X-Files (series) coming to Blu in ... I want to believe

[rockin]

Those season 3 screenshots look stunning - I forgot how many great episodes there are in season 3!

[Josh of the Decade]

Originally Posted by lolwut

I went through the thread to find some examples of what I was talking about:

You're right lolwut, there are definitely discrepancies in sharpness across various screengrabs. At best, some shots (esp. close-ups & establishing shots) have incredible levels of detail. At worst, it looks like a 90s TV show, and I can't really blame it for that.

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by Josh of the Decade

You're right lolwut, there are definitely discrepancies in sharpness across various screengrabs. At best, some shots (esp. close-ups & establishing shots) have incredible levels of detail. At worst, it looks like a 90s TV show, and I can't really blame it for that.

No...at worst, it looks upscale from SD. Seriously, those screenshots from the US HD broadcasts all look upscaled, and the presentation can be blamed for that. I don't think this is what we'll be seeing on BD. The German HD screenshots look exponentially better.

[AnamorphicWidescreen]

Originally Posted by Oblivion138

No...at worst, it looks upscale from SD. Seriously, those screenshots from the US HD broadcasts all look upscaled, and the presentation can be blamed for that. I don't think this is what we'll be seeing on BD. The German HD screenshots look exponentially better.

Agreed. The difference in the most recent screenshots on this thread to the earlier HD German screen shots is profound; the German HD shots are much crisper/clearer.

[focuspuller]

Originally Posted by Oblivion138

No...at worst, it looks upscale from SD. Seriously, those screenshots from the US HD broadcasts all look upscaled, and the presentation can be blamed for that. I don't think this is what we'll be seeing on BD. The German HD screenshots look exponentially better.

You're right. Those are not El Ray captures (at least not from the HD version of the channel).

[frogmort]

Even the very best lossy pics available now probably wouldn't match the quality of a direct-sourced file presented on blu-ray.

[hedge hog]

Originally Posted by magnetite2

DVD:


HD:


The HD version is like night and day. I didn't even know Mulder had a pattern on his suit with the DVD version (zoom in).

The framing is far better in widescreen.

[lolwut]

This shot is from the same source as the others. Granted, it's just one shot, and the rest of the shots do look nice.

Originally Posted by Lava_Lander

2x10 - Red Museum

[Show spoiler]









2x11 - Excelsis Dei

[Klownicle]

I have both sources, the El Rey and German sources are identical. What it is, is that some scenes of the episodes weren't remastered. Oddly enough. Mostly transition shots.

The "bad" image above with the hospital bed, isn't even the same resolution as the source which is; so there's that as well.

[jwb79]

Originally Posted by Klownicle

I have both sources, the El Rey and German sources are identical. What it is, is that some scenes of the episodes weren't remastered. Oddly enough. Mostly transition shots.

The "bad" image above with the hospital bed, isn't even the same resolution as the source which is; so there's that as well.

Why in the world would they not transfer the transition shots to HD?

[Lava_Lander]

Originally Posted by jwb79

Why in the world would they not transfer the transition shots to HD?

Some are stock shots that may not have only been available in video form originally; others, the original film used may not have been located during the restoration process.

[Oblivion138]

Transitions were no doubt originally done in standard definition, as the series was edited on SD video for several seasons.

[Lava_Lander]

3x20 - Jose Chung's From Outer Space

[Lava_Lander]

3x21 - Avatar

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Lava_Lander

3x20 - Jose Chung's From Outer Space

[Show spoiler]

Man, I really love this episode. Haven't seen it in years, but I always loved the alien smoking a cigarette saying "This is not happening, this is not happening."

I'm trying to hold out on watching any X-Files until the blu-rays come out, but all of these caps are really making it hard.

[chip75]

Nice to see Amanda Tapping in the screen captures. I always enjoyed Avatar. A great Skinner heavy-episode!

[Oblivion138]

Originally Posted by frogmort

Man, I really love this episode. Haven't seen it in years, but I always loved the alien smoking a cigarette saying "This is not happening, this is not happening."

I'm trying to hold out on watching any X-Files until the blu-rays come out, but all of these caps are really making it hard.

Mulder's "mandroid" scene in this episode is one of the best moments in the entire series.

Mandroid! - YouTube

[frogmort]

Originally Posted by Oblivion138

Mulder's "mandroid" scene in this episode is one of the best moments in the entire series.

Mandroid! - YouTube

That's awesome. I had it turned up a little louder than I expected and it actually startled me.

[jwb79]

Yeah, that's a bleepin' dead alien body if I ever bleepin' saw one.

[gettodamoofies]

My favourite episode of the entire series. Season three is my favourite season - to combination of mythology episodes, standalones and the comedic tone they nailed in many episodes set a perfect feel for the series for me.