Eega's Blu-Ray came out recently and although I didn't receive my copy yet, people have been telling me about its below average video quality and I am quite disappointed since Eega was one of the best films of the year. The home video company that has Eecha's (Malayalam) rights complained about the messed up original DPX files. In one their representatives words, "We created the first test disc. While the quality of the encode is excellent, we are having trouble with the blacks and contrast levels. Looks like whoever worked on the original DPX color correction (in post production) messed it up big time!!
They crushed the blacks to make the CGI blend in more with the film.
Now I understand why the Telugu blu-ray version has "BLACK LEVELS" problems - its all down to the poor DPX colors which the director approved!!
Its a catch-22.
Also the original DPX has high levels of DNVR levels. It seems the 35mm film had developed much wear and tear during principle photography. The post production studio who worked on the final mastering applied DNR to remove the wear and tear. All skin details and film grain were wiped out.
The overall DPX file of EECHA/EEGA/NAAN-EE is a mess and is taking our time to sort it out.
We'll do our best to improve the quality..."
They crushed the blacks to make the CGI blend in more with the film.
Now I understand why the Telugu blu-ray version has "BLACK LEVELS" problems - its all down to the poor DPX colors which the director approved!!
Its a catch-22.
Also the original DPX has high levels of DNVR levels. It seems the 35mm film had developed much wear and tear during principle photography. The post production studio who worked on the final mastering applied DNR to remove the wear and tear. All skin details and film grain were wiped out.
The overall DPX file of EECHA/EEGA/NAAN-EE is a mess and is taking our time to sort it out.
We'll do our best to improve the quality..."
This is big letdown. How did a maverick film maker like Rajamouli accept this?? This is a major loss for the right holders since coming with a decent looking Blu-Ray would be close to impossible with such DPX files. Hope Telugu film makers realize this...
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