The Anime Blu-ray Video Quality Thread

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by husky1993a

Guess I'm alone for loving the Kare Kano dub :3

Hey, like what you like. Just because we disagree don’t let it get to you!

[BigOnAnime]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Now, Q-Tec’s smearing can’t fix the film splices, but it can fix dot crawl. Take Blue Submarine No. 6 Being an early digipaint series it has ugly dot crawling, and because Q-Tec smears the area with the colour it’s supposed to be, it has the side effect of eliminating dot crawl. In particular look at the man’s jacket. Take a look:

It should be worth noting that the Japanese DVDs are better than Bandai's dot-crawl mess, and Q-TEC's smeared crap. Discotek used the JP DVDs for their DVD release, there was a comparison on Fandom Post, but I don't think the images display anymore.

[husky1993a]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Hey, like what you like. Just because we disagree don’t let it get to you!

Lol, I get shit all time for being mostly indifferent or okay with dubs. It'll take a lot more to hurt my feelings

[slerch666]

Originally Posted by Lambadelta

isn't the anniversary box the one where they censored a scene or two by redrawing the scene a bit.

Is this true? If it is, I guess I really may be looking for another set ..

[Nostalgic Twilight]

If I recall correctly, they extended Holo’s hair to hide her breasts.

[slerch666]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic Twilight

If I recall correctly, they extended Holo’s hair to hide her breasts.

I am not sure I care about that then. If that's all that was changed it doesn't really change the content of the show or the intent of the scene. There's plenty of other ways to see Holo naked if I really cared.

Guess I'll pass unless someone tells me the original sets are the ones with the superior video quality which I do not believe is the case.

Thanks!

[SeaFox]

Originally Posted by slerch666

I am not sure I care about that then. If that's all that was changed it doesn't really change the content of the show or the intent of the scene. There's plenty of other ways to see Holo naked if I really cared.

They didn't even have nipples drawn, so as far as needing to edit it I'm kinda...

[Ccharmanderk]

Can anyone confirm the resolution for Mysterious Girlfriend X from Sentai Filmworks? I got my copy in the mail from an Amazon sale last month and the back of the box claims it's 1080i, while the data on the site lists 1080p. Also, I'm wondering if the screencaps on the site's review are fully representative of its quality. The screencaps seem fine, but I've learned they can sometimes be less than useful in showcasing especially problematic areas of an encode.

I'd check all this myself but I don't have my Blu-ray player set up currently.

[dannphou]

So, I don’t know if anyone has the Boku No Hero Academia movie yet, but, was wondering how Funimation’s BluRay is compared to the JP release?

[Ccharmanderk]

Maiden Japan will be releasing a new Blu-ray for Royal Space Force: The Wings of Honneamise

https://twitter.com/WTK/status/1108810530473558017?s=19

It's not part of a new imprint and has a completely different cover from previous releases. Likely an updated encode.

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by Ccharmanderk

It's not part of a new imprint and has a completely different cover from previous releases. Likely an updated encode.

Don’t own the film yet, so I might as well get this.

[kevers7290]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Don’t own the film yet, so I might as well get this.

You need to own this film. Definitely in my top three favorite anime films of all time.

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by kevers7290

You need to own this film. Definitely in my top three favorite anime films of all time.

I know, I just didn’t get around to it yet. I’m hoping here they’ll fix the aspect ratio and not leave it pictureboxed like last time, if they make a new disc.

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by Sentai Filmworks

Now hiring: Media Quality Control Technician

I’d absolutely love to work there, but I live in Michigan, not Texas. Ugh...

[slerch666]

Originally Posted by professorwho

I’d absolutely love to work there, but I live in Michigan, not Texas. Ugh...

Well at least if you did we would know they wouldn't get the 24p SD on BD content wrong...


I feel like FUNimation needs you more though... or ANY quality control person at all...

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by slerch666

I feel like FUNimation needs you more though... or ANY quality control person at all...

Oh trust me, I’d love to, but so far only Sentai is hiring.

As for 24p, I’d be strict on that if it can be displayed at 24p with zero artifacts of doing it that way. If not, then 30i.

If I did some for FUNi, 95% of what they give me wouldn’t pass...

[Nostalgic Twilight]

Well, I took a look at the first episode of Discotek's Kimagure Orange Road Blu-ray and nearly cried. So beautiful. I can't wait to sit down and actually watch it.

Bitrate analysis of the first disc:



Screenshot comparisons between the AnimEigo DVD and Discotek BD (a few are off by a frame or two, but I was too lazy to recapture them):

Set 01
Set 02
Set 03
Set 04
Set 05

Gallery of the BD screenshots:

https://imgur.com/a/XmtpKLZ

[professorwho]

That is beautiful. Beyond beautiful. I’d say by those screenshots better than Ranma 1/2 on BD.

I cannot wait to be blown away while watching it whenever it arrives.

[Pyoko]

Definitely cleaner and clearer than Ranma, almost looks like it could be 35mm, but couldn't find any info on that.

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by Pyoko

Definitely cleaner and clearer than Ranma, almost looks like it could be 35mm, but couldn't find any info on that.

Justin Sevakis (the disc's compressionist) said it's 16mm. After seeing the quality, you'd be mistaken for believing he's lying- it's THAT good and clean- with no aggressive DNR.