[game_preservation] Game preservation videos?

[Jim Leonard]

Andrew Armstrong wrote:

> Of course, this is important, however I am more meaning the original 

> source of a game. Could you truly view Oblivion (in 50 years or 

> somesuch) on some (relatively) poor MPEG-2 quality, 4:3 screen, and 

> capture what the graphical detail at the time (for comparison with other 

> titles at the time).


Actually, yes, since Oblivion on consoles supports 640x480 :-)  But your 
point is taken.  You'll be happy to know that MPEG-2 goes higher than 
720x480; MPEG-2 Transport Streams are what are used for current HDTV, 
and they go as high as 1080i.


> Its this future point where widescreen, and high 

> graphical fidelity, simply can't be captured in MPEG-2 format. 


They already are; see above.  Google "HDTV MPEG-2" for some useful hits.
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