For all of you people who practically fornicate over CG animation over cels, the problem that I've predicted for years has finally surfaced:
Yup, that's right. Can't figure out what I'm talking about? Oh, right... The Yukikaze Blu-Ray box-set (and I'm going to stray away from comments on the show, since I haven't seen it) happens to be upconverted 480i.
I have been prepared for shit like this happen eventually, I'm just astonished that something upscaled was actually released, rather than it being impossible to release it (and thus ignoring an HD release).
Bandai Visual is behind the release, and the video is AVC, so no doubt the added bitrate and codec efficiency gives it an edge over the DVD release, not to mention the fact that it has been upscaled probably a bit better than a simple DVD upscale would be, but this does not excuse such production standards. That reminds me, who animated Yukikaze again? Oh, right...
Gonzo
The "masters" of anime production have fulfilled my greatest fear, and I even thought that they would be the first ones to do it. Apparently, they were such dumb fucks that they animated the entire show (Oh, let's not forget this is an OVA, shouldn't there be higher production values?) in SD. Jesus Fucking Christ, why did I know this would happen? Not only is this an upscale, but it's an upscale from an interlaced source, meaning there could be multitudes of poor edits, 60i effects, ghosting, etc... And no, not from being upscaled, but just from being left over.
Fucking hell, enjoy your shitty mastering, and cheap computer shortcuts.
EDIT: Seems Air TV's BD set is also an upscale (save the redone OP apparently), go figure.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
I knew it would happen!
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Almost no animation studios are set up for HD production, and the more popular ones never stop working to do upgrades. This is why GONZO/Kyoto/Shaft/etc can't create HD works. Although, I'm really surprised that Bones seems to be doing for all new shows after Eureka wasn't even widescreen.
This is major rofls!
Even if they're animating mainly in SD, I'm sure there are still things you can do better than putting 480i on a Bluray...
I mean, let's go back several years to Gonzo and last exile. BEAUTIFUL 480P disks. And now we're getting 480i on a bluray? Makes me wanna kill myself...
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