Posted by whataboutme on 10/14/05 10:49

On 13 Oct 2005 20:43:36 -0700, "anthony"
<anthonyjhcnospam@netscape.net> wrote:

>I've just seen a test pressing of the new edition of 'The Wizard of Oz'
>which is coming out later this year.
>
>Throw out your old editions. The new transfer is sensational. Warners
>has put the film (or at least the colour segment of it) through its
>Ultra Resolution treatment, in which it takes each individual negative
>from the three-strip Technicolor negatives, treats each frame
>individually from the three negs, and then combines them digitally to
>create a new and perfect Technicolor image. The image quality is
>superb, and the color is subtly different than on the earlier DVD
>transfers -- it's not quite so garish, but with far more tonal contrast
>and depth. I've only got a test pressing of the movie, and not of the
>extras that will make up the final package, but what I've seen is
>enough to make this a must-have. I guess I'll end up having to buy
>copies for each of my three grown-up children too -- that's if I want
>to keep mine....

Personally I'm happy with the current transfer and can't really see a
reason to upgrade just yet, especially considering there's probably a
High Definition version planned for release in the next couple of
years.

These days I only upgrade DVD titles if a replacement 16:9 version
comes along (thanks MGM for those shoddy 4:3 releases that were
labeled 16:9) or if the original transfer wasn't particularly good and
the movie is favourite.

Cheers
Joe

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