Posted by P Pron on 11/24/06 13:51

Rob Stradling wrote:
|| P Pron wrote:
||| G Bell wrote:
||||| Rob Stradling <rob.stradling@BOINGntlworld.com> writes:
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|||||| I have the two Buster Crabbe series boxsets that have been
|||||| available for some time. The transfers are dreadful quality, even
|||||| given the age of the "masters". They almost look and sound like
|||||| camera copies.
|||||
||||| Well as all prints originate with the original camera negative,
||||| copies from that negative would be far superior.
|||
|||
||| Well I interpreted Rob's comment as indicating that the transfers
||| looked almost bad enough to be illicit recordings made with a video
||| camera pointing at a cinema screen. That certainly accords with my
||| recollection of those truly appalling boxsets that remained in my
||| flat for less than 24 hrs...
||
|| Yes, that's what I meant by "camera copies". The Delta "Space
|| Soldiers" isn't quite as bad as "Conquers" but it's still rubbish,
|| and it doesn't have end titles on the episodes, they just... stop.
||
|| So, can anyone assure me that the recent Elstree Hill 6-disc,
|| 3-serial R2 box is an improvement? I will check out the R1 Image
|| versions as recommended by Dan Dare - thanks for that Dan!

I suppose it's always possible that Elstree Hill might have changed their
ways, but so far, every disc I've bought with their name on it has been
returned to the shop...

paul

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