New MOTU blu-ray set paving the way to HD BLACKSTAR!

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THE GERMAN HE-MAN BD SET:

First, they went back to the digital masters that were made in the 90's, which were of higher quality than ever ended up on DVD (higher resolution to begin with, not to mention the horrid DVD compression).

Second, they fixed the PAL speedup, so the episodes actually run at proper speed/length and no longer have unnatural, high pitched audio.

Third, because of the animation style, they were able to AI upscale using new technology that made it go from "better than what we had" to breathtaking.

I mean, you just need to look at those screenshot comparisons to see what it looks like now. It's amazing. I'm pretty well-schooled for a civilian in regards transfers and such, and if they had told me these were from an OCN, I would have believed them. TBH, just fixing the audio and having better compression would have sold me - but what they have done here is beyond anything I ever imagined. Easily the most impressed I have pretty much been, ever for what they have done on a TV release.


THE ETERNIA COLLECTION:
shop.plaionpictures.com/he-man-she-ra-the-eternia-collection-20-blu-rays-exkl-shop

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Also:

The Universal sets that are currently available are definitely a step-down from the BCI releases, mainly because the compression is just so horrid. I think if you look back further in this thread, there is a comparison between all four types of releases.

The Blu-rays are still definitely a leap forward from the BCI discs, even - just not the epic quantum leap from the currently available Universal sets, LOL.

For me, the biggest issue is that they corrected the PAL speedup that even the BCI releases had. It's only 4%, but I am very sensitive to audio pitch, and as they used so much electronic manipulation to begin with in the voices in the series (especially as they went on, particularly in She-Ra). I used to find myself wincing with some of the old audio tracks and I couldn't watch for long periods of time or I'd get a headache.

Fixing that alone would have gotten a thumbs up on an upgrade from me, but the visual quality is so far and above anything I ever thought we would see.

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Beware:
I updated the link to purchase the set.


This is the trailer:

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