The Anime Blu-ray Video Quality Thread

[arromdee]

Originally Posted by slerch666

Well DANG. I got a response from Sentai about their SD on BD releases.

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My only problem is that anything that has been solicited, like the VOTOMS OVAs, likely are using the old setting and are already completed.

I know this is an old post I'm responding to, but does anyone know if the Orphen SD on BD blu-rays have this problem?

[AreaFive]

Are there any differences between Diskotek's original DVD release of the first season of Lupin III and the later thinpack release?

I'm especially interested in quality and number of discs but I also vaguely recall that the later version might not have the pilot short.

[BigOnAnime]

This stuff is missing, and there's only one version of the pilot film instead of 2. Seek out the original release if you can.

Liner Notes, Episode 3 Audio Commentary by Reed Nelson, Episode 4 Audio Commentary by Ryan Gilbert and Mike Lepore, Episode 10 Audio Commentary by Reed Nelson, Episode 13 Audio Commentary by Ryan Gilbert and Mike Lepore, Episode 23 Audio Commentary by Reed Nelson

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=283040

[NickNickelodeon]

Originally Posted by arromdee

I know this is an old post I'm responding to, but does anyone know if the Orphen SD on BD blu-rays have this problem?

Yo. I've been lurking for the past year, joined so I could respond to this.

I do not actually have these, so this is speculation BUT I do have a HIDIVE account. The stream they have there is demonstrating the offending blending/interlacing problem. Other series with frameblending / interlacing BRs also have that issue on the stream, like Di Gi Charat.

[InuYashaCrusade]

Welcome Back | Vampire Knight The Complete Collection | VIZ - YouTube

If this clip is from the upcoming Blu-ray then it is on par with Viz's Bleach Blu-ray sets. Yikes. Looks especially bad on my TV.

[BigOnAnime]

The only reason to really grab that release is for this unreleased special. Don't know why MAL is using the VIZ DVD cover as it wasn't on the DVDs.
https://myanimelist.net/anime/8422/V...ai_no_Portrait

BTW, if you pick up the DVDs instead, pick up the singles if you can, they're the only release that didn't use those stupid DVD-10 double-sided discs.

[HunterKIller]

Anybody has a problem with playing disc 1 of Kimagure Orange Road? I have a problem at 1h:18 min... Just asking to know, that is problem with my disc only or something bigger...

[Zhou]

I didn't have a problem with any of the discs in my copy of the set.

[Ajc228]

Does anyone know if there are any difference in the video quality between the pioneer dvd release of 3x3 eyes and the later Geneon dvds? For that matter, how the Korean dvd looks by comparison?

[Bobo1313]

Originally Posted by HunterKIller

Anybody has a problem with playing disc 1 of Kimagure Orange Road? I have a problem at 1h:18 min... Just asking to know, that is problem with my disc only or something bigger...

Mine played fine when I watched it few years back.

[NLScavenger]

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Madman BD vs Aniplex/Funimation/Anime Limited UK BDs

Pretty competent release from Madman. Madman's x264 encode retains more detail in hectic scenes than IMAGICA's encoding work for the Aniplex release. However, Madman's BD has a horizontal line pattern banding here and there (see #2), just like in their Promised Neverland release, but it should be noted that this is likely some kind of source issue.

The Madman BD uses the proper home video version btw.

https://slow.pics/c/JIiN7zeh

Madman


Aniplex


Episode 01 Madman

Disc Title: Demon Slayer P1 D1
Disc Label: DEMON_SLAYER_P1_D1
Disc Size: 44,871,197,912 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: Episode 01
Size: 6,396,515,904 bytes
Length: 0:23:40.001
Total Bitrate: 36.04 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 30905 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1536 kbps / 16-bit
Audio: Japanese / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1536 kbps / 16-bit
Subtitle: English / 0.121 kbps
Subtitle: English / 24.235 kbps

x264 encoding settings

Writing library                          : x264 core 157 r2935 545de2f
Encoding settings                        : cabac=1 / ref=4 / deblock=1:1:1 / analyse=0x3:0x113 / me=hex / subme=7 / psy=1 / psy_rd=0.40:0.00 / mixed_ref=1 / me_range=16 / chroma_me=1 / trellis=1 / 8x8dct=1 / cqm=0 / deadzone=21,11 / fast_pskip=1 / chroma_qp_offset=-2 / threads=24 / lookahead_threads=4 / sliced_threads=0 / slices=4 / nr=0 / decimate=1 / interlaced=0 / bluray_compat=1 / constrained_intra=0 / bframes=3 / b_pyramid=1 / b_adapt=1 / b_bias=0 / direct=1 / weightb=1 / open_gop=1 / weightp=1 / keyint=23 / keyint_min=1 / scenecut=40 / intra_refresh=0 / rc_lookahead=23 / rc=2pass / mbtree=1 / bitrate=31000 / ratetol=1.0 / qcomp=0.60 / qpmin=0 / qpmax=69 / qpstep=4 / cplxblur=20.0 / qblur=0.5 / vbv_maxrate=35000 / vbv_bufsize=30000 / nal_hrd=vbr / filler=0 / ip_ratio=1.40 / aq=1:0.60

Episode 01 Aniplex

[NLScavenger]

The Japanese audio track of episode 26 has a problem. The left channel is ~6.5dB softer in relation to the right channel. Also, Part 1 Japanese track is softer than on Aniplex BD, but that and the 16-bit audio on both parts are minor issues in comparison to ep 26.

[Lambadelta]

Has anyone gotten a copy of Viz's Vampire Knight BD yet to give us an idea of the picture quality?

[BigOnAnime]

It's been a few months, but there's site reviews for non-GKIDS releases. The last ones were the Beyond the Boundary releases in August.

Ah My Buddha!!
Karakuri Circus
Maria Watches Over Us
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED

[Total Procall]

Does anyone know if the UK bluray release of Maid-Sama! is decent?

[Naiera]

It’s the same as the US one.

[TThomas]

Originally Posted by Naiera

It’s the same as the US one.

The same as the FIRST US release.

One should expect that, as always with Sentai, the 2020 release of Maid-sama had some minor improvements.

[omarchafa]

Anybody have screenshots of Lupin III Part III BD?

[NLScavenger]

Lupin the 3rd Part V: Misadventures in France - Discotek Media BD vs VAP BD

The average bitrates on both are at around the same level, but the Discotek Media BD is definitely an improvement over the Japanese release. Better compression, less banding. There are however some chroma ringing artifacts that were carried over from the master which also appeared on the Japanese Blu-ray (check the reds).

Last 4 Discotek Media BD screenshots show the great care that was put into the signs.

Very good release overall.

Discotek Media BD


VAP BD



Discotek Media BD Episode 01 bitrate

Size: 4,313,024,832 bytes
Length: 0:22:46.531
Total Bitrate: 25.25 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 21998 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   934 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /   256 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   947 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /   256 kbps / 16-bit)
Subtitle: English / 5.126 kbps
Subtitle: English / 37.152 kbps

VAP BD Episode 01 bitrate

Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 22026 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: Japanese / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  2304 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: Japanese / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1536 kbps / 16-bit

[Footlong Shoe]

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

Last 4 Discotek Media BD screenshots show the great care that was put into the signs.

Indeed, they look as good as (probably even better than) I remember the sign subs being on Crunchyroll