UFO on Blu-ray disc!

Hi all,

Coming soon... UFO on Blu-ray disc in Germany:

  http://www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0087OSL3E/wunschliste

Although I think some of the German Blu-ray releases
have been in standard definition (squeezing in more
episodes per disc).  Not sure what this one will be...

Marc

Looks like this is 9 episodes on 1 Blu-ray disc,
which would mean that this is NOT high definition.

Marc



On June  9, Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

On Sat, 09 Jun 2012 16:18:05 -0700
Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Looks like this is 9 episodes on 1 Blu-ray disc,
> which would mean that this is NOT high definition.
>

Hm.

Might be a higher bitrate though?

> > Looks like this is 9 episodes on 1 Blu-ray disc,
> > which would mean that this is NOT high definition.
>
> Hm.
>
> Might be a higher bitrate though?

Yes, I had that thought too.

Although everyone raves about how great UFO looked
on DVD, I remember that it had obvious MPEG-2 compression
artifacts.  So if this German company bothered to
encode this in MPEG-4 or with a higher bitrate, this
could look better than any previous DVD release.

I've ordered a copy from Amazon.de so I can take a
look at exactly what's on it -- MPEG2/MPEG4, bitrate,
languages, mono/5.1 surround, etc.  I will report
on this when I know something (unless someone else
beats me to it).

Marc

On Sat, 16 Jun 2012 07:13:44 -0700
Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

Well .. at the time it did seem to look fantastic but I
watched it on a 26" CRT TV. And since it was intended for
considerably less modern tellies in the early '70s it did
seem reasonable to judge it on that basis at the time. On
a more revealing modern PC or flat screen TV it does look
a little rough, unfortunately.

>
> I've ordered a copy from Amazon.de so I can take a
> look at exactly what's on it -- MPEG2/MPEG4, bitrate,
> languages, mono/5.1 surround, etc.  I will report
> on this when I know something (unless someone else
> beats me to it).
>

Dedication 8)

James


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Not wishing to split hairs here Marc, but MPEG4 is more of a package than a format. The best BluRay compression is H.264, which is considerably better than the standard MP4 codec.

Rob

--- In [hidden email], Marc Martin <marc@...> wrote:

So if this German company bothered to
> encode this in MPEG-4 or with a higher bitrate, this
> could look better than any previous DVD release.
>
> Marc
>

On June 17, Rob <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Not wishing to split hairs here Marc, but MPEG4 is more of a package than
> a format. The best BluRay compression is H.264, which is considerably
> better than the standard MP4 codec.

Yes, that's what I meant -- the Blu-ray discs could (in theory) be
encoded in H.264.

However, a new review on Amazon.de indicates that this Bluray disc
is using exactly the same files that were used for a previous DVD
release (if I'm reading this correctly!):

  "Wer hier Blu-Ray übliche HD-Auflösung erwartet wird enttäuscht.
   Auf der Disc befinden sich genau die gleichen Dateien, wie auf
   den Einzel-DVD's, also mickrige TV-Auflösung."

Marc

not trying to steal this thread but i wanted to jump in asap with this new small ufo paper model, you can use a glass egg or hard boiled egg press molded into clear plastic, for the shell.
i hope you model builders like it.

--- On Sun, 6/17/12, Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:


From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: UFO on Blu-ray disc!
To: [hidden email]
Date: Sunday, June 17, 2012, 8:35 AM



 



On June 17, Rob <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Not wishing to split hairs here Marc, but MPEG4 is more of a package than
> a format. The best BluRay compression is H.264, which is considerably
> better than the standard MP4 codec.

Yes, that's what I meant -- the Blu-ray discs could (in theory) be
encoded in H.264.

However, a new review on Amazon.de indicates that this Bluray disc
is using exactly the same files that were used for a previous DVD
release (if I'm reading this correctly!):

"Wer hier Blu-Ray übliche HD-Auflösung erwartet wird enttäuscht.
Auf der Disc befinden sich genau die gleichen Dateien, wie auf
den Einzel-DVD's, also mickrige TV-Auflösung."

Marc







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it didnt attach so i will just go post it in the photos section.
sorry.
jim

--- On Sun, 6/17/12, . <[hidden email]> wrote:


From: . <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: UFO on Blu-ray disc!
To: [hidden email]
Date: Sunday, June 17, 2012, 1:29 PM



 



not trying to steal this thread but i wanted to jump in asap with this new small ufo paper model, you can use a glass egg or hard boiled egg press molded into clear plastic, for the shell.
i hope you model builders like it.

--- On Sun, 6/17/12, Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:

From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [SHADO] Re: UFO on Blu-ray disc!
To: [hidden email]
Date: Sunday, June 17, 2012, 8:35 AM

 

On June 17, Rob <[hidden email]> wrote:
> Not wishing to split hairs here Marc, but MPEG4 is more of a package than
> a format. The best BluRay compression is H.264, which is considerably
> better than the standard MP4 codec.

Yes, that's what I meant -- the Blu-ray discs could (in theory) be
encoded in H.264.

However, a new review on Amazon.de indicates that this Bluray disc
is using exactly the same files that were used for a previous DVD
release (if I'm reading this correctly!):

"Wer hier Blu-Ray übliche HD-Auflösung erwartet wird enttäuscht.
Auf der Disc befinden sich genau die gleichen Dateien, wie auf
den Einzel-DVD's, also mickrige TV-Auflösung."

Marc

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On June 17, "." <[hidden email]> wrote:
> it didnt attach so i will just go post it in the photos section.

Yes, SHADO is configured to strip away all attachments.  This is
good for virus protection, but bad for people who want to share
photos via e-mail.

I suppose in this day and age we could allow attachments on
SHADO, but then again we do have a "photos" area for that
sort of thing...

Marc

i forgot, thank you.
i hope you try my model out and see if it is good enough!
i have found that a heat gun and sponge, heating up thin plastic sheets, and mashing an egg into the foam with the plastic inbetween,  makes a great shell.
jim

--- On Sun, 6/17/12, Marc Martin <[hidden email]> wrote:


From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
Subject: Re: [SHADO] attachments
To: [hidden email]
Date: Sunday, June 17, 2012, 1:36 PM



 



On June 17, "." <[hidden email]> wrote:
> it didnt attach so i will just go post it in the photos section.

Yes, SHADO is configured to strip away all attachments. This is
good for virus protection, but bad for people who want to share
photos via e-mail.

I suppose in this day and age we could allow attachments on
SHADO, but then again we do have a "photos" area for that
sort of thing...

Marc







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