Dynasty Season 8 & 9 picture quality

Discussion in 'Visual Arts' started by Vahan, Aug 21, 2018.

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  1. Vahan

    Vahan Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Apparently, the last two seasons (1987-1988 and 1988-1989) were shot on film and finished on videotape. Encore Video, which was established in 1985, did the post-production work. For the Region 1 DVDs in 2014, however, CBS went all the way back to the original negatives and redid the opening and ending titles. A comparison from Season 8 episode 2.

    Top is original (from early 2000's Soapnet rerun); bottom is remaster (from 2014 CBS DVDs).

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  2. bmasters9

    bmasters9 Forum Resident

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    Why is it that on the bottom (remastered) example, the ampersand between Richard and Esther is different than it is on the top (raw) example?
     
  3. Vahan

    Vahan Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    That, I don't get. Did they even look closely at the text on the original tape master during the remastering process?
     
  4. Vahan

    Vahan Forum Resident Thread Starter

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    Also, seasons 6-9 were released in PAL countries first before being transferred to HD, and the old tape masters for 8 and 9 were used on those releases.
     
  5. crispi

    crispi Vinyl Archaeologist

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    Because the font they settled on was similar, but not the same. And they probably didn’t care enough to design a new ampersand.
     
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