A Few Words About A few words about…™ Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 2 – in Blu-ray (1 Viewer)

[RICK BOND]

Where is Vol. 3 ?? The rest of the Short's need to be released ! Then Tom and Jerry Vol. 2 & 3 and.......... Max Fleischer's Superman 1941-1942 Just 17 Shorts. What's the Hold Up ??

 

[Ken_Martinez]

Each transfer gets gradually darker, in this screen grab you can clearly see that cat puppet, but with the blu-ray grab the puppet almost blends in with the sky.

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The pillar boxed screenshot is the Blu-Ray. That's the one with all the detail missing.

The big issue is that a number of cartoons look WORSE than they did on the old Laserdisc and TV broadcast. What excuse is there for that?

That's not something caused by the elements, as Robert Harris tried to suggest. It's also not something I think many here would abide on a live-action Warner Archive release. Can you imagine what would happen if they put out, say, The Harvey Girls or Show Boat looking like this?

 

[Vern Dias]

Here's your (probable) answer:

Somewhere along the line, someone wasn't watching their data scopes. The black levels are severely clipped which accounts for the lack of details in the shadows. The flat top on the green histogram is questionable and the red gamma looks to be low.

Disclaimer: Since this was taken from the screen shot posted above, rather than the disc itself and then imported into DaVinci Resolve, I can't authoritatively state that what you see here accurately represents what's on the disc.

 

[Mark-P]

LOL. Weird perspective! Because the sky is green, my brain totally flipped that and I thought we were looking down from above on the other side of the fence and the sky was the ground and the tree was a bush!

 

[Ken_Martinez]

Here's your (probable) answer:

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Somewhere along the line, someone wasn't watching their data scopes. The black levels are severely clipped which accounts for the lack of details in the shadows. The flat top on the green histogram is questionable and the red gamma looks to be low.

Disclaimer: Since this was taken from the screen shot posted above, rather than the disc itself and then imported into DaVinci Resolve, I can't authoritatively state that what you see here accurately represents what's on the disc.

Very good explanation. Thank you.

Definitely doesn't deserve a 4.5 out of 5, since live-action releases have been severely docked for less than this.

 

[yamato72]

Loved Volume 1, will buy Vol 2 solely for the presence of this short:

Thanks for sharing it @ThadK !

Seeing this one made me feel like a kid again -as did the "...of Tomorrow" shorts. Loved them!

After viewing the Tex Avery, Loony Toons, and Tom & Jerry shorts again after all these years, and seeing some comments about maybe Woody Woodpecker coming down the road, I have a question about a favorite short of mine that I haven't been able to find anything about online. In this short, a family of bears gets involved in some shenanigans, and the dad has high blood pressure, having to count to 10 every time he gets angry. Anyone remember that one? I thought it could be Andy Panda but I'm not sure.

 

[Paul Penna]

I have a question about a favorite short of mine that I haven't been able to find anything about online. In this short, a family of bears gets involved in some shenanigans, and the dad has high blood pressure, having to count to 10 every time he gets angry. Anyone remember that one?

Five Warner cartoons directed by Chuck Jones. Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (1944); What's Brewin', Bruin? (1948); The Bee-Deviled Bruin (1949); Bear Feat (1949); A Bear for Punishment (1951). All a riot, the last one the funniest, IMHO ("But Henry...")

 

[benbess]

Finally catching up with this volume. Tex Avery's quite surreal approach to animation can still amuse and bring some laughs. My rating: B+