Warner using different encodes? - Blu-ray Forum

Iron Man · 10-01-2007, 07:54 AM

Isn't this new?? Or have they done this before?

Shadow delineation on this 1080p/MPEG-2 encode (versus VC-1 on the HD DVD) is really quite impressive, at least in the early parts of the film

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/283/gothika.html

NutsAboutPS3 · 10-01-2007, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Iron Man

Isn't this new?? Or have they done this before?

Shadow delineation on this 1080p/MPEG-2 encode (versus VC-1 on the HD DVD) is really quite impressive, at least in the early parts of the film

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/283/gothika.html

Interesting, I wonder if the royalties on mpeg-2 are cheaper, so they can save money by doing another encode, and Blu-ray has enough capacity to use mpeg-2 at a higher bitrate.

His comment that you posted is very badly worded. It appears at first that he is saying the shadow delineation in the mpeg-2 is better than the vc-1, but when you read the hd dvd review it becomes clear that isn't what he meant, as it says "Shadow delineation on this 1080p/VC-1 encode (rare for a Warner title these days, it's not identical to the MPEG-2 Blu-ray) is really quite impressive, at least in the early parts of the film."

Banjo · 10-01-2007, 08:07 AM

Wait... wait... MPEG-2... Warner Bros?

gand41f · 10-01-2007, 08:09 AM

Um, I just watched this one a couple of days ago. It was VC-1 with the typical Warner bitrate.

enjoy
gandalf

lch · 10-01-2007, 08:35 AM

the website you posted say main feature VC1, supplement Mpeg2.

Iron Man · 10-01-2007, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by lch

the website you posted say main feature VC1, supplement Mpeg2.

It's been changed since I made this thread.

Banjo · 10-01-2007, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Iron Man

It's been changed since I made this thread.

Yes, I just noticed. I remember him mentioning MPEG-2 but now it's VC-1.

jd213 · 10-01-2007, 12:42 PM

This title was released a while ago in Korea and maybe some other countries, it might've been when Warner was still doing MPEG2 on Blu-Ray, and they might've just used the same encode and everything for the US version. It looks like they didn't include PCM or Dolby TrueHD either, unlike their current trends for BD.

WriteSimply · 10-01-2007, 07:47 PM

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Originally Posted by jd213

This title was released a while ago in Korea and maybe some other countries, it might've been when Warner was still doing MPEG2 on Blu-Ray, and they might've just used the same encode and everything for the US version. It looks like they didn't include PCM or Dolby TrueHD either, unlike their current trends for BD.

Nope. The review has been updated to indicate both HD formats are in VC-1. So basically, the mods can close this thread.

fuad

10-01-2007, 07:54 AM	#1
Iron Man Active Member Member since:Aug 2007	Warner using different encodes? Isn't this new?? Or have they done this before? Shadow delineation on this 1080p/MPEG-2 encode (versus VC-1 on the HD DVD) is really quite impressive, at least in the early parts of the film http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/283/gothika.html Last edited by Iron Man; 10-01-2007 at 08:00 AM.

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10-01-2007, 08:07 AM	#3
Banjo Blu-ray Guru Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Ontario, Canada Blu-ray collection:143	Wait... wait... MPEG-2... Warner Bros?

10-01-2007, 08:09 AM	#4
gand41f Special Member Member since:May 2007 Location:San Jose, California	Um, I just watched this one a couple of days ago. It was VC-1 with the typical Warner bitrate. enjoy gandalf

10-01-2007, 08:35 AM	#5
lch Senior Member Member since:Aug 2007 4K collection:103 Blu-ray collection:813 Blu-ray reviews:1	the website you posted say main feature VC1, supplement Mpeg2.

10-01-2007, 12:42 PM	#8
jd213 Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:less than 10 minutes from Akihabara	This title was released a while ago in Korea and maybe some other countries, it might've been when Warner was still doing MPEG2 on Blu-Ray, and they might've just used the same encode and everything for the US version. It looks like they didn't include PCM or Dolby TrueHD either, unlike their current trends for BD.

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