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highlight dvd Germany RC2
Edko Films Ltd Hong Kong RC3
Bitwin Ultimate Edition Korea RC3
Elite Group Japan RC2
The German, Hong Kong and Korean transfers originate from the same source material. The Hong Kong and Korean display combing artefacts when deinterlaced in WEAVE mode (pic#5). The Hong Kong disc has the softest picture (head in pic#4) while the German PAL transfer's detail resolution is the best - in spite of minor artefacting in smooth color transitions (background and face pic#1). The Japanese transfer sports the best color palette, with natural blues (pic#3) and the best color contrast (sky in pic#2). It's free from artefacts and offers the best framing (Cheung's chin in pic#1) and good detail resolution.
transfer ranking:
Elite Group Japan RC2
highlight dvd Germany RC2

Bitwin Ultimate Edition Korea RC3
Edko Films Ltd Hong Kong RC3


Hero - highlight dvd Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Hero - Edko Films LTD Hong Kong - RC3 (NTSC)

Hero - Bitwin Ultimate 3 DVD Edition Korea - RC3 (NTSC)

Hero - Elite Group Japan - RC2 (NTSC)



Hero - highlight dvd Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Hero - Edko Films LTD Hong Kong - RC3 (NTSC)

Hero - Bitwin Ultimate 3 DVD Edition Korea - RC3 (NTSC)

Hero - Elite Group Japan - RC2 (NTSC)



Hero - highlight dvd Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Hero - Edko Films LTD Hong Kong - RC3 (NTSC)

Hero - Bitwin Ultimate 3 DVD Edition Korea - RC3 (NTSC)

Hero - Elite Group Japan - RC2 (NTSC)



Hero - highlight dvd Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Hero - Edko Films LTD Hong Kong - RC3 (NTSC)

Hero - Bitwin Ultimate 3 DVD Edition Korea - RC3 (NTSC)

Hero - Elite Group Japan - RC2 (NTSC)



Hero - highlight dvd Germany - RC2 (PAL)

Hero - Edko Films LTD Hong Kong - RC3 (NTSC)
Note: Strong combing effects possibly due to incorrect progressive flag (only in 'force weave' setting)

Hero - Bitwin Ultimate 3 DVD Edition Korea - RC3 (NTSC)
Note: Strong combing effects possibly due to incorrect progressive flag (only in 'force weave' setting)

Hero - Elite Group Japan - RC2 (NTSC)

screen captures rc2 (de) by andré strauch & ralf huerter
screen captures rc2 (jap) by 'man-eater'
screen captures (kor) by roland heurex

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