Originally posted by: MeBeJedi"didn't someone even notice how badly the picture was destroyed by the removal of lines?"
NTSC required this. It would have been unplayable otherwise.
NTSC required this. It would have been unplayable otherwise.
At the risk of, and not wishing to sound like an ignorant 3 year old, why?
The Blade Runner LD I captured was in every technical way identical to the DC LDs; NTSC / 2.35:1 letterbox / CAV and showed no signs of missing lines, jagged horizontal lines or what not. Here's an unedited capture from the BR LD (only upped the gamma a little), using exactly the same hardware & software as for the DC LDs, notice the detail on the blue PAN-AM sign and the billboard:
The DVDs I got off suprnova exhibit the same 'jaggies' on near horizontal sharp edges and they were off the definitive LDs too so I'm sure the low picture quality was a result of poor LD mastering.
Now I don't know wether to carry on and make my set from my defintive LDs or try and get the French LDs then dump the definitive LDs back on eBay, recouping my £80, because those PAL captures look superb and I'm not happy with the definitive LD quality.