Cable System Upconverting Question

The Vulcan · 01-09-2008, 02:57 PM

So every time I see a new or old movie on cable that's in HD does that mean the cable company or channel (i.e.HD Voom Networks) "upconverted" the film? Is it that easy for the provider to do??? Hopefully this means channels like TCM are not far away from broadcasting HD all the time.

joekewl1971 · 01-10-2008, 12:45 PM

35 mm copies nicely to HD. It is not an upconversion it is true HD. I love the old movies. Cinemax has a lot.

joekewl1971 · 01-10-2008, 05:34 PM

I forgot the digital internediate. Older movies get copied from 35 mm. New movies typically have a digital intermediate. The intermediate is a step in the mastering process that used 35 mm. Now it is done digitally. This digital master may be used to make an HD copy of the movie, or not. Hope this is not too confusing.

The Vulcan · 01-11-2008, 06:00 PM

Thanks for the response. Hopefully stations like TCM and Fox Movie Channel start broadcasting in HD soon. Guess I'm spoiled now.

rodneys · 01-26-2008, 06:25 PM

I find that old movies look great in HD.

01-09-2008, 02:57 PM	#1
The Vulcan High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 181	Cable System Upconverting Question So every time I see a new or old movie on cable that's in HD does that mean the cable company or channel (i.e.HD Voom Networks) "upconverted" the film? Is it that easy for the provider to do??? Hopefully this means channels like TCM are not far away from broadcasting HD all the time.

01-10-2008, 12:45 PM	#2
joekewl1971 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 620	35 mm 35 mm copies nicely to HD. It is not an upconversion it is true HD. I love the old movies. Cinemax has a lot.

01-10-2008, 05:34 PM	#3
joekewl1971 High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 620	Digital Intermediate I forgot the digital internediate. Older movies get copied from 35 mm. New movies typically have a digital intermediate. The intermediate is a step in the mastering process that used 35 mm. Now it is done digitally. This digital master may be used to make an HD copy of the movie, or not. Hope this is not too confusing.

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01-11-2008, 06:00 PM	#4
The Vulcan High Definition is the definition of life. Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 181	Thanks for the response. Hopefully stations like TCM and Fox Movie Channel start broadcasting in HD soon. Guess I'm spoiled now.

01-26-2008, 06:25 PM	#5
rodneys What is HD? Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 2	I find that old movies look great in HD.