Warner Bros. Home Entertainment launched this catalogue imprint in 2009 as a manufactured-on-demand DVD-R line, adding pressed Blu-rays in 2012. It mines the Warner, pre-1986 MGM and RKO libraries for classic and cult titles, many of them debuting on disc. HD masters generally come from the studio's own Motion Picture Imaging restoration facility.
Warner Archive
772 films on Best BluraysBest video release: 8 in 4K596 in HD168 in SD1 more for audio only6 more announced
Best 4K release by tier:
- Excellent4
- Solid2
Films where Warner Archive's release is the pick. How picks are made
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Films where Warner Archive's release is the pick. How picks are made
Director: Vincente Minnelli
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
TV series
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Howard Zieff
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Irving Reis
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Don Taylor
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: George Pal
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
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Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Best Audio:
Audio Notes:
The old DVD's track has significantly better detail compared to BD, especially on the score. The BD has some extra detail on dialogue, but also exhibits strange artifacting (e.g. sample 3, 0:20) which suggests possible AI "enhancement" or some other form of aggressive filtering. In contrast, DVD appears to be completely unfiltered and sounds good throughout. Samples
As the BD is significantly rolled off, a lot of the detail (real or fabricated) is buried in the mix and not audible during normal playback.
Director: Robert Benton
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Josef von Sternberg
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: André de Toth
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from Original Camera Negative
Director: Edwin L. Marin
Best English-Friendly & Video:
Warner Archive Blu-ray
Video Notes:
4K restoration from technicolor negatives
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