Post Description

The Rock (Criterion) (1996)


Blu-Ray (HD/Mpeg4-AVC)
http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=1374096
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=11503#1
http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Rock-Blu-ray/305/
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/31998/rock-the/



Original Disc Specifications

Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
IMDB Reported Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
English: LPCM 5.1 (48kHz, 16-bit)
English: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1 
(Unreported)
English: Dolby 2.0 Commentary

Original Video Size: 24.04GB, 23,457Kb/s 2:16:39 (8199s)



MERGEKIT.A (Recoded to BD25 size)
Movie Video Recode Specifications:
Codec: x264 (2Pass)
Container: MKV
Size: Video 18.46GB, 18,018Kb/s 1920x816 (MeGUI/DXVA-HD)
23% reduction, 77% of original
Audio:
DTS 5.1 (from LPCM English Original)
Dolby 5.1 (English Original)
Dolby 2.0 Commentary (English Original)
with Director Michael Bay, Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Actors Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris, and Technical Advisor Harry Humphries

Chapters and English SRT subtitles (from PGS Original) 

And extras (SD/Mpeg2/NTSC) from The The Rock Criterion Ed. DVD D2
(see http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=304#1 for complete listing)
*No Recode* (DVD5 Original)

BURN TESTED W/ both BD-RE and BD25 (25.02GB)
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MERGEKIT.B
All Audio Streams from Original Disc, plus generated, including:
LPCM 5.1 (English Original)
DTS 5.1 (from LPCM English Original)
Dolby 5.1 (English Original)
Dolby 2.0 (English Original) Commentary
with Director Michael Bay, Producer Jerry Bruckheimer, Actors Nicolas Cage and Ed Harris, and Technical Advisor Harry Humphries
Dolby 5.1 (French Original)
Dolby 5.1 (Spanish Original)

Chapters, PGS Subtitles, and English SRT Subtitles (from PGS Original)

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MERGEKIT.C
Extras (SD/Mpeg2/NTSC) from The The Rock Criterion Ed. DVD D2
(see http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=304#1 for complete listing)
*No Recode* (DVD5 Original)  
All as included in MergeKit.A

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MERGEKIT.D
BD50 DISC - COMPLETE ORIGINAL (~38.8GB)
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NOTE: MediaInfo listing included with most MergeKits



ADDITIONAL MATERIAL ON USENET:

The Rock (Criterion) D1 NTSC DVD9 (Posted: 11Jan09)

Filename: "The.Rock.The.Movie.1996.WS.DVD9.NTSC"
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=383665&hit=1


The Rock (Criterion) D2 NTSC DVD9 (Posted: 11Jan09)

filename: "The.Rock.The.Vault.1996.FS.DVD5.NTSC"
http://nzbmatrix.com/nzb-details.php?id=383664&hit=1


http://www.dvdempire.com/Exec/v4_item.asp?item_id=25189
http://www.dvdcompare.net/comparisons/film.php?fid=304#1
http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/1753/rock-criterion-collection-the/?___rd=1




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