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  1. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    This is an actual screen cap. Many, many years ago, I recorded this from TCM on DirecTV. As I said in a previous post, I suspect the old HD master may be quite a bit better than many here think.
  2. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Many years ago, I recorded this from TCM on DirecTV. I suspect the old HD master may be quite a bit better than many here think. I'm pretty sure the old master was progressive, as a simple IVTC was the only processing required.
  3. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Actually you kinda have to read between the lines: My take is that her father was "sleeping" with Susanna's nanny and her emotionally unstable mother found out about it. There were gunshots, presumably the mother shooting both of them in bed, and then a fire was set. The key lines in the movie...
  4. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    The fine print at the bottom of the listing says "Color is turning" so I would expect it to be "shades of red and pink" eastman stock. Films Inc. used to rent "flat" prints that were letterboxed.
  5. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    We're not discussing the Alamo here, but Raintree County.
  6. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Per IMDB (not infallible, I know): The longer Roadshow version was released on VHS by Warner, where it was labeled as Reconstructed Original Version. It has also been shown on Turner Classic Movies cable channel. This version contains nearly 15 minutes of additional material not found on the...
  7. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    That is actually not the Roadshow version. I am looking at the LD right now and in small print at the bottom of the front cover, it states "General Release Version". While it does have the overture, it does not have the intermission and runs only 168 minutes. TCM'S version is the only HD game...
  8. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    While the version shown on TCM was at least in HD, the transfer left a lot to be desired. Tons of negative dirt, lots of printer timing light bumps, visible aliasing on diagonal lines, and many un-repaired tape splices at scene changes. But, it's the best transfer we have today, and certainly...
  9. Vern Dias

    RAINTREE COUNTY on Blu?

    Caught Raintree County on TCM last night and DVR'd it as well. It is the general release version. It appears to be from an HD master, although it suffers from serious aliasing on diagonal lines that is most obvious on the titles, but pops up now and then any time there is a sharp diagonal...
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