Film resolution

Author: 1990osu
Date: 5-Jul-2012, 10:58 PM

Author: 1990osu
Time: 5-Jul-2012 10:58 PM
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Something I've noticed- People will get on youtube and post on a video (from, say, the 1950s) and say, "What, no 1080p back in the 50s? LOL"

Somewhere along the line people have picked up the idea that 1080 HD is a new invention and that anything older than 10 years is "lower quality". Of course, this is totally wrong and older film is not "360p" or "480p".

Just a pet peeve...

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Author: zombie84
Time: 5-Jul-2012 11:15 PM
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Many movies from the 1950s are available on Blu-ray, so only an idiot would think that a Youtube video uploaded to 320 resolution reflects the state of technology of that time. Youtube only introduced 480p resolution around 2007, and HD resolution was only introduced around 2009. "What they didn't have high definition in 2008?"

When Wizard of Oz was restored, a movie from the 1930s, let alone 50s, they scanned the negatives at 8K resolution in order to get all the quality. I don't think theaters to this day show anything better than 4K, and to find a 4K theater is itself still kind of rare.

Author: HAL Is OVER 9000
Time: 6-Jul-2012 6:23 AM
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Can't wait for youtube to have an 8K resolution setting.

Author: doubleofive
Time: 6-Jul-2012 7:06 AM
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HAL Is OVER 9000!!! said:

Can't wait for youtube to have an 8K resolution setting.

So disappointed you didn't say you were waiting for a resolution of over 9k. ;-)

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Author: TV's Frink
Time: 6-Jul-2012 8:31 AM
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^lol

Author: Gaffer Tape
Time: 6-Jul-2012 1:05 PM
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Well, thankfully, the original line was "over 8,000," so, in a very meta sense, he just meme'd you all to death!

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Author: doubleofive
Time: 6-Jul-2012 1:13 PM
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Gaffer Tape said:

Well, thankfully, the original line was "over 8,000," so, in a very meta sense, he just meme'd you all to death!

You would know that. Being that its what your famous for. But still.

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