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Hm, maybe he could fund a full restoration with Kickstarter...

• bardcanning 14y ago
  That's actually not a bad idea... the footage does appear to be quite long - and with having to stabilize the three RGB channel frames separately it would take three times as long. I would probably have to put aside a significant chunk of time in order to get it done. People have been so amazing and supportive of the Curiosity video - I might just give it a try! It would certainly be a big project - but wouldn't it be amazing to make the first ever color movie crisp, clear and stable!
  • farnsworth 14y ago
    I certainly hope the project gets back to you - if they don't, you could kick it up a notch by writing a quick blog post or something describing who you are, what you want to do, and getting some social media publicity spun up. I can see the Reddit headline, "I'm the guy who restored the Curiosity descent video and I want to restore the world's first color film" - karma gold. If you did start a Kickstarter campaign, I guess you wouldn't really have any swag like shirts, early copies, etc. like they usually offer. But it shouldn't be a problem, I really don't think you would have any trouble at all getting funding, considering your reputation and just how cool this would be.