The Descent - MPEG-2 NOT MPEG-4

[lgans316]

The_Descent_BD_UndergroundExperience

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The_Descent_BD_Unrated

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The_Descent_BD_Rated

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[Marwin]

If I'm not mistaken, the picture-in-picture video commentary is MPEG-2 (separate video stream) and the film should be in MPEG-4 AVC. Have you checked the normal feature?

[M]

It does look pretty much the same from those shots.

Also I'm sure this belongs on the "Blu-ray Movies and Releases" section too.

[lgans316]

Yeah. Those are same shots but from different versions. I have been given a defective copy as both Rated & Unrated feature are MPEG-2 encoded.

[aramis109]

None of these shots are from the actual film. I've seen menus be in a different codec than the feature in the past. I'd like to see screenshots from the flick before I assume these are correct.

[Jimbo976]

My copy (which was bought from Amazon in December) says MPEG2 using my PS3 for all 3 versions (Unrated, Rated, and PiP version). This is for sure during the actual feature of each version.

The fact that it's MPEG2 doesn't bother me though - it looks (and sounds) great and I enjoyed this movie a lot.

[lgans316]

Originally Posted by aramis109

None of these shots are from the actual film. I've seen menus be in a different codec than the feature in the past. I'd like to see screenshots from the flick before I assume these are correct.

Hello Sir,

These shots are from the actual film. You forgot to look at the chapter # and timestamp on the bottom. The menu you see on my screenshots is the pop menu and not the top menu. The pop menu implicitly indicates which version is currently being played and the other versions that can be played.

[aramis109]

Originally Posted by lgans316

Hello Sir,

These shots are from the actual film. You forgot to look at the chapter # and timestamp on the bottom. The menu you see on my screenshots is the pop menu and not the top menu. The pop menu implicitly indicates which version is currently being played and the other versions that can be played.

Ah ok. The popup menu combined with the exact same screens made it look like the menu to me. I've not seen this on blu-ray; only SD.