Additionally, the black level leans towards gray, which throws off the contrast somewhat. DVD authoring is quite good and there are no signs of Digital compression artifacts. The Dolby Digital 5.1 channel soundtrack has a very undistinguished mix, which suffers from under-utilized surround channels. Channel separation across the forward soundstage is pretty good, with occasional directional effects. Dialogue is focused in the center channel and reproduces quite cleanly, with natural sounding voices.
Subtitles are available on the disc in English, French and Spanish.
The interactive menus by EMA Multimedia Inc. are very nicely designed and feature animation, sound and full motion video. Through the menus one can access the standard scene and language selection features as well as the disc's extras. First and foremost, there is a terrific audio commentary with director John Waters. Waters' talk is informative and highly entertaining- almost as funny as the film itself. Waters' fans will definitely want to listen to the commentary track.