Has anybody watched the WWRY DVD using component video cables hooked up to a high definition television?
The quality is amazing!!!
I don't think it gets any better than this.
Any other opinions out there?
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WWRY is definitely te best DVD quality wise right now.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]« Jay » wrote: [/QUOTENAME]WWRY is definitely te best DVD quality wise right now.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.[/QUOTE]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.[/QUOTE]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?
It can't be descibed poor in any way. It sounds better than any DVD QP have issued and it was filmed properly and it doesn't suffer from lower bitrate picture like the QP DVDs.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]John S Stuart wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]« Jay » wrote: [/QUOTENAME]WWRY is definitely te best DVD quality wise right now.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.[/QUOTE]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
Video on it is definitely better. Sound? Could be a lot better than it is. Remember, that mix on the dvd is from the time they mixed it for its initial release. And while it's not bad, this is what Brian was mainly miffed at. Just listen to the official dvda's and you'll get a basic idea of what could be done.
Peace,
Adam.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.[/QUOTE]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
Video on it is definitely better. Sound? Could be a lot better than it is. Remember, that mix on the dvd is from the time they mixed it for its initial release. And while it's not bad, this is what Brian was mainly miffed at. Just listen to the official dvda's and you'll get a basic idea of what could be done.
Peace,
Adam.
Yeah Brian wanted to remix the audio...the video is superb IMHO.
Even though Wembley was shot on video, I'm surprised these days they weren't able to get those "noise bands" out of the picture on some shots...you'd think there'd be computer software to do that nowadays...but there might not be....
Even though Wembley was shot on video, I'm surprised these days they weren't able to get those "noise bands" out of the picture on some shots...you'd think there'd be computer software to do that nowadays...but there might not be....
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]John S Stuart wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]« Jay » wrote: [/QUOTENAME]WWRY is definitely te best DVD quality wise right now.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.[/QUOTE]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
Maybe the audio but I can't imagine the video quality being poor.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.[/QUOTE]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
Maybe the audio but I can't imagine the video quality being poor.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Adam Baboolal wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]John S Stuart wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]« Jay » wrote: [/QUOTENAME]WWRY is definitely te best DVD quality wise right now.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.[/QUOTE]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
Video on it is definitely better. Sound? Could be a lot better than it is. Remember, that mix on the dvd is from the time they mixed it for its initial release. And while it's not bad, this is what Brian was mainly miffed at. Just listen to the official dvda's and you'll get a basic idea of what could be done.
Peace,
Adam.[/QUOTE]
Wrong. The newest release is a brand new remix in both stereo and 5.1 & it couldn't sound better. Plenty of low & top end. If it was released via QP, they would have compressed it to fuck and made it sound muddy like MK or the Q&PR DVD.
I've watched it on a HD TV and it looked great indeed.
Just a shame that the concert could've been a lot better.[/QUOTE]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
Video on it is definitely better. Sound? Could be a lot better than it is. Remember, that mix on the dvd is from the time they mixed it for its initial release. And while it's not bad, this is what Brian was mainly miffed at. Just listen to the official dvda's and you'll get a basic idea of what could be done.
Peace,
Adam.[/QUOTE]
Wrong. The newest release is a brand new remix in both stereo and 5.1 & it couldn't sound better. Plenty of low & top end. If it was released via QP, they would have compressed it to fuck and made it sound muddy like MK or the Q&PR DVD.
WWRY was shot with Hollywood style film stock. Therefore the high resolution. Wembley '86 and On Fire at the Bowl were shot with TV-grade film which has a lower resolution.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Negative Creep wrote: [/QUOTENAME]
Wrong. The newest release is a brand new remix in both stereo and 5.1 & it couldn't sound better. Plenty of low & top end. If it was released via QP, they would have compressed it to fuck and made it sound muddy like MK or the Q&PR DVD.[/QUOTE]
It's not a remix that included either Brian or Roger, though. And this is why I mentioned what I did. Remember what happened with the 1st release of the ANATO dvda? It wasn't supposed to be very good, then Brian got involved and also had Roy Thomas Baker on the phone for details. And it transformed into something really cool.
I don't really understand the criticism of the MK sound as it's definitely one of their best releases. I've heard it in my studio 5.1 surround and at my brother's flat on his surround system. It's certainly one of the best I've heard on a 5.1 music release. The thing I'm starting to notice on other dvd's is that the 5.1 mixes are generally treated as a novelty value extra. But certain dvd music releases (like Queen's) have approached it with more than a little thought. Thank god as these releases have been much sought after by this community.
Peace,
Adam.
Wrong. The newest release is a brand new remix in both stereo and 5.1 & it couldn't sound better. Plenty of low & top end. If it was released via QP, they would have compressed it to fuck and made it sound muddy like MK or the Q&PR DVD.[/QUOTE]
It's not a remix that included either Brian or Roger, though. And this is why I mentioned what I did. Remember what happened with the 1st release of the ANATO dvda? It wasn't supposed to be very good, then Brian got involved and also had Roy Thomas Baker on the phone for details. And it transformed into something really cool.
I don't really understand the criticism of the MK sound as it's definitely one of their best releases. I've heard it in my studio 5.1 surround and at my brother's flat on his surround system. It's certainly one of the best I've heard on a 5.1 music release. The thing I'm starting to notice on other dvd's is that the 5.1 mixes are generally treated as a novelty value extra. But certain dvd music releases (like Queen's) have approached it with more than a little thought. Thank god as these releases have been much sought after by this community.
Peace,
Adam.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Richy Mercury wrote: [/QUOTENAME]Has anybody watched the WWRY DVD using component video cables hooked up to a high definition television?
The quality is amazing!!!
I don't think it gets any better than this.
Any other opinions out there?[/QUOTE]
Well it's still only SD and not HD, but the componet and I assume prog scan will help for a better picture.
It's no different to watching a DVD movie on a HD display (same SD resolution)
But it DOES (or COULD) get better, but only with stuff shot on film (doubt whether any recent stuff was filmed in HD).
Therefore WWRY and Budapest will DEFINATLEY benefit in a HD format as they filmed with er film. Wembley and MK will not.
It's also possisble that some of the promos could be converted but only if they still have the original film or negative masters.
Note, There's no benefit from any of the standard def electronic archives (most of it!) being converted to HD.
Fortunatley WWRY is in the right hands for a possible Blu Ray/HD-DVD release...Pioneer and NOT QP. Shame Budapest isn't too.
QP never really mastered (literally!) the DVD format and it will soon pass them by so I don't have much faith in them with a more technical HD format.
Although I agree with Adam and the 5.1 sound, but maybe at the detrement of the picture quality
The quality is amazing!!!
I don't think it gets any better than this.
Any other opinions out there?[/QUOTE]
Well it's still only SD and not HD, but the componet and I assume prog scan will help for a better picture.
It's no different to watching a DVD movie on a HD display (same SD resolution)
But it DOES (or COULD) get better, but only with stuff shot on film (doubt whether any recent stuff was filmed in HD).
Therefore WWRY and Budapest will DEFINATLEY benefit in a HD format as they filmed with er film. Wembley and MK will not.
It's also possisble that some of the promos could be converted but only if they still have the original film or negative masters.
Note, There's no benefit from any of the standard def electronic archives (most of it!) being converted to HD.
Fortunatley WWRY is in the right hands for a possible Blu Ray/HD-DVD release...Pioneer and NOT QP. Shame Budapest isn't too.
QP never really mastered (literally!) the DVD format and it will soon pass them by so I don't have much faith in them with a more technical HD format.
Although I agree with Adam and the 5.1 sound, but maybe at the detrement of the picture quality
I may be wrong but I am 90% sure Return of the Champions was filmed with HD cameras.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]John S Stuart wrote:[/QUOTENAME]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
That one is very easy: Just because QP does not hold the rights to it.
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
That one is very easy: Just because QP does not hold the rights to it.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Wilki wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]John S Stuart wrote:[/QUOTENAME]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
That one is very easy: Just because QP does not hold the rights to it.[/QUOTE]
Poor show, dear Wilki.
Peace,
Adam.
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
That one is very easy: Just because QP does not hold the rights to it.[/QUOTE]
Poor show, dear Wilki.
Peace,
Adam.
[QUOTE][QUOTENAME]Wilki wrote: [/QUOTENAME][QUOTE][QUOTENAME]John S Stuart wrote:[/QUOTENAME]
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
That one is very easy: Just because QP does not hold the rights to it.[/QUOTE]
Yes, you`re right! I remember, Brian was so angry about the fact that QP didn`t own this performance that he started to talk bad about it, and it`s director, etc.
But the fact is, at the time it was the best Queen DVD. Both audio and image! Even though Brian says it`s not real 5.1, everybody says that this has the best audio.
Take care
So why did Brian rant about the quality being so poor in his soapbox?[/QUOTE]
That one is very easy: Just because QP does not hold the rights to it.[/QUOTE]
Yes, you`re right! I remember, Brian was so angry about the fact that QP didn`t own this performance that he started to talk bad about it, and it`s director, etc.
But the fact is, at the time it was the best Queen DVD. Both audio and image! Even though Brian says it`s not real 5.1, everybody says that this has the best audio.
Take care