I know! I can't wait!Thomas T said:Well, the only thing that dampens me about this "news" is that from now until the possible blu release (which could be years in the making), there will be constant whining: "Where is it already?" "We're tired of waiting!" "They promised it to us five years ago!", "Why are they releasing junk like Fill In The Blank when the restored My Fair Lady isn't out yet?" etc. It will be Raintree County all over again!
I disagree...CBS would not have allowed themselves to go public with this information if they weren't planning to use this newly-minted 4k scan commercially, whether as a theatrical reissue or a possible 50th anniversary blu-ray release, IMO...the current blu-ray has been available in retail outlets for 3 years as of next month...given that CBS now has THIS to present to audiences both theatrically and at video stores, I seriously doubt they'll sit on it for very long...Thomas T said:Well, the only thing that dampens me about this "news" is that from now until the possible blu release (which could be years in the making), there will be constant whining: "Where is it already?" "We're tired of waiting!" "They promised it to us five years ago!", "Why are they releasing junk like Fill In The Blank when the restored My Fair Lady isn't out yet?" etc. It will be Raintree County all over again!
Well, I'd hardly say CBS went "public" since they made no statement about a forthcoming blu release. Merely that a 4K transfer is being worked on. I'm sure if CBS had realized the Maenad frenzy it would cause at the HTF, they would have thought better of it! The fact that there is a blu of MFL already out and for much of the average public (as opposed to the HD devotees) it's good enough and while physical media loses more ground each year to downloading and streaming, there's no guarantee it's on the fast track.lukejosephchung said:I disagree...CBS would not have allowed themselves to go public with this information if they weren't planning to use this newly-minted 4k scan commercially, whether as a theatrical reissue or a possible 50th anniversary blu-ray release, IMO...the current blu-ray has been available in retail outlets for 3 years as of next month...given that CBS now has THIS to present to audiences both theatrically and at video stores, I seriously doubt they'll sit on it for very long...
So doesn't this mean that whatever OP saw, he didn't understand that it was just a test of a process and not a particular film and so will very likely not lead ultimately to a new MFL blu-ray?Robert Harris said:The problem is that while the tests might have looked a bit better if a new 65mm laser recorder were to be produced, the cost of its creation would far outreach the benefits.Such is the cruel world linking our analogue past with a digital future and 65mm filmmaking.The excitement never ends.RAH
It was a test of the recently completed 4k restoration of MY FAIR LADY. They said that definitely. It was not just a test of a possible restoration.I also saw new 4K restorations of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI, and A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. I missed seeing DUEL so I could see PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET at the Egyptian.We heard a really cool sound demo involving Fox's STORMY WEATHER as well.Tom Logan said:So doesn't this mean that whatever OP saw, he didn't understand that it was just a test of a process and not a particular film and so will very likely not lead ultimately to a new MFL blu-ray?
What was the aspect ratio?Chuck Pennington said:It was a test of the recently completed 4k restoration of MY FAIR LADY. They said that definitely. It was not just a test of a possible restoration.I also saw new 4K restorations of THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD STILL, THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI, and A FISTFUL OF DOLLARS. I missed seeing DUEL so I could see PICKUP ON SOUTH STREET at the Egyptian.We heard a really cool sound demo involving Fox's STORMY WEATHER as well.
A little off-topic perhaps, but what do they use to film-out digital effects shots in 15-perf 65mm IMAX format? Or IMAX DMR blow-ups of 35mm films for that matter? Is it the CRT recorder?Robert Harris said:...These tests were designed to demonstrate what 4k data files derived from 8k scans of 65mm test elements could look like, when recorded back to film using a rather archaic process, ie a CRT....The problem is that while the tests might have looked a bit better if a new 65mm laser recorder were to be produced, the cost of its creation would far outreach the benefits....RAH
This part worries me.atfree said:I've Googled "Rosanne Barr Nude",
Despite your attempt to goad, I shall not play with you. One person's "nonsensical" argument is another's logical argument. That's usually how it works in the world I live in. I was never going to be the one to post about this first, so your attempt at saying that as a definitive is both insulting and purposely inflammatory. Bravo. When an announcement is made I would, of course, have posted then in response to it, and I will do so when that happens. But why am I telling you this when it's all so very obvious.Michael1 said:"Of course a few of you don't consider it bad form. That's entitlement, and I understand that's the world we live in."
And my understanding is that at least one of the contributors to this thread is upset by the original post only because he (the later contributor) wasn't the first one to post the info, but just HAD to make it clear to everyone else that he already had the info and declined to post it only because it would have been "bad form."
"A few of us happen to disagree and did find it bad form for the reasons we've so clearly stated."
In my opinion, some of us have our own special definitions of "bad form" that applies only to others and not to themselves.
"I doubt anyone at anytime would have happened on that website or bothered to look at it if they had."
As far as I'm concerned, this is a nonsensical argument, especially in reference to the subset of people who follow the Home Theater Forum.
"And an announcement was made at the event that CBS was not ready to announce this yet - what else do you need to hear at an industry event?"
The OP didn't "announce" anything. One could argue that his use of the word "definitely" in his statement that a new Blu-Ray and/or theatrical release are "definitely coming" was not the best choice in this case. But as others have noted, the idea that this new restoration is happening WITHOUT plans for another HD release (and possibly theatrical release) strains credulity beyond all bounds. Because, as others have also noted, the only other reason for a new restoration without plans for a home video or theatrical reissue would be for purely archival purposes, and things just don't happen that way anymore.