First of all, the print is flawless as would be expected from a source this recent, but in terms of video imaging, the pictures here are satin smooth and a sheer delight to behold. Color saturation is very rich giving the video a nice film-like appearance. Flesh tones are solid and color transitions are nearly perfect. There is a wide color palette often on display from the Las Vegas nightlife to bright scenes at the school with the Sierra Mountains in the background. These hues are rendered with full texture and a vivid brilliance that is to be appreciated.
Black level is also very good as substantial shadow detail is prevalent in the darker scenes.
The more accurate the black level, the more refined and rich the colors look, which was immediately apparent as soon as the opening credits rolled. There were no discernible compression errors as far as I could tell. But, even more impressive was the lack of visible edge enhancement. Normally on a DVD with this type of clarity, edge enhancement is easy to detect, but not on this one making me wonder if Warner s have found the secret ingredient to making their DVD s look sharp and vivid without causing ringing outlines. We ll have to wait and see.