Planet Earth

[syncguy]

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Planet Earth vs Baraka. Personally, I wouldnt compare them for PQ or AQ.

Baraka wins for AQ no sweat. Comparing a documentary with an Art movie with a moving score just isnt fair. Planet Earths AQ is just fine for what it is designed to do.

PQ is another area where I wouldnt make a comparison. Baraka is a 70mm film and has a beautifull film look. Planet Earth has IMHO an equally beautifull look, albeit very different. PE looks like what it is, a documentary. There are flaws to be found in some of the more difficult to shoot scenes, however, the overall presentation is so fantastic that it is easy for me to forgive these occasional technical anomalies.

Baraka: 5 stars
Planet Earth: 5 stars

Thanks. Based on your analysis, I will go for Baraka. "Baraka is a 70mm film and has a beautifull film look." - This must be very good, much better than first gen HD video cameras, most likely post converted to 24P.

[Deciazulado]

we have reviews of both the UK narration an US narration versions of Planet Earth and of Baraka. . You should check them out

[Hep]

Originally Posted by SonOfArathorn

Planet Earth is 1080i, as are most of the BBC earth presentations.

Mine must be special because it's 1080p. Of course it is special, as mentioned before the BBC version is 1080p, and my case from Canada is correctly labelled as 1080p; only the Discovery Channel (US) version was given the 1080i treatment. The 1080i printed on the UK BBC version is a well known typo. Here is the thread that relives all of the hilarity that ensued following the misprint.

Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

Planet Earth vs Baraka. Personally, I wouldn’t compare them for PQ or AQ.

Baraka wins for AQ no sweat. Comparing a documentary with an Art movie with a moving score just isn’t fair. Planet Earths AQ is just fine for what it is designed to do.

PQ is another area where I wouldn’t make a comparison. Baraka is a 70mm film and has a beautiful film look. Planet Earth has IMHO an equally beautiful look, albeit very different. PE looks like what it is, a documentary. There are flaws to be found in some of the more difficult to shoot scenes, however, the overall presentation is so fantastic that it is easy for me to forgive these occasional technical anomalies.

Baraka: 5 stars
Planet Earth: 5 stars

This is exactly my thoughts as well; thanks for saving me all that writing Squid.

[syncguy]

Originally Posted by Deciazulado

we have reviews of both the UK narration an US narration versions of Planet Earth and of Baraka. . You should check them out

Thanks, just checked. According to the review both have excellent PQ, Planet Earth is slightly behind (4.5) Baraka (5). Baraka excels in the audio department. I like the grand look of Baraka since it is 2.2:1. Also I have a preference to film cameras over and above digital cameras.

[Harlock415]

I don't think I've ever seen a Discover channel version. The only one I've ever seen listed is by BBC. I've owned the DVD and just got the Blu-ray. My only gripe is that the Blu does not have any of the extras ported over.

[crops85]

I have the BBC one

On the Box (cardboard) it say 1080p
but when I slide the case out and look at the case it says 1080i

So it is hard to tell which one people are stating their so call "box/disc" says

[SonOfArathorn]

I have the BBC/Attenborough one, box says 1080p, tv tells ms it's 1080i hmmmmm...

[Pondosinatra]

Well if people are saying Baraka is better then it must be amazing as Planet Earth is reference quality in my books....

[SonOfArathorn]

your books are old, and outdated if Planet Earth seems reference quality.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by syncguy

Thanks. Based on your analysis, I will go for Baraka. "Baraka is a 70mm film and has a beautifull film look." - This must be very good, much better than first gen HD video cameras, most likely post converted to 24P.

You are welcome. If the budget allows, I strongly recommend both.

[SquidPuppet]

Originally Posted by Hep

Mine must be special because it's 1080p. Of course it is special, as mentioned before the BBC version is 1080p, and my case from Canada is correctly labelled as 1080p; only the Discovery Channel (US) version was given the 1080i treatment. The 1080i printed on the UK BBC version is a well known typo. Here is the thread that relives all of the hilarity that ensued following the misprint.



This is exactly my thoughts as well; thanks for saving me all that writing Squid.