(2022-01-30, 07:47 PM)SpookyDollhouse Wrote: The example you posted looks great. The Criterion doesn't retain that pin-sharp grain reproduction. I highly recommend checking out other FiM discs because they all present grain similarly though it's always slightly different per film; it's absolutely marvelous encoding. I find myself very sensitive to actual sharpening and other digital tinkery; Mulholland Drive is not sharpened on either disc. I will echo what was said above, Criterion's was definitely given a light low-pass touch in comparison. The grain is a bit blockier the more you look at it despite that.
(2022-01-30, 09:00 PM)TheLoon Wrote: I own many discs authored by FiM and agree their encoding is usually superior. Not saying their encoding is the culprit there, rather SC may have tinkered with their master beforehand. Just my thoughts. Let's agree to disagree on how good it looks.
Hi SpookyDollhouse & Loon, I brought this up in Curzon's
Three Colors UHD thread on BR. (For those interested, the occasion was I demonstrated a 4-way
🔍caps 🔍comparison among Criterion's HDR10 BL, Criterion's DV FEL, Janus ProRes trailer, and Curzon, which proved that Criterion/Pixelogic indeed low-pass filters a master
before encoding.)
To my surprise, David M. actually responded! He
🔍confirmed that no filtering or sharpening was done to StudioCanal's
Mulholland Dr master or encoding. To Loon's point, maybe the OCN just looks too good : )