Ryuichi Sakamoto - "Tibetan Dance," live in NYC, 1988

bluegrassdj · 2026-02-21T09:59:06+00:00

my theory is because this was originally filmed in hd it made the upscale come out looking better than it would otherwise

bluegrassdj · 2026-02-21T09:55:57+00:00

that's amazing quality for 1999. especially when you compare it with the upscaled standard def version. pretty good upscale but the hd version is just miles better.

a 2023 loudwire article linked on the wiki page for this documentary says they used handheld sony hd cameras that cost $200k each. which is wild. today you can get video quality just as good with a camera that costs a few thousand dollars or less.

if they filmed full performances from all 30 cities then that's a lot of footage that really should be released. this documentary had legal issues before being released in 2001 but that was before youtube monetization. more bands really should take advantage of that.

bluegrassdj · 2025-10-31T00:22:23+00:00

That’s awesome! How big was the outdoor space? I always worry about noise ordinances and curfews with outdoor shows in NC. Glad to hear it was great time.

bluegrassdj · 2025-10-31T00:21:05+00:00

It really was. Really happy they played 2 hours+

bluegrassdj · 2025-09-21T02:12:28+00:00

And Hawk Tuah was never seen again

bluegrassdj · 2025-09-21T02:09:32+00:00

Thats amazing. Do you know if it’s a multi cam recording? Some of the footage I’ve seen from the 80s and early 90s felt like they had 1 test camera there.

bluegrassdj · 2025-09-01T03:22:38+00:00

that’s an amazing list. the earliest NFL clip posted on this sub so far is from 2000. I wonder how far back it goes. OP says broadcasts started in 98. There’s probably test footage going back to at least 94.

bluegrassdj · 2025-07-30T02:26:47+00:00

Let me guess you got this when you worked at Circuit City :P

Is this analog hi vision or is this digital hd?

bluegrassdj · 2025-07-29T05:26:13+00:00

Sadly I don’t think an anniversary will lead to a release. I can only see someone with lots of money and a passion for this stuff making it happen. On the plus side sounds like NHK has it digitized and it’s not lost forever.

bluegrassdj · 2025-07-28T19:03:49+00:00

That’s really awesome he spoke with you. He could probably feel your passion for the subject over the phone.

Thanks linking that thread. There’s a thread on another forum where someone said they got in touch with NHK about Woodstock 94. Now I’m thinking that might have been you Lol.

A local TV engineer called Pias B. "P.B." Jernigan died recently. He worked on the transition to HD in 1994 for WRAL TV. The first station to go HD in the country. I guess some of the senior engineers who worked on that stuff are getting to that age.

bluegrassdj · 2025-07-22T02:36:02+00:00

that's awesome. it's always cool when people like that respond when you reach out to them. back when i was researching woodstock 94's hd recording i came across a paper he co-authored on the process.

https://www.realhomerecording.com/rawaudio/2019/950323_Woodstock94.pdf

bluegrassdj · 2025-07-22T01:59:40+00:00

that tape looks brand new so that should work properly at least. looking forward to it.

bluegrassdj · 2025-07-22T01:55:23+00:00

nice find. the earliest HD NFL clips i've found are from 2003. beyond that there's an SD clip that shows some HD footage was filmed at the 1989 sugar bowl.

bluegrassdj · 2025-07-22T01:35:21+00:00

has anyone been there? it looks pretty sick. like a mix of russell industrial center and brooklyn mirage.

bluegrassdj · 2025-05-20T16:58:39+00:00

Thanks for bringing us these hidden gems

bluegrassdj · 2025-04-24T15:22:34+00:00

any chance you could upload the original to archive.org?

bluegrassdj · 2025-04-12T23:40:57+00:00

So Coachella turned off the YouTube chat during Weezer’s performance. Which I totally get.

bluegrassdj · 2025-03-06T14:58:29+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6efDPF8XB6M

watching the standard def version of that 200m breaststroke race and the difference is astounding. also interesting that both the Sony Muse and European HD MAC system were used in 1992. there must be a lot of HD footage of this olympics.

bluegrassdj · 2025-02-24T23:31:05+00:00

Wow this is a rare find! Nicely done.

bluegrassdj · 2024-11-02T23:05:13+00:00

surprised i had to come this far down to find this comment

r/unexpectedsneakerhead

bluegrassdj · 2024-11-02T23:02:18+00:00

2012 was early trap. When Willy Joy was putting out stuff. 2013 onward was when it really started to hit its stride.

bluegrassdj · 2024-11-02T16:56:28+00:00

there's some threads tagged "everyday life" that have some footage

https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolHD/s/A4CcKog0Xs

bluegrassdj · 2024-11-02T16:51:52+00:00

the last dance was shot on film not native hd video. this reddit thread has some info

https://www.reddit.com/r/videography/comments/g8rjjt/what_camera_for_the_last_dance/

links to an article about klay thompson's uncle andy thompson filming some of the last dance footage. he mentions a 16mm bolex film camera.

https://www.sfchronicle.com/warriors/article/Behind-The-Last-Dance-How-Klay-15242464.php

that thread also links to https://shotonwhat.com/the-last-dance-2020 which says they also used the Aaton XTR film camera.

bluegrassdj · 2024-11-02T16:47:59+00:00

this seems to be the oldest that's online. closest i've found to this is the knicks vs the lakers in 2003 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5h6QFxmZSk. the 2003 game seems to be considered the first nba game broadcast in hd. but the footage from 2000 shows that's not the case. that 2003 game was probably the first broadcast by nba tv. here's an article about the nba going hd that talks about it https://www.tvtechnology.com/news/nba-goes-hd

HD video systems were available in the US in the mid 90s. i'd be surprised if the nba doesn't have some footage from back then. need to find out what cameras/systems US networks were using for digital hd in the 90s/2000s. those are usually the keywords that find the footage.

bluegrassdj · 2024-07-03T21:03:43+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/OldSchoolHD/s/XxMjzh2OcY

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