Apocalypto is a film of extremes: blazing jungle sunlight, deep shadow in caves and temples, rapid camera movement, and intricate face paint, jade ornaments, and body textures. A poor encode can crush blacks, introduce banding in the sky, or blur motion during the famous chase sequence. The BluRay source provides a pristine canvas for re-encoding.
, which significantly reduces "banding" in the film's many dark jungle and cave sequences High Def Digest Video Performance Source Fidelity : Since it is sourced from the 1080p Blu-ray apocalypto 2006 1080p bluray x265 hevc 10bit new