FUNimation Dragon Box Z #1 (In-Hands) Discussion

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:15 pm

godofchaos wrote:By that reasoning you can go buy the orange bricks, cause they were all done the same.

Not really, since (even by my admission) they did refine the process as the releases continued, however I acquiesce... ;p

I'll quote Hamlet here and say "More matter, with less art" since I don't think half of the clever jabs really add anything to the conversation. I will, however, repeat that I personally don't think any player does a perfect job for screen shots and point to this post where the method that a few of us use comes from. I know I use this method along with ect5150 and Acid_Reign (obviously), and I also think Mike uses a similar method.

-Corey

MarcFBR · Post by **MarcFBR** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:18 pm

Mystery Person X wrote:Text Goes Here

And I've answered the simple question, many times, many places. So if I choose to answer things in my own way, I'm allowed to.

Doesn't mean you need to like it or accept it, or that you can't question it.

But it's how I'm answering it, and nothing is gonna change that.

Mystery Person X · Post by **Mystery Person X** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:21 pm

Something obviously changed that, since you ultimately answered it fine. It just took some pestering. I guess I'll remember to do that in future.

MarcFBR · Post by **MarcFBR** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:26 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:http://db.schuby.org/daizex/viewtopic.p ... 256#210256

While that method does work (although dealing with Vdub can go over some peoples heads), I don't agree with everything in it, and choose to go with my method.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:27 pm

godofchaos wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote:http://db.schuby.org/daizex/viewtopic.p ... 256#210256
While that method does work (although dealing with Vdub can go over some peoples heads), I don't agree with everything in it, and choose to go with my method.

Mind if I ask what you don't agree with? I'd like to augment it if something is wrong.

-Corey

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:27 pm

I do admit I like that the orange brick isn't obnoxiously red. It still doesn't hold a candle though.

MarcFBR · Post by **MarcFBR** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:27 pm

Mystery Person X wrote:Something obviously changed that, since you ultimately answered it fine. It just took some pestering. I guess I'll remember to do that in future.

And I'll remember to be a pain in the ass.

Mystery Person X · Post by **Mystery Person X** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:30 pm

You know, if this was an anime, there'd be slash fanfic in the making.

MarcFBR · Post by **MarcFBR** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:38 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote: Mind if I ask what you don't agree with? I'd like to augment it if something is wrong.

-Corey

Mostly just what I consider 'personal' opinion matters (mostly in regards to the 'standard compliant resolution.)

It's not that I don't understand the reasoning behind it (and even if you ignore my preference, which is 853, there are three other numbers people argue are 'proper' all the time) I just don't agree with that resolution being used for proper screencaps.

It's a moot point in this discussion though, as the guide is for 16x9 content (I don't have any issue with you mind you, I used the word personal up there, might not have been the word I meant to use...) it's a good guide, I just don't agree with that resolution choice.

Although, if I would recommend any single change, it'd be in regards to Lanczos. In use, I've found reducing size with Lanczos to be a bit bleh (I've had numerous occasions where I get edge enhancement), although I've seen arguments for it both ways. For DVD caps I've largely gone completely to Bicubic because of the way it works on keeping away gradients that can be created in the resizing of 720x480 to the 2 'native' resolutions that DVD content ends up with.

MarcFBR · Post by **MarcFBR** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:38 pm

Mystery Person X wrote:You know, if this was an anime, there'd be slash fanfic in the making.

People have already written slash fanfic about me actually.

Mystery Person X · Post by **Mystery Person X** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:41 pm

godofchaos wrote:People have already written slash fanfic about me actually.

How big did they make your cock?

...At that point I think we've probably gone too far off-topic :/ Yay Dragon Box everyone!

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:46 pm

For some reason, the FuniBox just looks strange. It looks like the GT Season sets but with a less blurry/soft and shiny picture, and with grain. It still blows DBZ Season 1 out the water, though.

ssgOverlord · Post by **ssgOverlord** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 8:57 pm

I'm in CT and I got my (RightStuf economy shipped) Dragon Box today! I was really excited for it, after getting a call from a friend who received it earlier. I did get a bit worried though, because my mail came about 3 hours later than normal, of all days...

I finished Season 9 of the Orange Bricks just two days ago, and I'm more than ready to start it all again, despite watching those episodes of Kai recently too. That said, I wanna hold on to my season sets. They are like battle scars, and I don't mind having them next to my Dragon Box.

In any case, after watching a few episodes...it was totally worth it. I also have to say it's amazing on my projector. A full 92 inches or so, and even with an aged bulb it looks simply awesome! (I just have to make sure the lights are off!)

And, well...This will be my first time totally watching the original in Japanese (I have been watching Kai, though) so I'm excited to see everything I've been "missing" while watching it with beautiful quality. And for sure, it sounds excellent compared to the key episodes I saw in Japanese on my Orange Bricks.

The video, the audio, the book, the packaging...the treatment. This is one Dragon Ball release I'm totally happy with.

russ869 · Post by **russ869** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:17 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote:
godofchaos wrote:By that reasoning you can go buy the orange bricks, cause they were all done the same.
Not really, since (even by my admission) they did refine the process as the releases continued, however I acquiesce... ;p

How do you KNOW this? Or is it just popular opinion that people made up by themselves? I just wanna know...

bkev wrote:I do admit I like that the orange brick isn't obnoxiously red. It still doesn't hold a candle though.

I'm guessing the tint was adjusted on the orange brick specifically to make the sky blue instead of green. Those video guys probably thought "green sky" was just an error in the master or something rather than supposed to look like that.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:22 pm

russ869 wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote:
godofchaos wrote:By that reasoning you can go buy the orange bricks, cause they were all done the same.
Not really, since (even by my admission) they did refine the process as the releases continued, however I acquiesce... ;p
How do you KNOW this? Or is it just popular opinion that people made up by themselves? I just wanna know...

Umm, because Seasons 6-9 look a bajillion times better than Seasons 1-3, don't have over-brightened colors, and appear to not even use DVNR at all?

bkev · Post by **bkev** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:29 pm

russ869 wrote:
bkev wrote:I do admit I like that the orange brick isn't obnoxiously red. It still doesn't hold a candle though.
I'm guessing the tint was adjusted on the orange brick specifically to make the sky blue instead of green. Those video guys probably thought "green sky" was just an error in the master or something rather than supposed to look like that.

I'm referring more to the skin tones. The sky was blue in the old Pioneer tapes too.

Char Aznable · Post by **Char Aznable** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:39 pm

ssgOverlord wrote:I'm in CT and I got my (RightStuf economy shipped) Dragon Box today! I was really excited for it, after getting a call from a friend who received it earlier. I did get a bit worried though, because my mail came about 3 hours later than normal, of all days...

Bah. I'm happy for you, but I wish that I - fellow Connecticut Dragon Box purchaser off of Rightstuf with economy shipping - could have received mine as well today. Unfortunate it's (likely) arriving on Monday, classes and college are going to get in the way of me marathoning this thing, but I'll squeeze it in somehow. No way am I waiting until the end of the week with all this built-up anticipation.

Product looks great so far, can't wait to have it in hand.

MajinVejitaXV · Post by **MajinVejitaXV** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:44 pm

russ869 wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote:
godofchaos wrote:By that reasoning you can go buy the orange bricks, cause they were all done the same.
Not really, since (even by my admission) they did refine the process as the releases continued, however I acquiesce... ;p
How do you KNOW this? Or is it just popular opinion that people made up by themselves? I just wanna know...

Well, I didn't travel to Ft Worth and witness the processing and encoding of the video, if that's what you're asking. However, there was a marked improvement in the quality of the video in the last few releases from what people posted. Still wrong? Very. Better? Sure. Able to hold a candle to the DragonBox? Not in a billion years.

-Corey

MarcFBR · Post by **MarcFBR** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:48 pm

MajinVejitaXV wrote: Well, I didn't travel to Ft Worth and witness the processing and encoding of the video, if that's what you're asking. However, there was a marked improvement in the quality of the video in the last few releases from what people posted. Still wrong? Very. Better? Sure. Able to hold a candle to the DragonBox? Not in a billion years.

Actually, after the first few sets would have been 'done' internally, Funimation got a new head authoring guy.

I don't see it as coincidence that not only did Funimation products see a marked improvement in video quality, but that is almost the exact time that outside of a few preexisting shows, they also switched to single angle.

So saying there is an improvement in video quality is easily noticeable in this case.

All new Funimation shows from that point out had an incredible increase in video quality.

jjgp1112 · Post by **jjgp1112** » Sat Nov 07, 2009 9:52 pm

godofchaos wrote:
MajinVejitaXV wrote: Well, I didn't travel to Ft Worth and witness the processing and encoding of the video, if that's what you're asking. However, there was a marked improvement in the quality of the video in the last few releases from what people posted. Still wrong? Very. Better? Sure. Able to hold a candle to the DragonBox? Not in a billion years.
Actually, after the first few sets would have been 'done' internally, Funimation got a new head authoring guy.

I don't see it as coincidence that not only did Funimation products see a marked improvement in video quality, but that is almost the exact time that outside of a few preexisting shows, they also switched to single angle.

So saying there is an improvement in video quality is easily noticeable in this case.

All new Funimation shows from that point out had an incredible increase in video quality.

The Season Sets were one of the releases that still used alternate angles. 6-9 still use them.