Re: Grantz Graf in 1080p (fwd)

From Eric Sorenson
Sent Tue, May 1st 2018, 16:27

That is so cool, thanks for tracking this down Brian!

> On Apr 28, 2018, at 3:14 PM, Brian Behlendorf <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> =
wrote:
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> BTW, I reached out to Alex Rutterford about Grantz Graf, to which he =
replied the following; I asked if I could forward and he agreed.  I =
thought others might find it interesting.
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> Brian
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> On Mon, 23 Apr 2018, alexander rutterford wrote:
>      Hey Brian,
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>      Glad you still like this video after almost 20 years - wow its =
scary when I say that.
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>      The bad news is that it was never rendered at 1080 it was =
finished at D1 PAL 720x576 pixels, and the only way of seeing this at =
1080 is through a pixel blow up .
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>      I have recently been going through a pile of cd=E2=80=99s, some =
having cd rot and archiving in an attempt to find if I backed this up, I =
did this video whilst working elsewhere and I can=E2=80=99t
>      reminder whether I took a backup.
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>      So far I found only a small part but nothing enough to reproduce =
fully.
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>      My next step is to go through some old magneto optical discs and =
zip cartridges at a data revival service and see if i get lucky, as one =
of my missions in life is to re-render this
>      video in 4K and have a 3d version as well.
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>      But at this stage it looks like it could be lost in time.
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>      That video took me 6 months on and off fitting around other jobs =
and was crafted using animation and very little generative solutions, =
only the slicing look was a visual filtered
>      version of the music but the rest was all animated by myself.
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>      Otherwise the only way is to re-create is from the bottom up, and =
I don=E2=80=99t think I=E2=80=99m crazy enough to do that now.
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>      Have a great day dude.
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>      Best
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>      Alex.
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>            On 23 Apr 2018, at 05:07, Brian Behlendorf =
<xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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>            Sending an email as a shot in the dark.  Count me in as a =
big fan and someone who's die to see a proper 1080p scan of Grantz Graf =
if one ever were to materialize.  I
>            assume not without proper fundage; does source material =
exist?  See ref below from other fans.
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>            Brian
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>            ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>            From: Eric Sorenson <xxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>            To: Brian Behlendorf <xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx>
>            Date: Sun, 22 Apr 2018 09:33:49 -0700
>            Subject: Re: music videos from the MTV era
>            Cc: Chris Taylor <xxxxxxxxxxxxxx@xxxxx.xxx>, idm list =
<xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
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>                  On Apr 21, 2018, at 10:42 PM, Brian Behlendorf =
<xxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:
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>                  Yeah, that Warp video compilation is amazing.  Pretty =
much anything by Chris Cunningham or Michel Gondry from that era was fun =
to mindblowing.
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>                  Granz Graf is my ATF.  Wish I could find it in true =
1080p, not just upscaled SD.  I'd love to know how much of this was =
generated from the same upstream source
>                  as the music, vs emulated afterwards. =
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dev3vENli7wQ
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>            I'm not sure it exists in 1080p , since it targetted DVD =
resolution .. 2002 was a different time :)
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>            rutterford said it's not generative at all, it's animated =
by 'hand' to match up to the music...which is somehow even crazier than =
writing a program to do it
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>            =
http://warp.net/news/alex-rutterford-on-the-creation-of-the-gantz-graf-vid=
eo
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>            underworld - rez
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>            https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DF6Y7lcvubhU
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>                  We Have Explosive holds up as a sort of Keith Haring =
on acid play:
>                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DXc9l7pygQRo
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>                  There was a VHS tape put out for the Orb's Adventures =
Beyond the Ultraworld, which someone has encoded and put on Youtube, at =
least the latter 3/4ths of it,
>                  that I for some reason really like:
>                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DgEBRTFGtYBI
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>                  Orbital's "The Box" was pretty arty:
>                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DIcQXy4YdFcM
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>                  I know the above are practically Top 40, but nothing =
was as accessible (and still pretty era- and genre-defining) as Bjork's =
All Is Full Of Love
>                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DAjI2J2SQ528
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>                  And I forgot about DHS's "House of God" video til =
just now!
>                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DUVRPEDOVJzk
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>                  Hexstatic used to have a lot of fun with videos and =
sampling:
>                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DBhXp-Wemn3I
>                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dz-jK46PEwcs
>                  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D2e4ItvRGwis
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>                  OK, pulling out of the rabbit hole,
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>                  Brian
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>                  On Sat, 21 Apr 2018, Chris Taylor wrote:
>                        Anyone have any favorite Official Music Videos =
from the MTV era they'd like to share?
>                        I was compiling a playlist of house music =
videos and couldn't remember if there had been a good music video thread =
on here. The one I put together
>                        is below but like I said, it's on the house =
music tip,
>                        although IDM heads should recognize sasu =
ripatti/Vladislav Delay appearing for one moment in the extremely banal =
video for his alias Luomo's
>                        Tessio. What a fucking tune tho.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3D9_gidanrIFc&list=3DPLqe7_QSh_6iy8Sv6JCLw=
BeS9oNqdpTg8K
>                        All the Warp videos were obviously really dope, =
I used to have that DVD they made. But yeah please share some vids! I =
live/grew up in the US, so
>                        all this stuff which I assumed was in somewhat =
regular
>                        rotation in Europe never got played here =
outside of the really poppy stuff (like Crystal Waters or Real McCoy) or =
on speciality shows like Amp.
>                        Ahhh - here's another good one:
>                        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DIwUQ5oKM-hE
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