UFO on DVD You,ve not seen nothing yet.

With Granada taking over from Carlton in connection with the rights to all of the important Gerry Anderson shows,surely this must include the probable release of UFO in High Definition DVD when this hits consumers in the next year or so.The new Captain Scarlet is being made with
a High Definition DVD release in mind.

And if you think the UFO DVD,s could,nt be improved on think again.The live action footage on UFO was shot on 35mm film,and with good reason.Film stock has always been the medium of choice for professionals due to its ability to produce highly detailed
images.High definition video is of course breaking into professional use,but film is generally preferred not only for its defintion but also for other characteristics that make the images feel alive in a way video cannot.
For the special effects on UFO a 16mm Mitchelll camera was used by Derek Meddings team.This is still professional film stock capable of very high detailed images.
Even 8mm film when I used it back in 1974 produced fantastic quality shots,far better than any DVD image even on a progressive scan monitor,and that is very good.

If you,ve happened to see the High Definition titles already released like Coral Reef Adventure,Journey into Amazing Caves and Amazon played through Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series DVD player software you,ll get an idea of what to expect from Granada when they surely release UFO and other Anderson series in High Definition DVD.

Can't wait.

Mark UK

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Does Granada have a wep page?

Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Davies" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 8:44 AM
Subject: [SHADO] UFO on DVD You,ve not seen nothing yet.


> With Granada taking over from Carlton in connection with the rights to all
of the important Gerry Anderson shows,surely this must include the probable
release of UFO in High Definition DVD when this hits consumers in the next
year or so.The new Captain Scarlet is being made with
> a High Definition DVD release in mind.
>
> And if you think the UFO DVD,s could,nt be improved on think again.The
live action footage on UFO was shot on 35mm film,and with good reason.Film
stock has always been the medium of choice for professionals due to its
ability to produce highly detailed
> images.High definition video is of course breaking into professional
use,but film is generally preferred not only for its defintion but also for
other characteristics that make the images feel alive in a way video cannot.
> For the special effects on UFO a 16mm Mitchelll camera was used by Derek
Meddings team.This is still professional film stock capable of very high
detailed images.
> Even 8mm film when I used it back in 1974 produced fantastic quality
shots,far better than any DVD image even on a progressive scan monitor,and
that is very good.
>
> If you,ve happened to see the High Definition titles already released like
Coral Reef Adventure,Journey into Amazing Caves and Amazon played through
Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series DVD player software you,ll get an idea of
what to expect from Granada when they surely release UFO and other Anderson
series in High Definition DVD.

Sorry, that should read "web page" ;)


Keith
----- Original Message -----
From: "Spiralmind" <[hidden email]>
To: <[hidden email]>
Sent: Saturday, July 24, 2004 8:47 AM
Subject: Re: [SHADO] UFO on DVD You,ve not seen nothing yet.

all
> of the important Gerry Anderson shows,surely this must include the
probable for
> other characteristics that make the images feel alive in a way video
cannot.
> > For the special effects on UFO a 16mm Mitchelll camera was used by Derek
> Meddings team.This is still professional film stock capable of very high
> detailed images.
> > Even 8mm film when I used it back in 1974 produced fantastic quality
> shots,far better than any DVD image even on a progressive scan monitor,and
> that is very good.
> >
> > If you,ve happened to see the High Definition titles already released
like
> Coral Reef Adventure,Journey into Amazing Caves and Amazon played through
> Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series DVD player software you,ll get an idea
of
> what to expect from Granada when they surely release UFO and other
Anderson

Sorry, but this will remain a dream
even for the distant future.
Firstly it's doubtful that the U.K.
will adopt High Definition TV
anytime soon, if ever. Secondly the
recent merger ['absorption' would
be a more accurate description] of
Carlton and Granada is bad news fr
fans of archive TV. Don't expect
anymore complete restoration work
on any TV shows released by Granada
Ventures, as the person who really
pushed for these kind of things has
been made redundant. We're lucky
to have got UFO, etc, completely
restored for standard DVD. The
reason NEW CAPTAIN SCARLET is being
made in HD is because the U.S.A.
and Japan have HD TV. The same
reason Gerry made STINGRAY,
THUNDERBIRDS, etc, in
colour:because the U.S. had colour
TV before Britain. --- In
[hidden email], 'Mark
Davies' <aonq79@d...> wrote:
> With Granada taking over from
Carlton in connection with the
rights to all of the important
Gerry Anderson shows,surely this
must include the probable release
of UFO in High Definition DVD when
this hits consumers in the next
year or so.The new Captain Scarlet
is being made with
> a High Definition DVD release in
mind.
>
> And if you think the UFO DVD,s
could,nt be improved on think
again.The live action footage on
UFO was shot on 35mm film,and with
good reason.Film stock has always
been the medium of choice for
professionals due to its ability to
produce highly detailed
> images.High definition video is
of course breaking into
professional use,but film is
generally preferred not only for
its defintion but also for other
characteristics that make the
images feel alive in a way video
cannot.
> For the special effects on UFO a
16mm Mitchelll camera was used by
Derek Meddings team.This is still
professional film stock capable of
very high detailed images.
> Even 8mm film when I used it back
in 1974 produced fantastic quality
shots,far better than any DVD image
even on a progressive scan
monitor,and that is very good.
>
> If you,ve happened to see the
High Definition titles already
released like Coral Reef
Adventure,Journey into Amazing
Caves and Amazon played through
Microsoft's Windows Media 9 Series
DVD player software you,ll get an
idea of what to expect from Granada
when they surely release UFO and
other Anderson series in High
Definition DVD.
>
> Can't wait.
>
> Mark UK
>
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message have been removed]