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Shahran Sunny Audit
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The film starring Kamal Hassan and Madevan is now out from Ayngaran and is featured on a double disc set. Disc one is the Dolby Digital version, while disc two is the DTS version. The film is anamorphic 2.35:1 and features decent picture quality. However the DTS sound is the real winner and really is on par with most American DTS DVDs in the market.

Click here for the film review Anbe Sivam review

IMO I felt the film was a tad slow and some of the graphic violence was too strong for family audiences. Still the film features nice comic moments from Madevan, and some wonderful touching scenes of a failed romance.

BMD is to release the DVD soon which will feature progressive anamoprhic 2.35:1 transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1, and English and French Subtitles.
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sknath
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Sunny BMD ?.. and progressive and Anamorphic ?... Hope ur serious :) I Thought Ayngaran was supposed to be doing those things !
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DragunR2
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Shahran Sunny Audit wrote:
BMD is to release the DVD soon which will feature progressive anamoprhic 2.35:1 transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1, and English and French Subtitles.

Are BMD's other titles, such as Hey Ram and Thenali, also progressive?



(awaiting the new OAR DVD of Indian, so I can finally see it :) )
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Shahran Sunny Audit
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Ayngaran are still woking on tests to go progressive later in the year.

BMD DVDs are all progressive.
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sknath
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Shahran Sunny Audit wrote:
Ayngaran are still woking on tests to go progressive later in the year.

Hmm as per your words the date would have been April 1st ?
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Is the DTS version full bitrate?.

Anybody else had a chance to watch the other Ayngaran DTS discs?. If so, how's the sound?.
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bhaskar
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When is the Dhool DVD releasing? Wasn't it supposed to release along with Anbe Sivam? And how much does this DVD cost?
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Rahisha
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BMD is to release the DVD soon which will feature progressive anamoprhic 2.35:1 transfer, Dolby Digital 5.1, and English and French Subtitles.


Sunny, is it worth getteing the Ayngraan DVD or wait for the BMD one?
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Shahran Sunny Audit
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SKNATH
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Hmm as per your words the date would have been April 1st ?


That was tentative but from the poor results of the test they feel it now might be a little longer

SPIKE87
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Is the DTS version full bitrate?


Yes it is on all DTS DVD done by Ayngaran, and the quality has been amazing. INO the best DTS DVDS in order would be Anbe Sivam and April Manathil.

BHASKAR
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When is the Dhool DVD releasing? Wasn't it supposed to release along with Anbe Sivam? And how much does this DVD cost?


Dhool is still under going replication and should be due out any time soon. The DVD cost vary please e-mail me on this as I am not sure at the mo how much it will cost.

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Sunny, is it worth getteing the Ayngraan DVD or wait for the BMD one?


IMO I wouold get the Ayngaran version as it has been colour corrected as per the Cinematographer instuctions, and also features a top quality DTS mix. If you have a progressive set-up then go for the BMD version.
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DragunR2
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Shahran Sunny Audit wrote:
SKNATH
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Hmm as per your words the date would have been April 1st ?


That was tentative but from the poor results of the test they feel it now might be a little longer.

Hmm...shouldn't progressive mastering be just a matter of adjusting a few settings? Why is it taking so long? Surely they must have some professionals helping them do this. And if not, we should take up a collection to send Mhafner and Sknath to London! :) :D
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Shahran Sunny Audit
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It isn't just progressive they are testing other stuff like DTS ES, Dolby Ex, and also a new form of Subtitling.
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theon
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Shahran Sunny Audit wrote:
It isn't just progressive they are testing other stuff like DTS ES, Dolby Ex, and also a new form of Subtitling.

can you tell them to make sure the subtitles are within the picture (not on the black bars)? thanks. i think they already do this, but i don't want them to screw up a good thing.
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DragunR2
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Shahran Sunny Audit wrote:
It isn't just progressive they are testing other stuff like DTS ES, Dolby Ex, and also a new form of Subtitling.

You mean subtitles with good grammar? :)

At least Ayngaran is actively trying to improve. None of the Hindi companies give even decent picture quality. They all slap "16x9 enhanced anamorphic widescreen" on the cover as a gimmick.

BTW, is there a DD format with a discrete center-rear channel or is only the matrixed center channel available for now?
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BTW, is there a DD format with a discrete center-rear channel or is only the matrixed center channel available for now?


DD EX- In both theaters and in home video only features matrixed rear center channel. DD 5.1 EX

DTS ES- features matrixed rear center channel in theaters and in home video features both matrixed and discrete rear center channel. DTS 5.1 ES and DTS 6.1 ES DISCRETE
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Thanks to darius25 here are shots from the Anbe Sivam DVD by Ayngaran - first batch are from the DTS DVD;

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