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- From: paul@pubnet.com (Paul Telles)
- Subject: Re: Mini Disc Review
- Organization: PUBNET Communications Services
- Date: Fri, 01 Jan 1993 06:29:26 GMT
- Message-ID: <1993Jan01.062926.21589@pubnet.com>
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- Summary: Looks like RHPS was shot in 1.66:1
- References: <1992Dec29.185732.8310@pubnet.com> <5407@calmasd.Prime.COM>
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- In article <5407@calmasd.Prime.COM> jpb@calmasd.Prime.COM (Jan Bielawski) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec29.185732.8310@pubnet.com> paul@pubnet.com (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.)
-
- I tend to agree, for the most part letterboxing a film shot in a 1.66:1
- aspect ratio is an illusion. I don't have the duellists, but I have
- the Grateful Dead Movie on LD and it's in a 1.66:1 aspect ratio. The black
- bands are quite thin...nevertheless, I'm still a fan of widescreen/letterbox.
-
- I think your exactly right...the credits at the end of chapter 19 on the
- RHPS LD *are* letterboxed *just* like a film that is shot in 1.66:1. It's
- too bad that they didn't letterbox the entire disk...argh...
-
- > 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
- > jpb@calmasd.prime.com
- >
-
- Let us know what you find. It sure seems like surround to me.
-
- --Paul
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