The Anime Blu-ray Video Quality Thread

[NLScavenger]

Ninja Scroll: Sentai vs Manga UK (Sentai screenshots from caps-a-holic)

Note: Comparison #3 frames are not the same, but I don't feel like redoing it.

Manga UK seems to be slightly better.

[SeaFox]

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

Ninja Scroll: Sentai vs Manga UK
Manga UK seems to be slightly better.

Eh, I think it's a wash. The Manga UK seems a tiny bit sharper, but if you look at it, especially at the hair highlights in shot #3, I'd be inclined to think it's a very small amount of EE, not detail in the source.

[pikagreg]

Finally watched The Boy and the Beast tonight. Never noticed that the Hosoda Collection titles had more on disc extras and a different title screen than the original releases.

[svenge]

Originally Posted by pikagreg

Finally watched The Boy and the Beast tonight. Never noticed that the Hosoda Collection titles had more on disc extras and a different title screen than the original releases.

I think that's only the case for The Boy and the Beast, and not for any of the previous Hosada films. All the listings for the other Hosada Collection releases (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and Wolf Children) indicate identical on-disc extras as compared to their standard-issue counterparts.

Since TBATB's initial standard BD was released on the same day as the first Hosoda Collection re-release (TGWLTT) in mid-2016, my bet is that Funi intentionally gimped the on-disc extras of the former (which was pathetically bare-bones in comparison to Funi's other standard editions for the previous Hosada films) in order to capitalize on the inevitable re-release that eventually came out one year later in mid-2017.

[pikagreg]

Originally Posted by svenge

I think that's only the case for The Boy and the Beast, and not for any of the previous Hosada films. All the listings for the other Hosada Collection releases (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Summer Wars, and Wolf Children) indicate identical on-disc extras as compared to their standard-issue counterparts.

Since TBATB's initial standard BD was released on the same day as the first Hosoda Collection re-release (TGWLTT) in mid-2016, my bet is that Funi intentionally gimped the on-disc extras of the former (which was pathetically bare-bones in comparison to Funi's other standard editions for the previous Hosada films) in order to capitalize on the inevitable re-release that eventually came out one year later in mid-2017.

I can see that honestly. I remember being mad that Funi didn't do a Hosoda Collection version of TBATB right away and was waiting for a drop on the Hosoda version (Thanks again Clark Kent!). I haven't streamed them yet though I do like how some recent Funi movies come with UV codes.

[Traveller]

As an update to the Wizard of Oz Discotek SD Blu. Its quite soft looking, thats got to be inherent to the source though. If they ever do the JP release, I imagine it will look a bit nicer.

[Ccharmanderk]

Originally Posted by Traveller

As an update to the Wizard of Oz Discotek SD Blu. Its quite soft looking, thats got to be inherent to the source though. If they ever do the JP release, I imagine it will look a bit nicer.

Well, I'd imagine they're working with older dub tape masters. Probably the best the dub is gonna look, to be honest.

[Traveller]

Originally Posted by Ccharmanderk

Well, I'd imagine they're working with older dub tape masters. Probably the best the dub is gonna look, to be honest.

Yeah, just thought I'd mention it.

[nagpo]

Originally Posted by Traveller

As an update to the Wizard of Oz Discotek SD Blu. Its quite soft looking, thats got to be inherent to the source though. If they ever do the JP release, I imagine it will look a bit nicer.

Is this show any good? Why doesn't it come with japanese voices?

[Traveller]

Originally Posted by nagpo

Is this show any good? Why doesn't it come with japanese voices?

I only vaguely remember watching it as a kid. Reading about it and watching a bit though, it seems like a pretty good adaptation of a few of the Oz books.

This release is English only as it was cut/adapted a bit in comparison to the original JP. I dunno how much it differs, it's not too badly changed though I think.

Discotek have a few of the JP eps on their YouTube channel though.

[svenge]

Here's a brief BDInfo read-out for the Discotek BD release of "Panda Go Panda" and a gallery of 5 screencaps...

Disc Title: PANDA! GO PANDA!
Disc Size: 21,237,245,853 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 18,650,198,976 bytes
Length: 1:11:37.960
Total Bitrate: 34.71 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 29925 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps
Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 1.0 / 48 kHz / 1063 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 1.0 / 48 kHz / 768 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: Japanese / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
Subtitle: English / 25.472 kbps
Subtitle: English / 3.672 kbps

[Ccharmanderk]

I've always liked Panda Go Panda (It's just a nice, cute, relaxing couple of short films) and have been eyeing the Blu-ray since it was announced. Looks extremely nice.

[different]

Is there a way to get that screenshotcomparison site to work on mobile devices?

[Ccharmanderk]

Originally Posted by different

Is there a way to get that screenshotcomparison site to work on mobile devices?

I use my tablet for a lot of my net browsing. Tap the image for the scroll-over image, tap away for the original image.

[NLScavenger]

Anohana AU

Episode 1 screenshot gallery

Episode 1

Video stream: 5.58 GiB (93%)
Audio stream: 409 MiB (7%) PCM


Episode 7

Video stream: 4.49 GiB (92%)
Audio stream: 382 MiB (8%) PCM

[NLScavenger]

Your Name Hong Kong Blu-ray

I took 2 screenshots from Sensuifu's JP Blu-ray screenshot gallery and compared them to the HK Blu-ray: http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/119735/

The HK Blu-ray looks a tiny bit darker and there's some barely visible blocking in the first HK screenshot. I'm not sure if the first JP screenshot was taken correctly. There's something really strange going on with the light in the JP screenshot and there's a long black vertical line on the left side. (EDIT: Checked a rip, first JP screenshot was not taken correctly. )

Will post more screenshots tomorrow.

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     YOUR_NAME
Disc Size:      44.661.874.282 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
BDInfo:         0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00001.MPLS
Length:                 1:46:36.598 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   34.771.267.584 bytes
Total Bitrate:          43,49 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        30000 kbps          1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             Japanese        3571 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 3571 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             Chinese         3651 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 3651 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             Japanese        3579 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 3579 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           Chinese         33,710 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           English         36,816 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           English         39,005 kbps

[NLScavenger]

More screenshot comparisons:

Set 1 (first JP screenshot has wrong colors)

Set 2

There are some compression artifacts in high motion scenes, such as #5 in the second set of screenshots, but I didn't notice it while watching and neither did I notice banding.

[NLScavenger]

Your Name Taiwanese Blu-ray (34998 kbps 24fps). Despite having a higher bitrate than the JP release, the encode is not very good:

(source: gamer.com.tw forum)

A few other shots can be found in that thread and here:
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comp....php?id=119648
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comp....php?id=119649
http://screenshotcomparison.com/comp....php?id=119647

Encoded at a constant bitrate, which isn't as efficient as CRF (constant rate factor). Hong Kong release was also encoded at a constant bitrate. Just like the HK release, the color saturation on TW is also slightly different compared to the JP release. I wonder what's causing it.

The audio got downgraded to 16-bit and to make matters worse there are audio sync problems.

[jala12]

Does anyone have the HK release for The Place Promised in Our Early Days? I'm wondering how the quality is for that BD.

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by jala12

Does anyone have the HK release for The Place Promised in Our Early Days? I'm wondering how the quality is for that BD.

I have it. Posted screenshots on page 68.

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

The Place Promised in Our Early Days: Hong Kong Blu-ray screenshot gallery

Some banding every now and then, but otherwise looks quite good IMO.

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     PLACEPRO
Disc Size:      23.221.397.145 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
BDInfo:         0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00001.MPLS
Length:                 1:30:11.572 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   23.102.871.552 bytes
Total Bitrate:          34,15 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        27999 kbps          1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             Japanese        3520 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 3520 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio             Japanese        384 kbps        2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps
Dolby Digital Audio             Chinese         384 kbps        2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           Chinese         39,348 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           English         38,738 kbps

The Italian release has the best PQ:

Originally Posted by mp3dom

If someone want to give a chance, I can assure IT edition of this title is the one with the best video available. Checked against any other edition, manually debanded on a scene-by-scene basis using masks, and highest bitrate available (36 Mbps).