List of International BDs with Better PQ, AQ, and/or More Extras

[Trekkie313]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

How so? The Arrow disc looks better to me: http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a...=74030&i=0&l=1

The Arrow version is simply too dark and over-saturated.

Shots 6 and 10 show off lost detail in the Arrow scan.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Lost Horizon (1937) and Danton.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Trekkie313

The Arrow version is simply too dark and over-saturated.

Shots 6 and 10 show off lost detail in the Arrow scan.

I honestly feel the Arrow disc looks better, but if anything there is no clear winner. I have to leave it in the list anyway since it has exclusive extras.

[wesslan]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

How so? The Arrow disc looks better to me: http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a...=74030&i=0&l=1

You really mean that?
http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x=...0&l=1&i=0&go=1

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=2&x=...0&l=1&i=0&go=1

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x=...&l=1&i=10&go=1 (the net)

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x=...&l=1&i=12&go=1

http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?a=1&x=...9&l=1&i=1&go=1

I see better skincolors, less red faces/backgrounds, less black crush. No real detail lost either since Shouts in a brand new scan and therefore less heavy grain. But I can understand that some like the darker look of the older scan.

[JimDiGriz]

I just watched Bone Tomahawk - UK disc - and couldn't believe how bad the PQ was. Especially given the 4.5/5 score for PQ on this site's review . Does anyone know if the US one is a different transfer to the UK/worldwide?

OK bad might be exaggerating a tad but it isn't good. Greyish blacks, soft as hell, almost DVD-like in some scenes. Even the bright desert scenes just don't look anywhere near as good as they do in other blu-rays. For instance - I saw 13 Hours not long ago and that looked pretty near reference. I know Bone Tomahawk is a micro budget film but even so..

[HD Goofnut]

Added Wise Blood.

[HD Goofnut]

Updated A Touch of Zen.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Accattone and Bringing Up Baby.

[HD Goofnut]

Updated The Crow.

[Tech-UK]

Goof, the JP 'so-called' remaster is a POS. The original JP and IT releases feature the best PQ.

[Sky_Captain]

Yeah, the JP 'remaster' is in no way better than the previous JP release.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by Tech-UK

Goof, the JP 'so-called' remaster is a POS. The original JP and IT releases feature the best PQ.

Fixed.

[Patsfan123]

Originally Posted by Tech-UK

Goof, the JP 'so-called' remaster is a POS. The original JP and IT releases feature the best PQ.

Looks like they took the US master and added more DNR! Lulz

[tallcool1]

I have the UK version of Training Day. It has the same VC-1, 16424, DD 5.1, English subs as you describe for the FR/SE/NO/FI/DK/DE version.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by tallcool1

I have the UK version of Training Day. It has the same VC-1, 16424, DD 5.1, English subs as you describe for the FR/SE/NO/FI/DK/DE version.

Done.

[Patsfan123]

Phantom of the Paradise
JP: AVC 28072 kbps, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 3274 kbps, English subs, Region A
UK: AVC 34789 kbps, English LPCM 2.0 2304 kbps, English DTS-HD MA 4.0 4-track stereo 2906kbps, English Subs, Region B locked Best PQ/AQ
FR: AVC 24958 kbps 24fps old master, English DTS-HD MA 5.1 1961 kbps, No English subs, Region Free
US: AVC, English DTS-HD MA 5.1/2.0, English subs, Region AB

The FR disc uses an older master. I have the JP disc and I compared to the Arrow shots and they are identical as far as transfers. The compression is good on the Fox disc but I do see *slightly more film grain on the UK release. The Fox source is supposidely a 4K remaster but Shout seemed to have tinkered with it heavily. The US one is brighter, has cooler colors and seems to have some DNR though compared to UK/JP.

US: https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/scree...557&position=4
FR/UK: http://www.caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go...=43572&i=3&l=0

JP:

Disc Title: Phantom of the Paradise
Disc Size: 24,051,461,564 bytes
Protection: BD+
BD-Java: Yes
Playlist: 00800.MPLS
Size: 22,763,311,104 bytes
Length: 1:31:36.491
Total Bitrate: 33.13 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 28072 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3274 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: English / 27.706 kbps
* Subtitle: Japanese / 18.570 kbps

[HD Goofnut]

Added Exterminator 2.

[HD Goofnut]

Added Burnt Offerings.

[HD Goofnut]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

Arrow's Decalogue should be added too.
Better compression/encoding from Criterion's. (double the bitrates)
http://caps-a-holic.com/c.php?go=1&a...=86086&i=5&l=0

And original frame rate (which is still debatable in the relevant forum, but anyway)

Done.

[filmmusic]

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Done.

Oh, Goofnut you got it reverse.

The US is 1080p/24fps and the UK is 1080i/25fps.