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will this ever get the bluray treatment ?

posted 14 years ago by SambaPaTi
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anyone know how this concert was filmed ?
im unsure if it was recorded on tapes or film, if it was film it would be possible to put it on bluray in good quality.

anyone have any info/knowledge on the subject ?

[–] speccyboy 13 years ago

I think it was film - events of this magnitude are typically filmed rather than videotaped (not to mention VT is harder to edit than film and more costly in the long run).

[–] speccyboy 12 years ago

Update: After doing some research, it appears that this show was videotaped, so a Blu-ray release is improbable. However, the Budapest show (filmed - FILMED - during the same tour) may very well see a release one day... hopefully.

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[–] matthew-58 11 years ago

I think it was film - events of this magnitude are typically filmed rather than videotaped (not to mention VT is harder to edit than film and more costly in the long run).

You're correct that up until the mid-80s a concert professionally filmed would probably be made on film. However, by this time I think they were starting to video more of them. There's a dead giveaway this was shot on video, which is the trails left on the screen by the bright lights. That was a problem unique to video in those days which didn't happen on film.

Another thing that used to happen on video in those days, which is very noticeable throughout the Live Aid concert, is the wavy lines that appeared on the screen due to the cameras not being able to cope with loud sound. Somehow they managed to avoid that for this concert. I'm not sure how. They must have been using better soundproofed cameras or something.