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does anyone know why old movies remain monaural?

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I realise many flicks should, just as many should remain Black&White. However, many old movie don't have soundtracks which would complicate establishing a proper stereo stage. On the contrary, their sound is quite simple. Those with soundtracks would require developing an expert digital system that wouldn't parody the original.
In any case, DVD's could vary well put stereophonic sound to the colorized version already in it w/o offending on anyone's sense of artistry. Afterall, those that might be wouldn't ever watch that version anyway.

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fake stereo late 14:44:49 9/26/99 (1)
There might be some new digital trickery that would make it possible to create stereo out of a mono recording, but i haven't heard of it. Fake stereo was done occasionally in the 'good old days'. It was really bad.
- Re: fake stereo Mart 23:45:31 9/30/99 (0)
  I'm not talking about 90 ⁰ phase diploing or mutually exclusive comb-filtering. I am refering to determining how much of the dialog's signal should be biased toward one channel or another based upon the actor's/actress' corresponding position on the screne. The abscence of a soundtrack doesn't require digital trickery.

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