Back to the Dolby 96K upsampling technology...
I know you are complaining about no blind test etc and think that Dolby is up to something tricky here. The fact is that the test may not have been a perfect test and your milage will vary. But, Dolby has given this technology to many facilities...
Di$ney can do whatever they want to these films because they created them and they own them. The dvd's and Blu-ray's aren't sold as historical artifacts they are home video playable media. If you want it exactly as it was originally presented then you would need a projector, screen, Film, and...
Jaxson's Dad, If it's just before Baloo says "this is beautiful..." then I must believe that the film soundtrack always was this way. Many recordings released on other media like LP's and 8-track cassettes weren't actually transfered from the film soundtrack, but rather done separately...
So Jaxson's Dad, What words does this dropout / glitch happen between, or is it on a word? I listened to the DEHT track and didn't hear any dropout. Could you be a little more descriptive? I also couldn't imagine that Disney would fix something like that with an old LP. LP's have very...
I'm just trying to get this clear. The track is as the director created. 6 channel PCM 24 bit identical to the printmaster created on the dubbing stage. But because the LFE wasn't over done and exaggerated like you anticipated (did you see this in a theater?) you give it a 4 out of 5. There is...
this type of technology may slow Blu-ray a bit but I doubt it would be a killer. What if Toshiba put this type of technology WITH Blu-ray. Could they make BD's look even better? That's where the future is. SD dvd's just don't have the future that BD has with it's potential interactivity and...
Many people have come to the conclusion that this is a choice by Disney and Pixar because the majority of people watching these discs are watching them on non 5.1 playback systems. You would be 100% correct. Aren't the savvy audio people the ones with nice 5.1 and beyond systems? I guess...
Just because it wasn't shot in 3-D doesn't mean that Disney won't release it that way. It was released in theaters in 3-D even though it wasn't shot that way. It may not be the best 3-D presentation but it's still 3-D. We may not see 3-D on BD for a while, but I'm fairly sure that Disney...
I'm also cautiously optimistic about this release. Looking forward to an anamorphic BD with 7.1 Lossless audio. Maybe both 3-D and 2-D versions? We will have to wait and see.
Originally Posted by MSmith83: "I just listened to Shoot 'Em Up. The first thing I noticed is that the MA extension is significantly lower in volume than the core. When cranked to volume match, it is further evident that it's like listening to an entirely different mix. The MA extension has...
Brian L. and Stephen J.H. are correct. There is no discrete center channel in Dolby EX. Even though the stems may have a center surround that does not mean that it appears on the final printmaster. Studios generally put printmasters on BD and DVD as their audio source, not the stems...
Why is it that we have to ask the studios to give us the original audio mix as an option? The new mix is the one that should be the option! The original mix should always be there. When Di$ney put out The Lion King with their DEHT mix, I believe that the original mix was the default track...
This is how the #1 voted studio treats it's releases? Do any of you want to change your vote now? The other studios seem to give lossless tracks, commentaries, etc. but are deemed inferior by most of the voters on this site. Maybe it's just full of Warner employees voting. Best studio...
I have to agree with you Matt. This is one of the best films I saw this year. I picture Ben and Jen at home looking at his Oscar and actually reading that it said "Screen Play" and not actor. Then he did what he does best and that is write. He's not that bad of a director either. His brother...
If there was the slightest chance of HD-DVD to survive they would not have cancelled the big HD-DVD event at CES tonight. They would have pulled out any and all of the stops for this. As far as having a competing High Definition format that only two major studios support, it can't survive, even...
Don't know how that could have happened with "Mary Poppins" either. But it deserved the worst soundtrack of the year award that this site so lovenly bestowed on that title. Hopefully Disney learned from it's mitake and we won't have that problem again.
Matthew, Your concerns aren't unfounded in regards to the "Enhanced mixes" for some of Disney's dvd's. I think "The Lion King" was their first and best DEHT to date. The worst was "Mary Poppins" but I partially blame Warner Bro's for that, because they did the mixes, not Disney. It is Disney's...
The Commentary is very enjoyable. I was unaware that calling someone a hack was much worse than putting Jeasus Christ and shitty in my post. So, Jeasus Christ this is one great commentary. I wish it was on the Shitty standard def DVD though. Sorry if I offended you Robert. You run a...
Regarding the Commentary on the Blu-ray disc: The commentary is part if the "Cine Explorer" feature. And Pixar went above and beyond with the commentaries with both Ratatouille and Cars... The commentaries on these discs have also been translated and dubbed in many foreign languages...
I believe that there is a Commentary on the Blu-ray... It's under the "Cine Explorer" bonus feature. * “Cine-Explore” is a revolutionary and innovative new feature that truly uses Picture-in-Picture (not video but still images). It combines the abilities to display on-screen still images and...
To the people who won't buy this because of the "Lack of extras" will be missing some of the best quality extras ever put on a DVD. Lifted is great. "Your friend the Rat" is a classic (especially if you're over 30 years old). The commentary is on the Blu-ray along with some more extras. If...
It depends on the master and what type of program material too. But without comparing the two I would say 16bit PCM over a lossy interpretation of a 24bit master. I have to say that I recommend creating lossy tracks from 24bit elements rather than 16bit ones. The difference is much greater in...
I maybe should have said "Dynamic range control" instead of compression. They are basically the same thing. You are compressing the dynamic range just not changing the timbre of the audio like you would in the music recording industry.
When I mentioned compression I was talking about playback compression, not encoding compression. You know, standard compression, light or sometimes it's even called night mode on the receiver. Sorry about the confusion. I don't get how you can say that TrueHD is farthest from master quality...
There is no DD Vs. DTS debate when it comes to quality of their lossless systems. They are both just that...lossless. There are many factors at play here that make a studio choose one over the other and it has nothing to do with the studio being paid off by Dolby or DTS. They don't work that...
This is such a great discussion about BD and HD-DVD that I almost hate to get back to the actual subject of this thread. Earlier it is mentioned that the audio is low (aprox 10dB) on FOTO. Can you tell me is it the True-HD track or the DD+ or both that are low? Also what bitrate is the...
I thought Disney stated that this was the original CUT of the film, not the original version. The cuts are as the original was frame for frame. The content within those cuts has been slightly altered. Original Version - no Original cut - yes The soundtrack is the same as the original...
Finding Nemo I'm sure will not have a Enhanced Home Theater Mix. That track is recently made and very full. I can't think of any improvement that could be made to that track. Lion King lends itself very well to this enhancement and I hope Aladdin does too. Not all feature films can be enhanced...