In Reply to: ""30G is good enough" is not the mantra I'd want to try to defend. posted by Jack G on August 17, 2007 at 13:44:26:
Including a certain author of HD DVD and Blu-ray versions using different encodes. Of course, different people will have different agendas and points of views to "encourage".
I've personally seen stuff on VC-1 edge motions I didn't particularly care for. Whether that's a result of low bitrate encodes typical of HD DVDs or something else remains to be seen. Curious, they weren't so prevalent on Blu-ray discs with higher bit rate and/or different encodes. Of course, since most everyone has <50" screens, it might not be so noticeable. Good enough is good enough; Unless, maybe you are dealing with 100+" screens...
I might just have to invest in separate low and high bit rate encodes of same movie for serious A/B sessions (e.g. "Flags of our Father"). And/or actually spend serious time watching bits and pieces of different HD DVD and Blu-Ray movies to get a better "general feel"; especially now that "KIng Kong" (sans lossless track - curious since this is supposed to be a reference disk) is now in my current library.
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Follow Ups
- Other folks have claimed to have seen the differences. - oscar 16:07:56 08/17/07 (5)
- "Unless, maybe you are dealing with 100+" screens... " - Jack G 06:09:17 08/18/07 (2)
- BD has it's share of clunkers. - oscar 06:31:06 08/18/07 (1)
- Sometimes soft is intentional - Jack G 09:05:20 08/18/07 (0)
- I've been more impressed with Disney's use of MPEG-4 than Warner's use of VC-1 - Jazz Inmate 20:53:45 08/17/07 (1)
- Are the differences a function of the encoding technnique or their implementers or different masters ? - oscar 06:07:15 08/18/07 (0)