Which video source is better?

Jonaldinho · 4th March 2011, 10:13

Which video source do you think looks better for converting Finding Nemo to iPod on this occassion judging by these screenshots.

http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/32894

Source is HDTV WOWOW vs PAL DVD UK.

mike20021969 · 4th March 2011, 17:32

The 3rd HDTV image looks good - maybe because of the image content.
Anyway, on placing mouse on any of the 4 images for the DVD image to show, you can clearly see artifacts have appeared on the DVD versions. The colours are richer though on the DVD versions.

RunningSkittle · 4th March 2011, 17:41

hard to tell, but HDTV source has wrong levels (clearly see in 4th image). I would use PAL source, but on an ipod you likely wont notice much difference (after fixing levels) anyway

ramicio · 4th March 2011, 17:41

The DVD content looks better. The colors are more true with more contrast.

Jonaldinho · 4th March 2011, 21:06

I thought the colour looked better from DVD and there was no crop from the top and sides but slight artifacts. I will go with the DVD, thanks for your input

I forgot to mention but you probably guessed, those screenshots weren't from the source videos, they were from my encoded videos for iPod from each source. I want them to look good because they will be viewed on TV as well through a component cable and on other devices but need them to be iPod compatible so went with 1500 kbps, 640x480 anamorphic.

Jonaldinho · 6th March 2011, 19:39

The PAL DVD source definitely looks better than the HDTV source with The Incredibles. Better colour and detail and only visible artifacts on Dash's face on the last pic. http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/33621

lusiue · 7th March 2011, 02:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike20021969

The 3rd HDTV image looks good - maybe because of the image content.
Anyway, on placing mouse on any of the 4 images for the DVD image to show, you can clearly see artifacts have appeared on the DVD versions. The colours are richer though on the DVD versions.

yes, 3rd HDTV image looks good

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Jonaldinho Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 49	Which video source is better? Which video source do you think looks better for converting Finding Nemo to iPod on this occassion judging by these screenshots. http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/32894 Source is HDTV WOWOW vs PAL DVD UK.

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mike20021969 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: UK Posts: 336	The 3rd HDTV image looks good - maybe because of the image content. Anyway, on placing mouse on any of the 4 images for the DVD image to show, you can clearly see artifacts have appeared on the DVD versions. The colours are richer though on the DVD versions. Last edited by mike20021969; 4th March 2011 at 18:17.

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RunningSkittle Skittle Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 539	hard to tell, but HDTV source has wrong levels (clearly see in 4th image). I would use PAL source, but on an ipod you likely wont notice much difference (after fixing levels) anyway Last edited by RunningSkittle; 4th March 2011 at 17:43.

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ramicio Banned Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: PA, US Posts: 683	The DVD content looks better. The colors are more true with more contrast.

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Jonaldinho Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 49	I thought the colour looked better from DVD and there was no crop from the top and sides but slight artifacts. I will go with the DVD, thanks for your input I forgot to mention but you probably guessed, those screenshots weren't from the source videos, they were from my encoded videos for iPod from each source. I want them to look good because they will be viewed on TV as well through a component cable and on other devices but need them to be iPod compatible so went with 1500 kbps, 640x480 anamorphic.

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Jonaldinho Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 49	The PAL DVD source definitely looks better than the HDTV source with The Incredibles. Better colour and detail and only visible artifacts on Dash's face on the last pic. http://screenshotcomparison.com/comparison/33621