MPEG-2 can be done right - Blu-ray Forum

Phatferd · 01-08-2008, 10:17 PM

I've seen some people upset with the idea of ID4 and others being MPEG-2. I will admit, I would prefer it to be AVC or VC-1, but I think MPEG-2 can be done right and look great.

For example, I am currently watching Layer Cake for the second time on Blu-Ray and I think it looks fantastic.

EricJ · 01-08-2008, 10:22 PM

Practically everything from the first year of Lionsgate (T2, The Punisher) was MP2, but we can assume that was because they...just didn't know any better.

Luis_A51 · 01-08-2008, 10:22 PM

There are a lot of highly rated MPEG2 movies
Kingdom of Heaven and Crank come to mind right off the bat.

nhaase · 01-09-2008, 12:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Luis_A51

There are a lot of highly rated MPEG2 movies
Kingdom of Heaven and Crank come to mind right off the bat.

Kingdom of Heaven had a few scenes (darker ones) with noise, but many scenes made me gasp they looked so amazing.

cajmoyper · 01-09-2008, 12:18 AM

Fox is the only studio I trust with an mpeg-2 codec. Even Disney can't claim that they are as good with it. And I have two Fox movies with misprint...Simpsons says mpeg-2, but is AVC, Cast Away says 2.35:1, but is 1.85:1.

Jack Torrance · 01-09-2008, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Luis_A51

There are a lot of highly rated MPEG2 movies
Kingdom of Heaven and Crank come to mind right off the bat.

Also Black Hawk Down is an excellent MPEG2 title.

ryoohki · 01-08-2008, 10:23 PM

ID4 is MPEG4 everywhere in the world. IMHO it's just a superb FOX, yet again, Press Release error. FOX is also the king of box errors on bluray. listing stuff that aren't there and wrong information. So until the movies are actually released, we can't possibly know in what codec they'll be.. LOL!

Clark Kent · 01-09-2008, 12:03 AM

Just recently Amir himself admitted that at the highest bitrates MPEG-2 is slightly better than either AVC or VC-1. He was trashing AVC big time. Of course everything he says is spin of one kind or another.

dobyblue · 01-09-2008, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by ryoohki

ID4 is MPEG4 everywhere in the world. IMHO it's just a superb FOX, yet again, Press Release error. FOX is also the king of box errors on bluray. listing stuff that aren't there and wrong information. So until the movies are actually released, we can't possibly know in what codec they'll be.. LOL!

Agreed - this was the first thing I thought when I read the news statement.

Total misprint.

01-08-2008, 10:17 PM	#1
Phatferd Active Member Member since:Sep 2007 Blu-ray collection:53	MPEG-2 can be done right I've seen some people upset with the idea of ID4 and others being MPEG-2. I will admit, I would prefer it to be AVC or VC-1, but I think MPEG-2 can be done right and look great. For example, I am currently watching Layer Cake for the second time on Blu-Ray and I think it looks fantastic.

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01-08-2008, 10:22 PM	#2
EricJ Banned Member since:Jul 2007 Location:The Paradise of New England Blu-ray collection:6	Practically everything from the first year of Lionsgate (T2, The Punisher) was MP2, but we can assume that was because they...just didn't know any better.

01-08-2008, 10:22 PM	#3
Luis_A51 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jun 2007 Location:Calgary, AB Blu-ray reviews:4	There are a lot of highly rated MPEG2 movies Kingdom of Heaven and Crank come to mind right off the bat.

01-09-2008, 12:18 AM	#5
cajmoyper Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Jun 2007 Location:San Antonio, TX Home Theater Gallery:8 Blu-ray collection:182	Fox is the only studio I trust with an mpeg-2 codec. Even Disney can't claim that they are as good with it. And I have two Fox movies with misprint...Simpsons says mpeg-2, but is AVC, Cast Away says 2.35:1, but is 1.85:1.

01-08-2008, 10:23 PM	#7
ryoohki Blu-ray Samurai Member since:May 2007 Home Theater Gallery:6 Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:8 Trading Score:5	ID4 is MPEG4 everywhere in the world. IMHO it's just a superb FOX, yet again, Press Release error. FOX is also the king of box errors on bluray. listing stuff that aren't there and wrong information. So until the movies are actually released, we can't possibly know in what codec they'll be.. LOL!

01-09-2008, 12:03 AM	#8
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	Just recently Amir himself admitted that at the highest bitrates MPEG-2 is slightly better than either AVC or VC-1. He was trashing AVC big time. Of course everything he says is spin of one kind or another.

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