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Modern film converted to Black and White - Amazing Results

Rakewell

Rakewell

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I read the below article recently:

http://www.flavorwire.com/181969/10-modern-movies-that-are-better-in-black-and-white

... And this morning converted my encoded bluray of Raiders of the Lost Ark to black and white with Xilisoft.

I cannot tell you how effing cool this movie is now, I don't think I ever want to see it in color again. Going to work on the rest of the trilogy later today. (Don't own the fourth for obvious reasons.)

I'm also thinking of converting the following movies from my collection to Black and White:

-Pulp Fiction
-The Highlander
-AND I just bought the first & second seasons of Walking Dead from Amazon. Decent sale on 'em too:

http://www.amazon.com/The-Walking-De.../dp/B0049P1ZZQ
http://www.amazon.com/The-Walking-De...bxgy_mov_img_y

What other modern flicks do you guys think would work in B&W?
 
Rakewell said:
And this morning converted my encoded bluray of Raiders of the Lost Ark to black and white with Xilisoft.
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This is slang for set the color saturation on your TV, or output of your PC to 0, right?

Otherwise, you wasted an awful lot of time for nothing.


I suggest that tomorrow, you re-encode it with a higher volume so that it can be watched with more background noise too. What other movies would you like to reencode with a higher volume?
 
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Ferzerp said:
This is slang for set the color saturation on your TV, or output of your PC to 0, right?

Otherwise, you wasted an awful lot of time for nothing.


I suggest that tomorrow, you re-encode it with a higher volume so that it can be watched with more background noise too. What other movies would you like to reencode with a higher volume?
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Why are you being a dick?
 
Rakewell said:
Why are you being a dick?
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A combination of no coffee yet, and confusion that someone would spend time to desaturate and re-encode a video when every display or video card in the world can do in real time at the time of playing.

I'll have had some coffee in a moment and instead of being a dick, I'll just be confused.
 
Godfather I & II... I don't have them in Bluray (I hear the new Coppolla Restoration is really good) but think it would be a solid choice

Anyone else have any suggestions?
 
Ferzerp said:
A combination of no coffee yet, and confusion that someone would spend time to desaturate and re-encode a video when every display or video card in the world can do in real time at the time of playing.

I'll have had some coffee in a moment and instead of being a dick, I'll just be confused.
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First off, I hope your day gets better.

Secondly, I'm OCD, bored, and in need a project.

Thirdly, I encoded it because it looks considerably more vibrant than just switching to grayscale on my TV. (Which I already tried.)
 
gorcorps said:
I don't understand why this makes you so giddy, but good for you.
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Because he's better than you. He watches black and white movies. He probably watches foreign films with subtitles and extends his pinky whilst sipping his tea.
Personally, I want to watch things as I see them, in color.
 
oldsmoboat said:
Because he's better than you. He watches black and white movies. He probably watches foreign films with subtitles and extends his pinky whilst sipping his tea.
Personally, I want to watch things as I see them, in color.
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He also spends time to encode them that way instead of desaturating his display. You wouldn't understand...


Hey, now, I vastly prefer subtitles to dubs on foreign films! 😉
 
Ferzerp said:
He also spends time to encode them that way instead of desaturating his display. You wouldn't understand...


Hey, now, I vastly prefer subtitles to dubs on foreign films! 😉
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If there are mostly subtitles or mostly English (England) accents, I refuse to watch it.
 
Maybe I'm just an idiot, but how is this BETTER? Is this the new hipster thing to do in the film community?
 
NFS4 said:
Maybe I'm just an idiot, but how is this BETTER? Is this the new hipster thing to do in the film community?
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B&W looks good. By converting something new to B&W, it puts you in a different time and place, and gives the video a different feel.
 
I find it interesting, and different.

On a related note,

I can't believe how fucking rude people are on this forum. You know, ATOT could use some civility.

Have a nice day.
 
Rakewell said:
I find it interesting, and different.

On a related note,

I can't believe how fucking rude people are on this forum. You know, ATOT could use some civility.

Have a nice day.
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Seriously, holy shit. Re-encoding (I have no idea what that entails, but am assuming) is different than hitting the greyscale button for the same reason that changing a photo to B&W is done manually, instead of clicking the B&W option. Unless you want a murky, toneless mess full of drab greys and no contrast.

With that said, I think it would be cool for only certain movies. OP, I'd be interested in a watch, especially of the Indy movies. Also think Blade Runner might be a good candidate.
 
oldsmoboat said:
Because he's better than you. He watches black and white movies. He probably watches foreign films with subtitles and extends his pinky whilst sipping his tea.
Personally, I want to watch things as I see them, in color.
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I think I'm gonna go colorize Schindler's List, as I certainly don't deserve to see it in B&W
 
arrfep said:
Seriously, holy shit. Re-encoding (I have no idea what that entails, but am assuming) is different than hitting the greyscale button for the same reason that changing a photo to B&W is done manually, instead of clicking the B&W option. Unless you want a murky, toneless mess full of drab greys and no contrast.

With that said, I think it would be cool for only certain movies. OP, I'd be interested in a watch, especially of the Indy movies. Also think Blade Runner might be a good candidate.
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I guess my point is, certain movies were made to look a certain way. They were filmed with a certain "look" in mind. When you go f**king around with stuff, you lose that.

Like take for example "Minority Report", Spielberg used some sorta of greyish/blue haze/cast for the entire film. It just looked "right" for that film. If it had been in bright colors (a la Avatar) or more neutral/natural colors, it wouldn't have looked right. Spielberg had that "eye"

Now, on the other hand, the recent movie "The Artist" went black and white to capture a certain look/feel of early 20th century silent films.
 
NFS4 said:
I guess my point is, certain movies were made to look a certain way. They were filmed with a certain "look" in mind. When you go f**king around with stuff, you lose that.

Like take for example "Minority Report", Spielberg used some sorta of greyish/blue haze/cast for the entire film. It just looked "right" for that film. If it had been in bright colors (a la Avatar) or more neutral/natural colors, it wouldn't have looked right. Spielberg had that "eye"

Now, on the other hand, the recent movie "The Artist" went black and white to capture a certain look/feel of early 20th century silent films.
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You could say that about anything. Just because the original producer picked certain parameters, it doesn't mean they're etched in stone, or that they're even the best way to do things. It's great that people can easily modify things at home now to suit their particular taste. What used to take thousands of dollars in equipment and special knowledge can now be done with a $500 computer, and free software.
 
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Why is it so special to "convert" it to B&W? Haven't you ever heard of a B&W television? I'm sure they're pretty difficult to find these days. But, growing up with a b&w television in my bedroom, I'm not sure what the hell someone finds so "special" about watching modern movies in black and white.
 
DrPizza said:
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Why is it so special to "convert" it to B&W? Haven't you ever heard of a B&W television? I'm sure they're pretty difficult to find these days. But, growing up with a b&w television in my bedroom, I'm not sure what the hell someone finds so "special" about watching modern movies in black and white.
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With some movies, it's appropriate, and can change the dynamic of the film in its entirety.

Raiders was based on serials from the '30s and '40s. I like classic film (especially film noir), and watching it gave it that kind of feel.

Besides,

People change and reinvent performance medium all the time. I just saw Rigoletto at the Metropolitan Opera in NYC that was set in Vegas in the '60s, rather than Mantua in the 16th century. It was different, but I thought it really worked.

My 2 cents.
 
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