Frankenweenie (1984) transfers compared

[Markus_Lang]

The comparison for The Nightmare Before Christmas (Blu-ray) mentions that the Sing-Along Edition (2018) and the 4K+Blu-ray releases (2023) drop the early film Vincent (1982), the Burton introduction for Frankenweenie (1984) and some other stuff, present on the 2008 Collector’s Edition.

I own both Scandinavian editions:





So, the older BD is a keeper but not only for this.

The transfer of Frankenweenie is better on the older disc. It almost seems as if the older disc has a digital transfer and the newer disc an analogue transfer (suffering from interlacing artefacts). Both are Standard Definition (480i60), though.

To demonstrate this, I created a small video comparison:

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Collector’s Edition (2008)


Sing a long Edition (2023)


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Collector’s Edition (2008)


Sing a long Edition (2023)


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Collector’s Edition (2008)


Sing a long Edition (2023)


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Collector’s Edition (2008)


Sing a long Edition (2023)


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Collector’s Edition (2008)


Sing a long Edition (2023)


Technical stuff:

Collector’s Edition (2008)


Sing a long Edition (2023)


Collector’s Edition (2008)

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Disc Label: NIGHTMAREBEFOREXMAS_GBR
Disc Size: 45,908,855,571 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00005.MPLS
Size: 2,128,091,136 bytes
Length: 0:30:05.436
Total Bitrate: 9.43 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 8366 kbps / 480i / 29.970 fps / 4:3 / High Profile 3.2
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   192 kbps / DN -27dB
Audio: German / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   192 kbps / DN -27dB
Subtitle: English / 6.210 kbps
Subtitle: French / 5.291 kbps
Subtitle: Italian / 5.461 kbps
Subtitle: German / 5.964 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 5.443 kbps
Subtitle: Norwegian / 5.325 kbps
Subtitle: Danish / 5.549 kbps
Subtitle: Swedish / 4.562 kbps
Subtitle: Finnish / 5.266 kbps
Subtitle: Icelandic / 5.574 kbps
Subtitle: Dutch / 4.379 kbps

Sing a long Edition (2023)

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Disc Label: THE_NIGHTMARE_BEFORE_CHRISTMAS
Disc Size: 47,803,023,306 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00722.MPLS
Size: 1,993,771,008 bytes
Length: 0:29:59.831
Total Bitrate: 8.86 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 7999 kbps / 480i / 29.970 fps / 4:3 / High Profile 3.2
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   320 kbps / DN -27dB
Subtitle: English / 8.693 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 7.195 kbps
Subtitle: Danish / 6.928 kbps
Subtitle: Finnish / 6.295 kbps
Subtitle: Norwegian / 6.809 kbps
Subtitle: Swedish / 6.838 kbps

[Markus_Lang]

As for the main feature, the newer Blu-ray disc seems to have a slightly higher bit-rate:

Scandinavian Collector’s Edition (2008)


Scandinavian Sing a long Edition (2023)


Scandinavian Collector’s Edition (2008)

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Disc Label: NIGHTMAREBEFOREXMAS_GBR
Disc Size: 45,908,855,571 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00001.MPLS
Size: 26,567,491,584 bytes
Length: 1:16:39.845
Total Bitrate: 46.21 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 29245 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /   640 kbps / DN -31dB
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   192 kbps / DN -31dB / Dolby Surround
Audio: French / DTS Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: Italian / DTS Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: German / DTS Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: Spanish / DTS Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   192 kbps / DN -27dB
Audio: English / Dolby TrueHD Audio / 7.1 / 48 kHz /  4867 kbps / 24-bit (AC3 Embedded: 5.1 / 48 kHz /   640 kbps / DN -31dB)
Subtitle: English / 22.995 kbps
Subtitle: English / 26.253 kbps
Subtitle: French / 19.500 kbps
Subtitle: Italian / 21.427 kbps
Subtitle: German / 24.805 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 22.455 kbps
Subtitle: Dutch / 17.778 kbps
Subtitle: Swedish / 19.728 kbps
Subtitle: Norwegian / 19.527 kbps

Scandinavian Sing a long Edition (2023)

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Disc Label: THE_NIGHTMARE_BEFORE_CHRISTMAS
Disc Size: 47,803,023,306 bytes
Protection: AACS
Playlist: 00800.MPLS
Size: 22,486,358,016 bytes
Length: 1:16:39.261
Total Bitrate: 39.11 Mbps
Video: MPEG-4 AVC Video / 29613 kbps / 1080p / 23.976 fps / 16:9 / High Profile 4.1
Audio: English / DTS-HD Master Audio / 7.1 / 48 kHz /  5740 kbps / 24-bit (DTS Core: 5.1 / 48 kHz /  1509 kbps / 24-bit)
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   320 kbps / DN -31dB
Audio: Spanish / Dolby Digital Audio / 5.1 / 48 kHz /   640 kbps / DN -27dB
Audio: English / Dolby Digital Audio / 2.0 / 48 kHz /   192 kbps / DN -27dB
Subtitle: English / 33.400 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 30.917 kbps
Subtitle: Danish / 26.032 kbps
Subtitle: Finnish / 28.253 kbps
Subtitle: Norwegian / 26.334 kbps
Subtitle: Swedish / 27.058 kbps
Subtitle: English / 71.491 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 57.355 kbps
Subtitle: Danish / 47.125 kbps
Subtitle: Finnish / 52.422 kbps
Subtitle: Norwegian / 61.187 kbps
Subtitle: Swedish / 54.497 kbps
Subtitle: Spanish / 0.431 kbps