2 in 4K
UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming
Small role · Director: Ernst Lubitsch
Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab) · slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
A new 4K restoration from a 35mm nitrate print from and a 35mm composite duplicate negative.
Spain Universal Blu-ray is from a very soft DVD-era transfer; caps
Small role · Director: Raoul Walsh
12 in HD
Blu-ray or HD streaming
Small role · Director: Roy Del Ruth
Small role · Director: Frank Borzage
Small role · Director: Frank Borzage
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Amazon US HD Streaming is from the 2018 UCLA restoration. Olive Films Blu-ray is from an older scan and quite rough. caps
Olive Films Blu-ray is again rough, with distortion, crackle and other issues, but sounds much more natural. With some EQ the restored track can be significantly improved
Small role · Director: Rouben Mamoulian
Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)
Kino Lorber Blu-ray not only suffers from Quicktime Gamma Bug, but also has slightly worse encoding see caps comparing 0.88 gamma
Small role · Director: Cecil B. DeMille
Sources: DVDBeaver (opens in a new tab)
Flicker Alley Blu-ray (encoded by FiM) has much better encoding than Lobster Films Blu-ray, see DVDBeaver caps
4 in SD
DVD, SD streaming, LaserDisc or VHS
Small role · Director: Victor Fleming
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