Spain: DBZ movies will be released on Blu-Ray

[sangofe]

Someone sent me this link with captures from the bds:

http://postimg.org/gallery/272ikb444/999e8603/

[Ajay]

Hello Funimation BDs.

Not surprised in the slightest.

[Puto]

For what it's worth, the credits are in Japanese and the Japanese audio is the same as in Selecta's previous release, which sounded pretty good.

[thomas1up]

Someone sent me this link with captures from the bds:

http://postimg.org/gallery/272ikb444/999e8603/

Well, that's disappointing but not surprising either.

[Enigmo]

still don't get what's to hate about the funi blurays of the movies

[VegettoEX]

still don't get what's to hate about the funi blurays of the movies

Bright and washed out, which is bad enough on its own, but that process also removes detail. The fact that these come from 35mm stock means there's actually more detail to pick up, so washing it away is even more egregious here than it is with the TV series.

[thomas1up]

still don't get what's to hate about the funi blurays of the movies

I don't mind them, some are good looking, however there are issues with them and a new HD transfer would've been more interesting than a re-release of FUNi's blurays.

[Kakacarrottop]

still don't get what's to hate about the funi blurays of the movies

To me they look just as ugly as the Orange Bricks, way too bright and overcontrasted. The colours are also wildly inaccurate at times, such as in Tree of Might, where brown colours suddenly become dark green.

[Ajay]

still don't get what's to hate about the funi blurays of the movies

To me they look just as ugly as the Orange Bricks, way too bright and overcontrasted. The colours are also wildly inaccurate at times, such as in Tree of Might, where brown colours suddenly become dark green.

Yup, they're essentially just glorified Orange Bricks. They just look fractionally better due to the higher quality source material.

[Iberian_Saiyan]

Someone sent me this link with captures from the bds:

http://postimg.org/gallery/272ikb444/999e8603/

Huh, so their source of the DBZ films in HD for the Blu-rays were Funimation's HD masters, well, to be honest I'm not surprised but at the same time I am a bit disappointed. I expected better of Selecta. Welp, time to cancel my order.

still don't get what's to hate about the funi blurays of the movies

Bright and washed out, which is bad enough on its own, but that process also removes detail. The fact that these come from 35mm stock means there's actually more detail to pick up, so washing it away is even more egregious here than it is with the TV series.

Enigmo, this. I already posted a screenshot of how the Double Feature Blu-rays have their flaws and why people dislike/hate them.

[kei17]

I'm getting this for the sake of the Japanese credits.

[danielsan_190196]

At least the credits are in japanese.

I'm getting this for the sake of the Japanese credits.

I told you first

[sangofe]

Hmm, but if this has japanese credits, how can it be FUNimation's video? Doesn't make sense. And it doesn't look any better than FUNimation's release, either.

[ParkerAL]

So this company basically lied through its teeth about the new transfer, right? Or did Toei lie to them about the nature of the materials it provided? I guess both are likely explanations.

[Pokewhiz7]

Hmm, but if this has japanese credits, how can it be FUNimation's video? Doesn't make sense. And it doesn't look any better than FUNimation's release, either.

I am no video expert, but FUNimation might have applied their remastering process to the entire scanned movie before going back and putting in their own credits, so they might have just sent the Spanish company the footage from before that second step.

[ParkerAL]

I'm willing to bet Toei was the company that sent the materials, not Funimation. Toei probably has access to the remasters its American partner creates and decided to send one to this Spanish company, rather than fund its own transfer.

[UltimateHammerBro]

I'm willing to bet Toei was the company that sent the materials, not Funimation. Toei probably has access to the remasters its American partner creates and decided to send one to this Spanish company, rather than fund its own transfer.

Pretty much. I don't recall Selecta ever having any relationship with Funimation, which doesn't have the rights to distribution in Europe.

[eledoremassis02]

So this company basically lied through its teeth about the new transfer, right? Or did Toei lie to them about the nature of the materials it provided? I guess both are likely explanations.

To be fair, this is a new transfer for them.

[ParkerAL]

To be fair, this is a new transfer for them.

True, that is a fair point. The company certainly wasn't thinking of our community here on Kanzenshuu when advertising these discs! But claiming the remastering had been done in Japan was still a bold claim to make. Of course, that selling pitch could just have easily resulted fromToei screwing with them and providing dishonest information. Hell, that might actually be the most likely explanation!

[Iberian_Saiyan]

To be fair, this is a new transfer for them.

True, that is a fair point. The company certainly wasn't thinking of our community here on Kanzenshuu when advertising these discs! But claiming the remastering had been done in Japan was still a bold claim to make. Of course, that selling pitch could just have easily resulted fromToei screwing with them and providing dishonest information. Hell, that might actually be the most likely explanation!

Not just here but also their own fans were wary it'd be the Funimation footage.