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Film has one huge disadvantage: scratches. I was brought up in Scotland in the UK where we would have to wait until a film had been around the US and the South

by sambeau 16y ago

Film has one huge disadvantage: scratches. I was brought up in Scotland in the UK where we would have to wait until a film had been around the US and the South of England before we got to see it. It would often be scratched, would jump, would break and sometimes would have had whole scenes butchered in a hasty repair job. Digital film has made this a thing of the past (and Piracy has made simultaneous World-wide releases a necessity).

kbutler 16y ago
> Film has one huge disadvantage: scratches. This is exactly true. When I go to a digital projection theater, the main picture quality difference is that the "copy" is always pristine. Similarly with digital TV vs analog - the digital artifacts are different from the analog quality issues, but you completely avoid the static and "snow" that was common with analog broadcasts (especially over-the-air broadcasts). kb The