Wasn't that the movie about the woman who...
/Ben, you HUSH RIGHT NOW !!
> The most egregiously bad compression I've seen yet on DVDs so far is
> easily Disney's release of "The Black Hole" - the outer space shots
> were
> so awful, it looked like at JPEG compressed to 20% in Photoshop's
> "Save
> for Web" feature. However, in most recently released DVDs, I haven't
>
> seen any really terrible transfers.
>
> - Jim
>
> Ben Braver wrote:
>
> >Not just majestic -
> >DVDs use MPEG image compression, which sometimes gives artifacts,
> stair-stepping diagonals, etc.
> >LDs aren't compressed.
> >While the resolution on DVDs is theoretically higher (and the sound!),
>
> >the picture quality on the old chrome pizzas can be noticably better.
>
> >I still have an LD and the Star Wars trilogy on 12"
> >:-)
> >
> >-Ben
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>In college, a friend of mine bought a laserdisc player and the Star
>
> >>Wars
> >>trilogy box set (~1993). We sat up all night (with most of the rest
>
> >>of
> >>the floor of the dorm) watching the three, marvelling at the picture
>
> >>quality and sound. I'm certainly looking forward to being able to
> get
> >>
> >>them on DVD (though we will apparently be unable to get anything
> other
> >>
> >>than the Greedo-shoots-first versions), but there was something just
>
> >>majestic about those heavy, massive aluminum discs.
> >>
> >>- Jim
> >>
> >>Marlon Moyer wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>I wish my camcorder had that ability. It would have made importing
>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>all
> >>
> >>
> >>>my old 8mm tapes a lot easier. Unfortunately, I had to buy a tuner
>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>card
> >>
> >>
> >>>and import it via an analog signal. Talk about a beating! Anyway,
>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>as
> >>
> >>
> >>>soon as I get all the tapes imported, I'm going to hook up my
> >>>
> >>>
> >>laserdisc
> >>
> >>
> >>>player and make shiny dvd's of the classics......Star Wars, Empire,
>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>ROTJ :)
> >>
> >>
> >>>marlon
> >>>
> >>>Ben Braver wrote:
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>>Marlon is correct about establishing a continuous time code on the
>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>tape.
> >>
> >>
> >>>>The video programs like that better.
> >>>>
> >>>>But you shouldn't have to record with the lens cap on ('cause this
>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>would also activate the microphone!) - put the camcorder into VCR
> mode,
> >>not camera mode, and press the record button!
> >>
> >>
> >>>>-Ben
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
>
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