I love doing Pixar (and similar) computer animations for these Blu-ray vs DVD comparisons. Previously I’ve done Cars and WALL-E. The reason they are so good is because in both formats, the picture quality is optimal. That’s because there is no physical film intermediate stage: the computers that render the output at a suitable resolution for film still produce digital output. It is possible that this version is then downsampled for DVD and Blu-ray formats, but it is also possible that the video was rendered directly from the computers for the different target resolutions.
Anyway, I have now added Pixar/Disney’s 2001 classic, Monsters, Inc. Click on the movie title to see it all. Here’s one of the comparison shots, showing how much better fur comes out:
Note: Toy Story and Toy Story 2 are both scheduled for Blu-ray release in the next couple of months on 19 May 2010 (update at 10:35am).