The Criterion Collection

[JoeBuck]

Originally Posted by I KEEL YOU

There's also this one:

http://caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergleich...ss=1#vergleich

And there are plenty of examples where the Criterion shows poor compression, regardless of whether it has lower, higher or the same bit rate. What bothers me the most about the My Own Private Idaho screencaps is that there seems to be a compression line along the black bars. I can only hope that it isn't as bad as the caps indicate.

I think that in order for them to fix their compression, Criterion would have to invest in some new piece of hardware, something that they're not willing to do.

I think it has more to do with how you output your files or even something with authoring. Not 100% sure where in the line of things it comes into play but I dont think it has anything to do with the equipment.
As I said, most reviews are positive and I havent seen anyone mention that theyve brought it up with Criterion themselves. I think people just need to contact them and get them to take care of this for future purposes.
If Vinegar Syndrome is able to do it Im sure Criterion can too.

[Ray Jackson]

So anyone here seen the Monterey Pop blu-ray?

...how does it compare to the Woodstock movie?

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

So anyone here seen the Monterey Pop blu-ray?

...how does it compare to the Woodstock movie?

I don't own the Woodstock blu-ray. I consider Monterey Pop to be an essential. The PQ is as good as it's going to look and the sound is fantastic (Just be sure to set the sound to the new restored HD).

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

I don't own the Woodstock blu-ray. I consider Monterey Pop to be an essential. The PQ is as good as it's going to look and the sound is fantastic (Just be sure to set the sound to the new restored HD).

Have you ever seen the Woodstock movie?

If so, how does it compare to the Monterey Pop film?

[ShellOilJunior]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

Have you ever seen the Woodstock movie?

If so, how does it compare to the Monterey Pop film?

Haven't seen Woodstock.

Monterey is a tight 90 minute film with tons of extras and two short films (Jimi and Otis).

[wondervamp]

Does anyone know if any of the Criterion's are going out of print soon? Is there any way to know when this happens before hand?

[Ray Jackson]

Originally Posted by wondervamp

Does anyone know if any of the Criterion's are going out of print soon? Is there any way to know when this happens before hand?

That would be valuable information.

...feels like insider trading.

[montereypop]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

So anyone here seen the Monterey Pop blu-ray?

...how does it compare to the Woodstock movie?

Monterey Pop is one of my very favorite movies and it kinda plays like a more concise version of Woodstock (though it was before). Woodstock is great in its own way but, for my taste, it's just a little too much. So, for me, I think Monterey Pop is the better film.

Also, if you put the main film, the two shorts and all the outtakes together you get just as much footage as Woodstock!

[ShellOilJunior]

Lots of good prices on Amazon Criterions lately. I'll hold off on November but I put in for Mulholland Dr.

[wondervamp]

Originally Posted by Ray Jackson

That would be valuable information.

...feels like insider trading.

Yeah, I thought that might be the short answer to my query.

[jw007]

Ray Jackson:

Did you see my response to your post earlier today regarding Monterey Pop?

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showpost.p...stcount=134142

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by ShellOilJunior

Lots of good prices on Amazon Criterions lately. I'll hold off on November but I put in for Mulholland Dr.

Between this, the likely Criterion.com flash sale, and the eventual B&N November sale, people have a lot of options for good deals. Nice to see.

[shadedpain4]

Originally Posted by wondervamp

Does anyone know if any of the Criterion's are going out of print soon? Is there any way to know when this happens before hand?

Sometimes Criterion will say "Hey, these titles are going out of print at the end of the month", sometimes they won't.

[AaronJ]

Originally Posted by The Great Owl

I know what you mean. Times are moving too fast these days for any of us to catch up, and electronics are already outdated when we buy them. I thought about waiting until some of the Ultra HD Blu-ray details were finalized, but I ultimately decided to jump on the television deal that I saw because it was a good time for a bigger set at my new place.

Well, looks to me like you got a good deal. But yeah, things go way too quickly to keep up sometimes. Definitely.

[wondervamp]

Originally Posted by shadedpain4

Sometimes Criterion will say "Hey, these titles are going out of print at the end of the month", sometimes they won't.

That's just plain WRONG.

[pedromvu]

Originally Posted by wondervamp

That's just plain WRONG.

The problem is that if they let us know in advance, then those will sell immediately, and I bet a lot of the buyers will just be re-sellers waiting for the price to go up.

That is why I try to just get first the older titles they have released, just in case.

[wondervamp]

Originally Posted by pedromvu

The problem is that if they let us know in advance, then those will sell immediately, and I bet a lot of the buyers will just be re-sellers waiting for the price to go up.

That is why I try to just get first the older titles they have released, just in case.

I'm trying to figure out how to search Criterion site by release date but I can't find a way to do that. Would that be just by the spine #?

[jmclick]

Originally Posted by wondervamp

I'm trying to figure out how to search Criterion site by release date but I can't find a way to do that. Would that be just by the spine #?

No, because lower spine numbers are being upgraded to blu-ray even as we speak. Try using this resource instead:

http://www.criterionforum.org/calendar.php?year=2015

[littleprince32]

Originally Posted by wondervamp

I'm trying to figure out how to search Criterion site by release date but I can't find a way to do that. Would that be just by the spine #?

If you click on 'Criterion' on the left side of this sites' homepage you can sort by release date. I don't think you can do that on Criterion's site.

[wondervamp]

Thank you JM