Snake in the Eagle's Shadow Mei Ah vs. Sony vs. HK Video
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Snake in the Eagle's Shadow Mei Ah vs. Sony vs. HK Video
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@Hungfist:
Your caps look vertically stretched.
16/9 ratio is 720x404 or 720x405, not 720x408.
First shot:
https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ESHKV1.jpg
HK Vidéo lacks the contrastey look of the Mei Ah but is also sharper, brighter and doesn't have any edge-enhancement.
Second shot:
https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ESHKV2.jpg
It's much better but it's the same print.
Third shot:
https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ESHKV3.jpg
Even though I prefer the brighter HK Vidéo, I'd say both caps look good.
Fourth shot:
https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ESHKV4.jpg
Is it me, or does the Mei Ah look really bad in this shot ?
Your caps look vertically stretched.
16/9 ratio is 720x404 or 720x405, not 720x408.
First shot:
https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ESHKV1.jpg
HK Vidéo lacks the contrastey look of the Mei Ah but is also sharper, brighter and doesn't have any edge-enhancement.
Second shot:
https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ESHKV2.jpg
It's much better but it's the same print.
Third shot:
https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ESHKV3.jpg
Even though I prefer the brighter HK Vidéo, I'd say both caps look good.
Fourth shot:
https://www.bulletsnbabesdvd.com/forums/ ... ESHKV4.jpg
Is it me, or does the Mei Ah look really bad in this shot ?
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There's lots of little specs too, but for the most part the picture is very clean (the lack of edge-enhancement hides a lot of print damage).
Some shots feature extreme print damage but are handled quite well (remember this scene in the HKL DVD ? Downright atrocious)
Some shots feature extreme print damage but are handled quite well (remember this scene in the HKL DVD ? Downright atrocious)
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The little specs on mei ah pop up like every two seconds. Really. I'm sure the HK Video is cleaner than that, right?
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Mei Ah Drunken Master audio is a cantonese/mandarin/english mix. The dialogue is in chinese, but several other "sound effects" (like argh, ough etc. when people get hit) come from the english dub. It's really noticable that the effects come from a different source. Same goes with Columbia. HK Video is the only one with complete cantonese track.
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Mei Ah Drunken Master audio is a cantonese/mandarin/english mix. The dialogue is in chinese, but several other "sound effects" (like argh, ough etc. when people get hit) come from the english dub. It's really noticable that the effects come from a different source. Same goes with Columbia. HK Video is the only one with complete cantonese track.
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Yeah, most specks are removed.
Still, I think that original audio is what matters most.
Yep. Too bad the DM transfer is really washed-out.HK Video is the only one with complete cantonese track.
Still, I think that original audio is what matters most.
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Good, I may get it then.
I thought their DM transfer was pretty decent. For some reason the colors look terrible on my computer but not nearly that bad TV. The first time I took caps I though I had some Eagle Vision on, but no.
But overall I think HK Video is about 500 000 times better than Mei Ah or Columbia. HK Video is the only one that didn't drive me crazy...
EDIT: I checked the DM transfer again and it does look washed out at times but it's still pretty decent IMO. And the sound more than makes up for it.
I thought their DM transfer was pretty decent. For some reason the colors look terrible on my computer but not nearly that bad TV. The first time I took caps I though I had some Eagle Vision on, but no.
But overall I think HK Video is about 500 000 times better than Mei Ah or Columbia. HK Video is the only one that didn't drive me crazy...
EDIT: I checked the DM transfer again and it does look washed out at times but it's still pretty decent IMO. And the sound more than makes up for it.
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overall I think HK Video is about 500 000 times better than Mei Ah or Columbia.
I wouldn't go that far, but yeah.
What I like most about HK Vidéo is that they have constant quality. Sometimes other companies do better, but HK Vidéo are always good (not great, but not bad either).
Other companies are often hit and miss (HKL, Tartan, Mei Ah, even Columbia).
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