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jacksparrow900	The Satanic Rites Of Dracula And Horror Of Dracula Video On Demand	Lead	[-]
(10/16/09 7:16 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just rented the satanic rites of dracula on amazon and the print is ten times better than the anchor bay dvd It's the only hammer dracula film I have always thought that the transfer they used for the dvd was too faded. Last Edited By: jacksparrow900 10/16/09 10:05 PM. Edited 1 time.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#1	[-]
(10/16/09 8:31 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Details, man, details! Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP
jacksparrow900		#2	[-]
(10/16/09 9:06 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#3	[-]
(10/16/09 9:25 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What is the run-time of the Amazon version? And, thanks btw. Ben Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP
jacksparrow900		#4	[-]
(10/16/09 9:30 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	87 mins
jacksparrow900		#5	[-]
(10/16/09 9:48 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	here's horror of dracula it looks like the fix the framing problem the warner dvd video on demand warner dvd video on demand
Jameson281		#6	[-]
(10/16/09 10:07 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	In the HORROR OF DRACULA comparison, the video on demand version looks like it's pan-and-scan, since it's cropping the right side of the hard-matted image. I believe the correct framing should (roughly) have the width of the DVD image and the height of the video on demand image.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#7	[-]
(10/16/09 11:27 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	What video format are these downloads? AVI? Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP
Michael Heisler		#8	[-]
(10/17/09 6:57 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jameson281 wrote: In the HORROR OF DRACULA comparison, the video on demand version looks like it's pan-and-scan, since it's cropping the right side of the hard-matted image. Really? Looks to me like the VOD version actually contains more information on the right side of the image. Look at the shadows that the railing is casting on the wall in the first example. I wonder what the source of the VOD is.
Chesterbelloc		#9	[-]
(10/17/09 11:57 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	It's hard to tell from screencaps, but the VOD version definitely looks like it has more information on the sides and top. Also, the VOD looks less washed out and sharper than the DVD. I watched the DVD about a week ago on my 1080p projector on an 84" screen, and the picture was soft and washed out. I immediatedly watched BRIDES OF DRACULA afterwards, and it was sharp as a tack with gorgeous color. So the softness and washed out pic was definitely the source material, and not my monitor. Check out my movie collection at: http://www.dvdaf.com/search.html?where=larryw7&init_form=where_0_larryw7*mode_more
dracsback		#10	[-]
(10/18/09 6:35 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	So what VERSION are the images above? Seems just as cropped as before. I played just the first 2:00 minutes which you can watch for FREE. I don't see any more real estate on HORROR OF DRACULA than before. Plus on that 2 minutes the quality was pretty bad. "I saw what I saw when I saw it!"
happydude33		#11	[-]
(10/18/09 10:19 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jameson281 wrote: In the HORROR OF DRACULA comparison, the video on demand version looks like it's pan-and-scan, since it's cropping the right side of the hard-matted image. I believe the correct framing should (roughly) have the width of the DVD image and the height of the video on demand image. I don't know, I don't normally pay much credence to screen-caps, but those look to have the same amount on left and right and more on top and bottom to me.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#12	[-]
(10/18/09 11:44 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Look the same, width-wise, to me as well. It's almost an optical illusion since the VoD version is smaller than the DVD caps. Tempted to download it myself, but am hesitant to pay $10 for it. EDIT: the price is now $5.79! Went down for some reason. Odd. Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP Last Edited By: bgart13 10/18/09 11:55 PM. Edited 2 times.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#13	[-]
(10/22/09 7:39 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Bought the HoD from Amazon, it is better looking than the dvd. Except for compression issues that is. Colors, framing, detail -- instantly appeared better to me. Makes me wonder if the WB four-film pack of Hammer Dracs has this transfer or the original dvd transfer (the Uni set of John Carpenter films has news transfers apparently for THEY LIVE and PRINCE OF DARKNESS, so ya never know). Ben Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP
Jameson281		#14	[-]
(10/22/09 8:31 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Michael Heisler wrote: Jameson281 wrote: In the HORROR OF DRACULA comparison, the video on demand version looks like it's pan-and-scan, since it's cropping the right side of the hard-matted image. Really? Looks to me like the VOD version actually contains more information on the right side of the image. Look at the shadows that the railing is casting on the wall in the first example. I wonder what the source of the VOD is. D'oh! You're right. What was I thinking? Must not have been paying very close attention . . .
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#15	[-]
(10/22/09 8:41 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Anyone followed up with any other Hammer VODs yet? Esp, CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN and THE MUMMY? Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP
dracsback		#16	[-]
(10/23/09 9:54 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	bgart13 wrote: Bought the HoD from Amazon, it is better looking than the dvd. Except for compression issues that is. Colors, framing, detail -- instantly appeared better to me. Makes me wonder if the WB four-film pack of Hammer Dracs has this transfer or the original dvd transfer (the Uni set of John Carpenter films has news transfers apparently for THEY LIVE and PRINCE OF DARKNESS, so ya never know). Ben What format was your download of HOD in? "I saw what I saw when I saw it!"
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#17	[-]
(10/23/09 12:57 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	WMV with the stupid DRM protection (digital rights management). The file was about 1.50 gb, which is pretty good sized. Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP
dracsback		#18	[-]
(10/24/09 9:07 AM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Okay so I went back to my DVDs. I have the single HOD and the 4 Pack. The movies ARE the same cut. No diference that I can see but here is an interesting difference in the movie vs the TRAILER on the same disk. First, let looks that the infamous cropping on the crypt stairs -- Notice that the door is still open. When he closes it the scene fades out BUT on the TRAILER in the same aspect ratio we see much more of Lee. You'll notice the the door is CLOSED in this one - no fade out. The camera is stationary. So did Warners ZOOM IN on the movie version or is it a different shot from the camera and if so why? It might be that when transferrring they just made sure they got the top of the frame in because part of the bottom is now missing. Now let us look at the meeting between the grumpy Inn Keeper and Van Helsing. The first shot is from the DVD and you'll see his hat cropped. But, on the TRAILER we see all of his hat but in the same aspect ratio. Again, looks like they got all top of the frame in because the bottom is slightly missing. Also, the trailer contains a slightly different edit between Grumpy and Van Helsing - no big deal they do this all the time. And finally, the trailer has much more contrast and grain throughout. Sometimes the Trailer depending upon scene looks better than the full movie. The Movie in comparison seems a bit washed out in certain scenes. Sure wish whoever was transferring this paid closer attention to what they were doing. Even in 1.78:1 they could have adjusted the "crop" depending upon the scene. "I saw what I saw when I saw it!" Last Edited By: dracsback 10/25/09 12:03 PM. Edited 2 times.
bgart13.thelatarniaforums		#19	[-]
(02/10/12 3:56 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Unfortunately, trailers generally can't be relied upon for comparisons. I agree that the OAR is better for the trailer, however footage used in trailers isn't always the take used in the feature. It is always interesting to see alternate takes in trailers, though. The Amazon video is proving to be interesting though. And, while I am for artists' rights, I may have figured out how to crack the DRM mystery... Ben Lux Interior: 10.21.46-2.4.09 RIP
Ted Newsom		#20	[-]
(10/25/09 1:32 PM) Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	The trailer clearly contains alternate footage and extended or alternate takes. It puzzles me why the aspect ratios are different. Or SEEM different, anyway. I'm not even sure there are any scenes from the movie itself from the trailer. I'd thought for ages that they were simply dupes of what's in the movie, til I got to trying to sync stuff for the documentary. Nearly everything is different. Even the bit in the crypt, "This is not Lucy, the sister you loved, it's only a shell..." Could be the whole trailer was made of trims. British trailer as several shots which are a few seconds longer in it than they are in the US one, or the film (shots of the library fight in the end, f'r'instance.)

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