New Line encode question

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Originally Posted by ClaytonMG

Yeah well I seem to notice some issues with the black levels on Rush Hour 3, and also the lack of grain on Hairspray is annoying. I'd rather have it grainy and sharp than blurry and over-processed looking. But I think the black levels on Rush Hour 3 have something to do with how it's filmed.

I take that back, just saw it was 35mm. Oddly enough, it looks like they tried to correct the grainyness on that title too. And now there appears to be some slight compression artifacts on some of the surfaces in the darker scenes.

Sounds like Warner's hands may have touched Rush Hour 3 in all the wrong ways. I can't say I'm surprised, but I was hoping New Line wouldn't be using the same (Microsoft) VC-1 handbook as Warner.