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[-] plz1@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago

SG1 was shot in 4:3 until like season 8 or so.

[-] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 40 points 10 months ago

SG-1 was shot in widescreen from day one, on cameras that had framing marks for 4:3 and 16:9. A 4:3 cut was sent to TV networks and a 16:9 cut was canned until the show was released on DVD.

[-] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

Unless they were shooting with anamorphic lenses, that's still cropping 4:3 to 16:9.

The real issue is that AFAIK the show's never been remastered from film. All we have are DVD transfers - and filters on top of that.

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 16 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

SG1 was shot in film and mastered in 16:9. 16mm in the first 3 seasons, 35mm 3-7, and then they moved to digital HD cameras season 8 onwards.

Many shows from the 90s were [edit: shot on film]. That's why you can get a widescreen HD release of Seinfeld, among others.

[-] Steve@communick.news 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

That's not always a good thing. If it was meant to be 4:3 the extra space on the frame can have set rigging, lights, microphone booms, and in case of stunts even crash pads.

It's one of the reasons the HD rescan of Buffy:TVS sucks. That still needs a proper 4:3 HD remaster.

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

SG-1 was meant to be seen in 16:9

[-] dangblingus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Right, but the general public only ever saw the broadcast versions, which were predominantly in 4:3. Also, Seinfeld was only shot in 4:3 as it's a multi cam sitcom. The widescreen version you've seen is a crop of the original 4:3 picture.

[-] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Depends on how you watched it. The DVDs that were being released were in 16:9. Depending on what country you were in, the DVDs sometimes came out before the later seasons were aired on a channel you could access, if at all.

The fact that other series can be re-released in HD is due the fact they are filmed on actual film, which was the point I was making clear.

[-] plz1@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago
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