22nd April, 2025.
Right … I can hear whirring.
“Whirring”, you say?
Yes: whirring.
As the optical drive that currently holds a disc from the The War Game In Colour works with MakeMKV: to turn the disc’s contents into digital files.
I’m …
Have mixed feelings about the thing.
Much like the The Daleks In Colour boxset released a few years ago, this boxset includes the original DVD version of the story the colourised edition is a version of.
And, like The Daleks In Colour, that broadcast version is in the original 4:3, 704 × 576, resolution seen in 1966.
Like I say, I have mixed feelings about that.
Including that DVD version means I can re-rip the thing: and end up with a better quality, digital copy.
But … ?
It also means the BBC have missed the chance to upscale this original version to a 16:9 resolution that would work better on modern TVs.
Heigh … ho!
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