19-06-2017, 12:53 PM
Lovely photo in post #56 but not sure about its relevance to this thread.
Martin's comment about displaying low res images on a high res screen is interesting. Obvioulsy a lot depends on the quality of the scaler in the display. Assuming the scaler is good then it's the inherent softness of a lower res image on a large screen. What looks good on an old 14" VGA display won't be so pretty on a 24" screen. Not all scalers are as good as they might be, espeically when de-interlacing is required.
If you've ever seen Fantasia 2000 at an Imax cinema you'll recognise the problem of old material on a bigger screen. All the new animation is wonderfully sharp on the Imax but the Sorceror's Apprentice sequence is soft. They did a lovely restoration job but what ain't there on the original just ain't there on the huge screen either.
Martin's comment about displaying low res images on a high res screen is interesting. Obvioulsy a lot depends on the quality of the scaler in the display. Assuming the scaler is good then it's the inherent softness of a lower res image on a large screen. What looks good on an old 14" VGA display won't be so pretty on a 24" screen. Not all scalers are as good as they might be, espeically when de-interlacing is required.
If you've ever seen Fantasia 2000 at an Imax cinema you'll recognise the problem of old material on a bigger screen. All the new animation is wonderfully sharp on the Imax but the Sorceror's Apprentice sequence is soft. They did a lovely restoration job but what ain't there on the original just ain't there on the huge screen either.
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