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Post #671764

Author
captainsolo
Parent topic
'Raiders of the Lost Ark' - bluray and colour timing changes (Released)
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Date created
16-Nov-2013, 6:37 PM

I'll throw in my two cents. We're probably never going to be able to be definitive on the color timing, short of scanning a print ourselves, and even then-as has been brought up numerous times in this thread-there's film stock, IP differences, color timing decisions, on-set photography, and all kinds of variables to consider.

The new BD timing is for the most part correct and appropriate. Personally I find some scenes a bit too garish in the vein of modern timing and the KOTCS abomination...but it isn't a bad transfer. It also seemed more integrated and better overall in the 35mm print struck for the anniversary.

Footage of same print I saw (not mine): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dprxDRIq23I

What is atrocious is the complete reworking of the soundtrack from new elements and the abandoning of the original, despite the DVD multichannel mix being a bit restrained  (made very obvious in the new 35mm which used this track unlike the IMAX version).

I may get some flack for saying this but I actually prefer the LD for picture despite the aliasing as it seems a bit more natural than the DVD and it is similar to the VHS I grew up with.

Audio...LD wins. No contest. Hands down. End of discussion. The score's integration alone nails it along with directional panning and fine detail not present in the DVD 5.1 derived from the 70mm master.