|
|
Post by Richard Hunter on Aug 20, 2003 14:29:28 GMT
Has anyone noticed how "Grainy" the picture is on the re-runs of Upstairs Downstairs being shown on UK Gold at the moment?
Is that due to the quality of the tape the programme was recorded on or poor storage of the tapes?
|
|
|
|
Post by SteveP on Aug 20, 2003 18:01:15 GMT
Has anyone noticed how "Grainy" the picture is on the re-runs of Upstairs Downstairs being shown on UK Gold at the moment? Is that due to the quality of the tape the programme was recorded on or poor storage of the tapes? It's the quality of LWT's digital masters of it. Stephen La Riviere (who posts here) spoke to the archivist about this and the modern D2 archive copies were made from whatever source (not necessarily the original quads) seemed in the best nick. The original quads had been played a lot and had lots of dropout and scratches, and it seems in some cases multi-generational 1" copies (for example) were deemed preferable. I gather in a couple of cases with this series, quads that had been returned from Australia and subsequently archived were in better condition than LWT's own tapes! Steve |
|
|
|
Post by Richard Hunter on Aug 21, 2003 11:11:48 GMT
Thanks for that Steve.
|
|
|
|
Post by Wigtin Blomreds on Aug 26, 2005 12:55:36 GMT
Did they ever find the b&w pilot?
|
|
