RolandL
Senior HTF Member
I wonder what Morrissey was paid when Criterion released it on DVD in 1998 and Image in 2005. I doubt they sold that many copies since the DVD was not in 3D (could have done field-sequential or anaglyph).
What makes any of that high definition. ?Bob Furmanek said:
What now worries me is that there are going to be around 1000 titles advertised as being high definition 1080p that have just been upconverted from SD masters, titles that some of us are likely going to be buying thinking they are true HD.Bob Furmanek said:It's not.
WOW...This is a really bad idea.Bob Furmanek said:
Yes but that link specifically says they are going to be upconverting SD masters, that is a truly horrendous idea and will fool some into believing they are getting HD versions of their favourite films, it's not what i want when i buy a blu ray title labelled 1080pRolandL said:Reliance Mediaworks have done 2D to 3D conversions.
• Conan The Barbarian• The Smurfs- 3D• The Transformers- Dark of the Moon• John Carter• Green Lantern• Krishna aur Kans (India)• DON 2 (India)
Nicholas Roeg will be thrilled to know he directed Flesh for Frankenstein; Paul Morrissey probably not so much.RolandL said:35mm 3D print of FFF sold for $448 on eBay yesterday.
We are just upset we have to sell to countries who have better middle class economies.StephenDH said:What is it with people in the US not wanting to send stuff to the UK? I'm starting to feel like a member of a persecuted minority.
Don't believe everything you read.SFMike said:We are just upset we have to sell to countries who have better middle class economies.
I sent the seller a message asking if it would be possible to forward to to the buyer an inquiry about the Spacevision attachment question. Also included a mention of this thread in the hopes that the buyer might consider joining our little discussion.RolandL said:35mm 3D print of FFF sold for $448 on eBay yesterday.
I was thinking along the same lines. I wanted to know what the buyer planned to do with the print. If he had the attachment, maybe he lived close enough for me to see it.Reed Grele said:I sent the seller a message asking if it would be possible to forward to to the buyer an inquiry about the Spacevision attachment question. Also included a mention of this thread in the hopes that the buyer might consider joining our little discussion.
I'll certainly give an update if I receive a reply. Or perhaps the new owner will surprise us with an introductory post.RolandL said:I was thinking along the same lines. I wanted to know what the buyer planned to do with the print. If he had the attachment, maybe he lived close enough for me to see it.
It says "Most of the titles are being up-converted from existing standard definition masters to high definition, not remastered from the original negatives. In many cases, the original film elements are not available, though RMW believes they will still achieve a quality result. RMW will also restore the audio of many of the titles."FoxyMulder said:Yes but that link specifically says they are going to be upconverting SD masters, that is a truly horrendous idea and will fool some into believing they are getting HD versions of their favourite films, it's not what i want when i buy a blu ray title labelled 1080p
The article bothers me, is it bad journalism or is the reporting true and accurate, i mean The Third Man already had a great release from Criterion and a mediocre one from Canal in Europe, i say medicore because they de-grained that one and it lacks the fine detail and film look of the Criterion release, now i don't know what they used for The Third Man but it looked to me like an HD master, so why does the article mention that one as needing redone and if they got that wrong then how much more of the article is also wrong, i am also not a fan of the Lowry process, i still can't believe they are upconverting from SD, surely not.RolandL said:It says "Most of the titles are being up-converted from existing standard definition masters to high definition, not remastered from the original negatives. In many cases, the original film elements are not available, though RMW believes they will still achieve a quality result. RMW will also restore the audio of many of the titles."
I don't know if "most" is 60%, 70%, 80% or 90%.