Coming to America; VC-1 beats AVC

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Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

VC-1 is a fine codec when given enough bits. Deja Vu showed this.

I would think that 3/3.5 PQ is sufficient proof the master was poor. And perhaps AVC isn't quite as good as VC-1 with a poor master. Or perhaps this was just a goof up. It happens with those humans sometimes.
Gary

It could also be the fact that the HD DVD version has 5 GB more to work with. In this case, since Paramount is using BD-25 ...its 25 GB vs 30 GB.

Originally Posted by Esox50

It has been widely whispered for a long time that Sony is encoding the Paramount releases. When was the last time you saw Sony use VC-1? This seems to make sense since Paramount used MPEG2 when Sony was using MPEG2, and when Sony started using AVC...magically Paramount started using AVC as well.

Sony might be doing the encoding for Paramount but Paramount decides the target output. The target for this title happens to be a BD-25 disc. Don't blame Sony for this.