UFO Merchandise...

>From: Marc Martin <[hidden email]>
>One of these days Silva Screen is going to release their single disc
>UFO soundtrack, and then people will have something affordable they
>can buy. What this will do to the value of the two-disc Fanderson
>release, I don't know...
>
>Marc

Well, seeing what release of "Space: 1999" CD by the same company did to
"Fanderson" sold out edition, I wouldn't be too optinistic, but, let's wait
and see.

Well, it's amazing how the technology progresses... but... I am afraid we
haven't yet achieved progress humanity had in 1980's acording to "UFO"
(except for optical media and mobile phones). Where did we take the wrong
turn?

I consider I saw HD versions of "UFO" by seeing pictures on Marc's web site.
Enough of a proof for their existence. Nice to hear "Granada" is planning
pillar boxed edition which will show all of the picture. I just can't wait
for this kind of progress to happen : )

BTW, the last two batches of New photos are just amazing! (not that there's
something wrong with the others) Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

All the best,
Branko

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On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 11:17:44 +0000
"Branko Vekic" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> Well, it's amazing how the technology progresses... but... I am afraid we
> haven't yet achieved progress humanity had in 1980's acording to "UFO"
> (except for optical media and mobile phones). Where did we take the wrong
> turn?
>

We have in some respects, but not in others. Certainly, aerospace and
marine engineering isn't quite up to the standards of UFO-universe 1980
yet, but we have computer power and gadgets way in advance of anything
Gerry Anderson foresaw. Just glancing across my desk for an example and
my telephone caught my eye. I used to think that the cordless handsets
sometimes seen in UFO were unrealistic when I was a kid, but here on
my desk I have a cordless telephone with a bright little colour screen
built in, that displays pictures and text.

Of course, it's 2007, not 1980 ..


> I consider I saw HD versions of "UFO" by seeing pictures on Marc's web site.
> Enough of a proof for their existence. Nice to hear "Granada" is planning
> which will show all of the picture.

Not sure what you mean by "pillar boxed edition", as that's a term normally
used for widescreen content intended to be shown on 4:3 aspect ratio screens,
no?

James

> Not sure what you mean by "pillar boxed edition", as that's a term
> normally used for widescreen content intended to be shown on 4:3
> aspect ratio screens, no?

The term I see for that (widescreen content on standard TVs) is
"letterboxed" (black bars on top and bottom).

standard TV content on a widescreen TV would be "pillarboxed"
(black bars on left and right side)

Marc

On Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:27:01 -0700
"Marc Martin" <[hidden email]> wrote:

> The term I see for that (widescreen content on standard TVs) is
> "letterboxed" (black bars on top and bottom).
>
> standard TV content on a widescreen TV would be "pillarboxed"
> (black bars on left and right side)

Ah, I was thinking of "letterboxed" now you mention it. Thanks Marc.

James

>
>standard TV content on a widescreen TV would be "pillarboxed"
>(black bars on left and right side)
>
>Marc


That's correct. I don't like black bars on any side, to be sure, but that's
the best way to adapt content to other format. Being a purist, I think
that's much better than cropping, although many people like to see full
screen, no matter what is lost in the process. I tend to respect original
artistic composition of anything, from paintings to video.

All the best,
Branko

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