Originally posted by: Laserman
1) They have used the pressing master instead of the telecine master.
2) They have used the NTSC pressing master.
3) They have used the post 'noise/dirt reduction' master. Laserman, thanks for your insight on this. Do you have any knowledge that the pressing master was used, or is this intelligent speculation? I assumed that, because of the presence of DVNR, these must have come from a pressing master, and speculated in another thread about why they didn't use the telecine master (especially as it was D1, rather than D2). My best guess was that whoever makes the decisions didn't want to let go of the color correction that might have been done between tape stages. Someone else posted that they thought the DVNR was applied during telecine, which is possible, if dumb. Do you know anything about this?Originally posted by: Moth3r
I put in my 1989 NTSC laserdisc last night (the one with the fixed "shrinking ratio") - I've had it a while and never viewed it - and it didn't look half bad! Got me wondering whether using a modern, motion-compensated noise reduction filter on this would produce a nicer looking transfer than the THX discs. Also seems to have more detail in dark areas, although this might be the result of a typical overbright video transfer.
Laserman, again, given that these do not suffer from DVNR, and seem to have better color, especially in the Special Collection, what is your assessment of this possibility? Presumably you have seen the X0 capture of the SC?1) They have used the pressing master instead of the telecine master.
2) They have used the NTSC pressing master.
3) They have used the post 'noise/dirt reduction' master. Laserman, thanks for your insight on this. Do you have any knowledge that the pressing master was used, or is this intelligent speculation? I assumed that, because of the presence of DVNR, these must have come from a pressing master, and speculated in another thread about why they didn't use the telecine master (especially as it was D1, rather than D2). My best guess was that whoever makes the decisions didn't want to let go of the color correction that might have been done between tape stages. Someone else posted that they thought the DVNR was applied during telecine, which is possible, if dumb. Do you know anything about this?Originally posted by: Moth3r
I put in my 1989 NTSC laserdisc last night (the one with the fixed "shrinking ratio") - I've had it a while and never viewed it - and it didn't look half bad! Got me wondering whether using a modern, motion-compensated noise reduction filter on this would produce a nicer looking transfer than the THX discs. Also seems to have more detail in dark areas, although this might be the result of a typical overbright video transfer.