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I did both Disney's Zorro and Laurel and Hardy's March of the Wooden Soldiers in the early 90s. While they were both excellent for the time, both were done at low standard resolution using my first system which is inferior to the current Legend system. I can assure you there are no black and...

Can't argue with Colin's ears nor his 5.1 setup what ever that might be. Glad that he liked our (FOX) mono. Barry

Kevin - no prob... I was focusing on self calibrating monitors that will eventually mitigate color inconsistencies due to major variables between TV manufacturers and models. Also, the true color design (for purists) can only be appreciated in high def where limitations are not restricted to...

Hey Colin, The audio on NOLD is the best available on DVD today. I suggest you connect with Post Haste Audio in LA and have them explain how they improved upon the best releases of NOLD that are currently on the shelves. They did an exceptional job on this project. Post Haste used objective...

Hey Kevin, Thanks for the mini review. Keep in mind that all colorized movies are a creative interpretation of the feature film taking into considering both the genre and the mood of the film. Some critics expect each colorized film to look exactly alike and often expect each film to look...

Here's the lastest from Off Color Films and Mike Nelson: http://www.offcolorfilms.com/cos.html Enjoy! Both the restored colorized version and the black and white version are available on the same disk.

Andrew - Here's the latest from Off Color Films and Mike Nelson - http://www.offcolorfilms.com/cos.html Enjoy!

It's using a variation of an older colorization technology and it does not include the entire former cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 as the Legend Films release.

In case anyone missed this: http://www.filmcrewonline.com

Reefer Update: Not Spam... Reefer Madness Taking Museum Of Photographic Arts On April 20 SAN DIEGO — San Diego film fans will be going to pot on April 20 — with a colorful case of Reefer Madness. The San Diego Museum of Photographic Arts in Balboa Park will be the setting for the world...

Hi Andrew, You must be well connected :frowning: The DVD will not be released until 4-20. Yes, the colorization is not photo-real nor did we want to create that look. On the colorized version we took creative liberties. Since the movie is one huge cliche, we felt that an over the top comic...

Dan, I've worked with kine in the past. They generally don't hold up well and are too soft. However, I've done some quad tape that look very good. In particular, some old Judy Garland concerts many years ago that turned out fine considering the source.

Kevin, We are well connected with the community of 35mm collectors and have access to some of the better prints if they exist at all. We have discussed doing a special feature within one of our DVDs which shows the difference between the original and the restored version. I'm in favor of...

Brian - as a general rule, economics drive the restoration process for the studios. There are many films that will likely never again see the light of day because they simply don't have sufficient market value. Others will be slapped onto DVDs and VHS for distribution without much cleanup...

Mark - Thanks for the comments. One thing that people may not realize is that the directors (in many cases) and the acting talent (in essentially all cases) made only a fraction of the money the studios made upon the original release of the films. Today only the studios realize revenue from...

The Dr. Who restoration team never responded to my emails. Barry

Estevan - I understand that Chong is out now :)

One of the special features of the "Special Addiction" FOX release of Reefer Madness is a full feature commentary by Mike Nelson of Mystery Science Theater 3000. This is original and uncut specifically for the 4-20 release of the DVD. Not to be missed!!! Barry PS: The black and white...

Charlie - Latency... i.e., there would be a pause for a layer change and there is no guarantee it would happen on a cut. We'd be pushing the space on the DVD beyond the max. The DVD is incredibly rich in both video and audio and all audio would have to be done twice (consequently, taking up...

Jeremy - Mike Nelson has never been funnier than on our upcoming titles! He has a huge fan base and after writing several books, is resurfacing in a big way. I passed on your comments to him.

Kevin and Charlie - We intended to introduce the angle change button for on the fly switch between black and white and color. However for several technical reasons that would likely degrade the viewing experience of the final color and B&W product we decided not to put that option into the release.

Lew - Thanks for keeping an open mind and while skeptical, for understanding the economics of restoration. Regarding COS in color, think of it as a different feature, not the original black and white nor a product intended to replace the black and white. It should be a unique eperience that...

Drew - I suggest you purchase out restored version and skip the colorized derivative work that we used to subsidize the restoration of version you prefer. Thanks for your comments.

Patrick - CST was a competitor that originally developed the analog system and later upgraded to a digital system similar to the one I developed for AFT. Both companies went out of business because they grew too large for the market and created a work for hire business. At the end of the day...

Peter - We're doing color special effects on a feature film that will be released next year. That work was done at 2,000 lines but we could have done the work at 4,000 lines if required. The restoration and colorization was heralded as excellent by the director. I can't divulge the feature...

Peter, The Shirley Temple films you refer to were colorized before I developed the original digital process 12 years ago. The system used was analog and I agree, it was gastly but it was the first colorization effort. Did you know it won a technical Oscar? You haven't seen the high...

Hi Rick, I'll get in touch with them. I remember working on some of the titles back in the early 90s as a test when the older digital system was in its infancy. The product was good for the time but certainly not what it could be today. I'll let you know how I make out. Much depends on the...

Derek - hold off on your criticism until you've see the restored black and white and the colorized versions. We're not only restoring the black and white for the purists, we're also bringing the content to a whole new audience that does not readily accept black and white content as easily as we...

Lew - hold back judgement until you've seen the colorized version of "Carnival of Souls". This surreal classic is even more bazarre than the original after our creative team put their efforts in. We addressed the original intent of the director and made the feature scarier than ever. Of course...

Nick - That is not the intent nor will it ever happen. All of our DVDs will have both the the fully restored colorized version and the fully restored black and white version. The studios would never neglect the original version and will always offer it, particularly the version that we restore...