Comments on OZC Anime: Full Metal Panic! Episode 1 (Blu-Ray)

OZC,this caught on quick. Wow

2009-07-07T18:00:26.549-07:00

OZC,this caught on quick. Wow

Alright, I figured out what was causing the interr...

2009-07-07T16:24:52.489-07:00

Alright, I figured out what was causing the interruption with the connection, and on the 4th try, it worked!

FMP! ep.01 [720p] - http://www.megaupload.com/?d=9UGZY8YZ
Resolution: 960x720
Size: 310MB

Dammit! I'm getting pissed off, MU keeps losin...

2009-07-07T14:53:56.610-07:00

Dammit! I'm getting pissed off, MU keeps losing my connection halfway through. This is my 3rd time trying to upload. If it doesn't work, I'll try again around midnight, maybe less traffic.

Well, the encode quality is the best I can offer y...

2009-07-07T03:41:12.944-07:00

Well, the encode quality is the best I can offer you as I can't find any other set of raws. Plus, and while this is only a guess, I believe that its probable that in 2002, that submarine scene was rendered in 480p, since at the time, Blu-ray wasn't even a pipedream. While it's easy to go back to the master animation and encode it to HD, they would have had to re-render the CGI in 1080p. Paramount had the same problem with the Blu-Ray for the first Star Trek movie. Like I said, just a guess, but as it's also possible that the Blu-Ray release for FMP was an upscale in general, leading to a drop in quality compared to a native 1080p like Gundam 00 or Geass. Keep in mind that I do not do my own encodes so I have to work with what I can get.

As for the default dialogue size, it's the exact same size and positioning I use for Geass, 00, and Zeta, and as far as I am aware, has been accepted as fine in size and positioning. Trust me, it took fine tuning before people were no longer asking for adjustments, so I'm satisfied that the size and positioning is fine as it is. Besides, most good softsub filters should have scaling functions built in so you can fine tune to taste.

As for the font itself, my concern is primarily with readability over styling for the main dialogue. I find that Arial suits this purpose just fine. I do like to experiment with different fonts for signs and the OP/ED lyrics, but I find the OP/ED to be less crucial, and the signs I always ensure they are still readable if I use a stylized font.

From what I understand FMP is an upconvert so I wo...

2009-07-07T03:26:03.580-07:00

From what I understand FMP is an upconvert so I wouldn't expect normal Blu-ray quality. Still better than DVD quality.

Papsi, this is Gonzo we're talking about here,...

2009-07-07T03:20:00.266-07:00

Papsi, this is Gonzo we're talking about here, of course quality is questionable. This is no KyoAni boy.

Hi! I've downloaded the 1st ep, and the encode...

2009-07-07T03:07:03.668-07:00

Hi!
I've downloaded the 1st ep, and the encode quality is questionable. I've made a few screenshots, here is one of them:

http://img118.imageshack.us/img118/6754/ozcfullmetalpanicepisod.png

Another problem IMO is that the size of the default dialogue font is way too small (and that it's plain Arial). At the other hand, the signs are great.

I have no other remarks. Generally speaking, the release would be excellent with a better encode and a better (and bigger) dialogue font.

Alright, I was going to ask how many more people w...

2009-07-06T22:51:25.513-07:00

Alright, I was going to ask how many more people would be interested in a 720p ver. in order to convince me, but I have faith that FMP will be popular enough. That and I got at least 5 showing of hands to convince me.

720p will be released tomorrow. Cheers!

Thanks! Can't wait. ezero8 I believe will mak...

2009-07-06T22:40:37.286-07:00

Thanks! Can't wait.

ezero8 I believe will make a 720 release. Well I hope anyway since my Media Server can't handle 1080 and my TV is only 720 anyway.

was hoping for a 720p release. :( guess I'll ...

2009-07-06T20:43:55.499-07:00

was hoping for a 720p release. :(

guess I'll have to wait for someone to team-up with you.

YAY! Thanks a ton :) Will seen 4 to 1 on this.

2009-07-06T20:13:56.022-07:00

YAY! Thanks a ton :) Will seen 4 to 1 on this.

Hellz YA!!! I'm the first to jump on this one....

2009-07-06T19:54:59.365-07:00

Hellz YA!!! I'm the first to jump on this one. Thanks again this is GREAT :D