Tony Bensley
Senior HTF Member
LOL!Wasn't OPPO the original player later to be replaced by Zeppo?
And Dumont was eventually "dechanneled!"
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LOL!Wasn't OPPO the original player later to be replaced by Zeppo?
...Why are screensavers of any kind even deemed necessary in 2016? Can't flat-screens of all different kinds (LCD; LED; Plasma; et al!) handle having the same image displayed for hours on end without the dreaded image burn that used to be a serious issue with the old CRT Televisions?
Flat screen TVs generally have a screensaver feature, in any case. There's no need for Studios to add them to their Home Video releases, in my opinion! I just find these an unnecessary, valueless annoyance! If pressing any button would allow to resume function (You know, like with any OTHER screensaver setup on the planet!), I'd be OK with it, but of course, it couldn't be THAT simple!Everything can suffer from burn-in. While less of an issue than it once was with CRT, especially rear-projection CRT, Plasma and OLED are still susceptible to permanent ghost images from uneven wear. LCD doesn't behave the same way, but it's possible to get permanently "stuck" pixels by displaying fixed images for too long.
The screensaver feature can be disabled on most TVs ... The studios are trying to cover themselves from Joe Twelve pack suing because his wife left him because the menu for the Swinging Cheerleaders is burned into his display ...Flat screen TVs generally have a screensaver feature, in any case. There's no need for Studios to add them to their Home Video releases, in my opinion! I just find these an unnecessary, valueless annoyance! If pressing any button would allow to resume function (You know, like with any OTHER screensaver setup on the planet!), I'd be OK with it, but of course, it couldn't be THAT simple!
Besides the above, I can't just stop and resume with my Leawo Blu-ray player in order to avoid the screensaver either, which is extra annoying!
First world problems, I know!
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I'm not entirely convinced it's that big an issue, but your comment cracked me up, LOL!The screensaver feature can be disabled on most TVs ... The studios are trying to cover themselves from Joe Twelve pack suing because his wife left him because the menu for the Swinging Cheerleaders is burned into his display ...
Warner Archive recently released another set of Wheeler and Woolsey and the two 1930 films in the set: The Cuckoos and Dixiana were both presented 1.20:1 which surprised me but appears to be correct. The other later films were all 1.37:1
So was was 1931 the change over year for 1.37:1 from 1.20:1? I have read that most of the silent fims were also 1.20:1 so that appears to have been the standard ratio pre 1931.
Please keep in mind that as I type this, I'm a late newcomer to the Universal Blu-ray screensaver!
Getting back to The Marx Brothers....
I just opened this set the other day and started watching my first movie, Horsefeathers.
I was not particularly happy with what has been done with that title and I'd like some feedback from Mr. Harris.
As all of you who have seen this transfer can relate, the picture shakes uncontrollably for a good 5 minutes or more near the start of the film.
I am no restorationist. It's impossible for me to make an argument with someone who is an expert in that field....
However, it doesn't make sense to me that something like that couldn't have been fixed.
First of all, that problem never existed on any of the previous VHS or DVD releases as far as I can remember.
Couldn't the studio have used an older master in those scenes that didn't have the shaking problem? They could have then fixed any scratches/dirt/etc. that existed in that print. Personally, I would rather have a less than stellar looking scene than one that shakes up and down.
Secondly, isn't there a tool in the computer software to control shaking? Even iMovie on my Mac has some sort of image stabilization tool.
It really looks bad. As I said, I have never seen this anomaly on any previous version of Horsefeathers.
The film really is a mess during the scene inside Thelma Todd's apartment where the boys are coming in and out of the doors. Lots of cuts in dialogue that, again, I don't remember being missing in the earlier versions.
I know these prints have been through hell. I am just wondering why Universal couldn't mix and match some of these prints to deal with image stabilization and cut dialogue issues.
Getting back to The Marx Brothers....
I just opened this set the other day and started watching my first movie, Horsefeathers.
I was not particularly happy with what has been done with that title and I'd like some feedback from Mr. Harris.
As all of you who have seen this transfer can relate, the picture shakes uncontrollably for a good 5 minutes or more near the start of the film.
I am no restorationist. It's impossible for me to make an argument with someone who is an expert in that field....
However, it doesn't make sense to me that something like that couldn't have been fixed.
First of all, that problem never existed on any of the previous VHS or DVD releases as far as I can remember.
Couldn't the studio have used an older master in those scenes that didn't have the shaking problem? They could have then fixed any scratches/dirt/etc. that existed in that print. Personally, I would rather have a less than stellar looking scene than one that shakes up and down.
Secondly, isn't there a tool in the computer software to control shaking? Even iMovie on my Mac has some sort of image stabilization tool.
It really looks bad. As I said, I have never seen this anomaly on any previous version of Horsefeathers.
The film really is a mess during the scene inside Thelma Todd's apartment where the boys are coming in and out of the doors. Lots of cuts in dialogue that, again, I don't remember being missing in the earlier versions.
I know these prints have been through hell. I am just wondering why Universal couldn't mix and match some of these prints to deal with image stabilization and cut dialogue issues.
Getting back to The Marx Brothers....
I just opened this set the other day and started watching my first movie, Horsefeathers.
I was not particularly happy with what has been done with that title and I'd like some feedback from Mr. Harris.
As all of you who have seen this transfer can relate, the picture shakes uncontrollably for a good 5 minutes or more near the start of the film.
I am no restorationist. It's impossible for me to make an argument with someone who is an expert in that field....
However, it doesn't make sense to me that something like that couldn't have been fixed.
First of all, that problem never existed on any of the previous VHS or DVD releases as far as I can remember.
Couldn't the studio have used an older master in those scenes that didn't have the shaking problem? They could have then fixed any scratches/dirt/etc. that existed in that print. Personally, I would rather have a less than stellar looking scene than one that shakes up and down.
Secondly, isn't there a tool in the computer software to control shaking? Even iMovie on my Mac has some sort of image stabilization tool.
It really looks bad. As I said, I have never seen this anomaly on any previous version of Horsefeathers.
The film really is a mess during the scene inside Thelma Todd's apartment where the boys are coming in and out of the doors. Lots of cuts in dialogue that, again, I don't remember being missing in the earlier versions.
I know these prints have been through hell. I am just wondering why Universal couldn't mix and match some of these prints to deal with image stabilization and cut dialogue issues.
Ron,Getting back to The Marx Brothers....
I just opened this set the other day and started watching my first movie, Horsefeathers.
I was not particularly happy with what has been done with that title and I'd like some feedback from Mr. Harris.
As all of you who have seen this transfer can relate, the picture shakes uncontrollably for a good 5 minutes or more near the start of the film.
I am no restorationist. It's impossible for me to make an argument with someone who is an expert in that field....
However, it doesn't make sense to me that something like that couldn't have been fixed.
First of all, that problem never existed on any of the previous VHS or DVD releases as far as I can remember.
Couldn't the studio have used an older master in those scenes that didn't have the shaking problem? They could have then fixed any scratches/dirt/etc. that existed in that print. Personally, I would rather have a less than stellar looking scene than one that shakes up and down.
Secondly, isn't there a tool in the computer software to control shaking? Even iMovie on my Mac has some sort of image stabilization tool.
It really looks bad. As I said, I have never seen this anomaly on any previous version of Horsefeathers.
The film really is a mess during the scene inside Thelma Todd's apartment where the boys are coming in and out of the doors. Lots of cuts in dialogue that, again, I don't remember being missing in the earlier versions.
I know these prints have been through hell. I am just wondering why Universal couldn't mix and match some of these prints to deal with image stabilization and cut dialogue issues.
Oh? I'm under the impression that my DLP television is immune.Everything can suffer from burn-in.