In reply to "BillFrugge" who wrote the following:
> 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.
I know what you mean. Was it the theatrical version you uploaded?
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