Chimes at Midnight - Nostalgia Family Video

[LostOverThere]

While on YouTube today, I stumbled upon this. Nostalgia Family Video have uploaded Chimes at Midnight to YouTube, in full, as a single video (clocking in at just under 1 hour 56 minutes).

What surprised me is the quality of the video and audio. Both are very clean and crisp. As someone who's never seen Chimes, I've been very eager to see it in it's best possible quality, and this appears to be up there!

Can anyone report on the quality of this in comparison to any other releases? Also, after a bit of searching it would appear Nostalgia Family Video were responsible for this DVD-R release of the film. Can anyone confirm this?

[Jay]

The DVD-r release is the exact same print of the film that is uploaded to youtube. They're the company that puts out that particular edition.

It looks like they've also uploaded a nice print of The Trial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jpvLGyN0vE

It's just a shame that the highest bitrate you can select for either one is 360p; it would be nice to be able to watch them in 480p.

[mteal]

Those are nice prints of both CHIMES and THE TRIAL. Probably the same ones as the Studio Canal series. Chimes looks like about 1.66 aspect ratio, which is probably meant to be stretched out to fill a widescreen TV.

[Jay]

Those are nice prints of both CHIMES and THE TRIAL. Probably the same ones as the Studio Canal series. Chimes looks like about 1.66 aspect ratio, which is probably meant to be stretched out to fill a widescreen TV.

The print of The Trial that they've uploaded is the same as the Studio Canal release, but the Studio Canal print of Chimes looks much better than the one they've uploaded. The 1.66.1 aspect ratio of Chimes is the correct, original aspect ratio--no stretching needed.

[LostOverThere]

The print of The Trial that they've uploaded is the same as the Studio Canal release

Are you sure? I have the new Studio Canal release, which, while looks as good as the one they've uploaded, is missing the "Before the Law" parable at the beginning.

[Jay]

Are you sure? I have the new Studio Canal release, which, while looks as good as the one they've uploaded, is missing the "Before the Law" parable at the beginning.

I have the Studio Canal release as well, and it definitely has the "Before the Law" parable at the beginning. I just went and double-checked it so I could be certain I remembered correctly. In the English language version, Welles narrates it, and in the French language version, it's dubbed by someone else.

[LostOverThere]

I have the Studio Canal release as well, and it definitely has the "Before the Law" parable at the beginning. I just went and double-checked it so I could be certain I remembered correctly. In the English language version, Welles narrates it, and in the French language version, it's dubbed by someone else.

Ah, yes, my mistake. My version is the Universal + Studio Canal release which has this disc art. Not the Studio Canal Classique one. Thanks for the correction!