Aliasing - Releases with and without

gumbyandpals · Posted: 31 Jan 2012, 02:44

Unfortunately there are quite a few LDs out there that have problems with aliasing. THX certified movies seem to be frequent offenders, which boggles my mind. I wanted to start a thread that listed movies that have been released multiple times on LD both with and without aliasing so that people can avoid the "bad" releases. Also, bad offenders can be listed even if no other version exists.

I can't think of any titles off the top of my head that fit the "with and without" category, but I'll fill them in if I can later.

Release with Aliasing - Alternate Release - (Notes)

Star Trek VIII: First Contact (1996) [LV332433-WS]
Blade Runner: Director's Cut (1992) [12682]
Escape from New York: Collector's Edition (1981) [ID2330SU]
Jurassic Park (1993) [41829] (does the later release have aliasing?)
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) [LV 1376-WS]
Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (1981) [13346]

bullruckle · Posted: 31 Jan 2012, 07:08

Maybe you should give a description of what exactly Aliasing is. Just for those that might not be aware of the term. Cough...Cough...

naiaru · Posted: 31 Jan 2012, 08:32

bullruckle wrote:

Maybe you should give a description of what exactly Aliasing is. Just for those that might not be aware of the term. Cough...Cough...

LaserDisc FAQ (scroll down for section on aliasing).

gumbyandpals · Posted: 06 Mar 2012, 01:38

I've made a list of my current collection and level of aliasing in each title. As of right now it's about 2/3 done.

Anyone who's interested can view it here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc ... ml0bDgyd2c

Titles are rated (subjectively by me) from 0-3. 0 being no aliasing present, 3 being a lot. I'm putting this out there in case anyone else is as fussy as me. It's something I never really noticed or cared about until recently, but like most things, once you notice them you can't stop seeing them.

laserdiscoking · Posted: 30 Mar 2012, 07:32

I just got done watching Edge, The (1997) [0275085] laserdisc and there is significant aliasing during the plane crash sequence and, to a lesser extent, during the bear sequences. The plane sequence looks like you're watching an MP4 file on VLC Media Player. Other than that, the transfer and digital soundtrack are excellent.

elahrairrah · Posted: 30 Mar 2012, 15:57

Poltergeist CAV Box Set has pretty bad aliasing problems.

gumbyandpals · Posted: 31 Mar 2012, 02:20

Thanks for the replies, they've been added to the list.

As another point, I can't recall seeing a 4:3 title that has aliasing. I'm starting to think that most aliasing is introduced when the film was converted to a 4:3 letterboxed image "incorrectly". I put that in quotes because there are enough titles out there with bad aliasing to make me think they didn't believe it was a problem.

I've also changed the document so that anyone with the link can edit it.

Aliasing - Releases with and without

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