HELP-Need Hi-Res Images From G1 Cartoon

[Gumby]

Prepping for TFCON and Google is coming up short. I'm looking for a few hi-res images from the old G1 animated series and was wondering if any one could help me out. I'd need the following:

-Tracks in robot mode
-Cosmos in robot mode
-A nice shot of Optimus getting shot and blown up from the 1986 animated film
-A shot of Cross Country from original G.I. Joe

[papavader]

Since there are no Blu Ray version of the original series (that I know of), you are gonna be hard pressed to find any pics in high-res, because the best source you are gonna get is the DVDs and they are 480p. Anything else will be upscaled from that.

Good one of Tracks
An ok One of Cosmos

[Sir Prime A Lot]

Originally Posted by papavader

Since there are no Blu Ray version of the original series (that I know of), you are gonna be hard pressed to find any pics in high-res, because the best source you are gonna get is the DVDs and they are 480p. Anything else will be upscaled from that.

Good one of Tracks
An ok One of Cosmos

DVD are 480i and I wouldn't doubt if the masters are even lower.

[MULTIPLEX]

Here are some but mostly backgrounds, some characters.

[JLvatron]

Originally Posted by Gumby

-A nice shot of Optimus getting shot and blown up from the 1986 animated film

Is this is for P.Cullen to sign?

[The 12th Prime]

Get a pic of Prime playing basketball or during the snowball fight episode. Perfect Canadiana

[Sir Prime A Lot]

Originally Posted by The 12th Prime

Get a pic of Prime playing basketball or during the snowball fight episode. Perfect Canadiana

Or from the episode in St. John's, Newfoundland.

[papavader]

Originally Posted by Sir Prime A Lot

DVD are 480i and I wouldn't doubt if the masters are even lower.

Only the worst dvds are at that res. Most average 720x480, which is not interlaced... Dunno about the specific Rhino TF release though...

[mcfmullen]

Originally Posted by Sir Prime A Lot

DVD are 480i and I wouldn't doubt if the masters are even lower.

p or i is frankly irrelevant when we're talking about a screenshot folks.

[Sir Prime A Lot]

Originally Posted by mcfmullen

p or i is frankly irrelevant when we're talking about a screenshot folks.

Not true. Interlaced video only redraws half the lines per frame so any still shot of a single frame is going to be half new lines and half old lines giving the image a more washed out look.
Progressive video redraws every line every frame which means a still shot is going to be all freshly drawn lines specifically for that frame, giving a much clearer image.

That's why 540p will look better than 1080i. The letter is more important than the number.