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Moribito Blu-Ray Quality?




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RedSwirl



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 10:01 pm Reply with quote
Can anyone whose bought part 1 tell me about the quality of the Blu-Ray? Is it just another upscale like a lot of the other stuff we've seen?

I already have the DVD set (which I bought even after downloading it) but am thinking about re-buying it if the BR's are good quality. The show is that good.
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jmfsilenthill



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PostPosted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:35 pm Reply with quote
AOD's Chris Beveridge had nothing but good things to say about it. People on the forums though, that seems a different story (as usual). Here is the review:

http://www.mania.com/moribito-guardian-sacred-spirit-part-1_article_126978.html
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braves



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 7:35 am Reply with quote
You might as well see some screenshots and judge for yourself.

http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1910584&postcount=67

http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1912712&postcount=80
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BeanBandit



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 10:31 am Reply with quote
I would think this would be an upscale so if you own the series already I don't think it's going to be much of a leap. The blu-ray might look a little better but it's a digital show that's not native HD so there's only so much you can do.
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doubleO7



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:34 pm Reply with quote
The show itself is definitely in HD. So I highly doubt that its an upscale.
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yuna49



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PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 6:56 pm Reply with quote
doubleO7 wrote:
The show itself is definitely in HD. So I highly doubt that its an upscale.

Really? Care to point to a source that says this? I've searched pretty widely for information on the native resolution of the masters without much success. If you've found some information on the subject, please share it with us. Just being in 16:9 doesn't make it HD. The masters need to be in 720p or better before I'd give it the HD label.

960x540 works well with 1080i, the format of the Moribito Blu-rays, because of the interlacing, but I don't know if the originals were even shot at that resolution. All this information seems to be kept in strict confidence by the production houses, though not speaking Japanese I'm left to rely on English-language sources. Maybe there's more information available in Japanese? I doubt there's much discernible difference between 960x540 and 853x480 (anamorphic) which the DVDs use.

Personally I thnk the DVDs look splendid and don't see much incentive for dipping into my wallet yet again for Moribito.
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varmintx



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2011 7:02 am Reply with quote
braves wrote:
You might as well see some screenshots and judge for yourself.

http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1910584&postcount=67

http://www.mania.com/aodvb/showpost.php?p=1912712&postcount=80
Screenshots are not the end-all, be-all when it comes to judging the quality of video.
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Let me first comment on the whole issue of screenshots. Judging a disc based on a few screenshots is, I think, silly. A screenshot represents 1/24 of a second of film. For a 2-hour film, that just 1/172,800th of the total visual information. You just can't properly judge a transfer based upon that little information. Screenshots CAN be illustrative of various kinds of image-related problems. But you really have to see the image in full motion to judge the complete context and impact of anything you see in a single frame grab. There's also the problem of potential alterations or artifacts that result from the frame-grabbing process itself, not to mention any changes resulting from image compression/editing software used by the poster - no matter how well intentioned - to present the frame-grab online. Finally, I've seen enough deliberately Photoshop doctored frame-grabs posted in discussion forums in my day that I just don't trust them. Ultimately, the only real way to judge these things properly is with your own eyes, first-hand, in context, in full motion, presented on proper equipment. Period.
Bill Hunt, during the Gladiator BD controversy and he's hardly alone with this sentiment.
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