The Anime Blu-ray Video Quality Thread

[Naiera]

Originally Posted by WelshJester

Guessing most are fine? Heard mixed things on Steins Gate, and as i said before Toradora looked fine at least to me, but not completely sure on that one.

As I've mentioned before, Toradora is one of the worst upscales I've seen. It makes me physically uncomfortable, so I haven't seen it on Blu-ray.

[BigOnAnime]

Some more hissatsu comparisons. BTW, Le Portrait de Petite Cossette is an Aniplex title, so you will not be seeing that Blu-ray ever here. Sentai Filmworks will be losing the license either this year or next year, they first released it in 2010. We don't know the exact date it'll go as it wasn't up on Hulu for us to see an expiration date.

Genshiken Media Blasters US DVD vs. JP BD

Originally Posted by hissatsu

Took a chance on this one, and it actually didn't turn out bad. You can't expect a huge improvement for an pretty low budget SD show like this, but it's pretty much always better than the Media Blasters R1 DVD. Extra points for the entire Kujibiki Unbalance "OP" at the beginning of the first episode looking more like a VCD than DVD (Shots 2 - 4). I took a quick look at Genshiken OVA and 2, Kujibiki TV and OVA; quality appeared similar for all.

(R1DVD screenshots bicubic resized to 1920x1080)

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post191836
Le Portrait de Petite Cossette US DVD vs. JP BD
(He likely has the Geneon DVD instead of the Sentai DVD.)

Originally Posted by hissatsu

I've been meaning to post screenshots of this for weeks, but work and personal projects have meant that my free time has been quite short. This one is a bit unusual. Though it is from 2004, and by all means should be an upscale, either a good portion of it was done at higher than SD resolution or its been recomposited at least to some extent.

(DVD screenshots bicubic resized to 1920x1080)

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post211177
Paranoia Agent US DVD vs. JP BD
(Text in post is gone, and I never saw this when it first went up. WTK didn't quote the text and the Internet Archive didn't save the Mania post.)

Originally Posted by hissatsu

(DVD screenshots bicubic resized to 1920x1080)

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...ll=1#post37964
Planetes US DVD vs. JP BD

Originally Posted by hissatsu

One of the problems caused by having an invincible backlog that can at best be kept in check, is that it can sometimes take a long time to get more than than a cursory look at new purchases. I figure if no anime was released for a year, I might catch up. Maybe.

And so, on to the Planetes JP BD box released close to a year ago. Another episode in "Stuff that will never, ever come out on BD in the US." The video quality is nice, very nice. Much better than the DVDs. I've included some comparison shots below. I'm not so hot on the new 5.1 sound mix. It's not just new mix, it's often an entirely different soundtrack. It varies from episode to episode: some are mostly unchanged, while in other episodes (5 & 6 comes to mind), most of the music is different (and not just a little different). This can be very distracting if you've seen the show before. There's a difference in the OP as well. One line is changed to one from another part of the full version of the OP. 願を 放つ時は今/Negai wo hanatsu toki wa ima in the original -> 大地をいま鳥翼けって/Daichi wo ima tori yoku kette in the 5.1 mix. Weird.

But the sound is a non-issue, since both the original (LPCM) and new 5.1 mix (TrueHD) are on the discs. Audio dramas and commentary tracks from the DVDs are present. No English of any kind, though I'm watching with subs I ripped from my US DVDs.

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https://web.archive.org/web/20110519...0&postcount=37
Rozen Maiden US DVD vs. JP BD
(I'm assuming he has the Geneon DVDs here.)

Originally Posted by hissatsu

The Rozen Maiden upscale isn't bad, but it isn't a big improvement over the R1 DVDs either, which weren't too shabby in the first place. Slightly more detail, but it also shows the aliasing present in the source material more clearly. Combing/deinterlacing artifacts in several BD screenshots aren't visible during playback, they're only visible while paused.

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post184147
The Twelve Kingdoms US DVD vs. JP BD

Originally Posted by hissatsu

So I started picking up the Twelve Kingdoms BD boxes. Looks very good considering its age. About the only thing to complain about is blocky looking banding in some spots, but wherever it appears it shows up in exactly the same spot/pattern on the DVD, so it's just the way the animation is. I remember seeing something similar in GitS SAC. Anyhow, this is the oldest digitally animated HD series I know of (Spring 2002). GitS SAC started airing 6 months later. Is there anything earlier?

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https://web.archive.org/web/20110519....php?p=1829310

[WelshJester]

Originally Posted by Naiera

As I've mentioned before, Toradora is one of the worst upscales I've seen. It makes me physically uncomfortable, so I haven't seen it on Blu-ray.

I found some comparisons to the DVD and it certainly is clearer, so i take it by saying it's the worst upscale you have seen meaning it's better but not by much right?

Also anyone have any clue about the others i mentioned?

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by WelshJester

I found some comparisons to the DVD and it certainly is clearer, so i take it by saying it's the worst upscale you have seen meaning it's better but not by much right?

Also anyone have any clue about the others i mentioned?

Bakemonogatari episode 1 US vs AU/UK *US encode should be same as Japanese encode*

Originally Posted by Sylontack

So I've basically been lazy as all heck, user Mangaranga was helpful enough to send me some AoA Bakemonogatari screenshots three weeks ago and I only just got around to matching them to the Australian/UK counterpart.

There is definitely some blocking, which is evident in the OP screenshot.
Using episode one to compare from disc one which is a BD25 containing 22.6GB of data with 5 episodes consisting of a single 21.7GB stream file. I mean considering the 5 episodes on a BD25 is a total FUNimation move it looks a hell of a lot better than anything they've coughed up.
Also I'm not sure if the US release did, I don't believe so though- this release has the Character Commentary tracks with English subtitles for said commentary (only for Bake though, not Nise)

AoA | Hanabee
AoA | Hanabee (OP)
AoA | Hanabee
AoA | Hanabee (This one seems to be slightly off, I thought I had it right but I guess not. Sorry.)
AoA | Hanabee
AoA | Hanabee
AoA | Hanabee
AoA | Hanabee
AoA | Hanabee

I'll let y'all reach your own conclusions about these. I'd like to see some of the later episodes compared at some point too for dimmer scenes such as Araragi and Senjougahara stargazing.
I also think Nisemonogatari would be a very interesting one to test as that was supposedly actually animated in full 1080p and is only on two discs here so any shortcomings may be a lot more apparent.

[zrdb]

I'm probally gonna get a bunch of shit for saying this but I popped disc 1 of the The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya into my bluray player and it looked really good, didn't see any obvious artifacts or other problems. No-I'm not going to do screen grabs or any other such antics, I'll leave that to all the other anal video snobs out there.

[Mangaranga]

Originally Posted by zrdb

I'm probally gonna get a bunch of shit for saying this but I popped disc 1 of the The Melancholy Of Haruhi Suzumiya into my bluray player and it looked really good, didn't see any obvious artifacts or other problems. No-I'm not going to do screen grabs or any other such antics, I'll leave that to all the other anal video snobs out there.

To add to this - I was going to do a video comparison for Haruhi, but honestly after comparing episodes 5 and 8 (SD upscale and HD native respectively) there really is very little point. The two look pretty identical for the most part. The only thing I noted that's of any interest was a few frames in the native 1080p opening sequence of episode 5, as the Japanese BD exibits compression issues for a few frames which are not present in Funimation's release as seen here. The only real difference between the two releases is the inclusion of a signs track and 5.1 dub track on Funi's release.

I'm not going to create screenshotcomparisons for these, but I've posted my caps for the US BD and JP BD respectively on imgur.

[Sylontack]

Originally Posted by Mangaranga

I'm not going to create screenshotcomparisons for these, but I've posted my caps for the US BD and JP BD respectively on imgur.

I'm genuinely surprised FUNi of all folks managed to cram 10 episodes onto a disc and retain such a close comparison honestly. I'm all for it and I guess it's time to order! I'm doubting my copy of Disappearance will fit in the box but the spine wouldn't match anyway so whatever.

[rui no onna]

Originally Posted by Sylontack

I'm genuinely surprised FUNi of all folks managed to cram 10 episodes onto a disc and retain such a close comparison honestly. I'm all for it and I guess it's time to order! I'm doubting my copy of Disappearance will fit in the box but the spine wouldn't match anyway so whatever.

In fairness, 10 episodes in single BD50 disc is around 24Mbps. I have retail Blu-ray movies with lower bitrate than that. Normally, it's older movies and shows with lots of grain that seem to require high bitrates.

Besides, unless they just completely screw up the mastering and/or encoding, 24Mbps is a pretty decent bitrate for 1080p with H.264. I convert my Blu-rays for mobile device playback and when doing A/B comparisons, x264 -crf 18 encodes look practically indistinguishable from the originals to my naked eye. SSIM is at 0.98-0.99.

[Sylontack]

Originally Posted by rui no onna

In fairness, 10 episodes in single BD50 disc is around 24Mbps. I have retail Blu-ray movies with lower bitrate than that. Normally, it's older movies and shows with lots of grain that seem to require high bitrates.

Besides, unless they just completely screw up the mastering and/or encoding, 24Mbps is a pretty decent bitrate for 1080p with H.264. I convert my Blu-rays for mobile device playback and when doing A/B comparisons, x264 -crf 18 encodes look practically indistinguishable from the originals to my naked eye. SSIM is at 0.98-0.99.

I agree that you can get perfectly fine video at lower bitrates, FUNi just hasn't been the greatest example of that in the past

[Mangaranga]

I posted a few screencaps from the first episode of SNAFU 2.

Again, looks like really good work from Sentai much like the first season. I don't really have anything to say otherwise as, like Haruhi, any imperfections like light banding are down to the source.

[BigOnAnime]

Sensuifu only dropped caps for this recently.

A Town Where You Live
http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post376698

I'll get around to getting through more of posting hissatsu's caps/comparisons soon, but here's the rest of his Ghibli ones. He's right in that there's almost no point in continuing to do comparisons (noted in his Porco Rosso comparison), the result is always the same, just beautiful.

Kiki's Delivery Service JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

No surprises here. Another excellent Ghibli BD release. The only defect I can see is that upper third of the screen during the Kiki logo before the movie actually starts is lighter and more reddish than it should be.

DVD screenshots are from R2JDVD, bicubic resized to 1920x1080

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post150536

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind JP DVD vs. JP BD

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Originally Posted by hissatsu

Got mine about an hour ago. Took some quick comparison shots of the r2 DVD and the BD.

R2DVD | BD
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The R2 will be up for auction soon.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110519...6&postcount=47

Only Yesterday JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

Didn't have time for this one last week. Same story as Kiki. Huge level of detail increase. Yet another excellent Ghibli BD release.

DVD screenshots are from R2JDVD, bicubic resized to 1920x1080

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post151374

Porco Rosso JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

There's barely any need for these comparisons for Ghibili releases, as the result it always the same. Huge improvement in the BD, much less cropping and no windowboxing. R2JDVD release used for comparison.

(DVD screenshots bicubic resized to 1920x1080)

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post196715

Princess Mononoke JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

The same story as usual for Ghibli releases, i.e. excellent. Very nice improvement.

DVD screenshots are from the R2J DVD.

(DVD screenshots bicubic resized to 1920x1080)

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post217520

Whisper of the Heart JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

This arrived a day earlier than expected. Well, it's a very noticeable upgrade from the R2 DVD. None of the windowboxing the DVD has either. But the color is not the same, so let the complaining commence!

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http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...ll=1#post27120

[NLScavenger]

Originally Posted by vincentric

My fifth screencap image perfectly matches theirs, nice coincidence. Taking a quick look between their shots and mine, it looks like the US Sentai and UK Manga release are using the same encode, while the JP image has a slightly darker contrast. And the JP disc is using a higher bitrate than the uk and us ones.

A bit of a late response, but the UK and US encodes aren't the same:


Ninja Scroll (UK)

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     NINJA SCROLL
Disc Size:      22.594.821.526 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
BDInfo:         0.5.6

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00000.MPLS
Length:                 1:31:38 (h:m:s)
Size:                   21.971.355.648 bytes
Total Bitrate:          31,97 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        24382 kbps          1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         2355 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 2355 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
LPCM Audio                      Japanese        1536 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
LPCM Audio                      Japanese        1536 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         24,559 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           English         39,464 kbps

Ninja Scroll (US)

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00005.MPLS
Length:                 1:32:17.531 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   21.306.968.064 bytes
Total Bitrate:          30,78 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        19830 kbps          1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         4634 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 4634 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             Japanese        2093 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 2093 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             Commentary      2103 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 2103 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         0,590 kbps                      
Presentation Graphics           English         22,659 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           English         36,897 kbps

EDIT:
Also, here's some BDInfo from the two Macross Frontier films, both from the PS3 Hybrid Disc releases and the English subtitled d-Shudista-b boxset. *BDinfo taken from Chinese warez site*

Macross Frontier Movie 1 (PS3 Hybrid Disc)

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DISC INFO:

Disc Title: [BDMV][劇場版][101007] マクロスF～イツワリノウタヒメ～
Disc Size: 45,703,743,446 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00000.MPLS
Length: 1:59:29.162 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 32,100,335,616 bytes
Total Bitrate: 35.82 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 29993 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
LPCM Audio Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 2269 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2269 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)

Macross Frontier Movie 1 (30th d-Shudista-b)

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DISC INFO:

Disc Title: MACROSS_F_THE_MOVIE_ITSUWARI
Disc Size: 40,862,954,631 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00003.MPLS
Length: 1:59:57.023 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 39,825,537,024 bytes
Total Bitrate: 44.27 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 35996 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
LPCM Audio Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 4325 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4325 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics English 35.261 kbps

Macross Frontier Movie 2 (PS3 Hybrid Disc)

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Disc Title: [BDMV][劇場版][111020] マクロスF～サヨナラノツバサ～
Disc Size: 46,025,154,203 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00003.MPLS
Length: 1:54:21.563 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 30,768,893,952 bytes
Total Bitrate: 35.87 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 30040 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
LPCM Audio Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 2272 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2272 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)

Macross Frontier Movie 2 (30th d-Shudista-b)

[Show spoiler]

Disc Title: MACROSS_F_THE_MOVIE_SAYONARA
Disc Size: 41,344,794,300 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00004.MPLS
Length: 1:54:31.865 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 37,843,992,576 bytes
Total Bitrate: 44.06 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 35982 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
LPCM Audio Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 4136 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4136 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics English 35.802 kbps

[wesslan]

Also see UK only got 16-bit audio on original audio.

[zrdb]

Originally Posted by NLScavenger

A bit of a late response, but the UK and US encodes aren't the same:


Ninja Scroll (UK)

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     NINJA SCROLL
Disc Size:      22.594.821.526 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        No
BDInfo:         0.5.6

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00000.MPLS
Length:                 1:31:38 (h:m:s)
Size:                   21.971.355.648 bytes
Total Bitrate:          31,97 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        24382 kbps          1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         2355 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 2355 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)
LPCM Audio                      Japanese        1536 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
LPCM Audio                      Japanese        1536 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         24,559 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           English         39,464 kbps

Ninja Scroll (US)

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name:                   00005.MPLS
Length:                 1:32:17.531 (h:m:s.ms)
Size:                   21.306.968.064 bytes
Total Bitrate:          30,78 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec                   Bitrate             Description     
-----                   -------             -----------     
MPEG-4 AVC Video        19830 kbps          1080p / 23,976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
DTS-HD Master Audio             English         4634 kbps       5.1 / 48 kHz / 4634 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             Japanese        2093 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 2093 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)
DTS-HD Master Audio             Commentary      2103 kbps       2.0 / 48 kHz / 2103 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec                           Language        Bitrate         Description     
-----                           --------        -------         -----------     
Presentation Graphics           English         0,590 kbps                      
Presentation Graphics           English         22,659 kbps                     
Presentation Graphics           English         36,897 kbps

EDIT:
Also, here's some BDInfo from the two Macross Frontier films, both from the PS3 Hybrid Disc releases and the English subtitled d-Shudista-b boxset. *BDinfo taken from Chinese warez site*

Macross Frontier Movie 1 (PS3 Hybrid Disc)

[Show spoiler]

DISC INFO:

Disc Title: [BDMV][劇場版][101007] マクロスF～イツワリノウタヒメ～
Disc Size: 45,703,743,446 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00000.MPLS
Length: 1:59:29.162 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 32,100,335,616 bytes
Total Bitrate: 35.82 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 29993 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
LPCM Audio Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 2269 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2269 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)

Macross Frontier Movie 1 (30th d-Shudista-b)

[Show spoiler]

DISC INFO:

Disc Title: MACROSS_F_THE_MOVIE_ITSUWARI
Disc Size: 40,862,954,631 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00003.MPLS
Length: 1:59:57.023 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 39,825,537,024 bytes
Total Bitrate: 44.27 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 35996 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
LPCM Audio Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 4325 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4325 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics English 35.261 kbps

Macross Frontier Movie 2 (PS3 Hybrid Disc)

[Show spoiler]

Disc Title: [BDMV][劇場版][111020] マクロスF～サヨナラノツバサ～
Disc Size: 46,025,154,203 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00003.MPLS
Length: 1:54:21.563 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 30,768,893,952 bytes
Total Bitrate: 35.87 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 30040 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
LPCM Audio Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 2272 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 2272 kbps / 16-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 16-bit)

Macross Frontier Movie 2 (30th d-Shudista-b)

[Show spoiler]

Disc Title: MACROSS_F_THE_MOVIE_SAYONARA
Disc Size: 41,344,794,300 bytes
Protection: AACS
BD-Java: No
BDInfo: 0.5.8

PLAYLIST REPORT:

Name: 00004.MPLS
Length: 1:54:31.865 (h:m:s.ms)
Size: 37,843,992,576 bytes
Total Bitrate: 44.06 Mbps

VIDEO:

Codec Bitrate Description
----- ------- -----------
MPEG-4 AVC Video 35982 kbps 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1

AUDIO:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
LPCM Audio Japanese 1536 kbps 2.0 / 48 kHz / 1536 kbps / 16-bit
DTS-HD Master Audio Japanese 4136 kbps 5.1 / 48 kHz / 4136 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz / 1509 kbps / 24-bit)

SUBTITLES:

Codec Language Bitrate Description
----- -------- ------- -----------
Presentation Graphics English 35.802 kbps

Kinda what I thought-I have the movie box set and I remember reading somewhere that the video was better than the ps3 discs.

[KillaCam]

Originally Posted by BigOnAnime

Sensuifu only dropped caps for this recently.

A Town Where You Live
http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post376698

I'll get around to getting through more of posting hissatsu's caps/comparisons soon, but here's the rest of his Ghibli ones. He's right in that there's almost no point in continuing to do comparisons (noted in his Porco Rosso comparison), the result is always the same, just beautiful.

Kiki's Delivery Service JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post150536

Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]https://web.archive.org/web/20110519...6&postcount=47

Only Yesterday JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post151374

Porco Rosso JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post196715

Princess Mononoke JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post217520

Whisper of the Heart JP DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...ll=1#post27120

Yet there are actually people who still claim that DVD looks just as good as Blu-ray.

[Sylontack]

Originally Posted by zrdb

Kinda what I thought-I have the movie box set and I remember reading somewhere that the video was better than the ps3 discs.

Well, yeah- the original release also has a PS3 game on the disc so there's significantly less space.

[BigOnAnime]

Originally Posted by KillaCam

Yet there are actually people who still claim that DVD looks just as good as Blu-ray.

It depends on the situation, but pretty much. As far as Ghibli remasters go, the Blu-ray completely obliterates the DVD every time, and they're so...beautiful. If someone can't tell the difference on these, they really need to get their eyes checked.

Some more hissatsu comparisons.

Giant Robo US DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

This is the 4th time I've bought GR (Original LD release, Giant Robo Giga Premium R2 DVD Box, MB R1 DVD release, this BD box). I know the price on the BD box was higher than usual, but try paying more than 10000 yen per LD volume (for some of the volumes). Even with a weaker yen back then, it was pretty damn expensive.

I no longer have the R2 Box to compare to, so the MB R1 release will have to suffice. Though I remember thinking years ago that it wasn't bad. I know bit rate is actually high pretty high (reaching near max for DVD often). Still looks like garbage compared to the BD though. Way too much ringing and the color timing and contrast on the BD is far better.

It appears grain removal was done, though light grain remains, and 90's 35mm film stocks were generally pretty fine-grained to begin with. I can't see any evidence of detail loss, and being a 4K telecine, I'd expect more detail, and it's certainly there.

The BD image is slightly wider 4:3; active image area is 1478x1080 (and screenshots are cropped to that width), so BD screenshots show slightly more image on the left and right edges than the DVD. DVD screenshots bicubic resized to 1440x1080

01 R1DVD | BD
02 R1DVD | BD
03 R1DVD | BD
04 R1DVD | BD
05 R1DVD | BD
06 R1DVD | BD
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44 R1DVD | BD
45 R1DVD | BD

http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post142438

Mononoke US Geneon Bakeneko DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler](At the time he made this post (April 6, 2011), Mononoke was still unlicensed in North America. He used the portion of Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales that Geneon Entertainment had released that the Mononoke anime was spun-off from to compare to the JP BD of the Mononoke series proper. Also, after actually embedding this, seems some shots I had the wrong link. To save time with these through the Internet Archive, I've just copy and pasted the first URL and then changed the numbers. Seems a few had slight URL differences (typos?), so that's going to be fun to fix, joy. Have to figure out what shots aren't working.)

Originally Posted by hissatsu

I took a gamble on this one and pre-ordered. Not having any info on previous Asmik/FujiTV upscales (the only one I know of is Hakaba Kitarou, and try finding screenshots of that), I just hoped it wouldn't be a Q-Tec type upscale. Luckily, it isn't. I took comparison shots of the portion that was released in the US, Bakeneko from Ayakashi. The video quality from Mononoke proper is the same, except in 16:9.

Mononoke/Bakeneko is a visually unique show, and probably somewhat problematic because of that. Everything is made to look as if it was done on washi paper, and there are no truly still shots because the texture is constantly moving/writhing a bit. There are no clean lines; every line looks like scratchy ink lines on rough paper. The lack of sharp of sharp details means that the BD and DVD look rather similar when there isn't much motion. In fact the texture probably helps the DVD a bit when there's not much motion - plain old quantization noise just blends right into the much more noticeable texture. But when there's a lot of motion, I don't think it's possible for mpeg2 at DVD bitrates to keep up; it just breaks down entirely. This is noticeable on shot 9, and impossible to miss on the last one. No need to pause to see that. Basically, if the medicine seller is golden and doing stuff, the DVD looks terrible for those portions.

01 R1DVD | BD
02 R1DVD | BD
03 R1DVD | BD
04 R1DVD | BD
05 R1DVD | BD
06 R1DVD | BD
07 R1DVD | BD
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21 R1DVD | BD

P.S. The packaging is very nice. The shot on Amazon in the post before mine show it pretty well, though they added some nice iridescent foil highlights and the titles to the box.

https://web.archive.org/web/20110519...5&postcount=14

As Mania is long gone, that post he's referring to is gone. However, I've gone and searched for the image, voila.

Revolutionary Girl Utena US Nozomi Entertainment DVD vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

The main question for Utena on BD is whether the rather severe aliasing in the DVD remaster is present. The answer is that yes, there is aliasing, but not nearly as severe as the DVD. On the plus side, little in the way of grain reduction to be seen. So, not as good as it could be, but still by far the best version that exists. A little disappointing, but pretty much what was expected.

(BD screenshots cropped to 1440x1080, DVD screenshots bicubic resized to 1440x1080)

01 R1DVD | BD
02 R1DVD | BD
03 R1DVD | BD
04 R1DVD | BD
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06 R1DVD | BD
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35 R1DVD | BD

http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post160273

Revolutionary Girl Utena: The Adolescence of Utena US DVDs vs. JP BD

[Show spoiler]

Originally Posted by hissatsu

Seems no one's mentioned this, but the movie does have English (and Japanese) subs, like the DVD remaster release did. It's the CPM script, as expected, though it's not really very different from the Nozomi script.

Originally Posted by hissatsu

The Adolescence of Utena BD doesn't appear to have any of the aliasing present in TV series BDs/TV remaster DVDs and the movie remaster DVD. Looks rather nice, though the digital animation and CG portions obviously aren't as sharp as the 35mm film, and there is some edge enhancement. I've included the CPM DVD in the comparison, as it and the Nozomi remaster release were kind of a tossup. More compression artifacts, EE, and jacked up contrast on the CPM DVD, lots of aliasing and what looks like pretty heavy noise reduction on the Nozomi DVD.

(DVD screenshots bicubic resized to 1920x1080)

01 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
02 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
03 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
04 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
05 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
06 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
07 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
08 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
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10 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
11 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
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13 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
14 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
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25 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
26 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
27 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
28 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD
29 R1 CPM DVD | R1 NOZOMI DVD | BD

http://www.fandompost.com/oldforums/...l=1#post167452

What I have left that I'm planning to post:
-Denpa Teki na Kanojo JP BD
-Ga-Rei-Zero JP DVD vs. JP BD (series was initially DVD-only in Japan) + More JP BD screens*
-Macross Frontier: The False Songstress JP BD
-Mazinkaizer SKL JP BD
-Moyashimon JP BD
-Ninja Scroll JP DVD vs. JP BD
-Occult Academy JP BD
-Patlabor US CPM DVDs vs. JP BDs
-Re: Cutie Honey JP DVD Rip vs. JP BD
-Record of Lodoss War OVA Series JP DVD vs. JP BD (This has a very huge improvement as it never got a particularly good release before the Blu-rays)
-The Garden of Sinners JP DVDs vs. JP BD
-The Place Promised in Our Early Days US DVD vs. JP BD

*He was trying to compare to shots someone posted of FUNi's release. Sadly I won't be able to find that post, but it doesn't matter as they uploaded all their screens via ImageShack so those US shots are toast. Basically FUNi's release had the usual brightness problem and something else. When I post it, if anyone wants to try comparing to that second batch of JP shots, feel free to do so.

Really wish hissatsu did this stuff more often, he did so much of this years ago as you can tell and was a great help to videophiles. Also, sadly there are a few lost comparisons (WTK didn't quote them/Fandom Post didn't exist yet, and the Internet Archive didn't save them), such as 5cm Per Second, Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection, and Toradora!, so there are a few that will remain lost.

[Naiera]

A Town Where You Live is two BD25s I don't even feel like posting any MakeMKV screens...

[StefaanD]

Please do as i'm curious. Despite what others said in the Haul thread, i kinda liked this series.

[SeaFox]

Originally Posted by Naiera

A Town Where You Live is two BD25s I don't even feel like posting any MakeMKV screens...

I can hear the executives already:

"Well, you said you wouldn't buy a series if we put the whole thing on one BD."