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06-04-2009, 8:55 AM
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Just noticed that Doctor Who is being shown in HD on Saturday at 6:45pm on BBC-HD.
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06-04-2009, 9:07 AM
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Looking at it I think it's been recorded in HD for a while (I think the BBC have been using HD equipment when available to build up thier HD catalogue).
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10-04-2009, 8:37 AM
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There excuse for lack of HD for Dr Who, whilst Torchwood is in HD, was that they didn't have time and resources to render the effects in HD. So it may have been filmed in HD for some time, but the final programme was still rendered as SD.
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10-04-2009, 7:25 PM
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Do they still show Blue Peter viewers how to build the spaceships out of old egg cartons? I should imagine the BBC's attempts at special effects will probably look just as amateurish in HD.
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10-04-2009, 10:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin J.  Do they still show Blue Peter viewers how to build the spaceships out of old egg cartons? I should imagine the BBC's attempts at special effects will probably look just as amateurish in HD. |
I think the BBC now outsource all visual effects, as we know the department responsible for special and visual effects worked wonders with the budgets they had but were woefully incapable of matching the commerical competition as the demands on the technology/art increased.
I say that but after watching the christmas special with it's quite pathetic effects you may have a point 
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11-04-2009, 4:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Martin J. Do they still show Blue Peter viewers how to build the spaceships out of old egg cartons? I should imagine the BBC's attempts at special effects will probably look just as amateurish in HD. | I suspect you have not watched Dr Who for a very long time.
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11-04-2009, 6:31 PM
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Originally Posted by mike7 I suspect you have not watched Dr Who for a very long time. | True, I only see bits of it. It is indeed a long time since I was twelve... no egg carton spaceships then?  | |
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11-04-2009, 6:44 PM
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OMG
What a show in HD
Michelle Ryan what a babe !  
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11-04-2009, 7:03 PM
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Originally Posted by AMCross OMG
What a show in HD
Michelle Ryan what a babe ! | I really enjoyed it in upscaled SD. How good was the HD? I'll buy the Blu-Ray when it's released. 
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11-04-2009, 7:11 PM
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Originally Posted by brian s I really enjoyed it in upscaled SD. How good was the HD? I'll buy the Blu-Ray when it's released.
Bri | The PQ was good and the sound was Dolby Digital 5.1 according to my amp, which is pretty unusual for BBC HD programs (I noticed Finding Nemo was also in 5.1 too).  I think my son would have still enjoyed it in low quality SD though TBH.
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11-04-2009, 7:12 PM
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personally i thought the show could have been better 
After all the wait between episodes now you would have thought that they would get better
only my 2cents
but still worth watching
And the next one does look good
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11-04-2009, 7:20 PM
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Originally Posted by KelvinS1965 The PQ was good and the sound was Dolby Digital 5.1 according to my amp, which is pretty unusual for BBC HD programs (I noticed Finding Nemo was also in 5.1 too). I think my son would have still enjoyed it in low quality SD though TBH. |
Great to hear. Did they broadcast with a logo/dog?
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12-04-2009, 7:48 AM
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I think dr who was upscaled, looking at finding nemo and then the masters, dr who did seem to be lacking. The flying bus looked pathetic, egg boxes and elastic bands may've looked better !
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12-04-2009, 8:59 AM
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looked amazing on my kuro
Episode was awful. Characters were so annoying. Effects pathetic
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12-04-2009, 9:03 AM
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Pretty solid live action HD, good effort to make the night scenes look nice and clean ditto for the desert shots, the only weakness really was the CGI which was at a level that shows like SG, Smallville etc would have been embarrassed about 5 years ago perhaps longer.
You really can't compare a $94million dollar CGI movie or live action sport to a modestly budgeted BBC family show in terms of PQ, chalk and cheese spring to mind as we know content has a huge impact on the final HD result.
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Last edited by Starburst; 12-04-2009 at 9:06 AM.
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