The reason the current reruns in Japan for DB and Z look so close to the original broadcasts is because all current Japanese broadcasts use tape(Not sure which format) transfers of the 16mm film broadcast reels the various TV stations were sent to air the show during the original run. In theory, this makes them good potential candidates for CCing, but in practise the colours can be a little washed out, depending on the station.
This doesn't apply to GT, as GT was originally broadcast from D2 tapes, so all modern broadcasts have switched to the Dragon Box footage, with the original D2 audio synced up.
Danfun64 wrote:jjgp1112 wrote:Starting with the end of the 21st TB arc they switched to a completely different film stock. For the first 30 or so episodes it looked they used actual 16mm film masters, but for the remainder of the series they used the same digibetas that they used for the singles, just with some light DVNR.
So are you saying that while most of the Blue Bricks are based off the Digibetas that the Singles used, those "first 30 or so episodes" had an HD transfer done? If so, somebody ought to rip the HD transfer from FunimationNow or something.
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heavy citation needed there. All available information currently points to Funimation only having film for DBZ and the 19 movies. (Plus both Z TV specials)
I don't own the blue bricks, but I'm pretty certain they only have the standard digibetas for all of Dragon Ball. Maybe Toei supplied them with DBox footage for the first 30 episodes, or Funi lost the original digibetas and had Toei send them a new, better batch for the first 30, or something... But all available info points to Funimation not having film for DB or GT. And given Funimation's general apathy to DB and GT, I highly doubt they'd expend the time, effort, and most importantly the money of acquiring and transferring film copies of the first 30 episodes of DB.
The point of Dragon Ball is to enjoy it. Never lose sight of that.