MGM delivers less in its DVD release of That Championship Season, offering the picture in a non-anamorphic 1.85:1 widescreen rendition that, although surprisingly sharp, is riddled
with edge enhancement and, in the night shots, a good deal of grain.
In general, movement from frame - to - frame now creates less of the issues it did before,
with edge enhancement, pixelation, and softness all seeming to show up less frequently and noticeably.
Not exact matches
Over the past three years, Ramot has provided more than $ 40M to translational research through value
enhancement programs, helping Tel Aviv University researchers advance their research through the best possible routes, and providing companies and investors
with access to cutting -
edge technologies and research.
It works pretty neutral
with a slight
enhancement of a street style
edge.
October 1, 2003 -(Manhattan Beach, CA) Click2Asia, the leading Asian online dating website has partnered
with Colorscope, an industry leader in digital imaging to provide cutting
edge image
enhancement for Click2Asia's online dating members.
I saw no problems
with jagged
edges or shimmering, and I also witnessed no signs of
edge enhancement.
Jagged
edges cropped up
with minor frequency, and
edge enhancement seemed apparent on occasion; for example, the scene in which Joker first confronts Grissom clearly demonstrated ringing around Jack.
I noticed no issues
with jagged
edges or shimmering, and I also detected no
edge enhancement.
There are absolutely no issues
with digital noise, aliasing or
edge enhancement.
The textured CGI artwork leans on the soft side (more an issue
with standard definition or the source material than a transfer problem), while colors are accurate and no
edge enhancement is apparent.
No issues
with jagged
edges or moiré effects occurred, and
edge enhancement was absent.
No issues
with jagged
edges or shimmering occurred, and I also failed to notice any
edge enhancement.
No issues
with jaggies or moiré effects occurred, and
edge enhancement remained absent.
But this 1080p rendering flattens the image even further through the gratuitous use of DVNR (which evidently necessitates a measure of no - less - irksome
edge -
enhancement to compensate), and if it's never applied as severely as it is on some of the recent James Bond titles, as
with them there is a tendency for black to drop off steeply, thus heightening the synthetic appearance of the presentation.
Laden
with dull blacks and mild
edge -
enhancement, the «all - new digital» 2.35:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer fails to show off the capabilities of the format while representing a minor upgrade from the previous DVD in terms of saturation and reproduction of flesh tones.
The Town That Dreaded Sundown converts to HiDef just fine, if you overlook select attempts to compensate for middling focus
with edge -
enhancement, and the colours on display in Roberson's lensing shine through
with a period richness.
Certainly, at first glance, the TC's 2.35:1, 1080p presentation looks sharper than that of the DC, but once the action moves into bright daylight, this increased detail reveals itself to be mostly the work of
edge -
enhancement that replaces the naturalistic grain of the DC
with a scrim of noise.
Other than a touch of
edge enhancement owed to the digital sharpening, the picture quality on high - definition Blu - ray is flawless, delivering a naturally film - like image
with accurate color rendering and significant detail.
Some of the issues stemmed from digital artifacts; I noticed mild
edge enhancement along
with somewhat prominent mosquito noise.
Although the excessive
edge enhancement and DNR will annoy some videophiles, most viewers should be happy enough
with this Blu - ray release which collects both the theatrical cut and extended cut of the film together
with a myriad of extras.
The most common issues
with the transfer itself is an obvious amount of
edge enhancement in the most prone scenes (dark on light) and excessive grain that almost translates to noise.
Comparing The Karate Kid
with my ossified VHS bootleg, however, the saturation is indeed brighter and the images are sharper, though instances of
edge enhancement and overcorrected colours tend to mar the overall experience.
The 2.35:1, 1080p presentation definitely represents a new transfer, as the film elements look cleaner than before in addition to more vibrant, but there is something occasionally electronic about the image,
with the fine, Super35 grain turning to noise during a few rogue applications of
edge enhancement.
The newly - struck 1.85:1 anamorphic widescreen transfer is bright and beautiful, however,
with light
edge -
enhancement in a few early scenes fading admirably long about the evening picnic.
Columbia TriStar weighs in
with a 1.85:1 anamorphic DVD presentation of Tokyo Godfathers that is, like Millennium Actress, marred by
edge -
enhancement, if much more vibrant - looking.
The biggest issue
with this transfer is not DVNR,
edge -
enhancement, or crushed black levels, but the intermittent and rarely intersecting presence of all three; pick a bugaboo and go
with it.
There were no major problems
with artifacting or
edge -
enhancement.
Suffice it to say the transfer is intermittently noisy and generally looks like it's been subjected to a light cocktail of grain - filtering and
edge -
enhancement, though the anamorphic cinematography is naturally soft,
with lens aberrations at times throwing the upper third of the image out of focus entirely.
On the plus side, the image is without
edge -
enhancement or grain issues, and the audio, upgraded to DD 5.1, booms the gunshots and crashes the waves
with similar, parallel fidelities.
THE DVD Issued on DVD by Columbia TriStar in a flawed fullscreen (1.33:1) transfer, Sexual Predator suffers from a great deal of
edge enhancement and that peculiar lack of processing fluidity that approximates in many sequences the sensation of kids going bonzo
with the «frame advance» button.
THE BLU - RAY DISC MGM's Blu - ray release of Rob Roy seems to muddy up the already grey scenery
with some grain - spiking
edge enhancement.
Tech - savvy anime buffs have lamented this presentation ever since its release, as the Mouse House took one step forward and one step back in dispensing
with the controversial windowboxing of its Japanese counterpart while simultaneously introducing
edge -
enhancement into an otherwise - immaculate image.
No problems
with jagged
edges or shimmering occurred, and I discerned no signs of
edge enhancement.
Getting into video and audio quality, the video transfer was very good, but there are a few issues I had
with visible
edge enhancement, particularly on the first film, but considering the overall package, the video complaints are relatively minor.
The solid transfer retains the film's gritty, grainy look
with an image that will be familiar to those who viewed the film in theaters (though at home a bit of digital sharpening is evident in residual
edge enhancement).
No issues
with jagged
edges or shimmering occurred, but I saw some light
edge enhancement.
No issues
with jagged
edges or moiré effects occurred, but some light
edge enhancement cropped up on occasion.
No issues
with jagged
edges or shimmering occurred, but I also saw some mild to moderate
edge enhancement throughout the movie.
I noticed no issues
with jagged
edges, shimmering or
edge enhancement.
I noticed no issues
with jagged
edges or shimmering, though, and
edge enhancement was absent.
However, some mild but noticeable
edge enhancement did cause some concerns, along
with slight shimmering on a few occasions.
I saw no problems
with jagged
edges or shimmering, and only a little
edge enhancement seemed apparent.
No issues
with jagged
edges or shimmering occurred, and I also noticed no signs of
edge enhancement.
Offhand, I can't think of a disc from 2006
with better colour / saturation, and the seemingly infinite level of detail remains uncompromised by
edge -
enhancement.
With a brand new production like this, video quality should be excellent and for the most part it is, though there is some ever - so - minor
edge enhancement.
Black level is slippery in the right way and detail is fine
with negligible
edge -
enhancement.
I didn't notice any major problems
with artifacting or
edge -
enhancement.
Its anamorphic widescreen transfer comes close to preserving the original Super Panavision70 aspect ratio (about 2:1 vs. this presentation's 2.20:1) while presenting colours
with pleasing warmth and images
with a wondrous clarity largely free of grain and
edge -
enhancement.
Colors are rendered
with precision, no dirt or debris is visible, and
edge enhancement is a non-issue.
They had the momentum of history on their side, plus parents who wanted the latest
enhancements for their kids and politicians who saw in cutting -
edge technology a political winner, so why bother
with naysayers?