Sentences with phrase «anamorphic transfer»
Anamorphic transfer is a term used in the field of film and video to describe a process that converts widescreen images into a format that can be viewed on standard screens without distortion. It involves stretching the image horizontally to fill the entire screen while maintaining the correct proportions of the original picture. This technique ensures that the movie or video appears wider and gives the viewer a full-screen experience, even on regular TVs or monitors. Full definition
THE DVD Released in a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer on DVD, Le6ion of the Dead looks fine, with good shadow detail and a pleasing amount of depth and detail.
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A 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer with 5.1 Dolby Digital sound is supplemented by Trevor Rabin's isolated score (the South African composer and Yes founder provides mundane commentary between passages), a commercial and convincing 3 - minute infomercial for the mock franchise corporation «RePet» (see explanation above), various trailers (for The 6th Day, Hollow Man, Final Fantasy, and the similarly themed Gattaca), and a foldout case insert.
One doesn't expect much from a 20 - year - old Roger Corman movie, but this 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer looks surprisingly good.
THE DVD Suffering from a dearth of bonus materials, MGM / UA's DVD nonetheless boasts of a 2.35:1 widescreen anamorphic transfer that is stunning and consistently breathtaking.
The DVD's 2.40:1 anamorphic transfer looks good for standard definition.
THE DVD Paramount's Double Jeopardy DVD features another in a long line of gorgeous anamorphic transfers.
The 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer unfortunately utilizes a badly - worn source print riddled with kinky hairs and cigarette burns; the stock footage is particularly degraded.
Video: The film is presented in a wide - screen anamorphic transfer.
It's a very good film and an excellent anamorphic transfer, and features scene specific commentary by director Claude Chabrol and interviews with producer Marin Karmitz and writer Francis Szpiner among the supplements.
Unsurprisingly, this disc is above reproach from a technical standpoint: the 2.32:1 anamorphic transfer has razor - sharp but not overenhanced edges, allowing for detailed shadows and an evocative reproduction of the «Minority Report» grain endemic to theatrical prints.
Keeping in line with a no - score policy (much like the first release of director Stephen Sommer's The Mummy, which contained Jerry Goldsmith's music score as a fat track under the main menu), Universal's new DVD drops the music track in favour of a new anamorphic transfer, and new packaging (which labels seem to regard as reason alone to snap up the ever - increasing «revised special edition» releases).
THE DVDs Fahrenheit 451 gets a gratifyingly exhaustive Universal / Laurent Bouzereau treatment, starting with a warm 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer that only succumbs to distracting grain for a few seconds in chapter 10 — the result, no doubt, of a bad optical transition inherent in the source print.
The 3rd Season comes to DVD with a decent 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer, matching its original HD broadcast ratio.
The widescreen anamorphic transfer is flawless and so is the Harry Manfredini score.
The film is presented in a 1.78:1 anamorphic transfer.
Detail is very sharp in the 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer, though colours are on the muted side and there's a big blotch of red during one dissolve that isn't endemic to either shot.
THE DVD Released by Disney DVD in a gorgeous «Collector's Edition» with a 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer, Newsies is all dark browns, tweed patterns, and crisp blacks.
The former offers a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer.
THE DVD Paramount releases D.A.R.Y.L. on DVD to unsuspecting nostalgia collectors in a clean 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer that nevertheless demonstrates director Simon Wincer's gift for squandering the widescreen format.
The good things to come from this disc are that the film is once again easy to buy and now sports an anamorphic transfer.
The increase in resolution offered by the anamorphic transfer is a noteworthy improvement, and those who own both the previous DVD and a 16 x 9 television set may be compelled to re-purchase it on Disney's enhanced disc.
THE DVD Lions Gate presents The Badge in an anamorphic transfer high on grain but faithful in colour and skin tones.
It has been 5 years since the DVD format was launched, and it is undoubtedly disappointing to see Disney still coming up short where every other studio would have given an anamorphic transfer.
The DVD features an anamorphic transfer and the film has been letterboxed at 2.35:1.
There is a great deal of grain in the 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, enough so that its darker scenes often appear as though they were shot in a dust storm.
From the sampling I did, the anamorphic transfer and Dolby Digital 5.1 soundtrack of the standard DVD are no less than terrific in their own right.
The DVD contains an anamorphic transfer of the film, which has been letterboxed at 2.40:1.
With a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer the video quality of this disk is average.
Both boasted similar audio, but the new anamorphic transfer was a definite improvement on the original non-enhanced image.
This 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer is solid and quite pleasing, which leaves me little interesting to say.
Visually, the movie is rather enjoyable (shrouded raids excluded) and the anamorphic transfer delights with its vibrant colors, immaculate compositions, and perfect sharpness.
(I suppose this somehow makes up for the past when the movie's packaging specified an anamorphic transfer that did not exist.)
It lacks the sharpness and clarity it should have, and while there are no distracting flaws or inconsistencies, the film would very much stand to benefit from a new anamorphic transfer.
Side A — Audio Commentary # 1: Director Bryan Singer and Screenwriter Christopher McQuarrie / Audio Commentary # 2: Composer / Editor John Ottman / New Anamorphic transfer and Audio Mix / Deleted Scenes with Editor John Ottman introductions (9:23 — 2.35:1 Ltbx) with «Play All option»
Presented in a 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, Conquest, for what it's worth, suffers from no obvious digital artifacting problems, which strikes me as something like a minor miracle.
This is not an anamorphic transfer — it has not been enhanced for 16x9 televisions.
THE DVD Paramount releases Permanent Record in a barely - registering DVD that distinguishes itself from the old VHS I have only by its aspect ratio (1.85:1), the anamorphic transfer riddled with particulate debris that makes every shot look a lot like it was taken from inside a honky - tonk.
Tarzan is presented in a THX - certified 1.85:1 anamorphic transfer, and the results are spectacular.
, and this isn't an anamorphic transfer either.
The former contains a 2.35:1 anamorphic transfer that looks flat despite splashy colouring and a high level of detail, largely because the latter was achieved through artificial methods that call attention to edge haloes.