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Post #633636

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penguinofgreatness
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'Raiders of the Lost Ark' - bluray and colour timing changes (Released)
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Date created
12-Apr-2013, 11:24 PM

jero32 said:

4 options

1.) color timing on dvd/wowow is the original timing, doesn't seem like thats completely true though. When wowow transfer was made, minor tweaks to timing were made.

2.) Dvd was incorrect but used as a source for timing the new transfer anyway. Minor tweaks were made.

3.) A colder bulb was used for the transfer, and they didn't take this into acount

4.) a "creative decision" was made with the dvd that raiders should match the other 2 movies more. This decision was reversed when Spielberg decided he wasn't going to mess with his movies the likes of E.T. anymore.

5) The DVD was color timed rather neutrally (close to the colors that came from the camera and o-neg) because they thought it looked good and didn't bother to look at reference materials. When doing the BD they attempted to make it closer to the theatrical look but modern choices still crept in (like some occasional teal). This is what i think.

6) None of the transfers are right and Raiders was originally presented in a bright neon purple and chartreuse palette.

For what its worth, I think that Spielberg approved the Bluray/IMAX colors. (Although this does not mean that they are accurate in the slightest)