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Posted by Steve on 09/24/06 02:39
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 18:32:32 -0700, Fred <fwtep@hotmailx.com> wrote:
>On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:55:59 -0400, Steve
><jazzhunter@atcollectorAGAIN.org> wrote:
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>>Well I guess they would try to make HD transfers of the film material,
>>for some titles that's already been done for pending DVD release; but
>>there's nothing much to do with PAL video except try to upsample,
>>create intermediate scan lines etc. It CAN be improved no doubt.
>>Ironically the oldest interview segments, such as of Harold Lloyd,
>>shot on 16mm, could gain the most from a new master.
>>
>>.. Steve ..
>
>Not gonna happen. I don't think you understand the magnitude of what
>you're suggesting. It's simply enormous. The expense would be an
>order of magnitude greater than the project would ever generate.
>Countless hours of footage would have to be located (around the
>world), cleared for rights, physically inspected, cleaned, telecined,
>speed-adjusted, color-corrected, digitally cleaned up, synchronized,
>and, of course the entire 9 hour (or whatever) show would have to be
>reedited from scratch. In other words, all of the time and effort
>that went into the original would have to be duplicated, except that
>it would cost far more today. Take whatever the original budget was
>and multiply it by at least 5, and maybe 10. How many copies do you
>think they'd have to sell to recover all of that? (Plus money for the
>discs themselves, plus advertising.)
You didn't read my previous, original comment, that it WAS going to be
the original master. I was playing Devils Advocate to Gerry's remarks.
Actually I think the DVD will sell very well considering the current
interest in pre-talkies and the many discoveries of previously lost
films.
... Steve ..
>
>And of course then there's the issue of all of the clips where the
>film no longer exists.
>
>No sir, the best we can hope for is that the video master is in good
>shape and looks good.
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