Originally posted by: mverta
There are two truths: 1) The materials exist to make a fully restored OT DVD, scanned already. 2) Lucas does not want the OT to supplant the SE. The images are being deliberately served up to look worse, from the unnecessary sourcing of laserdisc masters when better materials exist, to the non-anamorphic transfer, etc. They're even running a "campaign" on StarWars.com showcasing the differences between the 1977 and 2004 versions of the films, so that fans can see just how much better the 2004's are. It's a curious move to deliberately devalue a product you just released, isn't it?
_Mike
There are two truths: 1) The materials exist to make a fully restored OT DVD, scanned already. 2) Lucas does not want the OT to supplant the SE. The images are being deliberately served up to look worse, from the unnecessary sourcing of laserdisc masters when better materials exist, to the non-anamorphic transfer, etc. They're even running a "campaign" on StarWars.com showcasing the differences between the 1977 and 2004 versions of the films, so that fans can see just how much better the 2004's are. It's a curious move to deliberately devalue a product you just released, isn't it?
_Mike
Sorry, but I do think your conclusion is just paranoid. It could have been that the grain was removed during the Laserdisc transfer. The GOUT DVD´s look actually more like film than the Laserdiscs, which have some kind of smooth video look. Laserdiscs have not the bandwith to represent film grain correctly.
What I have observed so far is that:
- these DVD´s have a worse vertical resolution than Moth3rs transfer
- but a better horizontal resolution than Moth3rs transfer