AndyMcKinney
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There's also the possibility that the Internet was wrong. It's shocking, I know.
The whole "Hallmark detested these shows and destroyed the masters" thing is pre-internet, though.
There's also the possibility that the Internet was wrong. It's shocking, I know.
The whole "Hallmark detested these shows and destroyed the masters" thing is pre-internet, though.
The deal was made in 1995 and the Internet was around then. I know because that was the first year my Dad let me use it in his office.
This is unlike the Universal fire, which was criminal negligence but never proven to be deliberate. Hallmark wasn't the only non-fan* because apparently the news was greeted with schadenfreude in some quarters of the animation industry (read: insider-inclusive Facebook groups years after the fact). Still, they hampered the ability of anyone entitled to money to get any money out of the shows. Why was there never a lawsuit over it? What else did they destroy?
Well folks, Amazon is back to their usual p—-ing contest with Warner.
I carted a copy (using the provided link on this thread) yesterday with a release date of Oct 7th. Today it shows up as “Currently Unavailable”.
Great news! I'm so glad Warner decided for a physical media release. For a while there, I was worried that it would be streaming only.
I wonder if the Blu-ray will include this restoration doc as an extra...
Amazon has that same estimate for all new WAC titles due to ongoing "issues" that they don't wish to disclose. It's nothing out of the ordinary.Anyone know if anything is up with this title? I didn't see it listed on the Warner site now, and at amazon they said shipping might take up to 4 weeks.
Great news! I'm so glad Warner decided for a physical media release. For a while there, I was worried that it would be streaming only.
I wonder if the Blu-ray will include this restoration doc as an extra...
Unbelievable quality. I thought my old DVD set looked fine, but this is a night and day comparison. The Blu-Ray looks amazing. I'm buying a second copy help contribute to the sales of this title and hopefully we will get Wonder Woman on BD next!
I'm assuming there were absolutely no extras?
No, it would have been nice but I can't really complain. And not that I didn't expect it, but the crossover episodes with Isis are bittersweet. Seeing Joanna Cameron in glorious HD and knowing that is a series we surely will not see in high definition. Ever.
Nor the other live action Filmstion shows like ArK II. Kind of spoils the impact of this release a bit, at least for me.
This is unlike the Universal fire, which was criminal negligence but never proven to be deliberate.
Actually from a technical point of view, there is a way to restore the proper framerare and audio pitch of the Filmation material transferred in PAL that is not a standard PAL to NTSC transfer format, and thus a better quality transfer - closer to the original elements.
The material was shot 24fps and transferred at 25fps - the technology exists where the footage could be transferred one frame at a time digitally and then create the digital equivalent of the original film print- converting frame-by-frame 25fps back into 24fps - you basically create in the digital domain a "film print" - you recover the material back to it's original 24fps format - visual and audio wise. This works becuase all the frames are there - just transfered 1fps faster.