Peter Crocker
@petercrockersvs.bsky.social
Film & Video restorer. Likes all sorts of music. Fought in the last war (Save 6Music 2010). Hedgehog supporter. Owned by Tedbert the Cocker Spaniel.
Down with this sort of thing.
September 13, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Down with this sort of thing.
When our beloved Gus was hit by a car in 2022, he was cared for in his final moments by Dalehead Vets in Settle. He was returned to us wrapped in one of their blankets for burial and a few days later a lovely sympathy card came in the post. No charge, even though we offered.
May 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
When our beloved Gus was hit by a car in 2022, he was cared for in his final moments by Dalehead Vets in Settle. He was returned to us wrapped in one of their blankets for burial and a few days later a lovely sympathy card came in the post. No charge, even though we offered.
Must be a hint that you’ve not played much Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards tracks of late.
April 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Must be a hint that you’ve not played much Cliff “Ukulele Ike” Edwards tracks of late.
AoD7. Bringing an end to this short series of framegrabs from the Dr Who Season 7 Collection Blu-Ray set to be released on March 3rd. I hope people enjoy it. Colour Recovery/Undistortion by Richard Russell.
January 17, 2025 at 7:50 AM
AoD7. Bringing an end to this short series of framegrabs from the Dr Who Season 7 Collection Blu-Ray set to be released on March 3rd. I hope people enjoy it. Colour Recovery/Undistortion by Richard Russell.
AoD6. Very similar CR result to ep 5 so, again, no off-air colour used.
January 16, 2025 at 4:23 AM
AoD6. Very similar CR result to ep 5 so, again, no off-air colour used.
AoD5. The only episode for which the off air recording has relatively good colour throughout. However, the colour recovery result is also above average and with work gives better results
January 15, 2025 at 4:32 AM
AoD5. The only episode for which the off air recording has relatively good colour throughout. However, the colour recovery result is also above average and with work gives better results
AoD4. Before Colour Recovery this would have been the hardest episode to return to restore as the off-air tape has no coherent or useful colour. We’re fortunate that CR is at the upper end of the spectrum.
January 14, 2025 at 7:24 AM
AoD4. Before Colour Recovery this would have been the hardest episode to return to restore as the off-air tape has no coherent or useful colour. We’re fortunate that CR is at the upper end of the spectrum.
Yes, but I’m not sure the colour recovery got exactly the correct hue of Reegan’s radiation suit here.
January 13, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Yes, but I’m not sure the colour recovery got exactly the correct hue of Reegan’s radiation suit here.
AoD3. Historically the most challenging episode as the off-air tape from WNED Buffalo has very little good colour and the colour recovery result was also comparatively poor. A lot of work has been needed to get closer to the quality we like.
January 13, 2025 at 10:15 AM
AoD3. Historically the most challenging episode as the off-air tape from WNED Buffalo has very little good colour and the colour recovery result was also comparatively poor. A lot of work has been needed to get closer to the quality we like.
AoD2. The only known off-air recording of this story is generally poor with many sections unusable and ep 2 typifies this. Colour Recovery, while struggling to decode shadow hues consistently, unsurprisingly proved to be better throughout.
January 12, 2025 at 8:43 AM
AoD2. The only known off-air recording of this story is generally poor with many sections unusable and ep 2 typifies this. Colour Recovery, while struggling to decode shadow hues consistently, unsurprisingly proved to be better throughout.
The film recording for BBC Enterprises as made in parallel with UK transmission (always the most efficient and economic way if feasible) so unusually also captures the “next week” trailer. Being a direct VT feed it lacks the pres voiceover and captions that were added live.
January 11, 2025 at 7:31 AM
The film recording for BBC Enterprises as made in parallel with UK transmission (always the most efficient and economic way if feasible) so unusually also captures the “next week” trailer. Being a direct VT feed it lacks the pres voiceover and captions that were added live.
Silurians 7. Not a bad off-air recording, but CR also pretty good so gives better colour registration. CR also requires a lot of work to correct hue errors- major and minor - throughput but the end results are worth it to get the episode closer to how it looked in 1970. 1/2
January 11, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Silurians 7. Not a bad off-air recording, but CR also pretty good so gives better colour registration. CR also requires a lot of work to correct hue errors- major and minor - throughput but the end results are worth it to get the episode closer to how it looked in 1970. 1/2
Silurians 6. A sort of inverse ep 5 in terms of the off-air which starts unusable but improves as it progresses although is never great. Colour Recovery giving better results overall with tighter registration.
January 10, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Silurians 6. A sort of inverse ep 5 in terms of the off-air which starts unusable but improves as it progresses although is never great. Colour Recovery giving better results overall with tighter registration.
2/2 The film insert at the end of the episode was hand-coloured in 1992 for the VHS release but now has its true original colour
January 9, 2025 at 8:51 AM
2/2 The film insert at the end of the episode was hand-coloured in 1992 for the VHS release but now has its true original colour
Silurians 5. The off-air recording starts out poor but watchable, but by the end is unusable so Colour Recovery proved vital on this episode
January 9, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Silurians 5. The off-air recording starts out poor but watchable, but by the end is unusable so Colour Recovery proved vital on this episode
Silurians 4. Reasonable colour recovery result so colours tend to have better registration, more detail and the inevitable CR minor hue fluctuations less troublesome than NTSC broadcast and domestic tape issues.
January 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Silurians 4. Reasonable colour recovery result so colours tend to have better registration, more detail and the inevitable CR minor hue fluctuations less troublesome than NTSC broadcast and domestic tape issues.
Silurians 3. Unfortunately another Colour Recovery failure, although the subcarrier did facilitate a double undistortion of the film recording. Fortunately the off-air recording which provides the colour, while soft and fuzzy, is not too bad
January 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Silurians 3. Unfortunately another Colour Recovery failure, although the subcarrier did facilitate a double undistortion of the film recording. Fortunately the off-air recording which provides the colour, while soft and fuzzy, is not too bad
Silurians ep 2. Colour recovery worked but with marked random red blotches across the screen which were challenging to manage. Nevertheless, no off-air colour was needed so colour registration is better.
January 6, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Silurians ep 2. Colour recovery worked but with marked random red blotches across the screen which were challenging to manage. Nevertheless, no off-air colour was needed so colour registration is better.