Does DivX5.02's film effect resolve the solid color problem?

[yingx2]

The sky and the walls are no longer blocky!
(Well, no longer that blocky)
Now I always slide it all the way to the max without using post-processing(level one).

Can we say it is a solution to the solid color problem?
I like it a lot:)

[JimmyBarnes]

Originally posted by yingx2
The sky and the walls are no longer blocky!
(Well, no longer that blocky)
Now I always slide it all the way to the max without using post-processing(level one).

Can we say it is a solution to the solid color problem?
I like it a lot:)

How are you viewing your movies - PC monitor or TV?

On my PC monitor, sliding film effect to max introduces a noticeable "jittery" graininess to the whole pic. Don't particularly like it.

Check your DVDs - some of them also show blockiness in the scenes in question eg. underwater scenes like in submarine movies

JB

[temporance]

The DivX5 film effect seems to be something that people either like a lot, dislike or haven't even discovered (most people). I love it too! :) Yes, it does add a grainy effect but it does make the picture look cleaner, sharper and more alive.

Perhaps it's best for people that don't like the look of the effect to leave it at a low setting so that they can't see it. IMHO the quality of the video definitely benefits, even at the lowest setting.

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[theReal]

I think the quality of movies only benefits from the film effect if those movies aren't really good quality. I just checked it with one or two not so high-quality movies, and it definitely made them look better like watching divx on a tv screen instead of a monitor.
For good encodes, I don't like the effect too much as it takes away some contrast and color.

It's a really good filter though - I mean not all encodes are perfect... and if it is only for some low-bitrate Simpsons episodes.

[DJ Bobo]

I also like this filter very much.
I use 1/2 most of the time, but sometimes I use 3/4. 1/1 is too much for my taste.
This filter makes the picture somehow charming and less digital ;)

[Beave]

Yes I like it too. Especially for TV stuff with low bitrate and lots of DivX Artifacts. It takes the attention away from those mistakes and seems a little sharper where the Codec smeared all the details at low resolutions.

[yingx2]

Please take a look at the attached file. Not exactly the same frame, but still, you can tell the difference.(film effect at level three, both without post-processing) That's why I like this effect so much.

To JimmyBarnes:
I watch them both on my PC monitor and TV.(mostly on the PC monitor) When I watch a 900kbps rip on my lcd monitor, some scenes with "color shading" parts are quite ugly. I think this film effect does a great do on reducing that ugliness, as you can see.

To bobotns:
Yes--"less digital"--that's the term I was trying to say.

Now I think the quality of 1-cd rips(not longer than 95 minutes) can be close to quality of DVD's

I'm much happier with my old rips now:)

[theReal]

I used the filter on a 640x480 monitor resolution last night to watch a movie (I always switch to 640x480 to watch movies because it also reduces artefacting). I turned the film effect up to 3/4 and it looked just perfect, much better than when I was trying it on my usual 1280x1024 res (which isn't 4:3, I know). In 640x480, you can also use the effect on full strength it's not that dominant then, but it still covers a lot of errors - it looks almost like on a tv screen, perfect!