The Dark Knight dvd thread
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The comic book selection was a novel idea but it probably could have been improved
We too are planning to get the Blu-Ray, if not tonight then tomorrow night. Depends on road conditions when my wife's pants come out of the wash.
What do people think of the transfer on the SD version? It looked okay to me, but a few of the scenes that looked great in the cinema (the IMAX ones) had a few more compression artefacts than you would normally get on a modern DVD.
Oh, and watching the IMAX scenes on disc 2, I really hate the aspect ratio of that format. Is the higher resolution really worth it?
Oh, and watching the IMAX scenes on disc 2, I really hate the aspect ratio of that format. Is the higher resolution really worth it?
The Blu-Ray is excellent. The IMAX scenes look noticeably better than the rest of the movie, but everything looks great overall. I got used to the switching aspect ratios pretty quick, so no problems there. I just wish the rest of the movie looked that good. And the audio is sweet. I haven't watched any of the features on either disc yet.
My first guess was they might be saving them for an enhanced release, but then there are both a 1-disk and 2-disk version being released. Neither of which have commentaries.
The 2-disk release does have something called a "digital copy" of the movie. What is that, exactly, and what makes it a beneficial selling point?
Are you serious??? You actually don't know what the "digital copy" is?
In all fairness..it's a pharce. In recent times, probably within the last year or so, most DVD studios have included on their 2-disc sets (or in some cases 3-disc sets) a "digital copy". It is a digital file of the movie that you can transfer to your computer or other digital device, such as your iPod or enhanced phone. The pharce comes in when the studios only include the DVD extras on the 2/3-disc sets, when they'll fit on the first disc, leaving only the 2nd or 3rd disc exclusively for the digital copy. So in essence they force you to buy the multiple disc set to get any extras.
The so-called benefit of having a digital copy is to get easy screen grabs rather than having to rip the DVD to your computer.
No, I do know. What was puzzling was why include this when you can create your own easily enough with some simple ripping software. There just didn't seem to be all that much of a benefit for it, so... why market it in the first place? If that sounds like naivete, I suppose it is a bit. But it just was not any kind of an inducement, so I figured there must be some reason.
Because they don't want you to rip it yourself. They want you to pay for their version with has DRM on it.
I heard a rumor that part of the reason that there's no commentary, is that they're trying to set up some kind of, and I know this sounds cooky but I swear I heard this, 'online commentary library,' where anybody involved in the production- -or anybody period- -who has the time, webcam, and inclination, can create a DVD commentary. You then download this to your blu-ray player, and it will sync with the disc. Nolan is supposed to do one 'live' sometime in the next month or so.
Anybody else hear this?
Anybody else hear this?
Siwilliams
Fleet Captain
got my copy today
I got the single disk WS for $14.92 at Walmart. The extra features didnt warrant spending ten more dollars
Siwilliams
Fleet Captain
I got the two disc version, the extras are no where near as good as the excellent detailed extras in the Batman (1989) and Batman Returns 2 disc releases
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Stone_Cold_Sisko
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Because it's a pain in the ass spending an hour and a half decrypting, ripping, and converting it? Because it's illegal? Because they want you to pay for it?
If you're already buying the DVD, it's FAR better to have a digital copy included than having to rip it yourself.
I'm watching the BluRay right now. It's probably the best looking transfer I've seen on BR.
Mine should be here any day now (it was shipped from the UK on Friday).
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