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post #61 of 66
7/30/06 at 5:25am

Re: DVD releases where you prefer the older transfer.

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Originally Posted by Patrick McCart
Or how cables had to be painted out when North by Northwest was cleaned up for DVD since the sharp image revealed them.
I didn't know about that. How very pathetic.
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post #62 of 66
7/30/06 at 9:09am

Re: DVD releases where you prefer the older transfer.

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Originally Posted by Mattias_ka
Are we talking about the MGM box-set on It's a mad....? I have that and could do some screenshots.

Could you Mattias? That would be great since on my monitor, which also has no overscan, the framing on both are identical.
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post #63 of 66
7/30/06 at 9:12am

Re: DVD releases where you prefer the older transfer.

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Originally Posted by george kaplan
I believe The LD and the DVD are framed the same.
They most certainly are not. There is less info on all 4 sides of the dvd than on the ld.
I compared the two and they looked identical. Have you compared the two George?
Yes. And on my system, which has zero overscan, I can assure you there is more info on the sides of the ld than on the dvd.
Or do you have a link showing the LD is framed correctly while the DVD is not?
I can not capture ld screenshots. But there is clearly more info, not just on the sides, but also top & bottom on the ld, and it's reasonable to assume that it's closer to the intended frame. Certainly, the director approved the ld release, and not the dvd.

I remember us having this conversation before George and you providing a link to a site which compared the 70Mm print to the DVD and clearly the DVD was missing info.

However the LD transfer was not mentioned in that link and as I have said, I compared the two and they were identical.

Hopefully Mattias will post those comparisons and end this debate at least.
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post #64 of 66
7/30/06 at 9:52am

Re: DVD releases where you prefer the older transfer.

And before we turn this thread into another IAMMMMW debate, here is a good thread to continue if we wish.

http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/...ight=Mad+World
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post #65 of 66
7/30/06 at 8:37pm

Re: DVD releases where you prefer the older transfer.

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Originally Posted by jim.vaccaro
I admit I have not, but I can't imagine a non-anamorphic disc looking sharper and more defined than a anamorphic one on a 16:9 setup. There's just no substitute for the decreased resolution.


That is no problem at all. It's ALL in the mastering and what master one use. There are a lot of movie where the non-anamorphic disc look better and have more detail. Just look at the Sid & Nancy DVD from Criterion, and compare to the other 16:9 DVD's.



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Originally Posted by Tino
Could you Mattias? That would be great since on my monitor, which also has no overscan, the framing on both are identical.


I will try. Working like hell right now but when I get the chance I fix it.
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post #66 of 66
7/31/06 at 3:55am

Re: DVD releases where you prefer the older transfer.

A streetcar named Desire

The original 97 single disc from Warners had a slightly sharper more detailed look.

The 2006 2 disc special edition looked like they applied some noise reduction software to the orginal transfer. Sure it's slightly less grainy but at the expense of softness.

One of WB's rare stuff ups and not worthy of the term "restoration".
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