The Anime Blu-ray Video Quality Thread

[Logan Jones]

Are you guys sure the older release is not an upscale? Because the screenshot I linked appears to show stair-stepping pixelation. (Look at Sakura's eyes and contours.)

It seems like the older release was based on a scan that was higher resolution that 480p, but lower than HD. (Maybe around 576p, maybe? Like that Galaxy Express 999 Blu-ray Sevakis encoded.)

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by Logan Jones

Are you guys sure the older release is not an upscale? Because the screenshot I linked appears to show stair-stepping pixelation. (Look at Sakura's eyes and contours.)

It seems like the older release was based on a scan that was higher resolution that 480p, but lower than HD. (Maybe around 576p, maybe? Like that Galaxy Express 999 Blu-ray Sevakis encoded.)

I don't think the presence of stair-stepping is necessarily an indicator for an upscale. Some shots also appear to have details that probably would not have been visible if upscaled from SD (maybe if upscaled from 720p, but I doubt that's the case).

[Kyle15]

If anyone gets in Bobobo and/or Dokuro-chan before me toss us some screencaps if possible!

[Pyoko]

Originally Posted by Logan Jones

Are you guys sure the older release is not an upscale? Because the screenshot I linked appears to show stair-stepping pixelation. (Look at Sakura's eyes and contours.)

There were several shows that sported a very similar look and exhibited the same kind of artifacts as the previous CCS HD transfer: Nadesico, Utena and Patlabor TV off the top of my head. Artifacts being ringing/sharpening, color bleeding/chromatic aberration around edges, and a strange undulating aliasing. I'm guessing it was a particular type of telecine machine or process responsible for all of these, the aliasing possibly due to an interlaced transfer.

[Nostalgic Twilight]

Originally Posted by Kyle15

If anyone gets in Bobobo and/or Dokuro-chan before me toss us some screencaps if possible!

I just received Dokuro today and normally would love to do so, but I unfortunately just started nursing school, and between work and my academic pursuits, I probably won’t get the chance to break the seal until May. Sorry!

[professorwho]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic Twilight

I just received Dokuro today and normally would love to do so, but I unfortunately just started nursing school, and between work and my academic pursuits, I probably won’t get the chance to break the seal until May. Sorry!

Life always comes first. You don’t have to be sorry about that.

[Kyle15]

Originally Posted by Nostalgic Twilight

I just received Dokuro today and normally would love to do so, but I unfortunately just started nursing school, and between work and my academic pursuits, I probably won’t get the chance to break the seal until May. Sorry!

No biggie, I gotcha!

[NLScavenger]

Gundam The Origin V - VI - Anime Limited BD

They hired Com'On Screen in France this time. It doesn't look terrible or unwatchable and it can look good on many occasions, but it is disappointing compared to mediaOCD's high quality encoding in I - IV.

Screenshots


Left to right
IV (mediaOCD) vs V recap (Com'On Screen)



Anime Limited BD vs Nozomi BD (Blu-ray.com review screenshot)




BDInfo V

Disc Title: GUNDAM_V_VI
Disc Label: GUNDAM_V_VI
Disc Size: 39,139,760,626 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 18,393,655,296 bytes
Length: 1:24:12.297
Total Bitrate: 29.13 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 14288 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  4306 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1958 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  4298 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1998 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: French / 32.569 kbps
Subtitle: English / 34.731 kbps
Subtitle: English / 0.959 kbps

BDInfo VI

Disc Title: GUNDAM_V_VI
Disc Label: GUNDAM_V_VI
Disc Size: 39,139,760,626 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00006.MPLS
Size: 19,409,031,168 bytes
Length: 1:23:58.283
Total Bitrate: 30.82 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 15237 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  4377 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  2174 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  4464 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /  2213 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: French / 33.459 kbps
Subtitle: English / 38.844 kbps
Subtitle: French / 1.187 kbps

[NLScavenger]

City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes - Dynit BD

A chou mokkori release. I hope Dynit will release the series on Blu-ray.

Screenshots


BDInfo

Disc Label: CITY_HUNTER_PRIVATE_EYES
Disc Size: 46,717,292,592 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00005.MPLS
Size: 29,726,408,064 bytes
Length: 1:35:43.738
Total Bitrate: 41.40 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 32900 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: Italian / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  3099 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  3116 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitle: Italian / 33.714 kbps
Subtitle: Italian / 0.802 kbps

[NLScavenger]

The French Blu-ray of Children of the Sea is a disaster:





Twitter thread from ViCklatereur https://twitter.com/ViCklatereur/sta...29603148845058

[kevers7290]

Anyone out there have the German release of Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust? The mediabook version is enticing, but it has an additional (German) audio track and there is no indication of whether it is a BD-25 or a BD-50 in the database.

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by kevers7290

Anyone out there have the German release of Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust? The mediabook version is enticing, but it has an additional (German) audio track and there is no indication of whether it is a BD-25 or a BD-50 in the database.

I don't know if it's on a BD25 or BD50 (OFDB and Bluray-disc.de have conflicting info), but the size of the main feature is ~21 GB.

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

Aura Battler Dunbine - Sentai Filmworks



Bitrate - episode #1

AVG: 21519 kbps | MAX: 30572 kbps

Bandai Visual BD


Bitrate - episode #1

AVG: 26452 kbps | MAX: 39097 kbps

[oldmario]

i'm assuming the Manga UK SSSS.Gridman is a clone of the funi release, are both discs BD50 or BD25? both discs are split to 6 episodes each which seems unusual for a 12 episode release instead of the usual 9/3

[Naiera]

It happens once in a while. The UK release is indeed a clone, and both discs are BD50s. The first disc is 45GB, so they didn't cut corners.

[professorwho]

More importantly, does Gridman have the Japanese 5.1 track from the JP BD? The show was natively mixed in 5.1 (I believe) so missing it would be a huge loss.

[Naiera]

It does not.

[sagadego]

I'm guessing the license holder wouldn't let em have it?

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by Naiera

It does not.

That's too bad.

I have the 5.1 DTS-HD MA and DTS Headphone: X tracks in a folder, waiting to be remuxed with the Funi BD once I get around to buying it.

Originally Posted by sagadego

I'm guessing the license holder wouldn't let em have it?

Possibly. The Korean BD doesn't have the 5.1 either.

[BigOnAnime]

No JP logo on FUNi's release, so no idea who they got it from. The production committee.

Tsuburaya Productions , Fields , Pony Canyon , Docomo Anime Store , MBS , Ultra Super Pictures , Clockworks , BS11

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSSS.GRIDMAN

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

The French Blu-ray of Children of the Sea is a disaster

https://twitter.com/ViCklatereur/sta...72076864569344
https://www.twitlonger.com/show/n_1sr50tg

Ceci est une synthèse d’une conversation téléphonique entre moi et Amel de Eurozoom.

« Nous avons eu lundi 10 février une réunion avec AB Vidéo au sujet du colorbanding du Blu-Ray des Enfants de la mer. Après analyse des différentes captures d’écran, consultation de notre labo et de celui de AB, il y a effectivement du colorbanding sur le film. Néanmoins, après un visionnage test avec des gens choisi au hasard pour voir si le problème est très grave, le colorbanding est difficile à voir pour un spectateur non initié. Le problème du colorbanding est un souci récurent dans l’animation japonaise, c’est un fait. Mais nous ne procéderons pas à un remplacement des disques, car ce n'est pas économiquement justifié

This is a summary of a telephone conversation between me and Amel from Eurozoom.

“We had a meeting on Monday February 10 with AB Vidéo about the colorbanding of the Children of the Sea Blu-Ray. After analyzing the different screenshots, consulting our lab and that of AB, there is indeed colorbanding on film. However, after a test viewing with people chosen at random to see if the problem is very serious, the colorbanding is difficult to see for an uninitiated spectator. The problem of colorbanding is a recurring concern in Japanese animation, it is a fact. But we will not replace the discs, as this is not economically justified

tl;dr - casuals can't see banding, so no replacement discs.