For sure. I’ve gotta assume they used the master film for scanning Monty Python, and if it was stored properly they probably wouldn’t have to do a ton of restoration and cleaning, but I don’t know the specifics. 4K77’s work is amazing and admirable, but not really watchable to me for exactly the reason you mentioned. I don’t think any amount of cleanup would fix that kind of degradation, though it’s still an incredible representation and artifact of the film’s history. It’s a shame that project was only necessary because of the Lucas’ stubbornness.
Comment on Sony will be releasing "MONTY PYTHON AND THE HOLY GRAIL" on 4K Ultra HD on August 26.
ArsonButCute@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks agoHopefully this will turn out better than 4K77. Not that 4k77 was bad, its just pretty clear that the film they had access to was pretty heavily degraded when they did their scans
BertramDitore@lemmy.zip 3 weeks ago
gwheel@lemmy.zip 1 week ago
4K77 is based on a theatrical print, official releases are almost always based on the actual camera negative. Theatrical prints are generally a few copies removed from the negative, and were optimized for making lots of copies quickly rather than maximum quality or long-term preservation. The negative would have more detail and color than even a pristine print, and will better maintain it if taken care of.