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Full Frame DVD is "Open-Matte"!
You-Bet:
Ya'll come back Saturday...I'll be posting another link to a side by side Screencap Comparison so you can see the difference between the WS and FF DVD. There will also be a "review" attatched from the guy over at davecullen who "broke" the news on the Open Matte transfer. :)
*Latest Update: The guy still has not posted his DVD review with WS-FF comparison screencaps as of Saturday night. Hopefully he'll have it up soon. I'll post the link as soon as it is made available.
littledarlin:
--- Quote from: You-Bet on April 07, 2006, 08:36:35 pm ---Ya'll come back later tonight...I'll be posting another link to a side by side Screencap Comparison so you can see the difference between the WS and FF DVD. There will also be a "review" attatched from the guy over at davecullen who "broke" the news on the Open Matte transfer. :)
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sweet! i can't wait to see!
You-Bet:
UPDATE: Link Fixed/Changed
OK, click below for some Widescreen- Full Frame (Open Matte) screencap comparisons!
As I mentioned the Open Matte transfer does occasionally (ever so slightly) crop the sides (example = Jack in stream), but for the most part on the Full Frame DVD you'll see more picture above and especially below the normal "letterbox" ratio. Case in point, check out the full frame screencap with Jack leaning on his truck...oh my. This also holds true for the tent scenes, the motel scene etc, etc.
It also bares repeating, "more picture is not always better" as it does alter the film's artistic/visual composition...I see the Full Frame DVD as a "bonus" viewing experience to the definitive Widescreen version. The Open Matte (for standard TV's) certainly draws you into the "frame" more, and thankfully in this case, that's a nice alternative.
Updated: Here's the link that will take you to directly to the start (several pages) of Screencap Comparisons on the DC message board.
http://davecullen.com/forum/index.php?topic=4716.msg154880#msg154880
You-Bet:
Sorry. I just got home from a 12 hour work shift to discover the faulty link. It's now fixed (and works!). Follow the directions in my post above to see a handful of WS-FF Screencap comparisons with commentary.
RouxB:
I've watched both and I have to say, the full screen was a treat. It mimics the theater experience a bit more-more picture, everything bigger. Feels like you are in the picture. It does screw witht the sides a bit and, as you said, it does in a not-readily apparent way erode the composition but it it really makes the nature scenes pop. LOTS more blue sky, rushing water, mountain top. Oh, and more sheeps.
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