Through the information on this forum, I've become aware of the problem of EE on DVDs and have come to see this phenomenon even on a 27" interlaced TV set. Imagine my surprise this week at the movie theater when I saw a telltale "halo" around a figure in the film "The Rookie." The shot was a flashback where Quaid remembers himself pitching in front of a brilliant sunset. The kid doing the pitching was in shadow against the red sunset, but was clearly outlined by the same sort of halo seen in edge enhancement.
I know that the "halo" can be caused by other things than digital "sharpening" -- see Van Ling's objections to the Episode I complaints -- but my science education is insufficient to explain other sources of what I saw. Brief experimentation staring out the window shows that a sort of halo can be seen when staring at a dark object surrounded by bright sky, especially if I move my eyes slightly while staring. That sounds like the phenomenon of "visual purple" and I don't think that was the same thing.
Could the halo have been a naturally occurring effect recorded by the film camera, or was it deliberately added post-production to make the kid "pop" against the sunset?
I know that the "halo" can be caused by other things than digital "sharpening" -- see Van Ling's objections to the Episode I complaints -- but my science education is insufficient to explain other sources of what I saw. Brief experimentation staring out the window shows that a sort of halo can be seen when staring at a dark object surrounded by bright sky, especially if I move my eyes slightly while staring. That sounds like the phenomenon of "visual purple" and I don't think that was the same thing.
Could the halo have been a naturally occurring effect recorded by the film camera, or was it deliberately added post-production to make the kid "pop" against the sunset?
