leadbounder
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Post by leadbounder on Mar 25, 2012 14:07:43 GMT -7
The show is almost 25 years old (if memory serves), so there's no need to expect a Teddy Ruxpin Blu Ray release.  Technically speaking, a Teddy Ruxpin Blu Ray release would be perfectly possible. Since almost all animated series from the 20th century were shot on film (prior to being transfered to video tape for broadcast and home video use), a new transfer from the original film stock would make a fine high definition release. It's definitely possible to create a new digital HD master from a show which was shot on 16mm film, and even higher quality than present day Full HD could be obtained if the source material was recorded on 35mm. I don't know which format was used for the Teddy Ruxpin animated series, but Full HD is technically possible. The reason why I don't see this happening in the first few years is that market for blu ray releases is still too small to justify the cost of creating a decent release for a niche show like the Teddy Ruxpin animated series. |
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2012 18:00:09 GMT -7
Yeah I'm just happy teddy is back. I miss teddy ruxpin a ton and I'm super excited for this DVD set
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2012 8:43:18 GMT -7
I never meant to imply a Teddy Ruxpin Blu Ray release would NOT be possible. But I've purchased several films on Blu Ray from the 70's or 80's, such as "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," and I just don't think Blu Ray does much to enhance the quality of the experience of these films given that their source material is 20-30 years old. How much can you "enhance" the detail of an image that was never intended to go beyond the scope of standard-definition television? Unless you have the intense digital remastering on the scale of "Star Wars," which on Blu Ray looks like it was shot yesterday, the average 80's movie, in my opinion, is not all that impressive beyond what is possible via upscaling.
Also, it all has to do with the source material (as many have pointed out) and how it was stored and the quality it's currently in. And again, it depends on how much time and resources the company can devote to "remastering" those materials.
Like I said, it is definitely possible. I'm just not sure it would be practical.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 31, 2012 17:42:43 GMT -7
And, to add to what vilicles says, animation is a medium that many companies aren't willing to risk lots of money and time on, as the general consensus is that it can (and often does) date badly, and thus they're pretty much never granted budgets that would extend to these sorts of things.
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