Supertramp - Live In Paris '79 (2011) [BLU-RAY] {Eagle Rock}

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Supertramp - Live In Paris '79 (2011) [BLU-RAY] {Eagle Rock}
BLU-RAY -> 39.5 Gb | 1080i HD WS 16:9 | DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 / LPCM 2.0 96/24 | ~ 133 m | ISO Image
Full Artwork @ 300 dpi (png) -> 93 Mb | 5% repair rar
© 2011 Eagle Rock Entertainment | ERBRD 5086GV
Rock / Prog Rock / Contemporary Rock / Art Rock

Supertramp Live In Paris '79 is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of Eagle Vision (an imprint of Eagle Rock Entertainment) with an AVC encoded 1080p transfer in 1.78:1. The concert was evidently originally filmed in 16mm, and for that small scale format, things look remarkably good here. In fact, they might look a little too good, especially in some isolated shots. While there's quite a bit of grain and fuzziness in the wide shots and even midrange shots (as should be expected of this format), some of the close-ups look awfully clean, which makes me a little suspicious that perhaps some DNR has been applied.

I could be wrong, since things are never at the totally waxy level that usually belies such digital tweaking, and also because there definitely is noticeable grain, but it's a little odd that some individual shots sometimes seem to have somewhat lesser grain compared to the bulk of the concert. This perhaps over-cynical qualm aside, the image here is quite sharp, at least for 16mm. Blacks are really deep and solid. Colors look just a tad faded, but generally this is a very solid looking high definition presentation that should easily please Supertramp's legion of fans.

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Supertramp Live In Paris '79 features both a lossless DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 mix as well as an uncompressed LPCM 2.0 stereo fold down. If you come to this concert without reading the liner notes, you might think, as I initially did, that the audience is really loud. As discussed above in the main body of the review, this was an intentional sound design choice, meant to put the virtual concert attendee in a sonic ambience much like they would have experienced had they been there in person. This is at least a debatable, if not a downright questionable, gambit, but individual mileage will vary on how you respond to it. For the bulk of this concert, it wasn't too annoying, since Hodgson's plaintive tenor wail easily cut through the mass screams (and arrhythmic clapping) of the audience. But personally I could have stood more of the band and less of the audience overall in this mix. The 5.1 mix does nicely separate the instruments, but it also augments the crowd noises. Fidelity is excellent throughout both tracks.

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