Troma Goes Blu-ray (Official Thread)

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by SilentNight

what? The Blu-Ray release from Troma is 720p? I'm glad I've got the UK release now for sure.

Are you all sure that 88 Films didn't simply upscale Troma's sub-1080p master up to 1080p for the UK Blu-ray, then throw a layer of 1920x1080 artificial grain on top of it? Because that is a very real possibility given they got the master from Troma... They did some similar manipulations with Subspecies 1 (took 1080i DNR'd master, deinterlaced to 1080p and appears they added artificial grain - though a lot complained of smearing artifacts as a result of the i > p conversion).

[Kriztoffer Swank]

If the review on 10k Bullets is anything to go by, the screenshots are 720x480 which is widescreen standard def which I believe was confirmed by a poster here with the BDInfo (which I think also said it was interlaced). Most Blu-ray reviews on the site have 1920x1080 screenshots.

It would appear somebody did something wrong during the authoring on Troma's BD.

[psicon]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Are you all sure that 88 Films didn't simply upscale Troma's sub-1080p master up to 1080p for the UK Blu-ray, then throw a layer of 1920x1080 artificial grain on top of it? Because that is a very real possibility given they got the master from Troma... They did some similar manipulations with Subspecies 1 (took 1080i DNR'd master, deinterlaced to 1080p and appears they added artificial grain - though a lot complained of smearing artifacts as a result of the i > p conversion).

I had the first screenshot from caps-a-holic Toxic Avenger 2 uk blu in one window and the Troma release paused in another and the sign reading Crap is Whack is unreadable on the Troma blu, as is the NY on the kids shirt. There is definitely more detail in the Uk blu.
The troma release looks a lot better than the old DVD though.
http://www.caps-a-holic.com/hd_vergl...=278#vergleich