quantum leap in HD on sci-fi

[pj]

its not the best HD you will ever see but its great for any fans out there not sure when it started in HD but the 2 part leap home was the first one i had come across the difference between the shots in the titles and the episode were clear things like the floor and cornfields were very detailed
i know it was shown on universal HD in the states but cant find any other info on it

[brian s]

Originally Posted by pj

its not the best HD you will ever see but its great for any fans out there not sure when it started in HD but the 2 part leap home was the first one i had come across the difference between the shots in the titles and the episode were clear things like the floor and cornfields were very detailed
i know it was shown on universal HD in the states but cant find any other info on it

It must have been filmed then rather than made on/or edited on NTSC video.

First rate
Bri

[WillieCocker]

Watched an episode the other day and it was definately in 4:3 HD.

[pj]

Originally Posted by brian s

It must have been filmed then rather than made on/or edited on NTSC video.

First rate
Bri

yes i remember as kid seeing " filmed using panavision" etc on the end credits and thought that meant they shot it wide like a film then cropped it to tv size (i didnt get out much as a kid lol)

[wednesday83]

I hope its a better copy than Thunderbirds as Thunderbirds looks very poor.

[Hi-Def]

they seem to be tagging everything on Sci-fi as HD when obviously it is just being upscaled

[pj]

Originally Posted by Hi-Def

they seem to be tagging everything on Sci-fi as HD when obviously it is just being upscaled

if you have the new sky planner set to "highlight shows in HD" it denotes which shows on sci fi are broadcast in HD the majority arent but some are i thought it was a mistake at first but then remembered the US HD screenings as i said before its not the greatest HD you will ever see but i love it there are lots of old shows from the states remastered into HD that look great, just a shame we will probably never see them over here

[Hi-Def]

Originally Posted by pj

if you have the new sky planner set to "highlight shows in HD" it denotes which shows on sci fi are broadcast in HD the majority arent

i have it set to do that and your right sci fi is fine but its FX HD doing that like flagging old family guys(4:3) as hd etc

[wednesday83]

FX HD is driving me mad at the moment. Everything in the planbner shows as HD, when clearly it aint. How the hell are we suppose to know when somethings going to be shown in HD??

[Starburst]

Originally Posted by wednesday83

FX HD is driving me mad at the moment. Everything in the planbner shows as HD, when clearly it aint. How the hell are we suppose to know when somethings going to be shown in HD??

A show like JAG is 10 years old and shot on film and scanned to produce a HD master for broadcast, yes it wasn't made with HD in mind but it is native HD.
NCIS, Regenesis and Listener were all made in HD and Family Guy was HD from season7(?) onwards.

Obviously as we've covered before there is a huge range in PQ with native HD material, sad as it is HD is simply a question of resolution.

[wednesday83]

Originally Posted by Starburst

A show like JAG is 10 years old and shot on film and scanned to produce a HD master for broadcast, yes it wasn't made with HD in mind but it is native HD.
NCIS, Regenesis and Listener were all made in HD and Family Guy was HD from season7(?) onwards.

Obviously as we've covered before there is a huge range in PQ with native HD material, sad as it is HD is simply a question of resolution.

But most of the episodes shown of Family guy are not series 7 and are clearly not HD. Every show in the EPG for FX is now showing as HD when clealy some are not.

[Starburst]

Originally Posted by wednesday83

But most of the episodes shown of Family guy are not series 7 and are clearly not HD. Every show in the EPG for FX is now showing as HD when clealy some are not.

Yep which is why I specified a season for FG.
Certainly worth asking FX why they are not providing correct EPG data or raising the issue with SKY as a go between because I think they are simply continuing the standalone 100% native HD tagging even though they are now simulcast with a mixture.

[brian s]

Originally Posted by pj

yes i remember as kid seeing " filmed using panavision" etc on the end credits and thought that meant they shot it wide like a film then cropped it to tv size (i didnt get out much as a kid lol)

American TV did that sometimes. Speilberg's Duel was shot for 4/3 TV but was released in widescreen in the cinema over here. It's said that one shot had Speilberg in it at edge of the widescreen frame.


All the best
Bri

[Adama]

Originally Posted by wednesday83

Every show in the EPG for FX is now showing as HD when clealy some are not.

Maybe Ofcom/Trading Standards would be interested?

[Jaycee Dove]

Over on DS there is a thread on FX HD frequented by someone working at FX HD who does the technical stuff to get these shows on in HD.

He has been asked and answered why everything seems to be getting billed as HD since they moved to simulcasting with FX SD a month or so back.

If I recall he says they are being scanned into HD and transmitted that way hence the HD tag.

If you check out the thread in the Digital Spy Sky HD forum look for posts by shadowlands for more on this discussion.