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Supposedly there were some "extra desert shots" filmed at the Imperial Sand Dunes near El Centro, California. Does anyone know where in the film these shots appear?

Why didn't they push the 3 D button while they were at it? Or is that for 2 years down the line?

I just reread some of the later chapters of Kevin Brownlow's David Lean (in particular the one about the 1988 LOA restoration), and it strikes me that RAH undertook the project in the nick of time. Had it started a couple of years later and Lean's health would have deteriorated to the point...

There was a widescreen release of Gone with the Wind?! :confused: Did they actually crop the 1:33 format?

Just finished watching the LOA Blu-ray for the 2nd time (I'm on vacation), and I noticed that in the night sequence at Aqaba (Gasim's execution) there's a shot or two with a full moon, and it is comped in. It's a very good comp, and the only way I could tell it was a comp is because the moon...

RAH (or anyone else), is is known where these 70mm frames came from? Was it from a print that was used for a public presentation in theaters? Or are they printed from the new 4k scan?

Lawrence, Sherif Ali, and Col Brighton in Feisal's tent. :) #11644

I've been reading Kevin Brownlow's DL biography, and it makes the remarkable claim that in the screenplay were many dissolves, that in the actual film became jump cuts. Apparently Anne Coates suggested to DL that he watch some of the new French New Wave films, and was impressed. The match...

So, why did "Lawrence wants a bed for Farraj...with sheets"?

Not to beat a dead horse but... On the laser disc archive muse page it says "The horizontal resolution for Hi-Vision LD is 650-lines." Anyway, I think we all agree that what we have today is far greater. I just remember being in awe when I saw MUSE demos in Japan back in the day. :) I can...

But that would be the vertical resolution. I'm talking about the horizontal resolution. Putting these together, Muse resolution was 650 by 1035. Compare with Blu-ray, 1920 by 1080.

Reading that webpage about the Hi-Vision system, I noticed something I hadn't before: the horizontal resolution was only "650 lines". If we can equate a line with a pixel, that would make the horizontal resolution of Muse less than DVD (720 pixels)!

There is gold in Aqaba!

I'm in the box camp. I hardly ever care about swag, but this isn't just any movie (that was almost a Boltie! :D). Also, I'm rather looking forward to having a 70mm frame of the movie.

I'd say Mr. Harris could say "I am a river to my people!". And what an interesting river this is!

I'm debating whether to get the 2D or the 3D version of this. The 2D is presented in 2.35 while the 3D is 1.78. Either way I would be watching in 2D, as my projector doesn't do 3D. I have an Oppo 93, so I believe it should be able to play a 3D disc as 2D to a 2D projector. Does anyone know...

I thought earlier in this thread (around the time of the 4K screening in L.A.) you said that the 4k should be superior to a 70mm print, mostly because it is much closer to the OCN, instead of a copy of a copy of a copy.

I wonder if there are any Lawrence-Star Trek connections.

I'm certainly no expert on commercial digital projection, but my understanding is that digital projectors require far less maintenance and adjustment to project a top notch image, with far less expertise required of those who operate it. I'd think if you find a 4k projection venue, chances are...

The second shot, unlike the first, clearly has a light source that is nearly vertical. It must have been shot around noon (unless it was shot in moonlight, which seems unlikely).

In 1989 or 1990, Lawrence became my favorite film, which has kept that position since. I had a vague idea of the movie before then (uncertain about what millenium the story was supposed to take place), but I went with a friend to see the 70mm restoration screening at the Plitt Century City on a...

RAH, when you were given permission to visit the original negative in 1986, did you have any notion at the time of doing a restoration (or was it at first "appraising the situation, overall")? I'm wondering what set in motion the idea to restore the film.

I thought it went "Why suppose that, we both know I'm right."

You assumed that X megapixels takes X megabytes of space, but that would only be true of an 8 bit monochrome image. A 24 bit rgb color pixel takes 3 bytes (8 bit primaries). Most likely the 8k scan was more than 8 bits per primary. If it were 16 bits per primary, then you'd have 6 bytes per...

Are these cracks in the same state as when you did the 1989 restoration, or have they become progressively worse in the intervening couple of decades? I would imagine that an extra 20 or so years would have made the OCN even drier and more brittle, making the problem worse than what DL saw in...

Would they look at all like this? :)

Yes, I believe this is the right way to think about it. I'm currently using a 4 year old Panasonic Blu-ray player that still provides a satisfying experience, however it is very slow, and flashes like crazy at the beginning of movies as it switches back and forth from 60p to 24p. I have been...

Thanks for the info!

Does anyone know if the Oppo 93 is still a good thing to buy? A concern I have is that I buy it, then soon after Oppo will introduce a newer better model for less money.

RAH, is it too early to inquire about details of the Blu-ray, such as whether the movie is on one disc or two?