Saving Privat Ryan--Probably Old...Sorry

[Bhist]

This problem has been bugging me ever since I first played the dvd. I use a Panosonic DV-414. Near the end of the D-Day battle my picture suddenly has blurry hues of reds, blues and whites. It almost looks like the Northern Lights. Is this a dvd problem or a player problem? If a player problem, then why is it not happening on other dvds?

Thanks for your input.

[limacharliewhiskey]

That is an artistic film effect that was intended by Steven Spielberg. There is nothing wrong with your DVD nor your player. That's why it doesn't appear on any other DVDs and why it only happens in select scenes after the major battles at the beginning and end of the movie.

If it occurs throughout the entire movie on your DVD, then you may have a defective disc.

[Bhist]

Originally posted by limacharliewhis
That is an artistic film effect that was intended by Steven Spielberg. There is nothing wrong with your DVD nor your player. That's why it doesn't appear on any other DVDs and why it only happens in select scenes after the major battles at the beginning and end of the movie.

If it occurs throughout the entire movie on your DVD, then you may have a defective disc.

This is very INTERESTING and one I've never heard of. To be honest with you, I don't see any significance to this effect--none at all. Do you have any idea what Speilberg was trying to accomplish in this effect?

[tomdkat]

Hey Bhist, check out this thread...

Also, do you have a Panasonic DV-414 or a Pioneer DV-414?

The number you listed sounds like a Pioneer DVD player....

Peace.....

[Bhist]

Originally posted by tomdkat
Hey Bhist, check out this thread...

Also, do you have a Panasonic DV-414 or a Pioneer DV-414?

The number you listed sounds like a Pioneer DVD player....

Peace.....

I followed the link you provided and it answered all my questions. I'm much relieved that it isn't a problem with my dvd player.

[Flash Ahhh]

A few tid-bits to ad...

Steven Spielberg reduced the color saturation by 60% in the film lab in a process called ENR.

Although director Steven Spielberg reduced the color saturation of the movie by 60% for artistic reasons, both major American satellite providers (DirecTV and Dish) and numerous cable TV providers turned up the chroma gain to re-enhance the color saturation to normal-looking levels when broadcasting the movie. They did this because on the first day or two of the movie's broadcast run, their customer service centers were swamped with calls from viewers complaining that something was wrong with the color.

-Flash