MGVC

2 films on Best Blurays

Master Grade Video Coding, a "12 bit" proprietary codec used by Panasonic on some blu-ray. Advantages and details unclear.

Aliases: mgvc

Type: Keyword

Millennium Actress (2002)

Director: Satoshi Kon

Best format: 1080p Blu-ray

4K · Worse Than BD

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

Best Video:

Bandai Visual JP MGVC Blu-ray

All other discs are from a 4K restoration, overcropped in an attempt to stabilize the images, with very washed out colors. https://slow.pics/c/cOUtJde0

4.2

Howl's Moving Castle (2004)

Director: Hayao Miyazaki

Best format: 1080p Blu-ray

Best English-Friendly:

2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray

Best Video:

2017 US GKIDS Blu-ray has better detail and grain, 2014 Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray from the Hayao Miyazaki box set for MGVC with added bit-depth for supported players

Best Audio:

2011/2014 Japan Studio Ghibli Blu-ray for original 6.1 audio mix, Cinema DTS for the English dub

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