720p vs 480p

[professa X]

so i watched the latest funi dub n dvd 480p video. using mpc-hc with madvr i watched it at normal resolution without zooming in. the quality was pretty much hd to me. then i downloaded the bs-fuji raws for one of the episodes. low and behold when i watched it at normal resolution the quality was great. the only diiference was the hd had a darker colors and some line distortion. so im wodering, aside from line distortion, are bluray vids have a darker color then there dvd counter parts?

 

below are the links: see if you know what i mean.

 

480p: http://postimg.org/image/jk5emrkyf/

 

720p: http://postimg.org/image/re6085srb/

 

 

[Koby]

For one thing these episodes of One Piece was still animated in SD at the time. I'm not sure when One Piece officially upgraded to HD animation, but I can say they didn't start doing Blu-rays till the Punk Hazard arc which is still nearly 300 episodes away from where the dub is at currently.

 

Typically the difference between dvd and blu-ray on a show that is actually animated in HD is: lines look sharper on the BD, colors are more vivid, and such. DVDs tend to wash out the colors and soften lines a bit in comparison.

[professa X]

 my bad in my previous post i meant to say hd not bluray.

 

so its not just the encoder right. thats just how hd vids look.

[JohnFlower]

so its not just the encoder right. thats just how hd vids look.

You could compare raw providers to find out, but the studio's upscale process will destroy detail.

For a show like One Piece, that isn't such a big deal anyway. You could upscale the DVD's yourself and attain the same, if not better results.

[asder]

i think that you don't have to upscale to hd if you do a great losless encoding