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- From: mani@aix.Berkeley.EDU (Mani Varadarajan)
- Newsgroups: rec.audio
- Subject: Re: analog pride
- Date: 20 Dec 92 19:32:46
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
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- In-reply-to: jhenders@jonh.wimsey.bc.ca's message of Sat, 19 Dec 1992 16:24:10 -0800
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- >Norman P. Tracy (znpt01@trc.amoco.com) wrote:
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- >This makes me think of TV shows that are filmed (using movie film) rather
- >than video (like Cheers as opposed to most sitcoms). Film gives a more
- >unrealistic, softer look. The crispness of video makes shows look "cheap".
- >Maybe this is just because we are conditioned by movies...
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- I don't think that film gives a more unrealistic look; in fact,
- i believe that film reproduces colors much more realistically
- than videotape does. Bright colors tend to dominate too much
- in videotape, and lighting conditions affect it a lot more than
- film.
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- Film is just far better to look at.
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- Mani
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