Glowing "Dory" on Nemo dvd

Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
in closeups - that Dory (the blue Ellen DeGeneres fish) has a distinct
blue glow. It's like the color is just pouring right out of her.
This does not happen with any of the other characters - not that I
noticed in one viewing anyway. I have read a few DVD reviews and none
that I have read make any mention of this. They all just rave about
the perfect digital transfer.

Has anyone else noticed this, or is this a problem with my system
(Toshiba DVD payer and 43" rear projection TV)?

Dale Sahr

On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 17:55:43 GMT, Dale Sahr wrote:

>Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
>product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
>in closeups - that Dory (the blue Ellen DeGeneres fish) has a distinct
>blue glow. It's like the color is just pouring right out of her.
>This does not happen with any of the other characters - not that I
>noticed in one viewing anyway. I have read a few DVD reviews and none
>that I have read make any mention of this. They all just rave about
>the perfect digital transfer.
>
>Has anyone else noticed this, or is this a problem with my system
>(Toshiba DVD payer and 43" rear projection TV)?

I noticed it too. Onkyo player and Sony Wega 27" with 16:9 mode.

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Doonie

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 00:54:27 GMT, Doonie
<> wrote:

>On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 17:55:43 GMT, Dale Sahr wrote:
>
>>Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
>>product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
>>in closeups - that Dory (the blue Ellen DeGeneres fish) has a distinct
>>blue glow. It's like the color is just pouring right out of her.
>>This does not happen with any of the other characters - not that I
>>noticed in one viewing anyway. I have read a few DVD reviews and none
>>that I have read make any mention of this. They all just rave about
>>the perfect digital transfer.
>>
>>Has anyone else noticed this, or is this a problem with my system
>>(Toshiba DVD payer and 43" rear projection TV)?
>
> I noticed it too. Onkyo player and Sony Wega 27" with 16:9 mode.

perhaps it's her contractually obligated "soft focus" effect; ellen is
gettin up there in age ya know . . .

ej

sireltonjohn@yahoo.com

On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 17:55:43 GMT, Dale Sahr <>
wrote:

>Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
>product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
>in closeups - that Dory (the blue Ellen DeGeneres fish) has a distinct
>blue glow. It's like the color is just pouring right out of her.
>This does not happen with any of the other characters - not that I
>noticed in one viewing anyway. I have read a few DVD reviews and none
>that I have read make any mention of this. They all just rave about
>the perfect digital transfer.
>
>Has anyone else noticed this, or is this a problem with my system
>(Toshiba DVD payer and 43" rear projection TV)?

No. It's look perfect on my set.
(Pioneer Elite Pro-610HD & DV-47A)

- Rutgar

Rutgar

Stop!! Dale Sahr time...

> Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
> product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
> in closeups - that Dory (the blue Ellen DeGeneres fish) has a distinct
> blue glow. It's like the color is just pouring right out of her.
> This does not happen with any of the other characters - not that I
> noticed in one viewing anyway. I have read a few DVD reviews and none
> that I have read make any mention of this. They all just rave about
> the perfect digital transfer.
>
> Has anyone else noticed this, or is this a problem with my system
> (Toshiba DVD payer and 43" rear projection TV)?

i noticed on the clown fish..
not all the time.. but certainly occasionally..

David Beamish

> > Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
> > product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
> > in closeups - that Dory (the blue Ellen DeGeneres fish) has a distinct
> > blue glow.

Marlin, too. I believe it's a compression artifact akin to "banding".

Jay Pennington

On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 17:55:43 GMT, Dale Sahr wrote:

>Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
>product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
>in closeups - that Dory (the blue Ellen DeGeneres fish) has a distinct
>blue glow. It's like the color is just pouring right out of her.

Bruce looks fuzzy in a couple shots, too.

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Doonie

"Jay Pennington" <> wrote...
> > > Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
> > > product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
> > > in closeups - that Dory (the blue Ellen DeGeneres fish) has a distinct
> > > blue glow.
>
> Marlin, too. I believe it's a compression artifact akin to "banding".

During the visual commentary, the filmmakers comment on how
they made the fish out of "gummy" to make them translucent. So
light does seep through them. The only time I saw one of them
"glow" though, ie generate their own light, was right after Jacques
cleans Nemo.

-Jay

Jay G

On Fri, 7 Nov 2003 21:45:17 -0600, Jay G wrote:

>Jay Pennington wrote...
>> > > Got and watched Finding Nemo last night and, as usual with a Pixar
>> > > product, everything is beautiful except there are times - especially
>> > > in closeups - that Dory has a distinct blue glow.
>>
>> Marlin, too. I believe it's a compression artifact akin to "banding".
>
>During the visual commentary, the filmmakers comment on how
>they made the fish out of "gummy" to make them translucent. So
>light does seep through them. The only time I saw one of them
>"glow" though, ie generate their own light, was right after Jacques
>cleans Nemo.

I think that's just supposed to be crud coming off of him.
A "glow" would be the wrong word to describe Dory's phenomenon.
It's as if some of her blue has come off and is diffusing into the
water around her. Bruce does it, too. Look at 18:46 to 18:49 the
whole time he's saying, "It's alright, I understand - Why trust a
shark. RIGHT?" Dory is doing it really bad when she asks Marlin just
a few seconds before, "Can I help you"? She does it a few other times
in the movie, too. Pretty annoying.

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Doonie

On Sat, 08 Nov 2003 07:40:33 GMT, Doonie
<> wrote:


> I think that's just supposed to be crud coming off of him.
> A "glow" would be the wrong word to describe Dory's phenomenon.
>It's as if some of her blue has come off and is diffusing into the
>water around her. Bruce does it, too. Look at 18:46 to 18:49 the
>whole time he's saying, "It's alright, I understand - Why trust a
>shark. RIGHT?" Dory is doing it really bad when she asks Marlin just
>a few seconds before, "Can I help you"? She does it a few other times
>in the movie, too. Pretty annoying.

That's the scene whrere it was really obvious to me too. It was to
the point that I thought that maybe she was some kind of light
emitting fish. When Dory and Marlin go into the deep, black trench
and she doesn't glow I knew there was something wrong. I wonder why
none of the reviews I've read make any mention of this.

BTW -thanks to all who have responded, I feel better knowing that its
not my equipment.

Dale Sahr