Okay, come on, guys. PM each other if you want to slug it out over what capture looks better.
I’m here because I love these films and am incredibly excited that they were finally shown this way in HD. I see no benefit in going back and forth on these points any more aside to wish digitalfreaknyc the absolute best of luck on his proposed upgrade of the 720p rip / BD theatrical footage, which is why I removed myself from the in-the-weeds part of this discussion. What he’s attempting will either prove a substantive upgrade over what’s currently out there or it won’t. I, for one, truly hope that it does. All the bickering here only distracts him from accomplishing that admirable goal. A broadcast of this historical relevance and artistic quality should be preserved in the highest quality possible. Until he’s done with his efforts, though, we have a from-the-source 720p rip of this edit that looks pretty great, which is more than any of us thought we’d have. Let’s keep our eyes on the ball, huh?
There isn’t any question that the 720p direct capture is better. I’ve NEVER disputed that. However, I keep getting berated by Marin about my version not being good enough.
Just in case a language barrier has made things unclear, let me state this again:
THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO.
And in case you didn’t get that the first time…let me say it again:
THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO.
I have NEVER seen cable show grain. Ever. On any channel. In my entire life.
Perhaps someone out there is lucky enough to have cable that looks like that but mine has never. I’m going to see if I can get a new box this week but I don’t have the disposable income to pay for the newest box that may not yield better results at all.
As I have said oVer…and OVER…cable companies re-encode the signal at their discretion. How high (or low) that bitrate is can vary.
But the bottom line is that THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO ABOUT IT.
Did I make that clear enough?
And since you haven’t seen it in motion, here’s a short clip from my version. If you can watch THAT and tell me there’s a major problem with it, then you’re nuts, IMHO.
https://mega.nz/#!CtsxCQpC!a9ijyAKB1Tu20eUFNG768-PB0XpGTnUlDhILvR8Zy9Y