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Author Topic: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part I Blu-Ray Glitch? Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-16-2011 08:32 PM                    While watching the new Harry Potter on blu-ray tonight, I noticed something strange. During the part where the three kids break into the Ministry, after Harry and Ron reunite in the elevator and head towards the court room, there is a shot of two guards dragging someone down the hall. Freeze frame the end of that shot and advance it frame by frame. The very last frame of the shot seems to back up. So the frames go something like this: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 6 - 7 - 6 Can anyone confirm that their disks have the same issue?  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 04-16-2011 10:38 PM                     Mark, odds are that what you are seeing is the layer transition on the disc. Blu-ray, like dvds, are frequently dual layers and the transition will result in a momentary freeze or repeat of frames. This usually, but not always, happens at roughly the halfway point of the feature.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 04-17-2011 01:07 AM                     I didn't notice it on an Oppo last night where I watched it but my Sony 350 exhibited the problem tonight. I wouldn't blame a layer change either because the audio doesn't skip and Bluray layer changes are designed to be invisible by spec unlike DVD which are almost always visible. AJG  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-17-2011 09:09 AM                    You're right, Aaron, this is not a layer change. This looks like a mastering problem. I also noticed a few times where there are several vertical lines going through the picture almost like there is some weird filtering going on or something. I noticed it in a few of the scenes in the woods when the camera was panning slowly, and later in the fade to black before the final scene. There also seemed to be an awful lot of jagged lines. Especially around the rims of Harry's glasses which made it pretty annoying to watch. I'm not sure if that means "too much edge enhancement" or what but it sure is painful to watch. -- Then again, maybe my TV is just going bad!  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 04-17-2011 12:49 PM                     I'll have to re-watch it sometime to see if I can see those defects that you mention, as my initial screening was not on my system and honestly, I didn't noticed anything wrong. AJG  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-17-2011 07:39 PM                    They aren't hard lines. They're kind of like distortion lines. But they're perfectly spaced apart and vertical. It's sort of like looking through a piece of defective glass or something. Very strange.  |  IP: Logged Aaron Garman Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1470 From: Toledo, OH USA Registered: Mar 2003 posted 04-17-2011 08:17 PM                     Very old, very dark magic no doubt. Indeed, the work of the Dark Lord himself. AJG  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-17-2011 09:28 PM                    I was thinking the same thing.  |  IP: Logged Mark J. Marshall Film God Posts: 3188 From: New Castle, DE, USA Registered: Aug 2002 posted 04-20-2011 09:37 PM                    From Bill Hunt at The Digital Bits: quote: A lot of readers seem to be having problems with glitching, skipping and freezing on Warner's new Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 Blu-ray. The glitches appear to be happening at different times during the film, so it might be a manufacturing problem. We're looking into it. I reported my disk's problem to him (although I didn't notice any skipping or freezing), and he replied that he'd check it out. I guess we're not the only ones if "a lot of readers" are reporting it. We'll see how this shakes out.  |  IP: Logged

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