Blu-ray Screenshot Thread (Large Files)

[RedIsNotBlue]

If you're playing Iron Man on a PS3 go to your settings and see if your DRC (Dynamic Range Control) is off. Mine was on but when I turned it off there was a night and day difference for me with the audio. You want it off trust me.

[ricwhite]

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

If you're playing Iron Man on a PS3 go to your settings and see if your DRC (Dynamic Range Control) is off. Mine was on but when I turned it off there was a night and day difference for me with the audio. You want it off trust me.

Interesting. I don't have a PS3. I'm using a Panasonic BD-30 that I'm bitstreaming to my Onkyo receiver. I think I'll check the Onkyo to see if DRC was activated when playing the TrueHD track from Iron Man. It has NEVER done that before with other TrueHD tracks, though. But that would explain why the low frequencies might have been "cut off". That's the only explaination I can think of since other reviews indicated the low frequencies were good on Iron Man. Mine were completely missing.

[DrinkMore]

This thread is sweet on my iPhone. Loads hella fast too! Thanks to all the posters for the wonderful shots.

[kx11]

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

If you're playing Iron Man on a PS3 go to your settings and see if your DRC (Dynamic Range Control) is off. Mine was on but when I turned it off there was a night and day difference for me with the audio. You want it off trust me.

i did that and the sound improved a little but still not HD audio to me

[Cinema Squid]

Iron Man - 15 screenshots / computer image capture (link to full-res index)

More Iron Man...why not?

[Cinema Squid]

The Happening - 15 screenshots / computer image capture (link to full-res index)

This first image is a multi-frame panoramic composite made using Microsoft Image Composite Editor:



Regular shots:

[Beta Man]

Bump since this is still not stickied....


Looking for "The Godfather" since the wife hasn't allowed me to purchase it yet

[ricwhite]

SPECIAL NOTE: THE FIRST POST IN THIS BLU-RAY SCREENSHOT THREAD WILL HAVE LINKS TO MOST OF THE MOVIES POSTED HERE.
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Spoiler Warning: The following screenshots may display spoiler content. View at your own risk.

Equipment: Epson Home Cinema 1080 UB Projector / 106" DaLite High Power Screen / Toshiba HD-A35 HD DVD Player / Panasonic DMP-BD30 Blu-ray Player / Onkyo TX-SR605 Receiver / Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ7 Digital Camera

Blu-ray Movie Title: Daredevil

Overall Picture Quality Rating: Very Good 3.75/5

[ricwhite]

The Happening doesn't look that great according to those screenshots, and with it being such a poor movie, I think I'm going to pass on that one.

[RedIsNotBlue]

Originally Posted by ricwhite

The Happening doesn't look that great according to those screenshots, and with it being such a poor movie, I think I'm going to pass on that one.

A lot of people said The Village and Lady in the Water sucked too but I watched those and actually enjoyed them. I would like to at least give this one a rental.

[jw]

Originally Posted by ricwhite

The Happening doesn't look that great according to those screenshots, and with it being such a poor movie, I think I'm going to pass on that one.

I thought it looked great, I would never judge a movie by screenshots as we all know there are tons of variables

[jd13]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

I thought it looked great, I would never judge a movie by screenshots as we all know there are tons of variables

One such variable is the smoothing by the newer tvs. It can make a movie, while watching it, look spectacular, but the screen shots are not so much.

[Cinema Squid]

Originally Posted by ricwhite

The Happening doesn't look that great according to those screenshots, and with it being such a poor movie, I think I'm going to pass on that one.

It's certainly not visually awe-inspiring, but I think it's a fairly solid transfer overall and pleasant looking for what it is - I'd probably give it a 7/10. There are a few problematic shots not blending in well with the rest of the movie and looking noticeably crappier than surrounding scenes, but I think this is due to the source footage.

As far as the movie itself goes, it falls far short of its potential and can be awkwardly mediocre at times, but I think it's being unfairly slagged. However, I'm a big fan of Shyamalan's directorial style and the off-beat performances he always seems to draw out of the actors, so I enjoyed it on those merits.

[ricwhite]

Originally Posted by jwbbud

I would never judge a movie by screenshots as we all know there are tons of variables

Obviously true that there are many factors that contribute to how screenshots look on the computer monitor; however, The Happening screenshots I referred to above are computer image captures which greatly minimize those factors. Those are "pure" captured images with the only significant variable being the calibration of the monitor on which you're viewing them.

The screenshots I post, on the other hand, are actual photographs of a 106" screen which introduces TONS of variables, and even though I work hard to minimize them, there will ALWAYS be more variables that affect "photo" screenshots than "computer image captures."

So, I would say: "take PHOTO screenshots with a grain of salt" but you can pretty much take computer image captures as a "true" reflection of the image.

[dadkins]

Originally Posted by jd13

One such variable is the smoothing by the newer tvs. It can make a movie, while watching it, look spectacular, but the screen shots are not so much.

I think that applies to MANY movies.

[ricwhite]

Originally Posted by Cinema Squid

It's certainly not visually awe-inspiring, but I think it's a fairly solid transfer overall and pleasant looking for what it is - I'd probably give it a 7/10. There are a few problematic shots not blending in well with the rest of the movie and looking noticeably crappier than surrounding scenes, but I think this is due to the source footage.

As far as the movie itself goes, it falls far short of its potential and can be awkwardly mediocre at times, but I think it's being unfairly slagged. However, I'm a big fan of Shyamalan's directorial style and the off-beat performances he always seems to draw out of the actors, so I enjoyed it on those merits.

Thanks for the added information. I have The Happening on my Netflix list, so maybe I'll risk it for a $2 rental. Certainly not a "buy" for me though.

[bajor27]

I thought the happening was supposed to look bad - more like a B movie

[jd13]

Originally Posted by bajor27

I thought the happening was supposed to look bad - more like a B movie

[Gremlin]

Originally Posted by bajor27

I thought the happening was supposed to look bad - more like a B movie

I think the director MNS also tought so, but in the end it turned out bad in any aspect, not only in picture..

[Dubstar]

it's interesting to see those Favreau pics from DareDevil and compare them to say his upcoming film with Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn, where's he's been obviousily pumping iron, I've read in various articles his weight fluctuates alot