Rensa: Noroi no video (呪いのビデオ) 2000 Sub ITA-ENG VHS x264

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Original title: rensa 呪いのビデオ / rensa: noroi no video Release year: 2000 Director: Takaaki Ezura Genre: Horror, Found Footage, Mockumentary Audio language: Japanese Subtitle languages: English, Italian (both in .ass) Source: VHS

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[.:Video:.] Format : AVC Format/Info : Advanced Video Codec Format profile : Progressive [email protected] Format settings : CABAC / 4 Ref Frames Format settings, CABAC : Yes Format settings, Reference frames : 4 frames Codec ID : V_MPEG4/ISO/AVC Duration : 59 min 58 s Bit rate : 3 487 kb/s Width : 640 pixels Height : 480 pixels (effective resolution is ∼240p due to it being a VHS movie) Display aspect ratio : 4:3 Frame rate mode : Constant Frame rate : 59.940 (60000/1001) FPS Color space : YUV Chroma subsampling : 4:2:0 Bit depth : 8 bits Scan type : Progressive Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.189

[.:Audio:.] Format : AAC LC Format/Info : Advanced Audio Codec Low Complexity Codec ID : A_AAC-2 Duration : 59 min 58 s Bit rate : 192 kb/s Channel(s) : 2 channels Channel layout : L R Sampling rate : 48.0 kHz Frame rate : 46.875 FPS (1024 SPF) Compression mode : Lossy

Notes: Raw VHS digitized by Nicky_Cage. The movie feels very amateurish, probably because it's the director's first film: the music and audio are not mixed very well and sometimes the music is louder than the characters talking, but despite this it's still worth a watch in my opinion, there are still some cool ideas, and it feels inspired by The Blair Witch Project from 1999, whether intentional or not.