tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post3495763308813378573..comments2024-03-16T04:26:25.260-04:00Comments on The Retrogrouch: Bike Safety 101: You And Your BicycleBrookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-2088937970619847952015-10-29T07:33:31.169-04:002015-10-29T07:33:31.169-04:00Rick Prelinger - it's great to get a comment f...Rick Prelinger - it's great to get a comment from you! Your archive has been a great resource for me as a teacher.<br /><br />Having been watching and using old educational films in my film class for a number of years now, I know about how the quality can vary a lot depending on how well the print was treated during its life. That print from 1960 must have seen a lot of use and abuse in its day. <br /><br />Your collection and efforts at preserving these old films and making them available are greatly appreciated!Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-3597700147361196902015-10-29T00:01:54.348-04:002015-10-29T00:01:54.348-04:00Of all the instructional films shared here, this o...Of all the instructional films shared here, this one seems especially designed to exasperate and intimidate riders into getting off the road. And some of these kids are contending with bikes way too big for them. I have a home movie of my father-in-law's 10th birthday around the same year, featuring his new bike and a jaunt by a number of riders out of town for a picnic. Compared to this, there were no cars on the road. This is a total worst-case scenario in every sense. The shrill language you point out is something else!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-56119095442463222132015-10-28T22:33:26.977-04:002015-10-28T22:33:26.977-04:00So far as I can tell, all the copies on YouTube ar...So far as I can tell, all the copies on YouTube are downloaded from our collection. The print on the 1948 version was much better quality than the 1960 one, which had experienced more damage during its life as an active educational film. If we still have either of these (that is, if they were not part of our donation to Library of Congress, we'll try and rescan to HD over the next few years, and upload a much better copy). -- Rick PrelingerPrelinger Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05798895060004906689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-37736495519226827062015-10-28T19:45:38.339-04:002015-10-28T19:45:38.339-04:00As far as the video and image quality goes, it may...As far as the video and image quality goes, it may just be a reflection on the care taken in converting to digital. There are several copies of the 1960 edition out there, but they all seem to be taken from the same lousy source, complete with skips, jumps, and bad edits. I'd love to find a better quality copy somewhere.<br /><br />But that animation of the onion-headed kid is so bad that I can't take my eyes off it. Yeah, priceless is probably a good word.Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12110998345857993287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8492685525705691186.post-13199226554962896882015-10-28T18:03:25.158-04:002015-10-28T18:03:25.158-04:00That onion-headed kid is priceless, in his own way...That onion-headed kid is priceless, in his own way.<br /><br />The quality, such as it is, of the 1948 version is actually better than the 1960s version. At least, the images are sharper and clearer.<br /><br />Is that proof that remakes are never as good as the original?Justine Valinottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10852069587181432102noreply@blogger.com