Popular Post Régine Filange 2,582 Posted May 26, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 26, 2021 musicman, proxy, RUADJAI and 7 others 8 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabiolous 5,487 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I really didn't see this coming. Guess there is still hope for Beautiful stranger! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nito84bcn 2,734 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 27 minutes ago, Régine Filange said: Where did u find it? Is not announced on FB etc... weird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gafuller 1,653 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Um, “the room is full of hotties so I’m checking out the bodies” like dang. Her face. The men. I usually hate this video because it was so hard to watch and in turn I usually never really looked at it real good. This was a treat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxy 2,559 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 The quality could be much better. Posthuman, poodle, musicman and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aleex123 625 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 People are saying this remaster was terrible, I guess they expected a non-blurry remaster, but tbh that is the aesthetic of the video, and it fits with the theme, I really don't see the deal with it. At least Madonna's face is clearer and not so bright in some scenes. Roy, PanditaRulez and Frank 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Husam Elzien 656 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 It's clearer than before and she isn't as washed out in the chained in bed scenes than before. I also feel like there is more noticeable details in the table crawling/milk scene like her strands of hair and the dress. PlayPause and Frank 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Régine Filange 2,582 Posted May 26, 2021 Author Share Posted May 26, 2021 Few fans are mad cause its not the best. Her awfully mediocre team never said they will upscale her videos in 4k, they said they will update them in HD only, i don't know why fans expected something much better, it still better than the 480p version tho. Angelo and PanditaRulez 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlayPause 2,675 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 1 hour ago, aleex123 said: I guess they expected a non-blurry remaster, but tbh that is the aesthetic of the video Thank you. The video was always intended like this. Remember how it looked on our old tv screens, even with the low resolution you could feel the artsy, photographic blur. aleex123 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiger 1,704 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Which version was upscaled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PanditaRulez 16,059 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 9 minutes ago, tiger said: Which version was upscaled? Alternate version of Celebration tiger 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ITG 3,321 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I think it looks great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter 28,796 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 I see ghosting... so yeah the quality could be better but it's nice to have it in hd finally Frank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blondebenji 1,882 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 yassssssssssssssss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
proxy 2,559 Posted May 26, 2021 Share Posted May 26, 2021 Well it's not absolutely stunning, but still a progress. Frank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathproof 10,553 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 It’s terrible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prayer 14,248 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I wouldn't say it's terrible but it's definitely "a choice" with contrast and colour. Some scenes look a little bit plastic with the upscaling. But it's better than the SD version that was uploaded before, that was truly bad. I guess this is why they're not updating more 80s videos yet: if the best source available is the SD master results can be... simply not that good? Or just OK. Maybe that's why we're still waiting for the "Like A Prayer" official upscale. Here's the original "Express Yourself" 5 minute remix video (I think): https://todayinmadonnahistory.com/2020/12/31/today-in-madonna-history-december-31-1999-4/ That grainy, movie "soft" look was part of the original, right? They completely erased that with contrast on the remaster. RUADJAI, Fighter and kesiak 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathproof 10,553 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 There’s nothing bad about the original. We’ve been watching it nonstop for 32 years. It’s perfect. That original video is why it’s so iconic after all these years. BlondAmbition 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steady75 9,564 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Yeah it doesnt look brilliant on my big screen TV but for what most people will watch it on...an ipad or laptop screen its much better than what we had before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegoldencalf 12,571 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I don’t understand why everyone is so damn whiny!! I work with video for a living and this is a great upscale (the first decent one we got). It’s true that they went a bit crazy with the smoothing but nothing too bad. It looks great on my phone screen and also on my huge HD projector screen. The video is meant to be somewhat blurry and the digital transfer is not the best so unless they retransfer from the original tapes this is as good as an upscale video can get. Also they did go through the trouble of finding the original version which has much more detail then the contrasty one that first surfaced on the Immaculate DVD. Unfortunately they used a reconstructed edit for the audio instead of the original video version Prayer, aleex123, VogueMusic and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathproof 10,553 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 The coloring isn’t right, and it looks like they’ve added in some artificial grain to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fighter 28,796 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 I like the "new" contrast. I don't know how the video originally looked on TV but I like seeing her face more clearly... it always looked too bright to me before... Frank 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabiolous 5,487 Posted May 27, 2021 Share Posted May 27, 2021 Is there a reason why the can't go find the original tapes and remaster from there? It's not like they have to do it for all the videos, only the 80's stuff which is like 15 videos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityisalways 4,011 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 It has a very Herb Ritts aesthetic I wonder if it is because he was on the set that day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
realityisalways 4,011 Posted May 28, 2021 Share Posted May 28, 2021 Maybe a visual reference in the video: Susie Smoking, Susie Bick for Yohji Yamamoto, 1988 - Ph. Nick Knight Herb Ritts photo on set: Cameron Alborzian, Los Angeles, 1989 Ph. Herb Ritts Frank, Ropeburn, Fighter and 4 others 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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