American releases' video quality
- Wyverex
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American releases' video quality
I tend to buy original japanese DVD release only to get the best video quality but I'd like to know if the video quality of american releases (zone 1) is still proper for AMV making. Cause european ones are real crap...
Thanks.
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- Wyverex
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- The Wired Knight
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Outside of Pioneer's usage of Macrovision I have never had any problems with region 1s. The color is much sharper as well so your output cmoes out looking much nicer even if it's on VHS or a file. The only thing to watch out for are DVD rainbows which are something you can't fix and are a result of the time that the DVD was encoded.
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- Wyverex
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- FurryCurry
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It depends on the individual release. Some are excellent, some are terrible.
For example, I just ripped Love Hina, and the transfer is beautiful. I couldn't want any better.
Lain, on the other hand, looks awful in the american release, at least my two year old ones. I don't know if the R2 is better, of if they R1 discs were remastered for the Boxset release.
Here are some marked up example pictures, that show the rainbows, and how noisy the picture quality can get at times.
linked for size:
http://www.lastpole.com/furry/lainsux1.png
http://www.lastpole.com/furry/lainsux2.png
Now, here's a pretty good still from Love Hina. Note how clear the sky is, how little noise. I haven't once noticed a rainbow in Love Hina.
http://www.lastpole.com/furry/reallylovehina.png
The best way to cheeck on the quality of american releases is to read the disc reviews at http://www.animeondvd.com/
I hope this helps.
For example, I just ripped Love Hina, and the transfer is beautiful. I couldn't want any better.
Lain, on the other hand, looks awful in the american release, at least my two year old ones. I don't know if the R2 is better, of if they R1 discs were remastered for the Boxset release.
Here are some marked up example pictures, that show the rainbows, and how noisy the picture quality can get at times.
linked for size:
http://www.lastpole.com/furry/lainsux1.png
http://www.lastpole.com/furry/lainsux2.png
Now, here's a pretty good still from Love Hina. Note how clear the sky is, how little noise. I haven't once noticed a rainbow in Love Hina.
http://www.lastpole.com/furry/reallylovehina.png
The best way to cheeck on the quality of american releases is to read the disc reviews at http://www.animeondvd.com/
I hope this helps.
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- Wyverex
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