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Swordfish: Has someone hacked my PQ?

1309 Views 18 Replies 17 Participants Last post by Mr. Pannus, May 9, 2006

RBurgundy

Discussion Starter · May 4, 2006

I've been reading a lot about the different codecs VC1, MPEG2, etc. and the problems that can happen with compression aka artifacts. I also understand that sometimes these artifacts are in the master or even can be induced by ones display. I feel I have a solid understanding of all things "video", but always welcome a chance to learn. So...

I watched Swordfish HD DVD (yes, I liked the movie) last night and noticed this...
http://emsgi.com/images/hddvd/Swordfish_artifact.jpg

What is this? I'm thinking it's on the master?

Any help as to understanding what I'm seeing would be appreciated.

One last thing, can someone please verify that this is on your copy as well.

Thanks,

-Mike

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benwaggoner

· #2 · May 4, 2006

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Originally Posted by RBurgundy
What is this? I'm thinking it's on the master?

Any help as to understanding what I'm seeing would be appreciated.

Wow. Definitely the master. Looks like a hair.

Compression artifacts are typically one of blockiness, softness, ringing, or banding. You definitely never get a thin line out of it!

RBurgundy

Discussion Starter · #3 · May 4, 2006

I've watched that scene so many times trying to pause it on the right moment and finally I did it. Also the frames before and mostly after it looks like it's still there just digitally erased or something. Kinda like a ghosting effect.

AV Doogie

· #4 · May 4, 2006

No one wants to see a hair. Show us the HiDef nudie shots of Halle.........we'll look for some sort of artifacts in those shots

bullgates

· #5 · May 4, 2006

Thanks for the great shot.

I would assume that it also shows up under 720p or other settings?

Paul_Seng

· #6 · May 5, 2006

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Originally Posted by AV Doogie
No one wants to see a hair. Show us the HiDef nudie shots of Halle.........we'll look for some sort of artifacts in those shots

Good one

rdjam

· #7 · May 5, 2006

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Originally Posted by AV Doogie
No one wants to see a hair. Show us the HiDef nudie shots of Halle.........we'll look for some sort of artifacts in those shots

I agree - I think it's very important that we ascertain whether this particular "spontaneous unsightly hair" problem has affected the areas of skin tone in her scene also - that would be very disturbing!

I might have to convert back to SD DVD just to avoid future recurrences of this horrible artifact!

dgehred

· #8 · May 5, 2006

Could it be a visible watermark?

Or maybe the initials of the compressionist that encoded this title? It looks like some kind of cursive writing!

-Dan

kdragon

· #9 · May 5, 2006

Clean your disc. It has hair on it.

Tango22

· #10 · May 5, 2006

Wow...a high-definition pubic hair...

johnu

· #11 · May 5, 2006

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Originally Posted by Tango22
Wow...a high-definition pubic hair...

Please, no more Clarence Thomas jokes

rdjam

· #12 · May 5, 2006

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Originally Posted by dgehred
Could it be a visible watermark?

Or maybe the initials of the compressionist that encoded this title? It looks like some kind of cursive writing!

-Dan

Yes, it looks like a notation of a technician who was handling the film.

Thank god he was not able to use his pen when Hale Berry was on

space2001

· #13 · May 5, 2006

That is very weird that they left that in the movie. They usually get those out. they must have missed that one.

Art Sonneborn

· #14 · May 6, 2006

It ain't a compression artifact that we can all agree on. I think it's graffiti .

Art

AnthonyP

· #15 · May 6, 2006

I think it is aliens trying to communicate either that or FDT (film detail technology â€“ adding lost film errors such as scratches and stuff) working overtime

Ilka

· #16 · May 7, 2006

No! It's Japanese Kanji, and loosely translated means "B D blows".

Supermans

· #17 · May 7, 2006

That's it, these guys working the transfer of masters to HD have to start wearing bonnets.

smddoc

· #18 · May 8, 2006

Well, I'd rather find a hair in my movies, than in my soup !

Mr. Pannus

· #19 · May 9, 2006

Uhh, that's not a hair. That's a stickman, and he's dancing. Seriously. Look at it. Maybe your pubic hair gets up and dances on your face, but mine doesn't. He's got some weird box on his head, though. Maybe this is like a PG-version of the "SEX" in the sky during Lion King. Weird sort of Easter egg, it seems like it.

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