Re: DRACULA on Blu-Ray (1931)
Exactly my point - that high-rez of a scan of a print rather than a neg, is going to reveal its source too well.
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It's been mentioned here before, but turn the "sharpness" setting on your TV all the way down/off. The sharpness it provides is artificial, and only makes the grain look worse. The sharpness control...
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cjh5801 wrote:It's been mentioned here before, but turn the "sharpness" setting on your TV all the way down/off. The sharpness it provides is artificial, and only makes the grain look worse. The...
View ArticleRe: DRACULA on Blu-Ray (1931)
Thanks chaps. This viewing was on a newer TV than that on which I had previously viewed it. It looked really awful. I guess I'll look at adjusting the settings. Such "restorations", though, sometimes...
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That does seem to be the way it's done nowadays. So, in order to unleash the true quality that's locked away in our beautiful, HD Blu-rays we have to go through a little process known as "picture...
View ArticleRe: DRACULA on Blu-Ray (1931)
Of course. I understand that. I guess I don't really know enough about such restoration processes. I suppose what I'm saying is that my Dracula DVD is excellent. Why is the "superior" Blu Ray awful?...
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Mick, you're not crazy. All of the comments here are solid. But, as also touched on in the KONG thread, you have an entirely valid point: The Higher-Quality the digital delivery system, the more any...
View ArticleRe: DRACULA on Blu-Ray (1931)
I'll just sort of repeat stuff I wrote here years ago. First, I certainly don't consider the DRACULA Blu-ray to be "awful." Matter of fact, I think it's pretty sensational. It's only those close-up,...
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Rick, Chances are they'll look even better with the adjustments. But then, that's why the settings are there - to suit personal preference. I read that there's some disadvantages to lavender prints...
View ArticleRe: DRACULA on Blu-Ray (1931)
Just to clarify, I'm not complaining about the DRACULA Blu-ray and agree with Rick that it looks fantastic. I prefer to see whatever is inherent in the source, and if that means the imperfections will...
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I read in one of the reviews for the DRACULA Blu-ray that the film grain in lavender prints actually has a lavender tinge to it. I'm just guessing here, but it could be that the restoration team...
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"LAVENDERColloquial name for the Kodak film stock, EASTMAN Fine Grain Duplicating Film 1365 (Nitrate Base),which had a pale blue base, introduced in 1936 for making black and white positives (master...
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Wich2 wrote:"LAVENDER Colloquial name for the Kodak film stock, EASTMAN Fine Grain Duplicating Film 1365 (Nitrate Base),which had a pale blue base, introduced in 1936 for making black and white...
View ArticleRe: DRACULA on Blu-Ray (1931)
Hard to say; we don't know the source elements of all the others. A Lavender is actually CLOSER to the Negative than a Release print. And every Print, of may kind, has its own characteristics. It may...
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Well, it wasn't just one shot, though one shot was somewhat worse than the others. The close-up of Helen Chandler when she leans in to take a bite of David Manners was the worst. Her face seemed to be...
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That's my point - those close-ups may be optical zooms, from back then. I've noticed that before, where directors asked for a close shot to be made more so in Post.
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Wich2 wrote:That's my point - those close-ups may be optical zooms, from back then. I've noticed that before, where directors asked for a close shot to be made more so in Post. Makes sense; and the...
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In all the reviews I've read on the 8 film Blu-ray set, the one that gets singled out every time as the most significant improvement is DRACULA. They don't go out of their way to cite the sources for...
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My opinion on that Classics set was that DRACULA and THE MUMMY were the most improved. Incredibly improved.
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DRACULA was definitely the most eye opening of the restorations. Until the BD I had just accepted the film as one that's always gonna be grainy and dirty looking. The BD was like having a vail pulled...
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