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  1. Mike Maloney

    Robert Harris on The Bits - 8/3/04 column - OFFICIAL THREAD

    Hi all. -- I'm back. I have been swamped at work and it has not been easy to catch up on this thread. I actually chose a good time to be away from the forum, since the discussion of theory explains what I see in day-to-day experience. The main thing I hope readers will take away...
  2. Mike Maloney

    Robert Harris on The Bits - 8/3/04 column - OFFICIAL THREAD

    Eric, In general (as used in the entertainment industry) the term "post" means everything that happens after a performance is recorded. In the movie industry, post is everything that happens after the film is exposed. In the music industry, post is everything that happens after the...
  3. Mike Maloney

    Robert Harris on The Bits - 8/3/04 column - OFFICIAL THREAD

    David, Thanks for that post; it's suggested another round of experiments. A few days ago I wrote that I might need to poll the forum to gather data and that time has come. I need data on the edge enhancement issue. So would the group give me examples of movies that have the least edge...
  4. Mike Maloney

    Robert Harris on The Bits - 8/3/04 column - OFFICIAL THREAD

    Hey Robert, While I had the HD Master of C.M. I made a down conversion of my own so I could rule it out. The downconversion I made was identical to the compression master we received from the client. The reference to Last Tango is that it has a distinct texture to it as does C.M.. I'll...
  5. Mike Maloney

    Robert Harris on The Bits - 8/3/04 column - OFFICIAL THREAD

    Thanks to everyone who has participated so far. A couple of quick notes before I get to the meat of today's post. The comment about the flame-proof suit was made because I'm a veteran of usenet news groups. :) Also, I haven't said anything about edge enhancement because it really has me...
  6. Mike Maloney

    Robert Harris on The Bits - 8/3/04 column - OFFICIAL THREAD

    Based on the responses to my last post, I see that I did not state my position as clearly as I thought when I wrote: "Thus, Cold Mountain (and for that matter, every DVD) looks the way it does because of the confluence of required data rate, the spatial frequencies of the source material...
  7. Mike Maloney

    Robert Harris on The Bits - 8/3/04 column - OFFICIAL THREAD

    Thanks to all above for the welcome. Working in this industry as long as I have, I'm used to dealing with strong personalities. (I've got my flame-proof suit on.) Let me start by being very clear. I am not making excuses. An excuse implies an attempt to deflect blame. There is nothing...
  8. Mike Maloney

    Robert Harris on The Bits - 8/3/04 column - OFFICIAL THREAD

    Yikes! I hate having to post a reply to this in my first ever post, but here goes. First off a disclaimer: I did not work on any of the titles mentioned in the original article, but I do work at the facility where Cold Mountain was compressed and authored. I am (by necessity) going to be as...
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