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Wilfred Jackson

Wilfred Jackson

9 films on Best Blurays3 in 4K6 in HD

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Wilfred Emmons Jackson (January 24, 1906 – August 7, 1988) was an American animator, musical arranger, and director best known for his work with Walt Disney Productions.

Biography from TMDB

3 in 4K

UHD Blu-ray or 4K streaming

Co-directors: David Hand & Ben Sharpsteen & William Cottrell & Larry Morey & Perce Pearce

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Best Audio:

Mono track is on the included Blu-ray; 4K Blu-ray missing original mono. LaserDisc probably better

Co-directors: Hamilton Luske & Clyde Geronimi

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Audio:

1995 Disney CAV LaserDisc

Co-directors: Clyde Geronimi & Hamilton Luske

4K · Excellent
Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney 4K Blu-ray

Sources: slow.pics (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

New restoration looks stunning: caps

Best Audio:

1995 Disney Archive Collection LaserDisc for OG mono track

6 in HD

Blu-ray or HD streaming

Co-director: Graham Heid

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs or Bambi Blu-ray 1080p extras

Co-directors: Hamilton Luske & Ben Sharpsteen & T. Hee & Norman Ferguson & Jack Kinney & Bill Roberts

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney UK Blu-ray or bootleg 35mm scan

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

Disney UK Blu-ray or bootleg 35mm scan having less DNR and digital repaint/recomposit

Co-directors: Bill Roberts & Paul Satterfield & Ben Sharpsteen & James Algar & T. Hee & Hamilton Luske & Samuel Armstrong & Jim Handley & Norman Ferguson & David Hand & Ford Beebe Jr.

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Censored: 2010 Disney Blu-ray
Uncensored: 35mm Scan

Sources: caps-a-holic (opens in a new tab)

Video Notes:

See caps of Blu-ray vs DVD

Best Audio:

1991 CAV LaserDisc

Audio Notes:
  • 1991 CAV LaserDisc includes an approximation of the original Fantasound mix in Dolby Surround using the surviving magnetic mixdown, using Stokowski's original mixing notes as a reference. Original aggressive pans and dynamic range are left in tact.

  • The 2000 DVD uses this same mix in discrete 5.0, but with some unnecessary dynamic range compression + a redub of all Deems Taylor audio with Corey Burton.

  • The 7.1 mix on the 2010 Blu-ray sounds poor, having been hit with excessive noise reduction, dynamic range compression, original aggressive pans no longer in tact, and the channel usage no longer resembles Stokowski's original intended sound design. 

Co-directors: Ben Sharpsteen & Norman Ferguson & Bill Roberts & Jack Kinney & Samuel Armstrong

Video format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best Video:

1995 LaserDisc or 2001 60th anniversary release DVD

Best Audio:

1995/1982 LaserDisc, DVD only contains 5.1 remix

Co-directors: Clyde Geronimi & Hamilton Luske

Best English-Friendly:

Unrestored: 35mm scans or 1990 Disney LaserDisc

Restored: 1998 Disney LaserDisc/VHS and DVD and Blu-ray versions

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

Best Video:

Unrestored: 35mm scans or 1990 Disney LaserDisc

Restored: Disney Blu-ray

Video Notes:

Unrestored: 35mm scans or 1990 Disney LaserDisc

Restored: 1998 Disney LaserDisc/VHS and DVD and Blu-ray versions are edited (colors altered, DNR applied, and animation errors fixed)

Best Audio:

35mm scans, possibly?

Co-directors: Clyde Geronimi & Hamilton Luske

Best English-Friendly & Video:

Disney Blu-ray

Sources: Criterion Forum (opens in a new tab)

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