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Originally Posted by Stephen@Cult Labs  You sir, need a slap!  It's a fact that grain removal = loss of detail. That is all.  |
I resemble that remark
I know what you mean with the science bit but a little cleaning doesn't mean all the detail goes,it can actually reveal details,after all is this not what restoration is about ?
Maybe all the high grain ( to the point of distraction ) blurays had dirty transfers,the actual film itself was dirty before being mastered.
All I know is the following ....
Hostel ( or maybe Hostel 2 can't remember which one ) looks horribly grainy
Metropolis ( which was restored frame by frame ) looks freaking awesome.
Mad Max 2 Road Warrior - looks great too
And the Predator blu I have (uk steelbook) looks good to me dunno what all the waxing complaints are about,maybe I got lucky.
After watching the video rant and reading this thread get the feeling that everyone is right and everyone is also wrong.(he praised the 007 releases only for it to be pointed out here that to much dnr was used - unless i read it wrong)
Film grain is a fault/limitation or the chemical process used to make motion pictures using film stock.
When this film is shown in theatres the grain - in my experience - in general is not really visible/noticable.
Blurays are designed to get the best audio/visual experience of movies to be shown at home not in theatres.
It seems that graining seems to show up more visibley on vhs/dvd/bluray meaning its a worse picture than cinema.
Catch 22 - a little "cleaning" or leave a dirty picture at least until technology can catch up with expectations.
I believe technology will catch up.After all when cgi was first being used it stuck out like a sore thumb,now when done correctly no one knows its there.
I'm rambling cos its late and time for bed
