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 Posted by BrianEWilliams on 03/17/06 16:33 
Everyguy wrote: 
> I notice that if I limit DVD's of home video to 1 hour, the quality is 
> considerably cleaner. The graininess that shows up in certain areas at times 
> in the longer DVD - basically go away. Some people might not even notice the 
> difference but I do. 
> 
> So why is it a commercial DVD can contain a complete movie plus whiz bang 
> graphics and "extras" and still look very sharp, even on a computer monitor 
> which I find generally has fuzzier resolution than a TV? Or even one of 
> these "squeezed" DVD's on a CD with a full length movie can still look very 
> good, with obviously far less data? 
> 
> Is it that the master they're working from is so much sharper it can take 
> more degradation, or the process they use to compress the video, or...? 
 
Just read through the entire thread, and I am surprised no one 
mentioned lighting.  The Director of Photography (DP) doesn't get paid 
those big bucks for nothing, not to mention being a separate Oscar 
category.
 
  
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