Godzilla Stomps Back in Ultra HD, Wires Intact
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MemberMothra LarvaeAugust 27, 20142160 Views5 Replies!!GODZILLA MOVIES GETTING AN ULTRA-HD MAKEOVER!!
At a humble Tokyo laboratory, Godzilla, including the 1954 black-and-white original, is stomping back with a digital makeover that delivers four times the image quality of high definition.
The craftsmen at the lab made a point to keep visible the wires from which the flying monsters hung. The goal was to stay true to the intention of the original.
In turning Godzilla films into 4K, each frame of the reel-to-reel is scanned by a special machine. Each frame is then examined for blotches and other damage that has crept in over the last 60 years. Any problems with a frame are fixed on a computer, one by one, by a film-processing specialist.
hoko Ideriha, one of the specialists, said the team pieced together the best segments, working with the only three copies left of the 1954 Godzilla. She compared fixing film to being a doctor treating a patient.
The details of the cityscape models, the bumpy skin of Godzilla and the metallic shine of the robots are revealed as they once were.
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