I know Kino has to use the master that Universal gives them, and I know once in awhile Kino will reissue blu rays with some improvements, so I wonder if there is any possibility of a better quality Spawn of the North being issued due to that uneven texture on the original release ?
I missed out on this, but was there any thread here on this kickstarter from Redwood Creek Films about the restoration of this Tod Browning film ? Was the kickstarter just to get an early release and then the blu ray will be sold on the general market ?
Would someone know the situation with their archived/preservation stock - is that going to be the highest quality - why wouldn't they use it for outputting to the consumer (or are they) ?
If you know the answer, I'm confused by the various terms regarding physical media and it's preservation vs display. I want to use Disney classic films for this. Is the archived/preservation product going to be the highest quality for pq and sound ? When we see a film like 20,000 Leagues...
I loved the music and production values but I think it missed because it jumped around the characters so much, I never felt much interest in any of them.
A question regarding a comment from Robert Harris - what does it refer to when he says there was no loss of "high frequency" information" regarding grain manipulation ?
I don't know if there is someone here who can answer this, but I have an interest in matte paintings and it seems that for many of the other studios there is some accounting for their holdings (either at the studio or in private collections or preserved thru photgraphs), but I haven't heard too...
I'm trying to understand what the expectations are for the 100th anniversary - and if there are any hints/clues from official sources. Do we know how many films will be coming out on blu ray this year, will it be most of Warner's popular films ?
Can someone who viewed it comment on the quality of this disc - is it an improvement over the dvd (I know sometimes Spanish blu rays are of questionable quality) ?
I meant to make it look as good as it would from that period without using DNR and possibly losing information (and in fact bringing out anything still lacking). Also, is there any realistic software you would find useful that you wish might be developed to aid in restoration ?
Mr Harris, this thread makes me curious - certain films we are told have been restored as much as they can with what exists. My favorite movie, King Kong (1933) still looks somewhat overly grainy because no OCN exists anymore. Could more thoughtful work have been done on it to make it better...