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 Verfasst am: 13 Mai 2010 10:41 Titel: USA: Stanley Kubricks 'Spartacus" von Universal |
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Die ersten Screenshots von der "Spartacus"-Blu-ray aus dem Hause Universal bei high def disc news waren ein Schlag in die Magengrube. Wie derzeit von Universal nicht anders zu erwarten, wurde diese Veröffentlichung wieder in den Sand gesetzt. Nun hat sich auch Robert A. Harris, der den Film Anfang der 90er Jahre restauriert hat, im HomeTheaterForum zu der Disc geäußert.
Ein paar Auszüge:
| Zitat: | An HD master was created from our 65mm interpositive some ten years ago. AFAIK it has previously been used for all SD as well as HD releases of Spartacus, I am told that the master was returned to HTV for clean-up and removal of unwanted noise and grain.
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Where before, we had heavy noise as captured by the HD transfer, we now have something akin to the surface of a quiet pond in which not even the smallest ripple distorts the surface. Make no mistake, the video noise inherent in the HD master was a problem. The film element upon which the master was based had the normal grain attributes of large format separation masters, which are nominal. No grain reduction was necessary.
The information that I received is that HTV noted the problems, and instituted a fix based upon their newest generation noise and grain reduction software.
After doing a comparison of the HD vs. the new Blu-ray, here’s what I’m seeing:
The video noise, inherent in the HD master is gone. That’s a good thing, but keep in mind that it should never have been there to begin with. In removing the noise, all grain is also gone, replaced by what appears to be a pleasant sheen of artificial film grain.
All of the detail captured by Academy Award winning cinematographer Russell Metty’s meticulous large format Technirama camera, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Color Cinematography, is unfortunately also gone.
All high frequency information has been lost, and with it all of the detail in the image.
In its place the newly softened image has been electronically sharpened. We now have a halos. Contrast has been boosted to make the image appear sharper than it is, but this is perceived as opposed to actual sharpness. Fortunately, possibly based upon the new software, we have not gone plastic.
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There is no problem with the film elements held on Spartacus. There is a 65mm interpositive with virtually all of the basic color timing and densities intact. There are two audio masters. One which replicates the original 6-track 70mm Todd-AO mix, and another, which updates it for those theaters, equipped at the time of the restoration with “baby booms.” It is the Todd-AO mix that properly represents the wide proscenium mix for properly spacial dialogue.
A return to the 65mm IP would not be an extremely expensive undertaking, especially based upon the importance of the film, and of potential worldwide income. The pity is that whatever entity is controlling the purse strings is unable to recognize that fact.
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I would suggest a recall. Spartacus on Blu-ray could have been as Mr. Kubrick wished it to be – a heroic and majestic piece of epic entertainment. With a simple new image harvest, Spartacus could be a piece of brilliant Blu-ray software.
As it is, Spartacus receives an absolute and undeniable…
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Wie Harris schon im "Elizabeth"-Thread beim HTF schrieb:
| Zitat: | | As I'm certain that this will not be recalled for some error or other, I believe that the best move for Universal is to halt all distribution of catalog titles. Stop transferring. Stop mastering. Stop distribution. If not for the sake of the films, do it for our planet. |
Wie Recht er zu haben scheint. 
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