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Thornastor
21-01-2002, 14:38
I have just watched this and it is grainy in dimly lit scenes i thought it was a digital to digital ? I will be sending it back
john316
21-01-2002, 15:12
It simply can't be grainy - simple as that! Are you sure you ain't seeing simple pixellation in the picture as a result of your DVD player?
Thornastor
21-01-2002, 15:22
no it`s definatley grainy not pixels !!
sidebog7
21-01-2002, 17:22
R2 Project (http://www.r2-dvd.org/article.jsp?sectionId=4&articleId=3204) don't seem to think it's grainy.
john316
21-01-2002, 19:29
Originally posted by Thornastor
no it`s definatley grainy not pixels !!

Is it constant grain or some specific shots? Also, what size screen are you viewing it on?
Robby
21-01-2002, 19:29
What sort of set up do you have??. Don't get rid of it that hastely. I have a crappy 21" 4:3 tv and reviews that state pictures as being flawless or pretty outstanding (FF being one of them) i still find errors and grainy patches. So it could just be the limits of your system rather than the DVD itself.
Michael Mackenzie
22-01-2002, 10:32
My Region 1 copy is also extremely grainy, especially for an all-digital transfer.

See:

http://server44.hypermart.net/3dfxportal/PDVD_019.jpg

A definite "grain" pattern all over it. I'm not sure if this shot shows it off as well as possible, but it's there throughout the movie.

This is an ATI Radeon 8500 video card, PowerDVD 3.0, set to Weave. This also appears on my 58" Widescreen TV with a Pioneer DV-626D player.
TheCookieMonster
22-01-2002, 11:02
Didnt they add a slightly grainy effect to the transfer to make it look more like a 'real' film? Sure I read something like that in a review somewhere:confused:
Solidus
22-01-2002, 12:37
Originally posted by TheCookieMonster
Didnt they add a slightly grainy effect to the transfer to make it look more like a 'real' film? Sure I read something like that in a review somewhere:confused:

That's right, the grain is meant to be there and is present on all versions.

The film makers wanted to give the film a grittier, more natural look.
MichaelPalmer
22-01-2002, 18:34
That's right, the grain is meant to be there and is present on all versions.

I know, what was the guy expecting a feature length version of ReBoot?