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[–] chemical_cutthroat 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Do they crop the top and bottom of the frame, or is there a complete restoration with a larger aspect ratio?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Sounds like they always had 16:9 footage, and just cut it down to 4:3 for the original broadcast.

All episodes were filmed in 16:9 wide-screen, although Stargate SG-1 was broadcast in 4:3 aspect ratio in its first years.[40] The transition to the broadcast of episodes in the wider 16:9 ratio gave directors more freedom in frame composition.[41] The first three seasons of Stargate SG-1 were filmed on 16 mm film, notwithstanding scenes involving visual effects that had always been shot on 35 mm film for various technical reasons. After a test run with the Season 3 finale, "Nemesis", Stargate SG-1 switched to 35 mm film for all purposes at the beginning of Season 4.[42] Digital HD cameras were used for filming beginning with Season 8.[39]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I've started to buy the Blu Ray set a couple times but the lackluster reviews with respect to image quality have kept me from it. My *coughs* archival copy *coughs* of the series is of reasonable quality. *loses balance on fake pegleg, crushes fake parrot*

Sorry. I'm out of practice. Wife won't let me sail those waters anymore.

[–] crossover 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The Bluray video quality is average because it’s just upscaled SD copy. But it’s still the best anywhere available.

The issue is they fucked up the Bluray audio. The 5.1 surround sound track is really just stereo but coming from all speakers.

Thankfully, there is a fan copy that combines the Bluray video with DVD audio.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

I aquired SG1 on a lan party a decade or so ago, then when I moved out from my parents I bought the entire SG1 and SGA series on DVD, then a few years ago I built a new computer that could easily handle ripping DVDs while playing minecraft and watching YT, so I finally got to replace most of the seasons that I aquired at the lan party with proper DVD rips.

[–] Blue_Morpho 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Wife won't let me sail those waters anymore.

???

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I was referring to the pirate sea which for legal reasons I must inform you is what I call my bathtub. 🛁🏴‍☠️

[–] Blue_Morpho 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, but why would wife care? Did you get a letter because you didn't VPN? Hogging house bandwidth?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Not at all. She'd just prefer that we stay on the right side of the law.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago (2 children)
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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

Would have been funnier to link to a pasta sauce product page