Queen live in Paris 1979 - excellent quality video

Barry Durex wrote:

antiden wrote:
Barry Durex, I have downloaded your sample. I think mine version is a bit better though ;)

No worries, we can all have an opinion.
I based my judgement on contrast, brightness and audio quality (plus the goodbye is missing on your copy!)
How did you come by it?

My judgement or opinion is based only in video quality (audio can be easily replaced on a video share) overall quality video-wise, despite contrast and brightness looks better on aintiden's version

also, in antiden's version both video attributes can be improved and should make it even better

the previous version has a bit better color balance and maybe brightness but seems to be from a higher generation copy.

Ale Solan wrote:
the previous version has a bit better color balance and maybe brightness but seems to be from a higher generation copy.

I'm not trying to split hairs, but The Kurgan version was actually recorded by him via the feed, so it cannot be a higher generation copy.

Barry Durex wrote:
If it was in a trade then the trader you got it from has a better copy.

I suppose so. But it never surfaced anywhere and maybe never will.
P.S. The 'Merci' bit, that you have downloaded, is from 27/02. That's why it's not presented in my version.

Barry Durex wrote:

Ale Solan wrote:
the previous version has a bit better color balance and maybe brightness but seems to be from a higher generation copy.

Not trying to split hairs but the Yesshkul version was actually recorded by the sharer so it cannot be a higher generation copy.

Good point. Didn't know that but still antiden's version looks a bit better. I correct myself, not "way better" ;)

^ The convention ''broadcast'' did include it though.

Barry, in the Yesshkul torrent there's no seeders. Can you upload that version here?

Barry Durex wrote:

Ale Solan wrote:
the previous version has a bit better color balance and maybe brightness but seems to be from a higher generation copy.

Not trying to split hairs but the Yesshkul version was actually recorded by the sharer so it cannot be a higher generation copy.

Ok. The thing with Convention recordings is that they were played out from either a VHS or U Matic player, pumped through a distributer and sent down an RF cable to hundreds of chalets. The further away from the source you were, the worse the picture.
So. It IS possible that Kurgan's recording could be bettered.
I know my own recordings varied from year to year depending on where I was on that damn Pontins site, and when Channel 5 started broadcasting, they were plagued by interference as can be seen on my Hammy 79 that was shared a long time ago.

I've still got proper video capture equipment, so if Antiden wishes to send me his tape, I can capture it to a DV AVI, clean it up a little and do a proper edit with the other source. Much better than messing about with mpeg2 sources.

brians wig wrote:
Ok. The thing with Convention recordings is that they were played out from either a VHS or U Matic player, pumped through a distributer and sent down an RF cable to hundreds of chalets. The further away from the source you were, the worse the picture.
So. It IS possible that Kurgan's recording could be bettered.
I know my own recordings varied from year to year depending on where I was on that damn Pontins site, and when Channel 5 started broadcasting, they were plagued by interference as can be seen on my Hammy 79 that was shared a long time ago.

I've still got proper video capture equipment, so if Antiden wishes to send me his tape, I can capture it to a DV AVI, clean it up a little and do a proper edit with the other source. Much better than messing about with mpeg2 sources.

Right on all counts, let's hope he takes you up on the offer. There is also a nice alternative video source of ''Dreamers Ball'' that could replace the cut version on the convention recordings.

Where's that from Barry?

brians wig wrote:
Where's that from Barry?

The official release? One of the online streams released in the last years

By the way, has the logo-free and timecounter-free version of the Paris merge been shared?

No (I think)

I mean this one.

^ It looks shite :-D

antiden wrote:

This is mine.

Oh man, that's glorious. It eats the others for breakfast, where they now sound like there's a blanket over the speakers. There are a few quality flaws, probably from a bad VHS tape somewhere down the line - but this is by far the clearest version I've ever heard.

Could you or someone please rip the audio from this DVD and share it as a single long FLAC file !?

Then I can listen through it and clean it up as best as I can, and our friend Nitroboy can synch it to whatever we all agree is the best video source. I'll leave that to you guys.