Andrew Budgell
Senior HTF Member
Oh I dunno, they're getting better & better at restoration, I bet they can improve on the last Blu-ray. I only wish I liked the film more, first half really great, but the second half drags for me (but not as bad as Cleopatra!).Lord Dalek said:Umm why? It's not like they can improve on the blu ray transfer barring the sudden appearance of the untilted frames which I doubt has occurred.
Because it's one of the two titles that they continually spend money on for new releases every five years, the other being The Wizard of Oz. Oz has the 3D gimmick this time around, so Wind got a new restoration for its sales hook this time.Lord Dalek said:Umm why? It's not like they can improve on the blu ray transfer barring the sudden appearance of the untilted frames which I doubt has occurred.
Why are you not crazy about the existing Blu?Ethan Riley said:It would to be substantially improved for me. Actually, I never have been all that crazy about the current blu, but it's still not that high on my list of flicks that are begging for an upgrade.
Lossless sound is lossless sound. I don't believe that you can hear the difference between Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA.moviebuff75 said:...The sound was a bit tinny though....wish it were DTS-MA.
Personally, I like Dolby TrueHD better on my system. It seems to have better channel separation for some reason.Mark-P said:Lossless sound is lossless sound. I don't believe that you can hear the difference between Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA.
I wasn't crazy about the sound and some of the color looked weak to me, especially in the second half.Andrew Budgell said:Why are you not crazy about the existing Blu?
Mark-P said:Lossless sound is lossless sound. I don't believe that you can hear the difference between Dolby TrueHD and DTS-MA.
moviebuff75 said:All of the Dolby TrueHD titles I have sound a lot lower in volume. I honestly have a hard time hearing GWTW on blu-ray, compared to other films.
John Hermes said:Personally, I like Dolby TrueHD better on my system. It seems to have better channel separation for some reason.
Dolby True HD is the only codec that has dialogue normalization built in, but it can be turned off at both ends (encoding or decoding). All reports indicate that those studios using True HD turn off dialnorm. The only other difference between the two is the method of lossless encoding: DTS has a proprietary method, while Dolby bought Meridian and therefore uses MLP.FoxyMulder said:Look up dialog normalization, adjust your receiver accordingly and hey presto everything sounds exactly the same, the only way anything can sound different with these lossless codecs is if they are using a different mix ( unlikely these days ) or if something has been altered in your receiver. ( very likely too )
The last Gone With The Wind release was very good, i can't see there being too much of an improvement, maybe subtle improvements which projector owners can appreciate.
I use BDInfo sometimes when taking screencaps, i have seen dial norm on some Dolby soundtracks on blu ray and it has certainly been on, as for dynamic range, unfortunately too many soundtracks on blu ray are being altered and the overall dynamic range lowered, the difference between low and high sounds remain the same so that's something but reference volume is not the same as you get at the cinema, it varies on which movies they do this to but it certainly happens, the film mixer who resides over at AVS forums talked about it a few years back.Stephen_J_H said:Dolby True HD is the only codec that has dialogue normalization built in, but it can be turned off at both ends (encoding or decoding). All reports indicate that those studios using True HD turn off dialnorm. The only other difference between the two is the method of lossless encoding: DTS has a proprietary method, while Dolby bought Meridian and therefore uses MLP.
RE: Lower volume on a True HD mix, all lossless mixes are mixed substantially lower in volume than DVD tracks, in order to exploit the full dynamic range of lossless. If you find True HD tracks too quiet, you can adjust your dynamic range compression level (DRC), or you can dial in a volume offset according to source. Most receivers have one or the other, or both as features (My Onkyo HT-RC460, for example).