Originally posted by: bgx90
No one seems to have mentioned that, since LFL is using laserdisc masters as the source for these DVD's, there will be those fade ins and fade outs that were added to the laserdisc versions as transitions between disc changes. For me, this alone would make the DVD's unwatchable and not worth buying; I could have almost tolerated a cheap letterboxed release if not for that. At least when fans make versions of the films from laserdisc sources, they eliminate the fades, although it is at the cost of a few frames, but those frames were ruined by the fades anyway.
No one seems to have mentioned that, since LFL is using laserdisc masters as the source for these DVD's, there will be those fade ins and fade outs that were added to the laserdisc versions as transitions between disc changes. For me, this alone would make the DVD's unwatchable and not worth buying; I could have almost tolerated a cheap letterboxed release if not for that. At least when fans make versions of the films from laserdisc sources, they eliminate the fades, although it is at the cost of a few frames, but those frames were ruined by the fades anyway.
There really aren't any "fades" on the laserdiscs (at least, not on the '93 or '95 discs)- it's just an abrupt black screen at the end of each side. That's why I prefer the "faces" LDs so much over the "definitive" LDs. On the "faces" LDs, there are only 2 side breaks in each film, (that's one break every 45-50 minutes), while with the definitive discs - there are 4 side breaks in each film (one break every 20-30 minutes!)
In any case, the side breaks won't be on the DVDs.
