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  1. Seth--L

    D70s or 350XT - the agony of choice

    A "full report" is what DP Review does.
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    Anamorphic transfers of Vertigo and Psycho! See post #54 about new boxset.

    I believe it's that they had only 2nd or 3rd generation elements to work with in the footage that dissolves to and from the flashback. I don't recall it ever being intentional; I think what they said was that the poor footage serves as a reminder about the need for film preservation because this...
  3. Seth--L

    How to best take picture of artworks with a digital camera.

    White balance will instantly correct this. To over simplify what balancing does: you give the camera a point of reference for what white it is. When it has this, your "yellow effect" will be gone.
  4. Seth--L

    Weekend (Godard)

    Well, I remember their VHS version of "Weekend" being pretty bad (it's been three years since I saw a print of it, but I seem to remember that the VHS subtitles, compared to the print, toned down the language and sexual innuendo -- I haven't checked the DVD). Any fluent french speakers out there?
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    Weekend (Godard)

    New Yorker Video did a pretty crappy job with the R1 release. I wasn't expecting much with the picture, but they really blew it with the audio. At times the ambient sound is jarringly loud, then instantly normalizes when dialogue comes in. The sound in general is incredibly flat. In 16mm prints...
  6. Seth--L

    How to best take picture of artworks with a digital camera.

    You should avoid having to do touch-ups in photoshop. Light is your friend. You want as much as possible. It is much easier to reduce light in the camera or on your computer as opposed to increase it because of a lack of. As others have said, aim the light away from the paintings and bounce...
  7. Seth--L

    The People's Extras: Commentaries on the Internet

    Looks like commentaries have come full circle. They originated from professors recorded their comments and playing them back over films.
  8. Seth--L

    Evan Almighty? Bruce Almighty Sequel WITHOUT Jim Carrey

    And Hollywood wonders why the box office is in a slump.
  9. Seth--L

    The Truman Show: Special Collector's Edition - 8/23

    That could be a while. I'm sure the only catalogue releases in the format wars, at first, will be mega hits. I love the "The Truman Show," but do you really think fortunes are going to be bet on it?
  10. Seth--L

    The Truman Show: Special Collector's Edition - 8/23

    The teaser trailer clearly shows that a lot more footage with Harry Shearer was shot, but cut. I also recall there being some other scenes hinted at in the trailers that never made it in.
  11. Seth--L

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Simpsons Season Six

    It's not that bad. I agree that some people are noticeably louder than others, but I think that's because so people just are, and they way the imaging was done -- it's been constructed as if you the viewer are standing in front of a horseshoe table which all the commentators are seated at. As a...
  12. Seth--L

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Simpsons Season Six

    I'm a bit miffed that they didn't talk about the controversy over The Critic cross-over in the commentary track, especially since they've all openly talked about it in the past. Lovitz, as always, is hysterical: "Each time I sang at Carnegie Hall they said 'that's as good as it gets'...Now on DVD!"
  13. Seth--L

    A Good Classical SACD / DVD-A

    MDT is having a major sale ($11.21) on PentaTone SACDs that ends next week. Sound quality is among the best; repertoire is eclectic; performances mostly excellent, though there are some duds. PentaTone Reccomendations: BACH Sonatas and Partitas for Solo Violin BWV 1001-1006 Julia...
  14. Seth--L

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Simpsons Season Six

    It was just moved to shipping soon, and the estimated delivery date is today (I have Amazon prime and the distribution center for DVDs/CDs/Books is just outside the city).
  15. Seth--L

    Your 2005 Darwin Award Winner

    Sounds like he got what he deserved.
  16. Seth--L

    What's the deal with Amazon shipping small items in large boxes?

    But the box takes up more space in the truck, requiring UPS to send more trucks out, and it's consumers who have to pay for the extra trucks, staff, gas, etc. Or in other words, the size of a box is a component of the cost to ship it. I also don't think it's any easier to deliver -- I think...
  17. Seth--L

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Simpsons Season Six

    But it hasn't been manufactured yet.
  18. Seth--L

    DVD Review HTF REVIEW: The Simpsons Season Six

    So I guess this will be the first and only season with the head boxes.
  19. Seth--L

    Bored at work....

    How about reading a book? My local NPR station (WHYY) has an excellent weekday program lineup. So on days with a lot of downtime I listen to it. They have a killer three hour block starting @ 1:00 with "Day to Day," then "Talk of the Nation," and finally "Fresh Air."
  20. Seth--L

    What's the deal with Amazon shipping small items in large boxes?

    What's the deal with Amazon shipping small items in large boxes? Sometimes they send books and DVDs in cardboard wraps (meaning not boxes, but pieces of cardboard wrapped around the item), but increasingly in the last few years they're sending these items, and ones as small, in 12x9x2 boxes. The...
  21. Seth--L

    Anamorphic transfers of Vertigo and Psycho! See post #54 about new boxset.

    It's probably best to wait for reviews.
  22. Seth--L

    Vocal microphone recommendations (affordable + good quality)

    Haven't really checked. At the least I always use one to keep spit off the mic.
  23. Seth--L

    Vocal microphone recommendations (affordable + good quality)

    I use the Sennheiser E935 in my studio for doing basic voice over work. http://www.sennheiserusa.com/newsite...transid=009421 Don't fret over the MSRP. You can get it here for $130: http://www.mvpaudiovideo.com/index.php?Iid=6840 As for a mic stand, most places will try to rip you...
  24. Seth--L

    Apple's new "Mighty Mouse"

    This is the business world, not art. If someone else has a good idea, steal it.
  25. Seth--L

    What Hirez Discs Have You Purchased Recently?

    Stokowski: Rhapsodies (RCA) More Stokowski on SACD please.
  26. Seth--L

    Simpsons Season Six On August 16th

    Wow, just wow. But if it makes you happy in the end...
  27. Seth--L

    It's Official: HD DVD and Blu-ray Can Limit High Resolution To HDMI Only

    That's going to confuse so many consumers. I know a number of people who connect hardware to their HDTV using a composite cable. It's all they understand.
  28. Seth--L

    It's Official: HD DVD and Blu-ray Can Limit High Resolution To HDMI Only

    And by the time you go to buy a HD-DVD player and use the flip side of the dual disc, the studio has already reissued the movie on HD-DVD with better picture, sound and all new extras, and so you end up double dipping without ever having used the HD side of the disc.
  29. Seth--L

    SACDs: Dual Layer vs SACD Only

    One advantage of SACD only discs is increased storage capacity. BIS has managed to jam 20+ hours of Bach organ music onto 5 single layer stereo SACDs (MSRP $35).
  30. Seth--L

    Anamorphic transfers of Vertigo and Psycho! See post #54 about new boxset.

    The recording must have been done by a local group of engineers. For whatever reason, Austrian Radio and some central European record labels continued recording in mono into the '60s.
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