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#5781 |
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#5782 |
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Has anyone ever done a comparison between the DVD and BD releases of the Read or Die OVA? I was curious if there was a massive difference in terms of quality. While it would be nice to get the BD, unless it gets a reprint someday I'd probably be better off just settling for the DVD considering the prices that the BD set goes for. With that said, outside of the cover art is there any sort of difference between the standard DVD release and "The Essence of Anime" one?
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#5783 |
Blu-ray Knight
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Manga's The Essence of Anime DVDs were literally just the old DVD with a slipcover added to them, though there might have been minor changes with what insert(s) were included. The Appleseed OVA included a UMD of Ghost in the Shell for some reason (which is also dub-only unlike other anime UMDs), and it's not advertised anywhere on the packaging, so there were things like that.
Anyway, I don't know how the BD compared to the DVD for the OVA, but I do know that the Geneon DVDs compared pretty favorably for the TV series, sadly those comparisons are lost because Mania shutdown. The Blu-rays are missing the English commentary tracks and the art gallaries from the TV series DVDs. |
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Blu-ray Samurai
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#5785 |
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But is it a real 5.1 track or just some cheap upmix of the 2.0 track? There are hundreds of those terrible upmixes that were done during the DVD era because 5.1 was considered cool. Usually the Blu-Ray editions drop them because they just don't bring anything new that the 2.0 didn't offer.
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It’s an upmix ,but it was one of the better ones . I remember a lot of people complaining about Aniplex not including it thinking the show was originally 5.1 .
To me the OVA while it’s better then the Manga DVD release was still disappointing looking ,but I’m thinking that might be inherent to the source of it . |
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#5788 |
Blu-ray Ninja
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Paranoia Agent - Funimation BD vs Kadokawa BD vs Dybex BD
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Disc Title: Paranoia Agent D1 Disc Label: ParanoiaAgent_D1 Disc Size: 48,249,005,210 bytes Protection: AACS Playlist: 00008.MPLS Size: 47,907,606,528 bytes Length: 3:54:33.058 Total Bitrate: 27.23 Mbps Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 21944 kbps / 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 Audio: English / Dolby TrueHD Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 826 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Embedded: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -31dB) Audio: Japanese / Dolby TrueHD Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1070 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Embedded: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -31dB) Subtitle: English / 34.220 kbps Subtitle: English / 4.691 kbps ![]() Kadokawa BD ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() BDInfo disc 1 Code:
Disc Label: PARANOIA_AGENT_DISC01 Disc Size: 42,541,979,012 bytes Protection: AACS Playlist: 00000.MPLS Size: 29,082,341,376 bytes Length: 1:38:11.886 Total Bitrate: 39.49 Mbps Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 36001 kbps / 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 Audio: Japanese / LPCM Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit ![]() Dybex BD ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() BDInfo disc 1 Code:
Disc Title: PARANOIA AGENT Disc Label: PARANOIA AGENT 01 Disc Size: 49,493,898,101 bytes Protection: AACS Playlist: 00001.MPLS Size: 48,872,355,840 bytes Length: 2:54:51.981 Total Bitrate: 37.26 Mbps Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 29724 kbps / 1080i / 29.970 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 Audio: French / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1959 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1671 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Audio: French / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1563 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit) Subtitle: French / 28.922 kbps Subtitle: French / 1.544 kbps ![]() Episode #2 ![]() Episode #8 ![]() I already posted screenshots from Funimation BD, but this time I have Kadokawa and Dybex BD footage that was provided by doud. Dybex BD is filtered, sharpened and deinterlaced to 29.97p. I'm not a fan of the processing myself. The bitrate of Dybex BD also differs greatly per episode. As a consequence, the opening of episode #8 has more artifacting than in the higher bitrate episode #2 Left: #2 / Right #8 ![]() ![]() Funimation BD has a blurrier shifted chroma, but it's fortunately almost unnoticeable unlike Funimation's Yamato 2199. Funimation BD: original / luma / blueness / redness ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Kadokawa BD: original / luma / blueness / redness ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() It's getting an English subtitled Taiwanese Blu-ray next month btw. |
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May 2007
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Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 16038 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3995 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4031 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2103 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Subtitle: English / 0.635 kbps Subtitle: English / 21.274 kbps Subtitle: English / 65.494 kbps Anime Ltd Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 29781 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 3968 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4004 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Audio: Japanese / DTS-HD Master Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2076 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Subtitle: English / 0.744 kbps Subtitle: English / 29.592 kbps Subtitle: English / 93.290 kbps |
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#5791 |
Blu-ray Samurai
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Paranoia Agent - Selecta Visión BD
I tried to match NLScavenger's screenshots of episode #1 from a couple of posts above. Let this be a warning for anyone interested in buying any BD by Selecta Visión. As i've mentioned before, not only is the brightness wrong, but it's also deinterlaced to 1080p 23.976 FPS. So yeah, avoid this release. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() MediaInfo Episode #1 Code:
General Unique ID : 334040256805693262767762361313148133081 (0xFB4DD035D2F00653BC8159D1F60DDED9) Format : Matroska Format version : Version 4 / Version 2 File size : 3.74 GiB Duration : 24 min 30 s Overall bit rate mode : Variable Overall bit rate : 21.9 Mb/s Encoded date : UTC 2020-12-06 13:48:08 Writing application : mkvmerge v51.0.0 ('I Wish') 64-bit Writing library : libebml v1.4.0 + libmatroska v1.6.2 Video ID : 1 ID in the original source medi : 4113 (0x1011) Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : High@L4.1 Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference fra : 4 frames Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 24 min 30 s Bit rate mode : Variable Bit rate : 20.1 Mb/s Maximum bit rate : 35.0 Mb/s Width : 1 920 pixels Height : 1 080 pixels Display aspect ratio : 16:9 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 23.976 (24000/1001) FPS Standard : NTSC Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.405 Stream size : 3.45 GiB (92%) Language : English Default : No Forced : No Color range : Limited Color primaries : BT.709 Transfer characteristics : BT.709 Matrix coefficients : BT.709 Original source medium : Blu-ray Audio ID : 2 ID in the original source medi : 4353 (0x1101) Format : DTS XLL Format/Info : Digital Theater Systems Commercial name : DTS-HD Master Audio Codec ID : A_DTS Duration : 24 min 30 s Bit rate mode : Variable / Constant Bit rate : 1 706 kb/s / 1 509 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 93.750 FPS (512 SPF) Bit depth : 16 bits Compression mode : Lossless / Lossy Delay relative to video : 6 ms Stream size : 299 MiB (8%) Title : Stereo Language : Japanese Default : Yes Forced : No Original source medium : Blu-ray Text #1 ID : 3 ID in the original source medi : 4608 (0x1200) Format : PGS Muxing mode : zlib Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs Duration : 3 min 23 s Bit rate : 9 529 b/s Count of elements : 18 Stream size : 237 KiB (0%) Language : Spanish Default : No Forced : No Original source medium : Blu-ray Text #2 ID : 4 ID in the original source medi : 4609 (0x1201) Format : PGS Muxing mode : zlib Codec ID : S_HDMV/PGS Codec ID/Info : Picture based subtitle format used on BDs/HD-DVDs Duration : 23 min 42 s Bit rate : 29.9 kb/s Count of elements : 482 Stream size : 5.07 MiB (0%) Language : Spanish Default : No Forced : No Original source medium : Blu-ray ![]() |
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Repost from the CR x Viz thread, as evidently I got a bit too into expressing my concerns with Viz distributing their titles.
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Too bad for the edge enhancement but it appears to be done in a fair way from what I can see on your capture. And to complete your post and KaizerChef's, Selecta Vision appears to reuse the french BD materials with the aforementionned additional processing (the worst being the framerate change). Both sets authored by AVMedia Barcelona. EDIT: But a Blu-Ray can't be 29.97p, that is out of specs…?? Last edited by SpaceDandy; 03-31-2021 at 05:25 PM. |
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Good news for those interested in Anime Limited's delayed release of Violet Evergarden. Turns out the new discs are authored by MediaOCD and use the home video masters:
https://twitter.com/worldofcrap/stat...02216248188930 I'm not familiar with this show, but this means it's pretty much guaranteed that these will look as good as possible. Kudos to Anime Limited for listening to the fans and hiring a competent authoring house to fix the discs. |
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#5797 |
Blu-ray Baron
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Megazone 23 Part 1 (AnimEigo Blu Ray):
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Total Video Title Codec Length Movie Size Disc Size Bitrate Bitrate Main Audio Track Secondary Audio Track ----- ------ ------- -------------- -------------- ------- ------- ------------------ --------------------- 00003.MPLS AVC 1:20:49 23,356,502,016 49,392,186,083 38.53 27.99 LPCM 2.0 2304Kbps (48kHz/24-bit) Code:
DISC INFO: Disc Title: Megazone23 Disc 1 Disc Label: Megazone23 Disc 1 Disc Size: 49,392,186,083 bytes Protection: AACS Extras: BD-Java BDInfo: 0.7.5.5 PLAYLIST REPORT: Name: 00003.MPLS Length: 1:20:49.219 (h:m:s.ms) Size: 23,356,502,016 bytes Total Bitrate: 38.53 Mbps VIDEO: Codec Bitrate Description ----- ------- ----------- MPEG-4 AVC Video 27993 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 AUDIO: Codec Language Bitrate Description ----- -------- ------- ----------- LPCM Audio Japanese 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit DTS-HD Master Audio English 4188 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4188 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 384 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / DN -31dB Dolby Digital Audio English 384 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / DN -31dB Dolby Digital Audio Japanese 384 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / DN -31dB Dolby Digital Audio English 192 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 192 kbps / DN -31dB SUBTITLES: Codec Language Bitrate Description ----- -------- ------- ----------- Presentation Graphics English 70.695 kbps Presentation Graphics English 74.142 kbps Presentation Graphics English 67.304 kbps Presentation Graphics English 75.402 kbps Presentation Graphics English 96.103 kbps Presentation Graphics English 123.624 kbps Presentation Graphics English 81.392 kbps FILES: Name Time In Length Size Total Bitrate ---- ------- ------ ---- ------------- 00003.M2TS 0:00:00.000 1:20:49.219 23,356,502,016 38,532 CHAPTERS: Number Time In Length Avg Video Rate Max 1-Sec Rate Max 1-Sec Time Max 5-Sec Rate Max 5-Sec Time Max 10Sec Rate Max 10Sec Time Avg Frame Size Max Frame Size Max Frame Time ------ ------- ------ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 1 0:00:00.000 1:20:49.219 27,993 kbps 52,293 kbps 00:58:36.846 38,656 kbps 01:18:34.292 38,116 kbps 00:28:07.102 145,944 bytes 499,620 bytes 00:01:33.301 The "international" cut of Part 2 is placed on the same disc as Part 1. I'll upload caps of the other parts later (unless someone beats me). |
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Blu-ray Baron
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Megazone 23 Part 2 (AnimEigo Blu Ray):
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DISC INFO: Disc Title: Megazone23 Disc 2 Disc Label: Megazone23 Disc 2 Disc Size: 49,411,645,802 bytes Protection: AACS Extras: BD-Java BDInfo: 0.7.5.5 PLAYLIST REPORT: Name: 00002.MPLS Length: 1:22:12.886 (h:m:s.ms) Size: 21,071,339,520 bytes Total Bitrate: 34.17 Mbps VIDEO: Codec Bitrate Description ----- ------- ----------- MPEG-4 AVC Video 24995 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1 AUDIO: Codec Language Bitrate Description ----- -------- ------- ----------- LPCM Audio Japanese 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit DTS-HD Master Audio English 4433 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4433 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit) Dolby Digital Audio English 384 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / DN -31dB SUBTITLES: Codec Language Bitrate Description ----- -------- ------- ----------- Presentation Graphics English 56.217 kbps Presentation Graphics English 58.810 kbps Presentation Graphics English 52.579 kbps Presentation Graphics English 61.500 kbps FILES: Name Time In Length Size Total Bitrate ---- ------- ------ ---- ------------- 00002.M2TS 0:00:00.000 1:22:12.886 21,071,339,520 34,173 CHAPTERS: Number Time In Length Avg Video Rate Max 1-Sec Rate Max 1-Sec Time Max 5-Sec Rate Max 5-Sec Time Max 10Sec Rate Max 10Sec Time Avg Frame Size Max Frame Size Max Frame Time ------ ------- ------ -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- -------------- 1 0:00:00.000 1:22:12.886 24,995 kbps 40,198 kbps 00:48:02.796 38,028 kbps 01:02:00.007 37,910 kbps 01:01:53.084 130,314 bytes 499,076 bytes 01:13:48.424 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() BDInfo: Code:
DISC INFO:
Disc Title: Megazone23 Disc 2
Disc Label: Megazone23 Disc 2
Disc Size: 49,411,645,802 bytes
Protection: AACS
Extras: BD-Java
BDInfo: 0.7.5.5
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Name: 01003.MPLS
Length: 1:42:52.166 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 26,338,861,056 bytes
Total Bitrate: 34.14 Mbps
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MPEG-4 AVC Video 24994 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
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LPCM Audio Japanese 2304 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 2304 kbps / 24-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio English 4330 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4330 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Dolby Digital Audio English 384 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 384 kbps / DN -31dB
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Presentation Graphics English 66.405 kbps
Presentation Graphics English 80.802 kbps
Presentation Graphics English 76.234 kbps
Presentation Graphics English 75.402 kbps
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Part 2 is simultaneously the best looking remaster of the three and the worst encoded (that one appears to have more high frequency detail/grain compared to 1 and 3 and probably why they asked about DNR). Anything that's a deep red just falls apart and there's more noticeable instances of "pulsing", in general, compared to the other two imo. The last four minutes of episode one of Part 3 (caps 13-16) use what looks some sort of dupe element (it doesn't quite look like a previous master/upscale to my eyes but I don't have a past DVD release to verify). The AnimEigo Blu is overall decent but there's definite room for improvement (one of the stretch goals should of been to add another disc). Also, if anyone is going to watch these with the ADV dub I would not recommend the 2.0 tracks as they are absurdly loud compared to the 5.1 mixes. Last edited by Dailyan; 04-04-2021 at 06:06 PM. |
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#5799 |
Blu-ray Ninja
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Review+screenshots of the re-authored AL FR/UK BD of Violet Evergarden:
https://anime-hd.fr/2021/04/05/revie...par-mangatoon/ |
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Fate/Heaven's Feel 3 JP BD spec:
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