THE BAT WHISPERS BLU-RAY FROM VCI LATER THIS YEAR (1 Viewer)

[J. Casey]

Yes, interlaced blu rays exist, but mostly ancient transfers of movies (e.g. WILDE UK blu ray) or TV shows originated on SD video (upscaled vintage DOCTOR WHO).

 

[warnerbro]

Is it going to be produced from the 70mm negative?

 

[RobertMG]

Is it going to be produced from the 70mm negative?

They said they are working with two 35mm prints but will update

 

[John Sparks]

I too have it but the PR version. It's non-anamorphic wide screen and no 1.33:1 version. At the time I bought that version, they wanted way to much $$$ for the Milestone disc.

 

[RobertMG]

I too have it but the PR version. It's non-anamorphic wide screen and no 1.33:1 version. At the time I bought the my version, they wanted way to much $$$ for the Milestone disc.

Knowing VCI they will price it right - they have been adding great commentary etc -

 

[warnerbro]

VCI is awesome

 

[Stephen_J_H]

Is there such a thing as interlaced blu-ray?

It never occurred to me before

The most obvious example here is the Todd-AO version of Oklahoma. Progressive scanning in the Blu-ray format is locked to 24 fps, and with the Todd-AO version being 30 fps, it's formatted as 1080i.

 

[jayembee]

Is there such a thing as interlaced blu-ray?

It never occurred to me before

I've come across a number of British BDs (and a few American) that are 1080i.

 

[Bert Greene]

We can never have enough Gustav von Seyffertitz on blu-ray, can we?

I think I remember actually preferring the fullscreen version of this to the wide, although the latter had that extra novelty value. Grateful that they both managed to survive. Unlike "The Cat Creeps" (1930-Univ), from the same period, of which we apparently have nothing.

 

[Patrick McCart]

They said they are working with two 35mm prints but will update

I'd assume UCLA created fine-grain positives for both versions. Kind of would be curious to see what the 65mm version looks like in 4K given that The Big Trail's 65mm negative isn't extant.

 

[Will Krupp]

I think I remember actually preferring the fullscreen version of this to the wide

Me, too. I think it's actually the better movie.

 

[RobertMG]

I'd assume UCLA created fine-grain positives for both versions. Kind of would be curious to see what the 65mm version looks like in 4K given that The Big Trail's 65mm negative isn't extant.

This is the message I had rec'vd - I have gotten permission from UCLA to access a couple of 35mm nitrate film elements - I think they are asking Tom Weaver? to do a commentary

 

[Capt D McMars]

This is the message I had rec'vd - I have gotten permission from UCLA to access a couple of 35mm nitrate film elements - I think they are asking Tom Weaver? to do a commentary

For this genre Tom is the prefect guy for the assignment!!

 

[Henry Gondorff]

Intro cards from the wide version on YouTube indicate the 65mm version exists. Could they not have used that?

 

[Moleman X]

The most obvious example here is the Todd-AO version of Oklahoma. Progressive scanning in the Blu-ray format is locked to 24 fps, and with the Todd-AO version being 30 fps, it's formatted as 1080i.

Blu-ray can do 30p. Some encoders can't, but it's a valid spec.

 

[Mark-P]

Blu-ray can do 30p. Some encoders can't, but it's a valid spec.

I think to be a bit more precise, is to say that Blu-ray discs can only be encoded as 1080i 30fps, but most Blu-ray and 4K players can convert that to 1080p, or even upscale it to 2160p

 

[Joseph Goodman]

65mm Black & White Print from THE BAT WHISPERS

 

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65mm Black & White Print from THE BAT WHISPERS

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