Dave H
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I'm going to purely speculate here as I don't have inside information, nor have I even viewed the disc yet.
I think Warner decided to just use an older master (2002?) and decided this title wasn't in the same classic realm as upcoming titles such as Gone With The Wind, etc. which are/have been going through major re-work.
In addition, given the terrible economic conditions that are not going to resolved anytime soon, I fear unless it's a big blockbuster catalog title or ultimate classic, many other titles will suffer similar fate as Amadeus. I just don't think the studios are going to be doing new masters for most catalog titles anytime soon in order to minimize costs unless it's a huge title which they think will sell very well. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed that an older master was done at least fairly well (minimal or no DNR and EE) for a particular, upcoming title.
I think Warner decided to just use an older master (2002?) and decided this title wasn't in the same classic realm as upcoming titles such as Gone With The Wind, etc. which are/have been going through major re-work.
In addition, given the terrible economic conditions that are not going to resolved anytime soon, I fear unless it's a big blockbuster catalog title or ultimate classic, many other titles will suffer similar fate as Amadeus. I just don't think the studios are going to be doing new masters for most catalog titles anytime soon in order to minimize costs unless it's a huge title which they think will sell very well. All we can do is keep our fingers crossed that an older master was done at least fairly well (minimal or no DNR and EE) for a particular, upcoming title.