Posted by the dog from that film you saw on 01/16/07 16:54

"Gunther Gloop" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> there's a hi def version of the shining in existence
>
> I didn't know that. Any idea of the quality -in relation to the dvd
> quality
> that is?


it looks very nice indeed - - i should add, this is a rip from HDtv - not a
disc - but i daresay there now exists a HD master that they would use for
bluray and HD dvd etc.





Despite his preferences for "home viewing", they were filmed (as you no
doubt know) in 16:9, keeping the 4:3 section as "optimal".
They were still originally screened in cinemas in 16:9 (well, 2001 is
wider).


surely it's the opposite - they were filmed in 4:3 and cropped for cinema
exhibition - although this was obviously for the best as you see aeroplane
shadows on the flyovers in the 4:3 version.



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