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The author’s previous article mentioned that the resolution of the animation production and the resolution of the actual broadcast, as well as the resolution of the CD production package are different. Since the produced animation must be processed by the resolution standard of the TV station, we The animations that are seen are difficult to achieve at the time of production, and there are often more loss of image quality. But in any case, most of the animations that are now made with the standard of 720p, at least to the level of high-definition, and see a lot of “HD re-made” animations appear, we also seem to see the birth of some classic animation works in the future However, in fact, because of the relationship between animation methods, there are such a group of animation works, they may never get a new life in HD
The rebirth of celluloid animation.
Why do you have a lot of “HD re-made” cartoons?
The author takes the officially released disc of “Magic Girl Sakura” as an example
“Magic Girl Sakura” is a classic Japanese animation broadcast in 1998. The official release of video tapes, LD, DVD, BD and 4K BD totals five versions of different media discs. At the time. Magical Girl Sakura. Is made in the form of celluloid animation, recorded in film, while there are 2 types of film to make cartoons, one is 16cm narrow film, generally used for recording TV animation, and 35cm film It is used to record high-profile works such as theatrical animations and animated films. The corresponding resolution is about the current 1080p level
And all the “Magic Girl Sakura” 70 words are recorded with 35cm film, so it can correspond to the current 1080p resolution. In the DVD era, the resolution standard is still at 480i, so the resolution of LD and DVD is 480i, and the BD that was introduced later is based on the standard stretch and optimization of DVD, so it can not be regarded as true full HD..
Finally, UHD BD, which is 4KBD, why is it really HD? Because the production company found the film at that time, it re-scanned the work at that time, and then further stretched it to a resolution of 4K, showing the best state. When the resolution is improved, along with the gamut range. Ascension, the color performance and sharpness of the whole work are completely different
One of the key ones is to use The film re-scanning at the time. , This is a privilege that was only available in the age of the celluloid animation
In other words, as long as the film is retained at the time, there is a way to use digital means to repair the painting at that time and improve the original image quality. Therefore, even the old animation of 30 years ago in 1988 can still be revived in the HD era. Vitality
The problem is coming!
In the era of digital animation, people no longer use animation to make animations. Instead, they use digital animation to create finished products. The finished products are in the computer. The specifications saved at that time are limited, and the resolution is limited to a numerical value. The technology, there is no way to make the animation clearer
This has led to the departure of the Japanese animation in the era of celluloid animation from around 1999, facing the low resolution of production, the picture quality is unbearable with today’s high-definition standards, and there is no digital repair. Possibly, only through a certain degree of improvement in technology, it is impossible to “turn into” true HD from beginning to end like film repair
The initial work of digital animation – an era that cannot be saved.
In 2006, Jing Ani’s “The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” made everyone shine, and the original animation can be so high-definition! After that, more animation companies began to adopt the 720p standard to make cartoons. However, most of the animations of the same period were made with the standard of 480i. Until 2007, classic robot animations like “Tianyuan Breakthrough” were still made using the standard of 480i, so now it seems that the picture quality is quite pitted
Accurately, from around 1999, Japan bid farewell to the production of celluloids, until around 2008, and began to use the 720p standard to produce TV animations. TV animation works, they will always stay at 480i resolution, can not save the image quality level, even if the re-release of Blu-ray, is also stretched to 1080p in the 480i technology, the quality is still lost, can not reach the real high-definition
There are many classic masterpieces
E.g:
“Steel Alchemy”, the classic adventure animation works of the Bone Society in 2003, even the re-made FA can not reach the standard of 720p, the first one is not to mention, the quality is a tragic word. And just in this era, not made with film, so can not be repaired
“Sparkling duo”, very interesting abilities to change the animation, the sequel has not been achieved so far, HD is also hopeless
2005 “Air” produced by Jing Ani is probably the last non-HD production animation of Jing Ani. As a fan of Jingani, it is still a pity that this work can’t really be HD. “AIR” Blu-ray re-created the high-definition OP, which made the fans feel moved, and the quality after entering this article is also terrible
“デスノート”, a very classic animation work, although the production was already in 2006, but it was only in 2005 when HD animation appeared, this work did not catch up with the HD era. Train
The 2002 Mobile Suit Gundam SEED is the beginning of a typical digital animation that can’t be repaired natively. Maybe you have to say it, not the high-definition “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED HD” ? This remake is to perform Upsacle processing on the original 480i DVD, plus some new paintings, and cut the pseudo-HD to 16:9. If you watch it carefully, you can find the real HD picture and normal definition. The picture is interlaced back and forth, the officially concentric repainting a lot of content, so the overall look and feel is much better than the DVD version of the year, but still not true HD. It can be said that the repair of “Mobile Suit Gundam SEEDHD” is also the limit that the official can do for the works of that era. It is impossible to fix the true HD as in the era of the celluloid