porco556
Jan 2003
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Just finished checking this out. Oddly, neither the JKR or the CopyCat release are too hot.
Before I begin to explain, I will say, there is nothing wrong with this release. The presence of the Spanish track is odd, but that's about it. ::EDIT - To answer the question above about re-encoding or not. This release is re-encoded at 4950kbit/sec approx... Which is a REAL healthy bitrate. CopyCat release was slightly lower at around ::EDIT2 - It's 4620kbit/sec... Didn't see the Spanish was 5.1 and not 2.0:: ::
The R1 source (assuming JKRs release is R1), has really dull colors. The reds are just absent (this includes skin tones and flames, which there is lots of). I doubt JKR removed the reds from the encode, but rather the source isn't as good. The picture is much softer, and no artifacting (this is an encode option for sure).
The CopyCat R4 release had really nice colors, but artifacting was plentiful. The image is sharp, but on larger screens (and picky eyes), you'll see quite a bit. But that is the price for encoding a sharper image.
JKR release is good because it has only a 73 meg single language menu, instead of the 191 meg triple lang jobbie the R4 has. But oddly the Spanish 2.0 track is there.
Neither of these releases have DTS.
Video 8/10 - I rather have softer with no artifacting myself. But the R1 source seems to have crappier color. No fault to JKR.
DVD-R 9/10 - Perfect other than the Spanish track. But I won't be too ignorant, there are many Spanish people that will appreciate it
The BEST version out there is the DVD-9 of the R4! It's out there and has sharp picture with vibrant color. Must be the chilis down there that add all the spicy vibrance Not to mention has a DTS track. So it's worth forking out the $2.25 to buy a DL disc!!
For those that don't believe me, get all 3 and do a capture compare...
Last edited by porco556 on 11-23-2005 at 12:26 AM
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