KK! my pick, or Hindustani! Any idea? DTS HD

Merry Christmas to all!!

Any idea if Ayngaran could release more Blu-rays for 2010 as plenty of awaiting film are coming next year, preferable if those films could be release first on Blu-ray rather than DVD.

Yarulb Latigid

The original DPX file of Kuruvi has crushed black and high contrast levels (except song sequences). It’s what the director wanted as he supervised the DPX process - which was what the blu-ray was made from.

The film was also shot on various cameras (Super 16mm, 35mm) which highlight the detail problems you mentioned. During post production the "Super 16mm" scenes went through NR process to remove unwanted film dirt. This impacted on the detail. Again, this was on the DPX file. (Tamil film-makers produce their films on a shoebudget - you'd be surprised!!)

The blu-ray actually presents the film more truly then the theatrical showing (which was too muddy thanks to prints being incorrectly made by the labs).

Its not my job to improve the director's vision - only to truly presented it ALL Ayngaran blu-rays have done this and will continue to do so (while I am there....which may not be for long - more info coming soon).

@Sunny - Sad to see you leave Ayngaran man. EROS (who owns Ayngaran) is just quality averse, period. Man this is indeed a sad day.

After Unnaipol Oruvan you'll be seeing Aadhavan, Peranmai, and HD Isal Thendral (song collection - which I'm not supervising).

After that there is nothing for a few months.

I will be working alongside AP international on thier India release of Kandukodian. Ayngaran might also release the same version outside India. However, progress on this is slow as we are still doing a lot of R & D work on the HD telecine process to ensure the best quality.

I really appreciate comments from everyone here. It means a lot to me. Thanks

Kandukondain Kandukondain is a beautiful movie that definitely deserves HD treatment. However, it is also likely to be a huge challenge, as it was a movie that came out a decade ago. Glad to hear that you are going slow on that, ensuring that the best possible product sees the light of day..

Hi Sunny

I'm yet to get on to the blu ray bandwagon but I've been downloading samplers of HD clips from the internet just to check out the quality. I must say HD is a different world altogether. I have a friend who's started buying most of the Indian blu rays so I get to sample all the titles at his place.

I registered on the forum only today even though I've been going through this forums for years! Strange, but it struck me that I should register only today!

What I wanted to ask was, when are the Peraanmai and Aadhavan blu rays by Ayngaran expected approximately ?

Look forward to hearing from you soon.

Warm regards,
Venkat

@Sunny - Unnai Pol Oruvan release date please?

All three are due in the coming weeks (between now and end of feb). Please contact Ayngaran for further details.

That is a lot to say dr_vasanth, for a really really really.... really awful movie.

I can't believe that i'm actually THINKING of buying Nonthasamy!!!

The HD Song collection is coming along very well. I am hoping to try and introduce some cool interactive features. Do you guys have any recommendations?

Very glad to see the HD song collection is coming well. For interactive features, What about BD-live? but with BD live we must need internet connection.
My recommendations will be to integrate movie trailers, Ayngaran news information, Information about each songs with details including cast,crew,singers,etc...; Ayngaran quizzes, Interviews and Commentaries with members of Ayngaran Studio, Karaoke tracks. I think, those features will be great.
What audio track will you use for the HD collection? Any releasing date?

Yarulb Latigid

Yarulb Latigid has some great suggestions, but ultimately, I think that most buyers would be heavily swayed by the choice of songs that are gonna make it to the actual collection. Hopefully, the songs are well-chosen and any special features that can be integrated would truly be a wonderful bonus!