Al Ferguson
11 Films
Al Ferguson
11 Included Films
Director: Tay Garnett
DVD only
Director: Tay Garnett
DVD only
Director: James Whale
Director: James Whale
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Director: George Cukor
Director: George Cukor
Director: Clarence Brown
Director: Clarence Brown
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, Indicator has wrong brightness, and Germany HanseSound is an AI massacre
Kino Lorber Blu-ray, Indicator has wrong brightness, and Germany HanseSound is an AI massacre
Director: Billy Wilder
Paramount 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray. See caps
HDR/grading: nice, but some blown out
Encoding: inconsistent, smeared motion
DNR: inconsistent, frozen
Old Paramount Blu-ray is arguably a solid alternative choice
Paramount 4K Blu-ray mono is different version of the BD mono from the same old 2000 DVD transfer.
The 5.1 remix on the UHD is an appalling remix done by going wild with artificially generated stems from Park Road Post who were given the surviving mono to separate. The experience is jarring and fidelity to original mix in terms of level balance, directionality and impact is nonexistent. Not only does this sound painfully weird, but the Paramount mixers then did whatever they wanted in terms of LFE, sound pans and effect changes.
The original mono mix was not restored and still needs it badly. The 4K master is filled with frozen grain examples coming and going plus some HDR issues in addition to the usual Paramount problems. It is simultaneously better and worse than the BD master.
Director: Billy Wilder
Paramount 4K Blu-ray or Blu-ray
Paramount 4K Blu-ray. See caps
HDR/grading: nice, but some blown out
Encoding: inconsistent, smeared motion
DNR: inconsistent, frozen
Old Paramount Blu-ray is arguably a solid alternative choice
Paramount 4K Blu-ray mono is different version of the BD mono from the same old 2000 DVD transfer.
The 5.1 remix on the UHD is an appalling remix done by going wild with artificially generated stems from Park Road Post who were given the surviving mono to separate. The experience is jarring and fidelity to original mix in terms of level balance, directionality and impact is nonexistent. Not only does this sound painfully weird, but the Paramount mixers then did whatever they wanted in terms of LFE, sound pans and effect changes.
The original mono mix was not restored and still needs it badly. The 4K master is filled with frozen grain examples coming and going plus some HDR issues in addition to the usual Paramount problems. It is simultaneously better and worse than the BD master.
Director: Byron Haskin
Paramount 4K Blu-ray see caps
Director: Byron Haskin
Paramount 4K Blu-ray see caps
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Director: Elia Kazan
Director: Elia Kazan
11 films