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The Black Stones posted:Nope. The original's quality is pretty much on par with DVD, if not worse at points from what I remember. It'd be nice to get the original movie straight up on Blu-Ray because the CG added to 2.0 looks like poo poo and I just want the original at this point. On the upside, the much-better-looking Japanese Blu-ray has English subtitles & dub and is "only" $65.50. http://www.amazon.co.jp/GHOST-THE-S.../dp/B004G097OK/
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Rinkles posted:That's really unfortunate because to me 2.0 is a minor atrocity in its own right. There was a Special Edition remaster of the Manga DVD several years ago. I have it, but haven't done a side by side comparison of the two.
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"Evangelion 3.0" is coming out on Blu-Ray in Japan way earlier than anyone expected: April 24th.Midjack posted:There was a Special Edition remaster of the Manga DVD several years ago. I have it, but haven't done a side by side comparison of the two.
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Was Bebop actually re-released non-upscaled on BD? I haven't seen it mentioned here so I am kinda surprised seeing as people were always talking about how it's impossible and how amazing it would be...
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lordfrikk posted:Was Bebop actually re-released non-upscaled on BD? I haven't seen it mentioned here so I am kinda surprised seeing as people were always talking about how it's impossible and how amazing it would be... In Japan, yes. I don't understand what you mean after the question, but Cowboy Bebop was an older show that was put onto film so making a HD version (that's not an upscale) isn't impossible at all, compared to a show (for example, Full Metal Panic) that was done digitally and would have to have many scenes actually redone to be true HD.
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I'm not sure many people know it was composted onto film. A lot of people, like hey, me! assumed since it had cg sequences and assists that those assets were probably lost / low rez and would be difficult to get an HD copy of without redoing them / upscale. I'm glad that's not the case though. Cowboy Bebop is something people should never go "Well it doesn't look good but you gotta move past that" about
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| # ? Feb 26, 2013 14:48 |
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Any scenes with CG in them are upscaled; however, these are all pretty brief. I'd say 95% of the time it's true HD and looks fantastic.
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The Black Stones posted:In Japan, yes. I don't understand what you mean after the question, but Cowboy Bebop was an older show that was put onto film so making a HD version (that's not an upscale) isn't impossible at all, compared to a show (for example, Full Metal Panic) that was done digitally and would have to have many scenes actually redone to be true HD. People were saying it's mainly impossible because the materials for CG scenes were lost, as Mr. Stay-Puft said, but apparently that didn't stop them and I'm glad to hear it.
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Bebop was also produced at a time when digital ink and paint was starting to become more prevalent. If you watch other animated shows at the time, you'll see them experimenting with it. For instance, King of the Hill had one episode done totally in DIP two seasons before the switch over occurred, and after that, there were a few episodes that had individual scenes done in that manner (either scenes featuring weird things done with the camera). It's quite obvious. For an example of that, see the episode where Bill flies away in a hot air balloon, and tell me which scenes were done with cel animation and which scenes were DIP. I think there is actually one episode of Bebop that is DIP. It's the one where the comatose kid runs a TV cult. The colors look a little different, and then the credits don't have a credit for the lab, but some credit about a digital painter or something similar. So I'm guessing that episode would also be an upscale too, unless they also ended up compositing that one onto film.
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Today's Amazon Gold Box deal: All US/Disney Studio Ghibli discs are 55% off. This includes the Blu-rays of Nausicaa, Laputa, Whisper of the Heart, Ponyo & Arrietty @ either $18 or $19 each. Also includes DVDs of Kiki, Mononoke, Spirited Away, Porco Rosso, Cat Returns & Yamadas @ $14/$15. 15 hours left: http://amzn.com/gb/A1AFUTSUKDY380
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