Source(s): R2J (EP 1-10) & R1 (Discotek, EP 11-15) DVDs
Video: 708x480 (4:3 DAR) / H.264 10-Bit (~3000 kbps) / 23.976fps / Chapters
Audio EP 1-10: R2 Japanese / 2ch FLAC (EP1-10, ~600 kbps) & R1 English / 2ch AC3 (256 kbps)
Audio EP 11-15: R1 Japanese / 2ch AC3 (256 kbps) & R1 English / 2ch AC3 (256 kbps)
Subtitles: English / Signs Only ASS [Kuraze]
Notes:
Source comparison: https://diff.pics/k2e0QoepIDfR/1
Overall, R2J > R1 Discotek > PAL > R1 Viz
The original Viz release bloomed out fine detail, while the PAL release was faded and overly dark. The Discotek release is virtually identical to the R2J masters, save a bit of compression.
This encode utilizes a combination of R2J video where available and the rereleased Discotek R1s with corrections to eliminate blended frames, dot crawl, rainbowing, and chroma bleed. The R2Js included native uncompressed PCM Japanese audio which was compressed to FLAC for EP1-10. New subtitle scripts were OCR’d from the retail Discotek subs & QC’d to fix spelling/grammar errors, along with added OP/ED karaoke, and typset and retimed signs.
DVD extras added, including some supplementary materials ripped from the original Viz R1 release that are missing from the Discotek package.
Comments - 19
H94
Will you be ripping the later R4 Sailor Moon sets? Those definitley look better then the Viz ones
Kuraze
If anyone has access to R2J sources for any or all of the remaining episodes 11 - 15, let us know.
Tennouji
I missed this one, so nostalgic.
noZA_
Thanks! And for the extra stuff too.
Your flac version is 1.0.4 from 2014. There’s an updated one if you want it: version 1.3.2 October 2017
Kuraze
@noZA_ Thanks for the advice. I didn’t realize how old the library my encoder used was, tools have been updated.
SomaHeir
WOW!!!
Kuraze
Encode comparison for those interested.
noZA_
Definitely not having that weird issue switching between Japanese to English audio and back as I did with xPearse version.
Those comparisons. I had a feeling this was the better version but been too lazy lately to do anything let alone any comparisons. The audio is definitely where the improvement was where I noticed for me.
KAGATOCZ
Please upload here next season of BLEACH in 1080p! It’s so long what Blu-Ray version is out and still you doesn’t upload.
Mr_Kimiko (uploader)
@KAGATOCZ
I have no Internet.
KAGATOCZ
@Mr_Kimiko How do you mean “you have no Internet”? If you wasn’t connected then you couldn’t write this comment here. Please upload that quickly. I need did it. Thanks :)
Kuraze
@KAGATOCZ It might be more accurate to say he has limited internet access at this time, so uploading more major projects will be delayed for a while.
bokuchan
what is Discotek? are those Discotek-labeled being encode of an encode or encode from full size DVD?
Kuraze
@bokuchan They are from the full-size R1 DVDs rereleased by Discotek.
This is to distinguished from eps 1-10 which were encoded from the R2J DVDs.
We did not have access to R2J for eps 11-15.
luglio
Thank you!
It seems the director interview by Animerica has 3 parts in total. Any idea for the rest of them?
Jeremy_Adit
Thank you very much :)
NaoMeToqueAi
Arigato <3
Bleachway
Thnbx
tomzer1
Thank you! (^_^)/