Batman Begins (2005) - Blu-ray Forum

Clark Kent · 06-01-2008, 02:20 AM

I'm still a little unhappy Warner decided not to re-do the HD DVD encode. Universal is doing it on movies that definitely won't sell as well(the Mummy). The Dark Knight better be the best reference Blu-ray ever to make up for it.

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lgans316 · 06-01-2008, 02:47 AM

Batman Begins was heavily filtered by WB that removed all the high frequency details. Be prepared to bash it once it's out on Blu-ray unless Warner does a new encode.

RedIsNotBlue · 06-01-2008, 03:51 AM

The HD DVD looked great. Not amazing but great. From what I remember I would give it a solid 4 star rating.

Blu-Malibu2009 · 06-09-2008, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Clark Kent

I'm still a little unhappy Warner decided not to re-do the HD DVD encode. Universal is doing it on movies that definitely won't sell as well(the Mummy). The Dark Knight better be the best reference Blu-ray ever to make up for it.

It will look incredible, judging by the high def Quicktime trailers so far for it. I think the Prologue with the Batman Begins Blu-ray should give us a good idea of how TDK will look on Blu-ray. Pfister's cinematography looks even better than it did the first time around with Batman Begins so as long as WB doesn't screw up the transfer, it should look amazing.

lgans316 · 06-09-2008, 08:49 AM

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The HD DVD looked great. Not amazing but great. From what I remember I would give it a solid 4 star rating.

You are dead wrong. Warner have to change the resolution on the BB cover art from 1920x1080p to 1280x720p.

Blu-Malibu2009 · 06-09-2008, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

You are dead wrong. Warner have to change the resolution on the BB cover art from 1920x1080p to 1280x720p.

WTF are you talking about? I'm talking about TDK, which so far looks amazing as far as the high def trailers go.

HDJK · 06-09-2008, 08:58 AM

^^ It sometimes helps to read back a few posts:

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Originally Posted by lgans316

Batman Begins was heavily filtered by WB that removed all the high frequency details. Be prepared to bash it once it's out on Blu-ray unless Warner does a new encode.

Quote:

Originally Posted by RedIsNotBlue

The HD DVD looked great. Not amazing but great. From what I remember I would give it a solid 4 star rating.

Quote:

Originally Posted by lgans316

You are dead wrong. Warner have to change the resolution on the BB cover art from 1920x1080p to 1280x720p.

Blu-Malibu2009 · 06-09-2008, 09:01 AM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

^^ It sometimes helps to read back a few posts:

Or perhaps he could use the quote feature.

Oh, and for the record I think the BB HD DVD looks great. I'd put it on par with my National Treasure Blu-ray for instance.

HDJK · 06-09-2008, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by TTUBatfan2008

Or perhaps he could use the quote feature.

...

Yep, that helps

I've never seen the HD DVD so I'm really excited for my first viewing of BB on BD.

Blu-Malibu2009 · 06-09-2008, 09:21 AM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

Yep, that helps

I've never seen the HD DVD so I'm really excited for my first viewing of BB on BD.

I think it looks pretty damn good. It's not perfect, it's a little soft. A higher bitrate would make it probably one of the best transfers on HDM. But as it is, I usually just turn up the sharpness setting on my TV a bit and it looks stellar. The parts that were filmed in Iceland are STUNNING.

BTW, I usually have my sharpness set at 2 on a scale of 10 and I turn it up to around 5 or 6 for BB. I have a Sharp 46 inch 1080p LCD and I am running an A3, so I'm guessing it's deinterlaced by my TV since it looks just as good as National Treasure on Blu-ray.

HDJK · 06-09-2008, 09:35 AM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

... Be prepared to bash it once it's out on Blu-ray unless Warner does a new encode.

So is there any word about a possible new encode yet?

Blu-Malibu2009 · 06-09-2008, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by HDJK

So is there any word about a possible new encode yet?

It's not re-encoded. That's why I'm hoping someone can figure out a way to rip the Prologue from it and post a torrent of it in PS3-compatible MP4.

RedIsNotBlue · 06-09-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

You are dead wrong. Warner have to change the resolution on the BB cover art from 1920x1080p to 1280x720p.

Ummm once again...how can my opinion be wrong???

Me thinking it looked great is neither fact or fiction simply my opinion. Let people decide for themselves your forceful obnoxious attitude towards people who are fine with HD DVD ports is getting rather annoying.

Arecsa · 06-09-2008, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

Batman Begins was heavily filtered by WB that removed all the high frequency details. Be prepared to bash it once it's out on Blu-ray unless Warner does a new encode.

No need to wait until then, anybody who has seen the disappointing HD DVD effort knows exactly what we're getting

Thanks Warner

TauHeel05 · 06-19-2008, 10:12 PM

On Blu-ray, July 8.

'The Dark Knight' Prologue is in 1080p!!! I can't wait!

mredman · 06-19-2008, 10:50 PM

This is a must buy for sure

mredman · 06-19-2008, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lgans316

You are dead wrong. Warner have to change the resolution on the BB cover art from 1920x1080p to 1280x720p.

WTF are you talking about. No Blu-Ray out has resolution 1280x720p. Every movie is listed 1080p on the backcover

You wan't the impossible. You will never be satisfied stop bicking allready

lgans316 · 06-20-2008, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by mredman

WTF are you talking about. No Blu-Ray out has resolution 1280x720p. Every movie is listed 1080p on the backcover

You wan't the impossible. You will never be satisfied stop bicking allready

You have no idea what I am talking about. Dig through the threads or ask Wicky.

jd213 · 06-20-2008, 03:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mredman

WTF are you talking about. No Blu-Ray out has resolution 1280x720p. Every movie is listed 1080p on the backcover

He was talking about this: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showt...&#post10992260

Many discs are 720p quality despite being encoded as 1080p. I don't think they should be listed as 720p on the back, but studios should definitely own up and remaster and/or re-encode the ones that deserve it, like Batman Begins.

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You wan't the impossible. You will never be satisfied stop bicking allready

Based on some of his other posts, this I agree with

jd213 · 06-20-2008, 04:07 AM

I don't see anything about pixel counting, it's comparing the level of detail.

06-01-2008, 02:20 AM	#1
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Batman Begins (2005) I'm still a little unhappy Warner decided not to re-do the HD DVD encode. Universal is doing it on movies that definitely won't sell as well(the Mummy). The Dark Knight better be the best reference Blu-ray ever to make up for it. Batman Begins Blu-ray Limited Edition Giftset Batman Begins Blu-ray Limited Edition Giftset Review Batman Begins Blu-ray Batman Begins Blu-ray Review Last edited by Scottie; 02-14-2017 at 08:43 PM.

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06-01-2008, 02:47 AM	#2
lgans316 Blu-ray Baron Member since:Jul 2007 Location:RM16, United Kingdom Blu-ray reviews:17 Trading Score:498	Batman Begins was heavily filtered by WB that removed all the high frequency details. Be prepared to bash it once it's out on Blu-ray unless Warner does a new encode.

06-01-2008, 03:51 AM	#3
RedIsNotBlue Blu-ray Ninja Member since:May 2007 Blu-ray collection:503 Digital collection:10 Trading Score:226	The HD DVD looked great. Not amazing but great. From what I remember I would give it a solid 4 star rating.

06-19-2008, 10:12 PM	#15
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06-19-2008, 10:50 PM	#16
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jd213 Special Member Member since:Sep 2007 Location:less than 10 minutes from Akihabara	I don't see anything about pixel counting, it's comparing the level of detail.

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