Jailhouse Rock DVD??
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Ahh Tulsa you did some background on me huh.
By the way, what the hell are you talking about on Jailhouse Rock. It is a 16x9 true widescreen transfer. I see no Panning other then natural camera movement. I have the original version. If you want the pan and scan flip over the disc. Full screen is just that PAN AND SCAN.
I already did the AB test. Sorry, but this is the original aspect ratio of the movie that our grandparents saw in theatres. Though I can't PROVE it, cause I wasn't there, and I doubt my grandparents would have remembered anyway. All I know is there is more there, then the full screen version.
By the way, what the hell are you talking about on Jailhouse Rock. It is a 16x9 true widescreen transfer. I see no Panning other then natural camera movement. I have the original version. If you want the pan and scan flip over the disc. Full screen is just that PAN AND SCAN.
I already did the AB test. Sorry, but this is the original aspect ratio of the movie that our grandparents saw in theatres. Though I can't PROVE it, cause I wasn't there, and I doubt my grandparents would have remembered anyway. All I know is there is more there, then the full screen version.
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Clever observation, Sam.sam wrote:He was acting in colour, so I think we should be able to see him in colour.:
True.
Life is in color!
Some film simply is not.
I have no problem with colorizing b&w movies. Aarghh, the sacraliege!
The only common mistake I've noticed with colorized old movies is that whenever someone opens their mouth, the inside is still b&w greyscale.
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The DVD version I've got has the warden and Elvis.tulsa1960 wrote:the widescreen version is used from the old pan and scan where the camera moves from side to side.
the orignal has the full screen and doesn't move from side to side.
for instance the pan and scan can be seen best when the warden is telling him the rules. its all on the warden and not ep till it moves over to him when he says yes.
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Hi Sam! Well, I don't want to disappoint you but I'm afraid that unless they do a real re-mastered version from the original material the only PAL version You'll get will be a transfer from the NTSC version.sam wrote:Because Pal kinda looks better than NTSC and because that is our system in this country.
Why collect NTSC when it is not our system and doesn't look as good?
PAL has more resolution.
The result is a PAL version that runs the ususal 4-5% faster than the "orignal" NTSC version because of the different frame rates of both systems. The old versions of TTWII on VHS and "The Lost Performances" are good examples. Check "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" or "Bridge". They're both running much too fast almost changing the pitches.
Also, most DVD-players/TVs play NTSC either. So it's a good alternative to buy the NTSC version rather than a badly transferred PAL version.
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I have the original US region 1 DVD of “Jailhouse Rock” and that featured the original wide screen print on one side of the disc, and the pan and scan version on the other. These days they could probably fit both versions of the film on regular 1 sided DVD, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they will.
One has to have good ears to notice the speed up on most DVD releases, it's not very noticeable, especially when it has been pitch corrected. But I am not up with all the technicalities on this subject, but when you've lived with PAL all your life you're used to the sound.Hi Sam! Well, I don't want to disappoint you but I'm afraid that unless they do a real re-mastered version from the original material the only PAL version You'll get will be a transfer from the NTSC version.
The result is a PAL version that runs the ususal 4-5% faster than the "orignal" NTSC version because of the different frame rates of both systems. The old versions of TTWII on VHS and "The Lost Performances" are good examples. Check "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" or "Bridge". They're both running much too fast almost changing the pitches.
Also, most DVD-players/TVs play NTSC either. So it's a good alternative to buy the NTSC version rather than a badly transferred PAL version.
I have a couple of NTSC discs and the picture quality is not very good, now this just might be the source material but I think I'll stick with PAL.
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tulsa1960 wrote:the widescreen version is used from the old pan and scan where the camera moves from side to side.
I assume you are talking about the MGM DVD. If you are suggesting that the Widescreen version on Side A of the disc is just the pan & scan from Side B that is cropped top & bottom to make it 16x9, then you are wrong.
As an example, take a look at the start of Chapter 5 where Elvis is sitting at a bar. The pan & scan only shows two characters on the screen, but five people can be seen sitting along the length of the bar on the Widescreen version.
Chris