On Fri, 2 Jun 2000, Oksana Dykyj wrote:
> I'll second that Jessica. If I'm not mistaken this notorious (no pun
> intended) Mandacy outfit is from Montreal. What they (and others of their
> ilk)do to save on tape is transfer the film in Extended play so the quality
> is rotten from the outset. Add to that, that the elements used for the
> transfer look like bad 16mm dupes and you get a result that is not only
> frustrating to watch but does a great disservice to instructors and
> students. It's like looking at a xerox of a newspaper reproduction of a
> photograph of a painting.
>
> Oksana
>
> At 01:19 PM 6/2/00 -0700, you wrote:
> >If you bought Jamaica Inn from Facets it was hopefully our good copy . In
> >any case it is not the copyright you need to worry about but the quality. I
> >took another look at " the Hitchock collection"
> >It is something like Seven features for $30 bucks. I could be wrong but I
> >would not expect much at that price. Kino specializes in putting out really
> >great copies of many public domain titles but it costs money for good
> >quality. I am always frustrated when people balk that our tapes and now
> >DVD's cost $5 or $10 more than some crappy copy. I actually did not know
> >there were horrid DVD's out there until I started to hear about Mandacy and
> >others. Just remember if it sounds too good or too cheap to be true, it
> >probably is a rotten copy
> >----------
> >>From: Judy Jones <judyjones@csus.edu>
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> >>Subject: RE: Alfred Hitchcock Collection I and II
> >>Date: Fri, Jun 2, 2000, 8:02 PM
> >>
> >
> >>We bought a large number of titles, including Jamaica Inn, from Facets. I
> >>don't know about marketing them as I and II, but most of the early ones are
> >>British. Far as I can tell no copyright as broken in purchasing these
> >>titles.
> >>
> >>
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>From: Jessica [mailto:jesskino@redconnect.net]
> >>Sent: Friday, June 02, 2000 11:13 AM
> >>To: Multiple recipients of list
> >>Subject: Re: Alfred Hitchcock Collection I and II
> >>
> >>
> >>I would be very leery of "volume 1) It is all bootlegs of films which are
> >>fully copyrighted under
> >>GATT. I actually noticed one of the titles we licence ( Jamaica Inn) listed
> >>so I just passed this on to the right's holder. I am not actually suggesting
> >>you should worry about the copyright as that is a right's holders problem
> >>but from experience much of this stuff is JUNK. I know nothing about this
> >>particular disc or company ( laserlight) but DON"T assume that because it is
> >>on DVD it is good quality
> >>There is a company called Mandacy that puts out titles so wretched that are
> >>actually WORSE than the bad videos. As always buyer beware when dealing with
> >>these companies
> >>
> >>Jessica Rosner
> >>Kino
> >>----------
> >>>From: Diane Sybeldon <ac7255@wayne.edu>
> >>>To: Multiple recipients of list <videolib@library.berkeley.edu>
> >>>Subject: Alfred Hitchcock Collection I and II
> >>>Date: Fri, Jun 2, 2000, 4:52 PM
> >>>
> >>
> >>>Does anyone know of a distributor for the
> >>>Alfred Hitchcock Collection I and II (DVD)?
> >>>(Not to be confused with the Alfred Hitchcock Collection
> >>>which Movies Unlimited carries.)
> >>>Amazon.com has "I" and "II" but I can't use credit-card-only vendors.
> >>>Thanks -
> >>>Diane
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> >>>Detroit, Michigan 48202
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