it for one of the finest documentary series ever made http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...n/Product.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...-war-fremantle

BigNickUK · 04-20-2010, 05:05 PM

DEFINITE purchase an absolute must

The Driver · 04-21-2010, 06:01 AM

That's a REALLY stupid comparison.

Truly magnificent documentary on our penchant for mass murder and destruction.

I've seen it twice and will watch it again in 5 years or so.

The DVDs (dirt cheap) are pretty good but I will go for the Bluray if they can improve upon them (pictue-wise). This series although about vision had very little to do with quality picture so I hope they don't mess with any of the vision. Shoving the old elements through a superdupercomputer won't cut it.

I'd like to see the UK government seize this programme and make it a national treasure.

uk-guy · 04-22-2010, 09:39 AM

I am all over this will be one for anyone's collection.

nametag · 04-22-2010, 05:19 PM

aw I remember being showed the VHS tapes for these in school history class about 6 years ago...

bageleaterkkjji · 04-29-2010, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Driver

That's a REALLY stupid comparison.

Truly magnificent documentary on our penchant for mass murder and destruction.

I've seen it twice and will watch it again in 5 years or so.

The DVDs (dirt cheap) are pretty good but I will go for the Bluray if they can improve upon them (pictue-wise). This series although about vision had very little to do with quality picture so I hope they don't mess with any of the vision. Shoving the old elements through a superdupercomputer won't cut it.

I'd like to see the UK government seize this programme and make it a national treasure.

the befor looks less blurry

GunZenBomZ · 04-29-2010, 05:23 PM

I totally agree, a fine documentary. Trouble is all wars are orchestrated by the Elite who play chess with there nations human contingent.

John Hodson · 04-29-2010, 05:51 PM

A quick warning - they do intend to crop the original series to 16x9 for the BD release.

HotRats · 04-29-2010, 08:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Hodson

A quick warning - they do intend to crop the original series to 16x9 for the BD release.

Oh dear. Probably a no sale here unless the picture quality is truly astounding

The Driver · 04-30-2010, 01:41 PM

No sale if it's 16:9. That was the history of WWII and helped shape the world today and the last thing we need is some Apple-friendly over-paid young bastard deciding what to remove and revise. There'll be a George Lucas Cut next.

If people want to cut out (crop) the picture they can f***ing zoom!

John Hodson · 04-30-2010, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MichaelB

And it's not just cropped:

This sounds absolutely ghastly. I don't think I'll be getting rid of my DVDs any time soon.

While I agree, isn't it the case the much of the sound for the contemporary wartime footage was post-dubbed 'effects'? You *might* be hearing a Merlin engine, but not necessarily from that Spitfire.

Kirsty_Mc · 04-30-2010, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Driver

That's a REALLY stupid comparison.

Truly magnificent documentary on our penchant for mass murder and destruction.

I've seen it twice and will watch it again in 5 years or so.

The DVDs (dirt cheap) are pretty good but I will go for the Bluray if they can improve upon them (pictue-wise). This series although about vision had very little to do with quality picture so I hope they don't mess with any of the vision. Shoving the old elements through a superdupercomputer won't cut it.

I'd like to see the UK government seize this programme and make it a national treasure.

Looks like they got to it:-

Quote:

Originally Posted by John Hodson

A quick warning - they do intend to crop the original series to 16x9 for the BD release.

WrongEyedJesus · 04-30-2010, 10:31 PM

As well as cropping it to 16x9 the Germans win in this version.

The Driver · 04-30-2010, 11:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WrongEyedJesus

As well as cropping it to 16x9 the Germans win in this version.

I think you mean Germany.

Many Germans were in many other countries (and even fought against Germany) and didn't care for their war-mongering Reich.

You have to be accurate if you want to be funny.

Kirsty_Mc · 05-01-2010, 01:36 PM

Looks like war is breaking out here!!!

BOT.

I am very annoyed (if reports are accurate) that they are cropping this to 16:9 when the original was broadcast at 4:3. This is supposed to be (and indeed is) a serious historical series. Seminal in fact. So if they can restore Star Trek properly (which is fiction) it is a travesty that they are mucking up such an important title.

Somebody in charge of this project should get their ar$e in gear and ensure it is done properly!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I do notice that some retailers with the title up for pre-order have it listed as 4:3 fullscreen. So post #8 might not be entirely accurate.

Matt865 · 05-01-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MichaelB

What absolute codswallop - you don't seriously believe that, do you?

Why not?

Three blind mice walk into a bar. They are unaware of their surroundings, so to derive humour from their predicament would be exploitative.

penguin · 05-01-2010, 11:53 PM

As others have said the key here will be the specs. trimming it to 16:9 would be criminal. What we want is the original pictures as they were taken which means 1.33:1 (or was it 1.37:1). Another issue is subtitles. There were no subtitles on the DVDs but voice to text technology now makes it so easy to add subtitles inexpensively. It should be noted that those of us who went through this war and are still alive are most likely to be hard of hearing and there are tens of millions to whom English is a second language who will be interested in this series. The producers have the possibility of doing a really good job of this upgrade but can also make a real mess of it. I await the specs with hope and anticipation.

Douglas R · 05-02-2010, 05:21 AM

FremantleMedia themselves say it is being "upgraded to 5.1 DTS Master Audio. Both DVD and Blu-ray formats will be in 16:9 ratio for optimised viewing on modern wide-screen televisions".

http://www.fremantlemedia.com/news/n...terprises.aspx

LordCrumb · 05-02-2010, 06:29 AM

Thats the way the cookie crumbles. 16x9 cropping should be expected.

nametag · 05-02-2010, 07:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KaiGusto

Thats the way the cookie crumbles. 16x9 cropping should be expected.

Why? Most of the time OAR is respected in BD/DVD releases these days, even if it is 4:3 and a TV show (Star Trek TOS comes to mind). I know its a documentary, but they really shouldn't mess with it, I can't think of any other BD release that is 4:3 and cropped to 16:9. But you never know, maybe it will look quite good, just have to wait and see I guess...

04-20-2010, 03:55 PM	#1
HotRats Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Mar 2009	The World At War The World at War Blu-ray 4:3 The World at War Blu-ray 16:9 Not exactly cheap but worth it for one of the finest documentary series ever made http://www.play.com/DVD/Blu-ray/4-/1...n/Product.html http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...-war-fremantle Last edited by Deciazulado; 03-04-2017 at 05:17 AM.

04-29-2010, 05:23 PM	#7
GunZenBomZ Senior Member Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Warwickshire, UK Home Theater Gallery:1 Blu-ray collection:156	I totally agree, a fine documentary. Trouble is all wars are orchestrated by the Elite who play chess with there nations human contingent. Last edited by GunZenBomZ; 11-02-2016 at 04:12 PM.

05-01-2010, 01:36 PM	#15
Kirsty_Mc Power Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:UK Blu-ray collection:536 Blu-ray reviews: 21	Looks like war is breaking out here!!! BOT. I am very annoyed (if reports are accurate) that they are cropping this to 16:9 when the original was broadcast at 4:3. This is supposed to be (and indeed is) a serious historical series. Seminal in fact. So if they can restore Star Trek properly (which is fiction) it is a travesty that they are mucking up such an important title. Somebody in charge of this project should get their ar$e in gear and ensure it is done properly!!!!!!!!!!!!! I do notice that some retailers with the title up for pre-order have it listed as 4:3 fullscreen. So post #8 might not be entirely accurate. Last edited by Kirsty_Mc; 05-01-2010 at 01:47 PM. Reason: added a bit at the end after a bit of digging around for some more information.

05-01-2010, 11:53 PM	#17
penguin Member Member since:Feb 2008 Location:Melbourne, Australia Blu-ray collection:692 DVD collection:1 Blu-ray reviews:518	The world at war in Blu As others have said the key here will be the specs. trimming it to 16:9 would be criminal. What we want is the original pictures as they were taken which means 1.33:1 (or was it 1.37:1). Another issue is subtitles. There were no subtitles on the DVDs but voice to text technology now makes it so easy to add subtitles inexpensively. It should be noted that those of us who went through this war and are still alive are most likely to be hard of hearing and there are tens of millions to whom English is a second language who will be interested in this series. The producers have the possibility of doing a really good job of this upgrade but can also make a real mess of it. I await the specs with hope and anticipation.

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04-20-2010, 05:05 PM	#2
BigNickUK Moderator Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Leek, Staffordshire 4K collection:1344 Blu-ray collection:5195 DVD collection:64 Blu-ray reviews: 40 Trading Score:3	DEFINITE purchase an absolute must

04-21-2010, 06:01 AM	#3
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	That's a REALLY stupid comparison. Truly magnificent documentary on our penchant for mass murder and destruction. I've seen it twice and will watch it again in 5 years or so. The DVDs (dirt cheap) are pretty good but I will go for the Bluray if they can improve upon them (pictue-wise). This series although about vision had very little to do with quality picture so I hope they don't mess with any of the vision. Shoving the old elements through a superdupercomputer won't cut it. I'd like to see the UK government seize this programme and make it a national treasure.

04-22-2010, 09:39 AM	#4
uk-guy Senior Member Member since:Jun 2008 Location:scotland Blu-ray collection:96 DVD collection:2 Blu-ray reviews:14	I am all over this will be one for anyone's collection.

04-22-2010, 05:19 PM	#5
nametag Blu-ray Guru Top contributor Member since:Jan 2010 Location:London, UK 4K collection:4 Blu-ray collection:506 DVD collection:28 Trading Score:4	aw I remember being showed the VHS tapes for these in school history class about 6 years ago...

04-29-2010, 05:51 PM	#8
John Hodson Senior Member Member since:Oct 2009	A quick warning - they do intend to crop the original series to 16x9 for the BD release.

04-30-2010, 01:41 PM	#10
The Driver Blu-ray Guru Member since:Feb 2009 Location:UK Trading Score:1	No sale if it's 16:9. That was the history of WWII and helped shape the world today and the last thing we need is some Apple-friendly over-paid young bastard deciding what to remove and revise. There'll be a George Lucas Cut next. If people want to cut out (crop) the picture they can f***ing zoom!

04-30-2010, 10:31 PM	#13
WrongEyedJesus Member Member since:Apr 2010 Blu-ray collection:1011 DVD collection:34	As well as cropping it to 16x9 the Germans win in this version.

05-02-2010, 05:21 AM	#18
Douglas R Expert Member Member since:Sep 2008 Location:London, UK Blu-ray collection:197	FremantleMedia themselves say it is being "upgraded to 5.1 DTS Master Audio. Both DVD and Blu-ray formats will be in 16:9 ratio for optimised viewing on modern wide-screen televisions". http://www.fremantlemedia.com/news/n...terprises.aspx

05-02-2010, 06:29 AM	#19
LordCrumb Moderator Top contributor Member since:May 2009 Location:New Zealand Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:405 Blu-ray collection:2924 DVD collection:109 Blu-ray reviews: 12 Trading Score:67	Thats the way the cookie crumbles. 16x9 cropping should be expected.

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