DTS-Phile | The acoustics in High Definition movies | Blu-Ray, DVD, cinema

We welcome the arrival of Sean Penn film, The Crossing Guard, Blu-Ray. Exceptional work, staged in 1995, and the second feature film from the gifted actor-filmmaker, the film was previously available on laserdisc and DVD formats, but no editing made a sufficient technical homage to the film light and dark time. The HD edition, available from Miramax, the United Kingdom (Zone B), 1.85 offers an image correctly without special remastering. The biggest surprise, other than to rediscover the film comes from the soundtrack, finally presented in uncompressed digital sound. IN fact, the entire look and sound acoustic film was mixed and treated in a THX (presence of the logo in the end credits), which is rare for a work semi-independently, and more ... More →

Paramount has indeed announced, and then confirm the arrival of a Blu-Ray box set combining the four adventures of the legendary hero. To date, no details have yet been proposed, besides the statement that each film will be provided with the best technology for image and sound. Paramount is still one of the few studios to play the game of Dolby and DTS, alternating outputs encoded in Dolby True HD and DTS-HD Master Audio, nothing allows us to decide yet what format it will. Regarding Steven Spielberg, all would suggest that the DTS-HD codec is selected. For the record, the DVD set released ago few years we had not convinced any regard to acoustic rendering: 5.1 Dolby Digital tracks suffered from terrible compression, and despite the ... More →

Charlie Brewster is at the top:-grader among the most popular, it comes out more with the prettiest girl in high school. It's so cool he despises even his best buddy, Ed, but the problems will come with his new neighbor, Jerry. Under the guise of a charming man, there is in him something wrong. Besides Charlie, no one realizes this, and certainly not her mother. After observing, Charlie comes to the inevitable conclusion that his neighbor is a vampire who attacks their neighborhood ... Of course, nobody believes the young man, who is left alone to discover a means of emergency get rid of the monster ... Without ever beat any record, whether the originality of his approach or the imposing of its staging, Fright Night is, as our title suggests, ... Suite →

DTS inc. recently released a video featuring his story since 1993. Available in English, this small very fast mount offers a very precise and detailed achievements and other successes of the company. Discover without delay, and 1080p: Suite →

14 is the number of nominations received by films that France Television Distribution holds the rights DVD and Blu-Ray. The Apollonides, with eight nominations, is prominent for the ceremony. Let's not forget Philippe Torreton upsetting in Presumed Guilty and rising star Leila Bekhti who performed his role in The Source Women entirely in Arabic. The Apollonides: 8 nominations - Best Female hopes for Celine Sallette and Adèle Haenel - Best Music - Best Sound - Best Cinematography - Best Costume Design - Best Production Design - Best Supporting Actress The Source Women: 2 nominations (Dual Output DVD, Blu- ray and VOD "The Source of Women" March 7, 2012) - Best Actress (Leila Bekti) - Best Costume Presumed guilty: two appointments (available in DVD format and Blu-Ray ... More →

Here's the (very rich) Planned outputs from the publisher for the month of February. The program includes news expected, reissues, lower prices .... We draw your attention to a few songs, more or less anecdotal, that caught all ours since the era of the DVD. Starting with Not a word, which features a soundtrack of a great wealth of expression, the dynamic range often incendiary, and that has never ceased to please us. Welcome aboard, which was mixed by our friend Alexandre Widmer in his studio in Paris Analog Factory, which we had discovered a coil during the "rough mix". Not to mention the stunning acoustic rendering of Apocalypse Now Redux, who is here reissued at a discounted price, and which is, albeit in only 16 bit (24 bit for the ... More →

The latest film by the brilliant Nicolas Winding Refn is preparing to come out on video, and its publisher, Wild Side, we announced the release of the Blu-ray edition for the month of February. The movie will be proposed in metal box (Steelbook), and will be equipped with two tracks DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, the first in VO, and the second in VF, as (good) habits of the publisher. Single counterparty (to check, however): they will be encoded as 16 bit and 48 Khz. Great surprise at the box office, the film was also made known through its stunning soundtrack, which features pieces of electro-pop finest ilk. Mixing, very detailed and realistic, expressive force recovers a colossal during the (rare) action sequences drive. And on this, our colleague Michael Coleman has devoted a documentary ... More →

It is thanks to a promotion organized by the FNAC store in that we managed to get us this edition Blu-Ray (Zone B, published by Pathé) of the film by Jean-Paul Rappeneau. Available for over a year, but (almost) never seen in stores, at least for us, the object so rare (though as a carrier of the Pathé catalog) contains a number of unsuspected virtues, which make a reference edition for fans of this brilliant adaptation of the novel by Jean Giono. Nothing significant in terms of imposing image: no specific restoration is clearly embellishes the images, which, however, enjoy a comfortable setting and see their color enhanced, and their level of detail noted that much of the edition DVD. This feeling of cinégénie silver is offered ... More →

We have just begun our chronic case of Jurassic Park, published since October 25 last, and which offers, on three discs, all of the saga created by Steven Spielberg. Is it necessary to recall that the first film, released theatrically in 1993, was the first to use the DTS codec (in theaters)? Until rather abused on video, we believe this package fills gaps cruel that, until now, handicapping experience audio-video of this saga. Only NTSC Laserdiscs, published in the 90s, and their already scarce time, the films offered in DTS full flow. When the DVD editions saw the day in 2001-2002 was the first game suffered two injustices: a presentation in mid flow DTS 5.1 (754.75 kbps) format 'shortened' in vogue for saves ... More →

SYNOPSIS Alan Grant, a dinosaur is always looking for funds to continue his research. That's when a man asked him to fund his research if he agrees to do a flight over the island with Paul Kirby and his wife. Only the plane does not fly as it is landing. It was a pleasure flight is actually a rescue mission to retrieve the couple's son Kirby, fell on the island eight weeks ago. Breton heart and home, wandering in fact, tried by medicine, by passion journalist, traveler and observer of curiosity, he likes to remind Nicolas Hulot "was not born environmentalist, but he became ". His journey, fraught with discoveries, experiences and encounters that led to an across the globe, has gradually built its ... More →

Yesterday, Tuesday, October 25, 2011, from 8:35 p.m., the documentary series event APOCALYPSE HITLER, Isabelle Clarke and Daniel Costelle, directed by Isabelle Clarke, said comments by Mathieu Kassovitz, is leading the hearings by bringing an average of two episodes 6.1 million viewers with 22.3% audience share *. These hearings reinforce the status and mission of France 2, the chain of events and creative work for all. This unprecedented event series has federated a large audience especially with 20% * on 25/59 years * 21% of men younger than 50 years, 14.5% * on housewives under 50 years and 32% * on over 60 years. The entire evening (documentary and discussion presented by Marie Drucker) attracted an average 5.8 million viewers and 21.9% audience share *. To recap, the ... More →

A group of film students decides to film Troll, gigantic creatures living in the Norwegian mountains, after discovering that a government plot had hidden there for years. Official competition GERARDMER FESTIVAL 2011 Special Jury Prize at FANTASTIC FILM FESTIVAL BRUSSELS The premise may sound funny, but he was (almost) the same with the saga Cold Prey, also the brainchild of Norwegian filmmakers, and no one had complained. So here come at Universal, November 29th, Troll Hunter, producing ice by Andrew Canning ØvredalOtto. This Blu-Ray Zone B will offer the film in 1080p 16/9, and propose a short list of extras: Deleted scenes, scenes lengthened, Improvisations and bloopers, behind the scenes, and ... More →

Remarkable film by Peter Weir, Dead Pets Society, who in his time, had marked a generation, setting itself up for its first edition on Blu-Ray. Regardless of the analyzes and the feelings of everyone, the film impresses, far beyond its purpose. Mix of thoughts and stress, it is also a unique film: because he is Peter Weir, on the one hand, but also because Maurice Jarre composed the soundtrack, discreet and unforgettable. Film of his as well, since the sound designer of record of David Lynch "first time", Alan Splet, now deceased, had composed the soundscape, also secretive, but a particularly successful across this feature film. Some of the content of supplements for this edition to be published ... More →

SYNOPSIS "PINA" is a film for Pina Bausch, his friend Wim Wenders. It's a film in 3D danced, carried by the Ensemble of Tanztheater Wuppertal and the singular art of his choreographer disappeared in summer 2009. His images take us on a journey into the heart of a new dimension, first on the scene of this legendary set, then out of the theater, with dancers in the city of Wuppertal and its surroundings - the place where Pina Bausch makes its home port for 35 years and where it drew its creative force. PRESS Pina, not content with being one of the first European film in 3D, to be the "first auteur film in 3D." It was therefore necessary to tame this unknown technology, that tells the producer Gian-Piero Ringel: "With PINA, we explore a ground ... More →

We mentioned, two years ago, the release event on Blu-Ray of a monumental documentary: Apocalypse. Signed Costelle Daniel and Isabelle Clarke, this six-part documentary part was broadcast on television, and it is again propose that France 2 broadcast of another component, this time dedicated to the person of Adolf Hilter. Narrated by Mathieu Kassovitz, and set to music by Kenji Kawai of Japan, the saga literature has required years of restoration work, and color documents into new and often valuable. Powerful images in the historical drama, inserted into a mounting anthology, which offered a unique view of WWII, on all fronts. We lacked also no mention of praise for the work of sound and acoustic ... More →