Behind the Scenes of Criterion and the Blu-Ray Restoration Process

Written from a technical perspective, Gizmodo’s Adam Frucci visits the Criterion HQ to detail their newfound ability to upgrade catalogue favorites from standard definition to Blu-Ray HD. Said staffer David Phillips, “We’re offering people the ability to see what is essentially 95% of the visual quality of our high-definition tape masters, something that we’ve dreamed of for a long time. As good as standard-def DVD looks, we’ve been looking at these HD images for so long and feeling like it’s a shame that we can’t share this.”

Criterion kicks off their Blu-Ray releases in November, starting with The Third Man, The Man Who Fell to Earth, The Last Emperor, Bottle Rocket and Chungking Express. Plans for 2009 include two new HD releases per month. (via Skeet on Mischa | tothemaxxx)

tedzee | Permalink | September 26 2008 | Comments (View)