Disney's approach to restoration was witchcraft in those early days of the format: Regarding celluloid as a transitory delivery system for animation, Disney archivists (somehow) managed to leach the image of
film grain without harming fine detail.
Not exact matches
Julie & Julia's 1.85:1, 1080p (MPEG - 4 / AVC) transfer reproduces a tight, natural
film -
grain structure and renders Stephen Goldblatt's colourful cinematography and production designer Mark Ricker's elaborately - dressed sets cleanly and sharply
without apparent noise - reduction, edge - sharpening, or other degradations to the image.
The
film's various blacks and grays, particularly in the opening and closing sequences, are sharp and varied, and the purposeful
grain has been preserved
without making a show of it.
Film grain is accurate and natural, colors are uniformly rich but not overly saturated, and the picture has been mostly cleaned of dirt, scratches, and
film damage
without glossing over picture detail.
For a
film that goes against the
grain so often by upholding age over beauty, it's unfortunate Meyers lacks the courage to give us an honest truth
without excessive sugar - coating.
Note: a ray - tracing denoiser module is coming to the GameWorks SDK, which will enable developers to remove
film grain - like noise
without any additional time - sapping development work