After weeks of speculation and rumors, Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment has finally announced Avatar on Blu-ray. As James Cameron himself revealed a month, the release date of Avatar on Blu-ray has been set for Thursday, April 22 (Earth Day). For the first for a major theatrical release on Blu-ray, the studio will went Superbit on James Cameron's megablockbuster and release it without any special features of any sort, in order to maximize audio and video quality.
Avatar producer Mr. Jon Landau explained to the Los Angeles Times that they told Fox that they wanted to do something really special and reach for the best presentation of any film in the history of the format. Mr. Landau also includes that everything that is put on a Avatar blu-ray disc takes up room – the menus, the extras, the trailers and studio promotions. And they got rid of all of that so they could give this movie the best picture and sound possible. Extra time and care have been devoted to this Avatar Blu-Ray project. The video compression sessions takes six weeks, as opposed to the usual two weeks for a typical theatrical release.
The Avatar Blu-ray disk, the quality of video Grade-A eye candy. Whatever we want to call it, Avatar on Blu-ray is the kind of cinema that not only sells discs, it sells entire home theater systems. It is a visual showpiece from start to finish. If the big box stores start playing Avatar Blu-ray on their floor displays, definitely they’ll see a spike in HDTV and Blu-ray player sales. To be put quite simply, Avatar’s 1080p/AVC-encoded transfer—framed in James Cameron’s preferred 1.78:1 aspect ratio, filling up almost the entirety of a 50 GB disc, and coasting along at an extremely high bit rate—is nothing short of superlative in nearly every objectively measurable or subjectively eye-balled category.
The Avatar Blu-ray disk, clarity is simply impressive. The texture work and resolve of the various CGI creations shows a degree of fine detail that’s unexampled. The effects of Avatar on Blu-ray, the skin of the Na’vi was defined and had a palpable presence, keenly reflecting light and glistening with perspiration. We can even make out each bead on the high priestesses’ intricate beadwork shawl. Live action elements are well attributed. While establishing shots of the environment, individual blades of grass can be seen bending in the wind of a helicopter’s blades. The human actors are crisp and, with very few exceptions, blend in seamlessly with the beautiful digital backgrounds.
Avatar on Blu-ray color is nothing if not eye-popping. With deep jungle greens, phosphorescent purples, bright orange bursts of fire, and, of course, the Na’vi’s Smurf blue, all contrasted against the bleak fluorescence and gunmetal grays of the human military base. As impressive are the deep black levels and right-on contrast, which sculpt out an image that’s frequently so dimensional that we really don’t miss the 3D. My notes while watching the film looked something like that is the most vivid, immersive scene I have seen yet on Blu-ray. With the film constantly one upping itself. From the technical side of things the encode is flawless. With no compression-related concerns whatsoever and practically zero noise. My expectations were certainly exceeded. Like it done in the theaters with 3D, Avatar has just raised the bar for home video on Blu-ray.
Avatar on Blu-ray with all of the visually stunning landscapes to take in, it’s easy to overlook the immersion, power, and intimacy of Avatar’s sounds cape, brought to Blu-ray via an exceptionally detailed DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 surround track. There are certainly several sonic shock and wonderful moments here that will rattle your ribcage. Shake the walls, and wake your neighbors—massive LFE-heavy explosions, spitfire machine-gunning, and metal-rending, tree-cracking crashes—but where this track really succeeds is in crafting an engaging, believable world of sound. The surround channels are almost ceaselessly active. Avatar on Blu-ray disk has been filling out the space around you with unidirectional accurate ambience. Just listen to the diversity of minute sounds as the characters traipse through the jungle. Strange bird calls, wind, ominous rustlings, the chatter of the Pandoran equivalent of chimps. The cross-channel effects—zipping arrows, the rush of helicopter rotors, the flapping of enormous pterodactyl-like wings—are seamless and transparent. Moreover, the sounds themselves have weight and clarity—the dynamic range is expansive—and the mix is effortlessly balanced.
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