[Tig] FW: who graded matrix

[Stu Maschwitz]

I often wonder in cases like this how much subjective regrading is  
done to these video masters.  For example, in the case of the Matrix,  
the greenish wash that  characterizes the in-Matrix scenes was  
accomplished with printer lights in the theatrical release.  In a DI,  
that kind of effect is often created in a way that allows skin tones  
to pop through relatively unadulterated.  When a non-DI film is  
mastered to HD from neg, are the labs lights incorporated as a  
starting point?  Or is all the grading subjective?  Is there commonly  
a sense of preservationism in effect that would cause one to shy away  
from secondary corrections that were not a part of the theatrical  
release?

-Stu

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