On 2017-05-23 23:22:12 +0000, BillFrugge said:
> On 2017-05-23 22:50:37 +0000, DeadMan@nwa.org said:
>
>> In reply to "BillFrugge" who wrote the following:
>>
>>> On 2017-05-23 05:05:37 +0000, **PCZ** said:
>>>
>>>> Where are the BluRay versions posted ?
>>>
>>> You got me! To be honest, I figured someone else would've done that by now...
>>>
>>> With all apologies to DeadMan, I haven't done a comparison between his
>>> rip and mine and don't really want to crap on his post. (which I'm sure
>>> looks terrific!) I'm prepping the pilot in 720p and if anyone wants any
>>> more of them we'll talk.
>>
>> Yes, I was aware of the blurays. Doesn't sound like a lot of work was put into
>> them. They weren't transfered from original prints, and seemingly only upscaled
>> and did some cleanup on a couple key episodes. Didn't think it was worth the
>> cash to pick up the import bluray's for what little was done to them.
>> Would love to see the bluray releases though just for a visual reference.
>
> I'm going to have to research this again to be sure... You've created
> doubt in my mind since I haven't looked at them in a few months.
>
> There are two versions of 'Awakening': The feature film is upscaled,
> but the full length pilot is in HD, as is the rest of the series.
> Universal scanned the film, but didn't do any dirt removal, color
> timing, or other digital remastering.
>
> http://www.thedigitalbits.com/item/buck-rogers-25th-century-complete-series-regb-brd
>
>
> That said, I think I've uploaded the correct version of the pilot.
> Opening titles are in line with the series. I've got all of them on my
> hard drive atm if there's another episode you want to check.
On second thought... Some things were just not meant to be seen...
I was just checking out the second episode. Definitely in HD. The
picture is so sharp that you can see that Wilma and Buck's helmets are
made with styrofoam and tape... Awful to the point of distraction, imo.
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