Really fascinating read, thank you for sharing! That very first comparison image of the toy soldier really highlights the differences, the green in the digital version is so vivid it honestly...
Really fascinating read, thank you for sharing! That very first comparison image of the toy soldier really highlights the differences, the green in the digital version is so vivid it honestly feels a bit tacky in comparison. It's interesting to see the comparisons for the traditionally animated films too, though I feel like the chosen shot of Mulan might not have been a good one to use since it primarily has snow. So the differences in that one are a more blue toned white versus a green-toned one. Not as overwhelmingly striking as Aladdin or The Lion King.
I've shared this with a couple friends who are into film collecting. Chances are they're already aware, but it's still a great read. It makes me wonder how feasible it would be for Disney to adjust the colors of the digital version to be closer to the 35mm version...
My kids are starting to take interest in classic Disney songs, though they aren't quite ready to sit down for a full-length movie. I hadn't considered how they might look different when viewed...
What’s the right way to see digital movies that were designed for 35 mm film?
My kids are starting to take interest in classic Disney songs, though they aren't quite ready to sit down for a full-length movie. I hadn't considered how they might look different when viewed today, aside from generally how well the animation or cgi aged. Seeing some of the comparisons of the original digital-to-35mm film versus to the direct digital versions offered by the official DVD/Bluray/streaming options today is troubling; while some lost a bit of charm, or colors are a bit off, others are downright awful.
I guess it's time to hunt down some hobbyist archival rips/corrections of classic Disney and Pixar films like I've down for the original Star Wars trilogy.
Wow, the Toy Story item was interesting but what really landed was the washed out look that the classics had. Most of my time with Aladdin and the Lion King was on VHS, though it was the 35mm...
Wow, the Toy Story item was interesting but what really landed was the washed out look that the classics had. Most of my time with Aladdin and the Lion King was on VHS, though it was the 35mm muted version that felt most nostalgic for me.
Agrabah lives in my head as a very soft, bright, city whereas the Blue Ray, with its shadows and tan colours, feels odd.
This was an interesting read, thanks for sharing. It's very much like the overprocessed/HDR shots taken on phone cameras compared to "proper" cameras. There is so much more life in a photo taken...
This was an interesting read, thanks for sharing.
It's very much like the overprocessed/HDR shots taken on phone cameras compared to "proper" cameras. There is so much more life in a photo taken by my DSLR than there is from my iPhone; the noise and the colour rendition is far better - and it appears much more natural than the iPhone deciding what I wanted the photo to look like rather than what I actually shot.
Really fascinating read, thank you for sharing! That very first comparison image of the toy soldier really highlights the differences, the green in the digital version is so vivid it honestly feels a bit tacky in comparison. It's interesting to see the comparisons for the traditionally animated films too, though I feel like the chosen shot of Mulan might not have been a good one to use since it primarily has snow. So the differences in that one are a more blue toned white versus a green-toned one. Not as overwhelmingly striking as Aladdin or The Lion King.
I've shared this with a couple friends who are into film collecting. Chances are they're already aware, but it's still a great read. It makes me wonder how feasible it would be for Disney to adjust the colors of the digital version to be closer to the 35mm version...
You and your friends might also like Noodle’s investigation of the many color gradings of The Matrix.
Its very doable. In the photography world people do film style filters all the time, it should be doable to do that to a movie as well.
My kids are starting to take interest in classic Disney songs, though they aren't quite ready to sit down for a full-length movie. I hadn't considered how they might look different when viewed today, aside from generally how well the animation or cgi aged. Seeing some of the comparisons of the original digital-to-35mm film versus to the direct digital versions offered by the official DVD/Bluray/streaming options today is troubling; while some lost a bit of charm, or colors are a bit off, others are downright awful.
I guess it's time to hunt down some hobbyist archival rips/corrections of classic Disney and Pixar films like I've down for the original Star Wars trilogy.
Wow, the Toy Story item was interesting but what really landed was the washed out look that the classics had. Most of my time with Aladdin and the Lion King was on VHS, though it was the 35mm muted version that felt most nostalgic for me.
Agrabah lives in my head as a very soft, bright, city whereas the Blue Ray, with its shadows and tan colours, feels odd.
This was an interesting read, thanks for sharing.
It's very much like the overprocessed/HDR shots taken on phone cameras compared to "proper" cameras. There is so much more life in a photo taken by my DSLR than there is from my iPhone; the noise and the colour rendition is far better - and it appears much more natural than the iPhone deciding what I wanted the photo to look like rather than what I actually shot.
I have never seen Toy Story.