Visual Artifacts Found in SpongeBob

[spongebranch]

oh and Company Picnic/Pull Up a Barrell have gray whites as well. same for Kenny the Cat/Yeti Krabs.

 

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oh and Company Picnic/Pull Up a Barrell have gray whites as well. same for Kenny the Cat/Yeti Krabs.

Yeah because the saturation is turned all the way up to 100. Anyways, does anyone notice how Kenny the Cat has bad overscan issues, take a look:

Notice how Mr. Krabs eyelashes are cut off:

The top of the hats also cut off at the edge of the screen:

Half of Patrick's hat is gone again too (It's as if the episode's file was zoomed in)

Spongebob transformation into a heart, the edges are chopped off again:

The top of the window also cuts off:

Sandy's flower is halfway visible:
https://www.sbmania.net/pictures.php?img=XV+Vv5AbETxW1IUPRWH42vlzhyEhl2ACoRzpm5BVx0Y=

 

[spongebranch]

Yeah because the saturation is turned all the way up to 100. Anyways, does anyone notice how Kenny the Cat has bad overscan issues, take a look:

Notice how Mr. Krabs eyelashes are cut off:

The top of the hats also cut off at the edge of the screen:

Half of Patrick's hat is gone again too (It's as if the episode's file was zoomed in)

Spongebob transformation into a heart, the edges are chopped off again:

The top of the window also cuts off:

Sandy's flower is halfway visible:
https://www.sbmania.net/pictures.php?img=XV+Vv5AbETxW1IUPRWH42vlzhyEhl2ACoRzpm5BVx0Y=

Wasn't that overscan fixed in non-USA airings or Nickelodeon USA?

not to mention how bad the saturation is in SpongeBob You're Fired. It actually hurts my eyes.

 

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Wasn't that overscan fixed in non-USA airings or Nickelodeon USA?

not to mention how bad the saturation is in SpongeBob You're Fired. It actually hurts my eyes.

The overscan is a problem with the actual episode and not the US transfer. I remember watching the Greek version of this in 2013, and it still had the overscan problem

Even though this isn't a visual artifact, anyone notice that in some post-movie episodes Tom Kenny sounds like he has a cold,which happens VERY seldom, especially in the season 7 episode Yours, Mine, and Mine. In Jailbreak, Spongebob also sounds like he has a cold. Watch this Sponge Out of Water clip, Spongebob sounds like he has strep throat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69sa-jYk444

 

[spongebranch]

The overscan is a problem with the actual episode and not the US transfer. I remember watching the Greek version of this in 2013, and it still had the overscan problem

Even though this isn't a visual artifact, anyone notice that in some post-movie episodes Tom Kenny sounds like he has a cold,which happens VERY seldom, especially in the season 7 episode Yours, Mine, and Mine. In Jailbreak, Spongebob also sounds like he has a cold. Watch this Sponge Out of Water clip, Spongebob sounds like he has strep throat:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69sa-jYk444

at least in Greece KTC didn't have the grayish whites issue.
with the voice thing, it really irks me. Doesn't even sound like SpongeBob at all.

 

[LARRY22]

Adam Paloian made a post a few days ago on Twitter responding to someone about having the original film and such for each episode, so that could be another sign that they have preserved their raw original studio prints, camera negs, and animation files for older episodes.

https://mobile.twitter.com/doodladoo/status/1066863418743947264

 

[spongebranch]

Adam Paloian made a post a few days ago on Twitter responding to someone about having the original film and such for each episode, so that could be another sign that they have preserved their raw original studio prints, camera negs, and animation files for older episodes.

https://mobile.twitter.com/doodladoo/status/1066863418743947264

they definitely still have the raw international prints.

 

[spongebranch]

Digital Betacam tapes can store digital data and i'm sure Nickelodeon still uses them to broadcast.

Plus Betacam tapes, Digital Betacam tapes, Betamax tapes and magnetic tape reels don't degrade (especially not within 15-20 years) because they are made with a lot more expensive magnetic tape materials unlike VHS tapes which are made from incredibly cheap magnetic materials, so it's rather insulting to say they use VHS for broadcast.

 

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Digital Betacam tapes can store digital data and i'm sure Nickelodeon still uses them to broadcast.

Plus Betacam tapes, Digital Betacam tapes, Betamax tapes and magnetic tape reels don't degrade (especially not within 15-20 years) because they are made with a lot more expensive magnetic tape materials unlike VHS tapes which are made from incredibly cheap magnetic materials, so it's rather insulting to say they use VHS for broadcast.

Nowadays they use computers to broadcast episodes

 

[spongebranch]

Nowadays they use computers to broadcast episodes

technically digital beta machines can be hooked up to computers and they can copy files from digital beta tapes

 

[LARRY22]

Who else finds it weird that the DVD/TV versions of Season 1 have different colors than the remastered versions on Amazon/iTunes? Here's one example, from Texas. The first image is from @[member='Original Raw and Uncut'], from this thread (Page 18), and for the second one, I screenshot the image from Amazon Prime Video.

Spoiler

The colors in the second one seem a lot more natural, and has a higher dynamic range, more detail, and just more pleasing. Patrick looks pretty orange-ISH, while SpongeBob looks kind of yellow with a small tint of green (but not that bad or noticeable). They sky looks very dark in the first one too.

Yeah because the saturation is turned all the way up to 100. Anyways, does anyone notice how Kenny the Cat has bad overscan issues, take a look:

Notice how Mr. Krabs eyelashes are cut off:

The top of the hats also cut off at the edge of the screen:

Half of Patrick's hat is gone again too (It's as if the episode's file was zoomed in)

Spongebob transformation into a heart, the edges are chopped off again:

The top of the window also cuts off:

Sandy's flower is halfway visible:
https://www.sbmania.net/pictures.php?img=XV+Vv5AbETxW1IUPRWH42vlzhyEhl2ACoRzpm5BVx0Y=

Is it just me, or does the last image look incredibly washed out? Especially Sandy's suit and fur. Maybe that was an error?

 

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Who else finds it weird that the DVD/TV versions of Season 1 have different colors than the remastered versions on Amazon/iTunes? Here's one example, from Texas. The first image is from @[member='Original Raw and Uncut'], from this thread (Page 18), and for the second one, I screenshot the image from Amazon Prime Video.

Spoiler

The colors in the second one seem a lot more natural, and has a higher dynamic range, more detail, and just more pleasing. Patrick looks pretty orange-ISH, while SpongeBob looks kind of yellow with a small tint of green (but not that bad or noticeable). They sky looks very dark in the first one too.




Is it just me, or does the last image look incredibly washed out? Especially Sandy's suit and fur. Maybe that was an error?

Maybe it is a contrast error.

I've noticed that in a few scenes in Season 1's the Paper, the background gets very dark for a few seconds (Maybe it could have to do with the fact that the animation cel was improperly layered):

The colors then go back to normal....for season 1 episode that is


It's pretty fascinating that Spongebob and the Simpsons are the last running shows left on American TV that have used cel animation at one point.

 

[spongebranch]

I wonder if anyone has screenshots of what all of Season 9a looks on Amazon Instant Video compared to the screenshots on SBMania. (not just the title cards)

Plus Rise and Shine/Waiting/Fungus Among Us has SBYF-tier grayish whites.

 

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I wonder if anyone has screenshots of what all of Season 9a looks on Amazon Instant Video compared to the screenshots on SBMania. (not just the title cards)

Plus Rise and Shine/Waiting/Fungus Among Us has SBYF-tier grayish whites.

Those episodes look normal. Minus a few dot crawls, Season 5 and Season 8 are the only seasons of the show where every episode looks normal

 

[LARRY22]

I think Season 9A looks different in terms of color saturation when comparing Amazon Instant Video/iTunes with the SpongeBuddyMania pictures, but thankfully, it's not too noticeable unless you compare them side-by-side.

Speaking of 'The Paper', who notices how bold and thick the outlines are for Squidward? I've never seen him outlined so bodly in Season 1, especially these pictures.

I also notice that on Nickelodeon, and the S1 DVD, the episode looks clean and has hardly any visual CRT artifacts.

 

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I think Season 9A looks different in terms of color saturation when comparing Amazon Instant Video/iTunes with the SpongeBuddyMania pictures, but thankfully, it's not too noticeable unless you compare them side-by-side.

Speaking of 'The Paper', who notices who bold and thick the outlines are for Squidward? I've never seen him outlined so bodly in Season 1, especially these pictures.

I also notice that on Nickelodeon, and the S1 DVD, the episode looks clean and has hardly any visual CRT artifacts.

What kind of drawing utensil did they use to draw Squidward, a colored pencil?

 

[Re-Hydrated Sponge]

I think Season 9A looks different in terms of color saturation when comparing Amazon Instant Video/iTunes with the SpongeBuddyMania pictures, but thankfully, it's not too noticeable unless you compare them side-by-side.
Speaking of 'The Paper', who notices how bold and thick the outlines are for Squidward? I've never seen him outlined so bodly in Season 1, especially these pictures.

I also notice that on Nickelodeon, and the S1 DVD, the episode looks clean and has hardly any visual CRT artifacts.

I would've loved if the rest of the show looked like this.

 

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Who thinks it's weird how the Sponge Who Could Fly looks like something you would see in season four:



But then Pranks A Lot & SpongeBob Meets the Strangler look like normal season 2-3 episodes:


Pranks a Lot was also that last episode to use that weird thick outline art style that was used in the Toonz era of the show (Toonz Prenium was the coloring software used in seasons 2 & 3 before they switched to Toon Boom after the movie) It said it on Wikipedia, which I know isn't a trustworthy source, but it does expalin why seasons 2-3 and season 4 look so different from each other

Not a visual artifact from Spongebob, but does anyone notice how in the third season of Regular Show, the animation is in a weird transitional phase. The first half of the season looks like Seasons 1 & 2, but the last few episodes look like Season 4-8. The middle of the season looks like a clash between classic and modern RS:


Look how early season 3 looks indistinguishable from the show's first two seasons:

The episodes in the middle of the season are weirdly drawn, as if the staff is trying to adapt to the new art style:

Look at how different Bad Kiss looks, which is the season 3 finale:

You can tell because the animation was fluent until the episode "Butt Dial". Rigby is also drawn differently in the last few episodes of this season. Mordecai's beak in Late Season 3 is also not as pointy as it was in S1/S2/early S3. The outlines were also bolder in the first half of the season too, just like seasons 1 & 2.

 

[spongebranch]

Those episodes look normal. Minus a few dot crawls, Season 5 and Season 8 are the only seasons of the show where every episode looks normal

I was talking about on Nickelodeon USA airings.

plus is it just me or do House Fancy and Krabby Road look oversaturated on Nickelodeon USA? plus they also have grayish whites on Nickelodeon USA just like SpongeBob You're Fired.

 

[spongebranch]

not even the later episodes are safe from goldenbob
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the last one is hard to tell because SpongeBob is very oversaturated in the pics here.