Recent content by Stephen_J_H

A little bit more on this topic: for the issue that Malcolm is describing, where his player defaults to 2D, that's either a software update or HDMI handshake issue, occasionally complicated by CEC. Order of powering on usually solves this. As for post conversion, whether the studio uses the one...

It's encode dependent. MVC allows for 2D playback of 3D files, but only if flagged accordingly on the disc. Many producers would disable this ability on their discs, so until I hear how it's handled here, I'm unlikely to be ordering.

True. I won't even mention how much I paid for the 4K of Invaders from Mars.

I'm going to see if Rough Cut Video in Calgary will import.

Apples and pomegranates. My Fair Lady is a large format production, not half-height 35mm.

Reason why I have to import is, for whatever reason, Paramount doesn’t release their Paramount Presents titles in Canada. It’s lame.

I'll have to import. Sigh.

And Pina is beautiful 3D. I think my hope that this looks just as good is justified.

Same, but it's SO pretty. Didn't know my Hisense could produce colours of that intensity without bleeding.

Fun fact: Dolby Digital on film was limited to 320 Kbps on 5.1 and EX tracks. NOBODY does lossless on streaming, including Dolby. The best you get is equivalent to Dolby Digital Plus for bitrates. No streaming service is going to let audio hog bandwidth.

Dark and dry; just the way I like your posts, RAH.

On page 26 of the programme linked at the beginning of the thread: "In addition, before starting the restoration, scan tests between the negative and the silent fine grain prints from the monochromatic selection were made. At that stage, we noticed that the photographic quality of the camera...