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I'm currently moving my entire media library over to Hi-Def
and Ye Gods, it's a mixed blessing
I hadn't realised Lawrence Fishburne had such a.....chiseled face
Standard Def
http://www.snoopy.force9.co.uk/matrix-sd.png
High Def
http://www.snoopy.force9.co.uk/matrix-hd.png
I love HD, I don't buy or rent DVDs anymore, BluRay is just soooo much better,
Well,
It makes everyone on screen 10% uglier
Like when classic cinema films uses soft focus on the actresses
this is the complete opposite
Depends on who it is and what you're looking at. Try the 5th element :D
http://lestyoubejudged.files.wordpre...h-element2.jpg
Oh my god o__o
I want hi-def D:
I love HD. I didn't mind watching Matrix in HD at all. Quite the opposite, I enjoyed it even more. It's been the same with all HD material I've seen so far. Just makes it better. The only real problem is that it takes up so much space... when you're not using blueray.
*hrm*Quote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578
I might just do that.
Might also want to try underworld, it looks so much better on Bluray for obvious reasons:
http://sexynerd.files.wordpress.com/...nderworld2.jpg
Hehe, yeah, I've already got that one ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578
I actually liked the film for itself. The outfit was just a bonus. Tough... if I am to be quite honest I got it because I saw a clip on mythbusters, and there it wasn't the story that impressed :cheeky:
I haven't really noticed much of a difference with Underworld (the first film)
1.4Gb AVI (XviD) @ 704x288
http://www.snoopy.force9.co.uk/underworld-sd.png
2.0Gb MP4 (H.264) @ 1280x544
http://www.snoopy.force9.co.uk/underworld-hd.png
I'm seeing the most difference with the high budget films
(Matrix had 3x the budget of Underworld)
I'm thinking they had the cash up front to use better quality recording film - hence the quality is preserved when going to HD
With lower budget films, the differences are negligible
Strangely the underworld sd version has more detail on the woman's face. They probably put more effort into the soft focus and everything for the hd version (which is what it looks like the editors of the matrix should have done).
How are you 'moving' it over to Hi-Def?
3 guesses.....Quote:
Originally Posted by Adam
I have no desire to own little plastic discs
I have no use for them
They are (at best) in intermediate format
So, a combination of bittorrent and renting, ripping & returning from Blockbusters
:D That's my usual way, so much higher quality if I rip them myself than if I get them from somewhere else. Most things I find are avi or mpg, H.264 has been the standard for how long?Quote:
Originally Posted by Ynot
I notice the difference more in the darker scenes than the lighter scenes.
I asked how not why ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Ynot
I'm assuming you mean you're doing it because you don't want them on CD and are storing them on an HD of some sorts? Dumb ass question here, but I'm going to ask it anyway - are you ripping HD disks to start with, or SD and upscaling it?
Ripping Bluray disks
Sorry HD/Blue-ray it's all the same to me, it's in high definition.
You can find most things in 1080p H.264 now. File sizes are commonly 8 GB, though it varies in both directions. May I ask what software and settings you're using for ripping? I've never really gotten it right.Quote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578
Handbrake - AppleTV settings. For certain movies I adjust them myself if I know something else will be better. I guess it's all about knowing what each option means, if you wiki each option you should get some understanding to what they do. I usually de interlace movies that I know were originally done in SD, other than that I usually just leave the settings alone.
I actually LOVE Mila :DQuote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578
I don't really have much to add to the thread, other than that Mila Jovovich and Kate Beckinsale have two of the most gorgeous faces in film, right now, so HD can only make them look better.
Laurence Fishburne, on the other hand; he's always had a crater-face. Heh.
Incidentally, 0.9.4 has just been releasedQuote:
Originally Posted by ninja9578
http://www.itrunsonlinux.com/news/129-handbrake-094
Yep, I just downloaded the new one, did you look at the changelog, it's huge!
pretty much the only high def tv i see is hockey on my parents' set - it's so clear! there's a huge difference when i switch to the same channel in standard. i feel like i have less reason to splurge on buying a ticket to a game. :)