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Will Barks wrote:Am I wrong or do I see a slight edge enhancement on the beaver caps? :-k

For this 2010 Masters of Cinema Series Blu-ray edition we encoded the HD master in 1080p AVC format on a BD25. Heartened by Fox’s U.S. release of this master without any heavy-handed digital restoration, we decided against HD- DVNR, MTI, other forms of digital restoration, or grain removal, after tests revealed noticeable disruption of the tonal quality belonging to the film image in many scenes. We used the same hands-off approach with our release of Carl Theodor Dreyer’s Vampyr: The Strange Adventure of Allan Gray and F. W. Murnau’s Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, and we feel it more respectful to the filmmakers and the patina of the image. The level of damage still present is exactly what you would see if you were to project this same 35mm film restoration theatrically.

domino harvey wrote:Damn, I wasn't going to buy the Blu-ray since I already have the Murnau box, but Kalat cannot be denied

Will Barks wrote:Am I wrong or do I see a slight edge enhancement on the beaver caps? :-k

peerpee wrote:

Will Barks wrote:Am I wrong or do I see a slight edge enhancement on the beaver caps? :-k

We haven't applied any filters (such as Edge Enhancement) to anything we've ever put out. Any amplified acutance that might be visible is inherent in either the print or Fox's HD master.

tojoed wrote: Do you think I'll convince myself if I say that with City Girl I'll have all the extant Murnaus in single editions?

Tommaso wrote:

tojoed wrote: Do you think I'll convince myself if I say that with City Girl I'll have all the extant Murnaus in single editions?

Only if you can tell me where I can find single editions (or editions at all) of "Der Gang in die Nacht" and "Der brennende Acker"

Seriously, what would I give for an MoC release of these...

perkizitore wrote:Shouldn't someone delete 86 from the title of he thread since this didn't get a DVD release?

david hare wrote:I HATE YOU - you BITCH!!!

david hare wrote:well, sort of. But like a fool I always (except HMV exclusives) go amazon and -- cough-- support Gary's site. I think I need to re strategize. Does the Eureka site remove VAT for colonials? Or homosexuals?

Jeff wrote:Thanks to Eureka, I just received this disc in my grubby American hands today, 12 days before the UK street date.

Jeff wrote:

perkizitore wrote:Shouldn't someone delete 86 from the title of he thread since this didn't get a DVD release?

The 86 has been 86ed, but I wasn't quite sure how to number this now since MOC 8 is Metropolis. The "b" is both for Blu-ray, and in honor of Criterion laserdiscs which used to designate spines with "b" for CLV/CAV versions. If Nick/Craig/Jon have a preferred nomenclature, I'd be glad to change it.

Thanks to Eureka, I just received this disc in my grubby American hands today, 12 days before the UK street date. Scanned the booklet and watching the disc now. Both are as impressive as I expected. Congrats on another job amazingly well done!

peerpee wrote:8 CITY GIRL (BD)

might be best

jbaart wrote:or "BD 8 City Girl"

peerpee wrote:8 CITY GIRL (BD)

might be best