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From: [e-mail] (Jan Bielawski)
Newsgroups: rec.video.releases
Subject: Re: Mini Disc Review
Message-ID: <[e-mail]>
Date: 30 Dec 92 21:37:56 GMT
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Organization: Computervision, San Diego, CA
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Paul Telles) writes:
<I picked up a few LDs recently and thought I would share my observations
<with the net...
<
<The Rocky Horror Picture Show, R, Stereo, 1992, FoxVideo, Released Dec. 23
<
<Excellent video transfer.  The disc is not LBX.  Not that it matters, I
<believe it was originally shot at academy ratio...can someone clarify
<this?  The digital audio is of the same quality as the CD soundtrack.

    I believe it was shot at 1.66:1 and it needs letterboxing (there
are those who believe letterboxing a 1.66:1 film is an illusion and the
resulting improvement is a figment of imagination.  If this is so, try
renting Ridley Scott's "The Duellists" and see how wide the black bands
are even at 1.66:1.  Yes I did watch the movie several times yesterday.)

    1. The movie was made in 1975 and the Academy ratio was considered
passe at that time.

    2. Compare the full screen shots in chapter 20 to the video frames
on side 1.  You'll see arms cut off and such.

<The disc sounds like it is surround encoded, however, no credit is given
<to Dolby Labs and the Dolby logo does not appear on the sleeve.  It is
<interesting to note though, a surround test immediately follows the film.
<Can they encode in surround and not give credit to Dolby?

    Hmmm.  Sounds interesting.  I'll try to check it on a surround
set up -- anybody else tried it?

    Jan Bielawski
    Computervision, San Diego
    [e-mail]