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Mousehunt (1997)

Michel Hafner (6 October 1999):
This is the Dolby Digital version of Dreamworks _Mouse Hunt (1997)_ . It's a high quality DVD. It has been mastered from the same transfer as the DTS version.
The film master used is very clean and image steadiness is great except for one shot that is jittery (at the end of chapter 5). Contrast rendition is first rate with deep blacks and very good shadow detail. Some shots have a huge contrast range and stretch the 8 bit resolution of DVD to its limits. Amazing what's possible when you optimize for the medium. Color rendition is very good too with fully saturated colors where appropriate. Image sharpness is good. Fine texture detail of clothes, wood, the mouse's fur etc. are rendered with great precision. Image detail is usually rock steady. What is lacking is that extra sharpness that the sharpest DVDs offer these days. The DTS version is a bit sharper but still not as sharp as DVD allows.
Noise and grain are low and have been reduced by some filtering compared to the DTS version, but there are no distracting noise removal artifacts. There are also very few video artifacts. There is one instance of aliasing in chapter 9 from 4:18-4:29 (watch the windows) and there are occasionally some slightly overenhanced edges. Compression quality is good. I have seen no glitches.
This Dolby Digital version of "Mouse Hunt" offers high image quality and will look very good on any kind of display. Many shots offer remarkable detail and clarity together with excellent contrast and color. The supplements contain several cut scenes that are funny, but have greatly reduced image quality. They also contain the temp track with music by Rachel Portman and Nino Rota. Interesting. If you want the sharpest picture available and have a DTS system, go for the DTS version. It does not contain the cut scenes though.

Michel Hafner (6 October 1999):
This is the DTS version of Dreamworks _Mouse Hunt (1997)_ . It's a high quality DVD. It has been mastered from the same transfer as the Dolby version.
The film master used is very clean and image steadiness is great except for one shot that is jittery (at the end of chapter 5). Contrast rendition is first rate with deep blacks and very good shadow detail. Some shots have a huge contrast range and stretch the 8 bit resolution of DVD to its limits. Amazing what's possible when you optimize for the medium. Color rendition is very good too with fully saturated colors where appropriate. Image sharpness is good. Fine texture detail of clothes, wood, the mouse's fur etc. are rendered with great precision. Image detail is usually rock steady. What is lacking is that extra sharpness that the sharpest DVDs offer these days. This version is a bit sharper than the Dolby Digital version since it has been less filtered before compression. That was done because the compression for this version uses a higher bit rate and can handle more high frequency content than the lower bit rate of the Dolby version.
Noise and grain are low but are better defined and visible than on the Dolby version which has a smoother and less sharp appearance. There are very few video artifacts. There is one instance of aliasing in chapter 9 from 4:18-4:29 (watch the windows) and there are occasionally some slightly overenhanced edges. Compression quality is good. I have seen no glitches. There is less compression noise than on the Dolby version, but differences are subtle.
This DTS version of "Mouse Hunt" offers high image quality and will look very good on any kind of display. Many shots offer very good detail and clarity together with excellent contrast and color. If you want the sharpest picture available and have a DTS system, go for this version. It does not contain the cut scenes though that are in the supplements of the Dolby version.