The Anime Blu-ray Video Quality Thread

[vivablu]

Wow, seriously? I just finished watching the Geneon dvds 2 days ago, and I didn't remember the entire show looked that bad. I even thought it looked quite good for a dvd release.

[Nostalgic Twilight]

Yep, I created them caps fresh myself from the first disc. It’s amazing how much you can be missing out on without realizing it. You can find the rest of them here.

[Logan Jones]

This seems like a big deal for Toei...

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...eening/.146503

[professorwho]

I'm not concerned about the scan whatsoever- unless Toei is using a 2 decade old telecine, which I doubt- it should be gorgeous and full of detail. What I am concerned with is the restoration. Having seen their treatment of classics being all over the place- Q-Tec Upscales, FORS processing of an HD scan, HD remaster done right, SD BD, and a few other methods, it means there's a good chance such a good scan will go to waste and be DNR'd. (Think of the new Platoon BD, or Terminator 2 UHD- nice 4K scans ruined by excessive DNR)

So I'd be skeptical until screenshots or a trailer comes out.

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by Logan Jones

This seems like a big deal for Toei...

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/new...eening/.146503

I'm not too familiar with it but I'm always down for more non-Disney cel-animated films on Blu.

[professorwho]

Hakujaden is one of the most important anime films of all time. Due to its legacy alone it deserves a proper release- same with Horus Prince of the Sun (that should be remastered again- the Q-Tec'd BD ain't pretty).

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by professorwho

Hakujaden is one of the most important anime films of all time. Due to its legacy alone it deserves a proper release- same with Horus Prince of the Sun (that should be remastered again- the Q-Tec'd BD ain't pretty).

Whosey, as a filthy casual, SORRY I DON'T KNOW EVERY SINGLE ANNIE MAY FILM THAT HAS EVER EXISTED. I'M ONLY ONE MAN.

[Show spoiler]

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by dailyan

whosey, as a filthy casual, sorry i don't know every single annie may film that has ever existed. I'm only one man.

[Show spoiler]

As a seasoned Annie May fan, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT IT UNTIL I RESEARCHED EVERYTHING. I AM ONE MAN TOO.

[Show spoiler]:d

[Dailyan]

Originally Posted by professorwho

well, i didn't know about it until i started researching everything. I'm only one man as well.

[Show spoiler]:d

[Show spoiler]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBg99mH8pyA

[FeelsBDMan]

Looking at Fullmetal Panic Invisible Victory AU version, suspect this will be the version Anime Limited use since it's Region B locked.

Episodes are about 6.5GB a piece, 6 episodes spread across 2 BD50s. Looks like a clone of Funimation but as far as I can tell apart from a bit of minor banding in some darker scenes the PQ is really good?

https://imgur.com/a/NiotuwP

[Naiera]

Pretty sure the FUNi release would also have some minor banding Minor banding is everywhere, except when mp3dom spends a lot of time and effort removing as much as he can.

[FeelsBDMan]

Originally Posted by Naiera

Pretty sure the FUNi release would also have some minor banding Minor banding is everywhere, except when mp3dom spends a lot of time and effort removing as much as he can.

Oh it does but unless you pause and look closely for it I'd say it's not too noticeable. If only Psycho Pass and Steins;Gate could look like this.

[NormanicGrav]

Originally Posted by FeelsBDMan

Looking at Fullmetal Panic Invisible Victory AU version, suspect this will be the version Anime Limited use since it's Region B locked.

Episodes are about 6.5GB a piece, 6 episodes spread across 2 BD50s. Looks like a clone of Funimation but as far as I can tell apart from a bit of minor banding in some darker scenes the PQ is really good?

https://imgur.com/a/NiotuwP

Anime Limited can do anything to be honest. Whether it's using the Funimation masters, or Madman masters, or even their own master from the team that worked on Amanchu! and Code Geass Movie 1.

On another completely different note, as MVM are bringing Eromanga Sensei to the UK I suspect they're going to use Madman's Blu-ray master so I was wondering if anyone has that Australian version could provide any detailed info on whether or not it's as good as the Aniplex version.

[professorwho]

No clue on Madman Eromanga Sensei. Might get it eventually, considering its cheap price, but I've seen nothing on it whatsoever.

[kevers7290]

This is aimed specifically at professorwho:

I just received my UK copy of Paprika, and I'd like to provide some stats but I'm a total moron. Please help.

All kidding aside, when I go into bdinfo, I get an error that says "disc is copy protected" or something along those lines. It doesn't seem to be generating anything on the bitrate graph either. Can someone provide detailed instructions on how to generate bdinfo, I can provide stats for both UK and US discs if someone gives some step by step directions for a total novice.

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by kevers7290

This is aimed specifically at professorwho:

I just received my UK copy of Paprika, and I'd like to provide some stats but I'm a total moron. Please help.

All kidding aside, when I go into bdinfo, I get an error that says "disc is copy protected" or something along those lines. It doesn't seem to be generating anything on the bitrate graph either. Can someone provide detailed instructions on how to generate bdinfo, I can provide stats for both UK and US discs if someone gives some step by step directions for a total novice.

BDInfo can read a disc via a on-the-fly decrypter such as DVDFab Passkey and it can read a decrypted full disc backup (MakeMKV can make one).

With a MakeMKV full disc backup you need to move folders before doing a BDInfo scan. The root of the backup has a MakeMKV folder which contains the AACS folder. Copy the AACS folder to the root and delete the MakeMKV folder. Otherwise the disc size in the report is incorrect.

[professorwho]

Here’s some guides to stuff other than BDinfo that I’d recommend doing instead:

Ripping discs via MakeMKV+Bitrate viewer

How to take good screenshots

Never really used BDinfo, so I personally can’t help, but I’m sure there’s some decent tutorials out there.

EDIT: Just do with NLScavenger said.

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by professorwho

How to take good screenshots

This, by the way, only really works well with 1080p Blu-ray content. For DVD you want to use Rec.601 color space and most 1080i Blu-ray content need to converted to yv16 first via avisynth before inverse telecine or deinterlacing (either via VirtualDub2 or avisynth script).

There are easier methods for screenshots such as MPC BE/HC with madVR, but this is what I prefer.

[Nostalgic Twilight]

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

For DVD you want to use Rec.601 color space...

That’s what I used for my DVD screenshots. I’m glad my intuition was correct.

By the way, I’m loving your new avatar.

[kevers7290]

Alright, so I'm still having trouble. I created a backup of the disc using makemkv, so now I have a folder called "Paprika" that contains three subfolders: AACS, BDMV, CERTIFICATE and a .dat file. How do I use bdinfo to interpret this folder? Sorry for my lack of knowledge here, I've not used this apllication extensively.