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| Registered: August 23, 2008 |  Posts: 9 |
| | Posted: | | | | Why isn't there any information as to whether any Blu-ray disc or HD DVD uses AVC, VC-1 or MPEG2? It's idiotic there's already a listing for Digital Copy crap which I'm not interested in one bit. |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,853 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Ray_Rogers: Quote:
Why isn't there any information as to whether any Blu-ray disc or HD DVD uses AVC, VC-1 or MPEG2? It's apparently not a high priority. Quote:
It's idiotic there's already a listing for Digital Copy crap which I'm not interested in one bit. I'm not interested in the codec for Blu-rays. Would it then be "idiotic" to include it in the database? --------------- |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 554 |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,853 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rizor: Quote:
I think the information would be useful, bitrates as well. In what way? Would it prompt you to purchase or not, or to watch or not? --------------- |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Posts: 5,734 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
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I think the information would be useful, bitrates as well.
In what way? Would it prompt you to purchase or not, or to watch or not? Yes. I would also like the information about Cinavia corrupted audio tracks. | | | | Don't confuse while the film is playing with when the film is played. [Ken Cole, DVD Profiler Architect] |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,853 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bbbbb: Quote:
I would also like the information about Cinavia corrupted audio tracks. That is at least a legitimate concern. --------------- |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 13,203 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm with Scott on this one. While I won't go so far as to call it idiotic, that information seems less than useless to me. | | | No dictator, no invader can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever.
There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom.
Against this power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand.
The Centauri learned this lesson once.
We will teach it to them again.
Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.
- Citizen G'Kar |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 20,111 |
| | Posted: | | | | It could lead to possible confusion with certain releases.
The Descent Blu-ray released by Lionsgate is a good example... the first versions of this disc were MPEG-4 AVC encoded. Then Lionsgate later reissued the same disc with an inferior MPEG-2 encode and DNR applied. I've heard that some people are still even finding this one in stores with the previous MPEG-4 version. | | | | Corey |
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| Registered: March 17, 2007 | | Posts: 853 |
| | Posted: | | | | I can't say it matters to me one way or the other. I am just amazed no one has proposed a work around to the request. |
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,853 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Lord Of The Sith: Quote:
I am just amazed no one has proposed a work around to the request. You just wasted your opportunity. --------------- |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 554 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
Quoting Rizor:
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I think the information would be useful, bitrates as well.
In what way? Would it prompt you to purchase or not, or to watch or not?
--------------- I know many BD enthusiasts who care about video codecs and bitrates, as a determinant of quality. It's occasionally a determining factor in a purchase (for example, knowing that a new edition was given a new higher-bitrate AVC encode over a low bitrate VC1 encode used on a previous release). Personally, it's not a huge deal to me, but I think it's about as useful as knowing whether a release has a DTS or Dolby soundtrack. I've always found it nice that many Fox releases include codec and bitrate information on the back cover. Even going further, it'd also be useful to track distinctions in resolution/framerate for interlaced video (1080/50i, 1080i/60p) . For example, a Blu-ray from the UK may technically be region free, but not all US BD players support 1080/50i. | | | My DVD/Blu-ray Collection
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| Registered: March 20, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,853 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rizor: Quote:
I've always found it nice that many Fox releases include codec and bitrate information on the back cover. I have no objection to knowing such information, but it's not really useful in determining whether a disc will look/sound fantastic or terrible. There are too many other variables involved. The final product is what's important, not the tools used to get there (IMO). --------------- |
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| Registered: May 8, 2007 | | Posts: 824 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting scotthm: Quote:
Quoting Rizor:
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I've always found it nice that many Fox releases include codec and bitrate information on the back cover.
I have no objection to knowing such information, but it's not really useful in determining whether a disc will look/sound fantastic or terrible. There are too many other variables involved. The final product is what's important, not the tools used to get there (IMO).
--------------- This is supposed to be a features request forum, not a disparage features request forum. You made your point, yet you keep replying because you absolutely have to have the last word. I would want video & audio codec info as well, plus Cinavia info. | | | | 99.9% of all cat plans consist only of "Step 1." |
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| Registered: May 30, 2008 | | Posts: 445 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Rizor: Quote:
Quoting scotthm:Even going further, it'd also be useful to track distinctions in resolution/framerate for interlaced video (1080/50i, 1080i/60p) . For example, a Blu-ray from the UK may technically be region free, but not all US BD players support 1080/50i. I would not mind having this feature. Right now I have to check multiple sources to figure out what the story is with codec / frame rate info. I usually have to go to Blu-ray(dot)com to read a review for this and for information on the quality of the transfer or restoration. For DVDs I have to check out Movie Review Query Engine and read multiple reviews about multiple region releases to figure out what I should want. Sometimes making the best decision about what to buy with limited resources is like falling into a snakepit. I'll take all the help I can get! |
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