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   In article <5tSdnXuQuKu2r13XnZ2dnUVZ_hqdnZ2d@supernews.com>,   
    "Mac Breck"  wrote:   
      
   > Pete B wrote:   
   > > In article <4OednYEcyu_IdCLXnZ2dnUVZ_ucAAAAA@supernews.com>,   
   > > macthevorlon@yahoo.com says...   
   > >> Pete B wrote:   
   > >>> In article <987d47e0-8330-4375-8fb1-3b986d4911a6   
   > >>> @o13g2000vbl.googlegroups.com>, SFTV_troy@yahoo.com says...   
   > >>>>  From: Joseph Straczynski    
   > >>>>> Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 23:31:14 -0700 (PDT)   
   > >>>>> Lines: 39   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> Doesn't matter if any of them exist, they could never be upgraded   
   > >>>>> to HD or anything close to that.  They were produced on antiquated   
   > >>>>> equipment at a resolution that's ridiculous in comparison   
   > >>>>> to what's currently being done now.   
   > >>>>>   
   > >>>>> And honestly, what you'd pay to try (and fail) at up-resing   
   > >>>>> them would be nearly what you'd pay to render everything fresh.   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> Hello JMS,   
   > >>>>   
   > >>>> I respectfully disagree.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> Because you don't know anything about the subject, eh? ;)   
   > >>>   
   > >>>>  DVD players upscale 720x480 videos to HD all   
   > >>>> the time.   
   > >>>   
   > >>> And that proves it - thats just resizing a bitmap (they did that for   
   > >>> the dvds already), they are (apparently) talking about 3d models,   
   > >>> starting with an exsisting model would only save them about   
   > >>> 0.000000001% of time.   
   > >>   
   > >> Wouldn't it take a considerable amount of time to re-create *all* of   
   > >> the 3D models used in B5 (and the movies and Crusade) from scratch,   
   > >> in a polygon count (and skin detail) that would look great in HD or   
   > >> on the movie screen?   
   > >   
   > > Yes, that would take quite a bit of time. Depending on how many you   
   > > have on the project of course, but its the old; you want it fast,   
   > > cheap, good - pick two.   
   >   
   > Yeah, familiar with that.   
   >   
   >   
   > >> That can't be a minor thing to do.  Sure, I'd love if   
   > >> that were done, but I can't see Warner Brothers  *EVER*   
   > >> putting up the money to do that.  No, not in a million years.   
   > >   
   > > No, I can't see that either - alas.   
   > >   
   > > Of course they may just one day (in 10 years) decide to do a B5 reboot   
   > > with all new people - and (cheap) CGI perhaps. Not sure how that would   
   > > fare.   
   >   
   > The whole thing would still be done on the *cheap* .   
      
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