How are they able to release older movies in 4k?

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Were they shot in 4k or something we just didn’t have TV’s that could see 4k back in the day?

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The film they used to shoot the movie with is so good, it’s easy to zoom in on it real far and it still look very clear and precise, unlike most pictures on the internet where when you zoom in real far, all you can see are a bunch of colored squares.

It’s like having a drawing be so clear, you can trace it easier. So it’s easier and more cost effective to trace from high quality films, and so the popular movies with good film that survived over time become the choice films to remaster – or “trace”.

Its also why (among a number of other reasons) you can find great footage of I love Lucy and almost no footage of the honeymooners – the film desilu studios used was that good.

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