The Anime Blu-ray Video Quality Thread - Page 257 - Blu-ray Forum

AreaFive · 09-12-2020, 12:10 PM

From what I understand, the disc in Eleven Art's limited edition of Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms Limited Edition is superior to the initial Shout Factory release. Would anyone happen to have further details about this?

wesslan · 09-12-2020, 12:27 PM

Those US screens look really good but is the gamma higher or why such diffrence for the UHDs? Also tempted to hear the japanese atmos.

tuffy · 09-12-2020, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by AreaFive

From what I understand, the disc in Eleven Art's limited edition of Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms Limited Edition is superior to the initial Shout Factory release. Would anyone happen to have further details about this?

The original Shout Factory release has the film on disc twice, once for each audio track option, and the Japanese track has the subtitles burned directly into the picture. It's a very odd release. The LE version has conventional player-generated subtitles like every other anime titles does.

Zhou · 09-12-2020, 01:53 PM

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Originally Posted by tuffy

The original Shout Factory release has the film on disc twice, once for each audio track option, and the Japanese track has the subtitles burned directly into the picture. It's a very odd release. The LE version has conventional player-generated subtitles like every other anime titles does.

Also, the colors (especially the reds) don't look right in the hardsubbed version of the movie that's present in the standard release. The LE is better in every way.

pikagreg · 09-12-2020, 03:06 PM

Did A Silent Voice suffer from the same problems as the Euphonium movies Eleven Arts got? I never did check the Nozomi BD to see what the differences were since Maquia was super different.

AreaFive · 09-12-2020, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by tuffy

The original Shout Factory release has the film on disc twice, once for each audio track option, and the Japanese track has the subtitles burned directly into the picture. It's a very odd release. The LE version has conventional player-generated subtitles like every other anime titles does.

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Originally Posted by Zhou

Also, the colors (especially the reds) don't look right in the hardsubbed version of the movie that's present in the standard release. The LE is better in every way.

Thank you very much, much appreciated.

NLScavenger · 09-12-2020, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by wesslan

Those US screens look really good but is the gamma higher or why such diffrence for the UHDs? Also tempted to hear the japanese atmos.

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Originally Posted by JEArgumedo

Quite a few pages back I did a nit comparison between the two. The US disc is pumped up.

EDIT: To give some extra context to what it is we're looking at here. These are waveform monitors. They chart the luminance levels and give us reading on how many nits something might be pumping. Don't pay attention to the screenshots too much as they have to be downconverted to SDR, sRGB, yadda, yadda, yadda. The monitors on the sides are what you should be looking at, as they will give a correct reading of the HDR content.

Personally, I feel that Lionsgate went out of their way to make this look flashy, while the Bandai-Visual took a restrained approach trying to match what the film would have looked like in 1995. My preference is more to being faithful to way the film was, but feel free to disagree.

There are also scenes that are supposed to be Standard Definition(which mean SDR too) and they got pumped too.

Rosenkreutz · 09-13-2020, 04:15 AM

Weird, I think I actually prefer the look of the US BD over the JP and US UHDs, out of curiosity would you be able to add some comparison shots of the JP BD as well? I heard the US BD had black bars around the edges for some reason so depending on what the JP BD looks like I may decide to go with that one over the US one.

NLScavenger · 09-13-2020, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rosenkreutz

Weird, I think I actually prefer the look of the US BD over the JP and US UHDs, out of curiosity would you be able to add some comparison shots of the JP BD as well? I heard the US BD had black bars around the edges for some reason so depending on what the JP BD looks like I may decide to go with that one over the US one.

You can find screenshots of the 2007 JP BD here: https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=2490

TThomas · 09-13-2020, 01:51 PM

Could someone provide specs for Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka?
(incl audio bitrates)

NLScavenger · 09-13-2020, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by NLScavenger

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn #1 - Nozomi/Anime Ltd. BD vs Bandai BD

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Having watched OVA #1 to #5 now, I have to say the banding didn't stood out to me that very often. While I notice the banding, it's often not a super distracting eyesore in part due to the motion, the banding lurking mainly in darker gradients and the presence of some noise. OVA #1 is the worst offender so far. The worst bits in #2-#5 don't seem to be as bad as those in #1.

Still, I would recommend buying used copies of the JP BD instead because the difference in price with the new price US/UK BD is small. I regret not checking the second hand market.

The Collector FX · 09-14-2020, 01:20 AM

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Originally Posted by NLScavenger

You can find screenshots of the 2007 JP BD here: https://caps-a-holic.com/c_list.php?c=2490

Do you by any chance know which BD the Korean release uses? I'm assuming it's the JP BD but I can't seem to find out which disc IVE Entertainment used for the Lenticular/Scanovo release.

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Rosenkreutz · 09-14-2020, 01:44 AM

From what I can tell the US and JP BDs look about the same visually, but I just read that the US BD was missing a sound effect or two in places, does anyone know if they're also missing in the English dub featured on the JP BD or not? I think I saw someone saying that some of the detail was lost in darker shots of the US BD, but I'm not 100% on that one.

BlackDevil · 09-14-2020, 11:29 PM

Funimation Acquires Violet Evergarden TV Series Home Video, Limited Edition Announced
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020...&sf128590411=1

Been waiting for an English release of this series forever, I didn't think it would ever leave Netflix so I'm definitely picking this up. Has Funimations video quality been any better lately, I feel like everything they put out is all over the place?

PissedOffPeoN · 09-14-2020, 11:35 PM

I got the madman release with the OVA funimation doesnt have and it is in DTS-HD instead of funi truehd low. But wow 200 page art book and chipboard HMMM. maybe...

BoscoTheMan82 · 09-15-2020, 12:47 AM

Actually the audio on the Madman set is LPCM, the backcover is mislabeled

The Collector FX · 09-15-2020, 03:05 AM

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Originally Posted by BlackDevil

Funimation Acquires Violet Evergarden TV Series Home Video, Limited Edition Announced
https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020...&sf128590411=1

Been waiting for an English release of this series forever, I didn't think it would ever leave Netflix so I'm definitely picking this up. Has Funimations video quality been any better lately, I feel like everything they put out is all over the place?

Hell yes! I better pre-order the LE for this one. Pretty sure it'll sell out. Everybody has been waiting for this.

PissedOffPeoN · 09-15-2020, 03:16 AM

Ah forgot i just grabbed my copy and went with it.

NLScavenger · 09-16-2020, 06:23 AM

Bartender - Anime Limited BDInfo

Code:

Disc Label: THE_BARTENDER_CHRONICLES_D1
Disc Size: 39,354,613,134 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00005.MPLS
Size: 6,545,608,704 bytes
Length: 0:22:42.819
Total Bitrate: 38.42 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 34356 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: Japanese / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitle: English / 40.665 kbps

Code:

Disc Title: Bartender Chronicles Disc 2
Disc Label: THE_BARTENDER_CHRONICLES_D2
Disc Size: 37,231,479,817 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00000.MPLS
Size: 6,553,540,608 bytes
Length: 0:22:40.233
Total Bitrate: 38.54 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 34473 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: Japanese / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
Subtitle: English / 37.986 kbps

Weathering with You - GKIDS BDinfo

Code:

Disc Title: WEATHERING_WITH_YOU
Disc Size: 48,044,651,990 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: Yes
Playlist: 00200.MPLS
Size: 33,726,793,728 bytes
Length: 1:52:17.814
Total Bitrate: 40.04 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 30000 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video (1) / 1762 (30000) kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3593 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3566 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 448 kbps / DN -4dB
Subtitle: English / 43.545 kbps
Subtitle: English / 47.463 kbps
Subtitle: English / 27.058 kbps
Subtitle: English / 32.026 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 26.516 kbps
Subtitle: French / 27.791 kbps
Subtitle: English / 2.165 kbps
Subtitle: English / 3.412 kbps
Subtitle: English / 1.767 kbps

professorwho · 09-16-2020, 06:27 AM

Called it (WWY probably being a CBR 30 mbps)

09-12-2020, 12:10 PM	#5121
AreaFive Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2020 Location:Florida 4K collection:243 Blu-ray collection:1132 DVD collection:57 Digital collection:3 Blu-ray reviews: 4	From what I understand, the disc in Eleven Art's limited edition of Maquia: When The Promised Flower Blooms Limited Edition is superior to the initial Shout Factory release. Would anyone happen to have further details about this?

09-12-2020, 12:27 PM	#5122
wesslan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2010 Location:Sweden Blu-ray reviews:1	Those US screens look really good but is the gamma higher or why such diffrence for the UHDs? Also tempted to hear the japanese atmos.

09-12-2020, 03:06 PM	#5125
pikagreg Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2014 Location:Southern California Trading Score:13	Did A Silent Voice suffer from the same problems as the Euphonium movies Eleven Arts got? I never did check the Nozomi BD to see what the differences were since Maquia was super different.

09-13-2020, 04:15 AM	#5128
Rosenkreutz Member Member since:Aug 2020	Weird, I think I actually prefer the look of the US BD over the JP and US UHDs, out of curiosity would you be able to add some comparison shots of the JP BD as well? I heard the US BD had black bars around the edges for some reason so depending on what the JP BD looks like I may decide to go with that one over the US one.

09-13-2020, 01:51 PM	#5130
TThomas Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2019	Could someone provide specs for Magical Girl Spec Ops Asuka? (incl audio bitrates)

09-14-2020, 01:44 AM	#5133
Rosenkreutz Member Member since:Aug 2020	From what I can tell the US and JP BDs look about the same visually, but I just read that the US BD was missing a sound effect or two in places, does anyone know if they're also missing in the English dub featured on the JP BD or not? I think I saw someone saying that some of the detail was lost in darker shots of the US BD, but I'm not 100% on that one.

09-14-2020, 11:29 PM	#5134
BlackDevil Active Member Member since:Dec 2008 Blu-ray collection:5 Trading Score:3	Funimation Acquires Violet Evergarden TV Series Home Video, Limited Edition Announced https://www.funimation.com/blog/2020...&sf128590411=1 Been waiting for an English release of this series forever, I didn't think it would ever leave Netflix so I'm definitely picking this up. Has Funimations video quality been any better lately, I feel like everything they put out is all over the place?

09-14-2020, 11:35 PM	#5135
PissedOffPeoN Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2013 Location:Missouri Trading Score:68	I got the madman release with the OVA funimation doesnt have and it is in DTS-HD instead of funi truehd low. But wow 200 page art book and chipboard HMMM. maybe...

09-15-2020, 12:47 AM	#5136
BoscoTheMan82 Active Member Member since:Feb 2019 Location:North Dakota Blu-ray collection:655 DVD collection:464 Trading Score:1	Actually the audio on the Madman set is LPCM, the backcover is mislabeled

09-15-2020, 03:16 AM	#5138
PissedOffPeoN Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2013 Location:Missouri Trading Score:68	Ah forgot i just grabbed my copy and went with it.

09-16-2020, 06:27 AM	#5140
professorwho Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Apr 2017 4K collection:229 Blu-ray collection:982 Blu-ray reviews: 64 Trading Score:7	Called it (WWY probably being a CBR 30 mbps)

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