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Older movie releases on Blue Ray

post #1 of 9
2/20/08 at 5:52pm
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I know that for the last few years all movies have been shot in HD. My question is how is the video quality on a movie that was not shot in HD. Do they remaster it and get a jump in image quality. I just picked up a PS3 and will not be replacing much of my SDVD collection but a few older one's would be worth having in HD. I'm trying to think of a movie that would not be in HD but would be released as one now. Let's take Bladerunner, obviously not shot in HD. Is the image quality a big jump with Blue Ray?
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post #2 of 9
2/20/08 at 6:05pm

Re: Older movie releases on Blue Ray

35mm film has more picture information than HD can display. If properly handled any film can look great.

However, one should note that older films typically have more natural grain, so one should not expect Discovery Channel HD type images.

Some current pre-1990 catalog releases that look great, IMO:

The Adventures of Robin Hood (will be on BD soon)
Blade Runner
Casablanca (will be on BD soon)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Monty Python's Life of Brian
The Searchers
The Wild Bunch
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post #3 of 9
2/20/08 at 6:18pm

Re: Older movie releases on Blue Ray

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Originally Posted by gemini133
I know that for the last few years all movies have been shot in HD.

I'm pretty sure this is totally false.
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post #4 of 9
2/20/08 at 8:19pm

Re: Older movie releases on Blue Ray

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Originally Posted by gemini133
I know that for the last few years all movies have been shot in HD. My question is how is the video quality on a movie that was not shot in HD. Do they remaster it and get a jump in image quality. I just picked up a PS3 and will not be replacing much of my SDVD collection but a few older one's would be worth having in HD. I'm trying to think of a movie that would not be in HD but would be released as one now. Let's take Bladerunner, obviously not shot in HD. Is the image quality a big jump with Blue Ray?

Actually most movies HAVEN'T been shot in HD. 90% of all feature films are still shot on 35mm film. HD is starting to make some in roads into feature film making, but it is slow going.

Doug
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post #5 of 9
2/20/08 at 8:31pm

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Welcome to the forum Jeff. Blade Runner looks amazing on Blu-ray. Trust me film, especially really widescreen stuff like Blade Runner, Ben-Hur, and 2001, SCREAMS to be shown in HD! You dont think film has less picture quality than an HD (and by HD i mean 1080p, such as Blu-ray) disc do you? Cause its just the opposite!
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post #6 of 9
2/21/08 at 8:10am
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Sorry about that guys, I'm a newbie and not fully informed, hence the question. I was way off!! Have people noticed differences in HD quality from the different Studios?

If the mods feel that this is a dead end, due to my misinformed comments, feel free to delete. I'm gaining more info everyday to make a positive contribution to the forum!!
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post #7 of 9
2/21/08 at 8:19am

Re: Older movie releases on Blue Ray

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Originally Posted by gemini133
Sorry about that guys, I'm a newbie and not fully informed, hence the question. I was way off!!
Don't sweat it. It seems like a very common misconception so it doesn't hurt to bring it up every now and then and give the correct info for more people to see.
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post #8 of 9
2/21/08 at 8:21am

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Ask away, and have a good time Jeff, and welcome once again.
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post #9 of 9
2/21/08 at 8:38am

Re: Older movie releases on Blue Ray

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Originally Posted by gemini133
Sorry about that guys, I'm a newbie and not fully informed, hence the question. I was way off!! Have people noticed differences in HD quality from the different Studios?

If the mods feel that this is a dead end, due to my misinformed comments, feel free to delete. I'm gaining more info everyday to make a positive contribution to the forum!!


I think the quality of releases have been varied from all the studios, but its mainly because of the quality of the original elements. Some films shot with diffusion won't have that HD "pop" that some people expect. Some are a good deal grainier than some people expect that they should be.

This doesn't mean that the film isn't presented the way it's supposed to look. In fact this is a good example of HD accurately reproducing the original look of the film.

Doug
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