What exactly is a High Definition Transfer?
01-21-04, 10:59 AM
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What exactly is a High Definition Transfer?
Wondering if someone can explain exactly what is meant when a DVD is said to have a high definition transfer._
As far as I'm aware, DVDs here in Region 1 Land continue to feature 525 line pictures -- which, although certainly improved by digitized images and processing, is still not technically high definition. I was under the impression that the 1080 line interlaced picture or its 720 progressive scan counterpart are still the definitions of high definition.
As far as I'm aware, DVDs here in Region 1 Land continue to feature 525 line pictures -- which, although certainly improved by digitized images and processing, is still not technically high definition. I was under the impression that the 1080 line interlaced picture or its 720 progressive scan counterpart are still the definitions of high definition.
01-21-04, 02:44 PM
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A high definition transfer is one that has been transfered from film and usually mastered in HD. But once it is encoded to MPEG-2 format for DVD, the HD quality is compressed, resulting in the 525 or so lines of resolution.
01-21-04, 03:13 PM
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sdk and FinkPish are correct.
Some studios that like to tout (as a selling point) this are Columbia TriStar, Anchor Bay's "Divimax" series and, of course, Criterion.
Some studios that like to tout (as a selling point) this are Columbia TriStar, Anchor Bay's "Divimax" series and, of course, Criterion.
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01-22-04, 12:29 AM
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You'll sometimes see either "High Definition Transfer" or "High Definition Master" as a selling point for a film's transfer.
This is their way of saying that the transfer is new and digital and not just a re-hashed old pre-dvd telecine transfer. DVDs made from transfers designed with VHS/Laserdisc in mind are noticeably softer (after edge enhancement is used to blur out the blocky edges) because their resolution is *lower* than DVD's.
So by touting a Hi-Def xfer the studio can promote that the transfer is new and/or improved.
And it's good news for us, because it usually means a true hi-def xfer is waiting in the wings for the next format.
This is their way of saying that the transfer is new and digital and not just a re-hashed old pre-dvd telecine transfer. DVDs made from transfers designed with VHS/Laserdisc in mind are noticeably softer (after edge enhancement is used to blur out the blocky edges) because their resolution is *lower* than DVD's.
So by touting a Hi-Def xfer the studio can promote that the transfer is new and/or improved.
And it's good news for us, because it usually means a true hi-def xfer is waiting in the wings for the next format.
