29th Nov 2003: use CSS for most elements.
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First created on 4th Aug 2003. 29th Nov 2003: use CSS for most elements. |
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The R1 version is the remastered audio version. It has chapter stops, which comes in handy when skipping the recaps that take place at the beginning of each episode. I like the story, but found the video very soft, so I bought the R2, but..
The R2 DVD version of Slayers is way below expectation, regardless of its price (4300 yen in Jun 2003; ~US$36 for 4 episodes). It was released in Jun 1999, what can I say? Luckily, I bought only one disc. Next time, I will be wary of DVD releases before the year 2001.
| Category | R2 | R1 |
| Bitrate | ~8.96 Mbps | 7.8 Mbps |
| Language tracks | Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0, 384 kbps) |
English (Dolby Digital 2.0, 192 kbps) Japanese (Dolby Digital 2.0, 192 kbps) |
| Subtitles | None | English |
| Others | Interlaced (analog telecine); soft; slight EE; some jittering | Interlaced (analog telecine); soft; slight EE; some jittering |
| Time | R1 DVD | R2 DVD | ||
| ep 1, 0:11:08 |
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Where our journey begins. Gourry meets Lina for the first time.
Very soft. |
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| ep 1, 0:20:52 |
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Our heroes on the run after doing a good deed. :-) | ||
| ep 5, 1:32:01 |
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A night shot.
Lina is imprisoned here in one of her vulnerable periods, so to speak. ;-) |
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| ep 12, 0:02:40 |
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The R1 and R2 are equally soft. In addition, the R2 has marginally stronger EE. |
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ep 12, 0:02:28 |
| ep 14, 0:16:31 |
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Despite the higher bitrate, I feel the R2 has slightly worse video quality. |
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ep 14, 0:16:19 |
| ep 14, 0:20:30 |
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The R2 is a shade darker. |
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ep 14, 0:20:17 |
PowerDVD 4.0 is used; no hardware acceleration; original video profile. Bob mode is used. No resizing or sharpening is done. They are converted from BMP to JPEG (quality 9) using Photoshop 6.0.