Re: [SurroundSound] Re: PF Pompeii 40th Anniversary Edition

Sam, did you get my donation yet?   -CP

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From: grill <grill@index.hu>
To: SurroundSound <surroundsound@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Fri, Jun 22, 2012 3:04 pm
Subject: [SurroundSound] Re: PF Pompeii 40th Anniversary Edition

Hello Sam! Thank you for your valuable input. I wish you full success  in this grandiose project. Regarding blu-ray imo that would be the  most appropriate format. Blu doesn't only mean HD video but it can  deliver lossless HD audio, too. Also, blu-ray format fully supports SD  (aka DVD) video resolution.  So I wish you could do such a blu-ray  release.    On jún. 22, 09:39, supervehicle <sjslei...@gmail.com> wrote:  > Hi everyone,  >  > I'm the so-called mastermind behind this project, I didn't realize that  > this thread existed until someone told me about it.  >  > I just thought I'd come here to address, correct, and reiterate some of the  > things that've been discussed in regard to this topic.  >  > This project is intended as an update to a previous effort of mine, being  > the "Restored 1974 Cut" of *Live at Pompeii* that can be found on Demonoid,  > as will this upcoming update. Although we'll be working with a 35mm print  > of the film this time around, the only thing that's being transfered is the  > quadraphonic sound. I would love to do a 4K scan of the print, but  > something like this would be very costly, and the color has faded quite  > significantly, meaning that extensive restoration would be necessary revive  > the film to its former glory.  >  > As for whether or not I will be putting out a Blu-ray Disc of this project,  > the answer is a rational no, only because of the source material. I'm  > working with the "Original Concert Film" as found on the Director's Cut DVD  > and a transfer of the Vestron LaserDisc. The quad mix, on the other hand, I  > will most likely make available as an uncompressed WAV file and/or a  > lossless DVD-A; it will also be available on the Restored '74 Cut DVD, but  > in the form of a lossy Dolby Digital track.  >  > The film's original elements do still exist. Yes, the negatives and  > multi-tracks (from which a new 5.1 mix can be made) are still with us. I  > have personally spoken to Adrian Maben, and he confirmed this... however,  > he doesn't know what ever became of the master for the quad mix (which  > would make this project that much more important). So an HD release of the  > film is very much a possibility, it's only a matter of time before such a  > thing sees the light of day. Money is the main thing, at the moment, that's  > preventing this from progressing any further. Universal doesn't seem  > willing to set aside a reasonable amount of cash for Adrian & Co. to work  > with, but it will happen eventually.  >  > Oh, and one last thing, in response to something *flytomars *brought up:   *Ladies  > and Gentlemen: The Rolling Stones* may've very well been the first film to  > feature a discrete, "four corners" quad mix; although *Pompeii* was first  > released in 1972, the quad mix appeared two years later, accompanying the  > 1974 version of the film (which added the interview and "behind-the-scenes  > of DSOTM" segments). And I believe that *Ladies and Gentlemen *was released  > earlier in the year than *Pompeii*.  >  > *If you would like to donate for this cause, all donations can be sent to  > sjsleiman AT gmail.com via PayPal. The deadline is the 24th of this month.  > So please donate if you can, and share the news of this project with those  > who you think may be interested.*  > *  > *  > -Sam  >  >  >  > On Tuesday, June 19, 2012 9:43:29 AM UTC-7, grill wrote:  >  > >http://img710.imageshackdot us/img710/1337/pompeii22.jpg  >  > > More at AFG members area.- Idézett szöveg elrejtése -  >  > - Idézett szöveg megjelenítése -    --   You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups   "SurroundSound" group.  To post to this group, send email to SurroundSound@googlegroups.com  To unsubscribe from this group, send email to SurroundSound-unsubscribe@googlegroups.com  For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/SurroundSound  

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