[78-L] Wizard of Oz in hidef

[David Lennick]

Sammy Jones wrote:
> Ken wrote:
> 
>> Today's audiences are so conditioned to the look of video that they
>> think its an improvement over film.  Some of those video "restorations"
>> are done by fools who destroy the original look of the film.  
> 
> Please tell me they're not cropping the Wizard of Oz to widescreen!

And while they're at it, let's hope they colorize the first chunk. That sepia..

dl


> 
> I have the deluxe standard DVD set that was released a few years ago, and
> the picture is splendid.  It's restored with a new process that involves the
> scanning of each of the three individual monochrome Technicolor negatives.
> The images are then aligned perfectly to make (they say) better looking
> images than were achievable in the original release prints.  
> 
> I believe original nitrate Technicolor prints are used as a reference for
> color saturation, etc.  I'm not sure what they do about the grain on the
> negatives.  I hope they left it in...
> 
> I haven't seen this version projected on the big screen, but on DVD it looks
> great.  I assume the new theater release version probably uses the same
> master.
> 
> Sammy Jones
>