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Topic: Discovery Channel's In Search of Liberty Bell 7
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spacekiddo
Member Posts: 33
From: The Netherlands
Registered: Mar 2011
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posted 04-20-2011 12:52 PM
  
In 2000, I purchased a VHS movie from Discovery Channel, titled "In Search of Liberty Bell 7 ." This tells the story of the salvation of the Liberty Bell 7 Mercury capsule back in 1999.Since I don't have a video player anymore, I inquired at Discovery Channel if this movie was ever re-released on DVD. Unfortunately it wasn't... Do any of you own this movie on DVD? |
fredtrav
Member Posts: 1673
From: Birmingham AL
Registered: Aug 2010
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posted 04-20-2011 01:01 PM
You can take it to a camera store or video shop and see if they can move it to DVD. Have done this with some of my VHS tapes. |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 04-20-2011 02:38 PM
Exactly, this works perfectly, I did this myself with the Liberty Bell VHS. Of course the quality is VHS, but still more than acceptable, only if you invested in digital remastering. However, here it would be very expensive and not worth of the money involved. |
Blackarrow
Member Posts: 3118
From: Belfast, United Kingdom
Registered: Feb 2002
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posted 04-20-2011 06:50 PM
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Originally posted by Lasv3:
Of course the quality is VHS, but still more than acceptable...
Bear in mind that a good quality VHS recording transferred to DVD can be upscaled when viewed on a Bluray player, giving a better quality than the original VHS. |
Dietrich
Member Posts: 67
From:
Registered: Jul 2009
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posted 04-20-2011 06:53 PM
I have copied my S-VHS recording of the transmission of the film on German TV in 2005 (ZDF "Wo ist Liberty Bell 7", 42 minutes) onto DVD-format. S-VHS is better than VHS and is comparable to Hi-8. I am ready to trade a DVD to everyone contacting me.The film is also available on YouTube "In Search of Liberty Bell 7." |
Lasv3
Member Posts: 410
From: Bratislava, Slovakia
Registered: Apr 2009
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posted 04-21-2011 01:22 AM
The ZDF (German TV) movie can't be the original Discovery Channel one as this is nearly 100 minutes long. It is either another one or the original heavily cut. |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1447
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 06-10-2011 08:41 AM
Does anyone know if this documentary from 1999 titled "In Search of Liberty Bell 7," has appeared on DVD?
I saw this nice documentary on YouTube.Editor's note: Threads merged. |
Greggy_D
Member Posts: 977
From: Michigan
Registered: Jul 2006
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posted 06-10-2011 10:49 AM
Not officially.But as others have mentioned above, I did transfer my VHS copy to DVD. I have a VHS player that also has a DVD recorder built right in. Worked like a charm. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 06-10-2011 10:48 PM
It was officially released in DVD format (along with another 30 odd volumes dedicated to space exploration) in AU / NZ. Part of the "exploring space" set released by the IMP company. They're now (company) deleted but you can find them regularly listed on ebay.com.auSearch for "exploring space dvd" and you'll see some of the current listings on offer. |
apolloprojeckt
Member Posts: 1447
From: Arnhem, Netherlands
Registered: Feb 2009
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posted 06-12-2011 04:53 AM
Thanks Mike, it's pity there is no DVD coming on the market. Maybe Discovery Channel will do it in the future? |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 06-12-2011 05:55 PM
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Originally posted by apolloprojeckt:
Thanks Mike, it's pity there is no DVD coming on the market. Maybe Discovery Channel will do it in the future?
I'd hope so  I'll keep searching for one for you. It's not just the DVD either ... there's an accompanying hardcover / booklet that came with each release in the collection. Couldn't recommend these highly enough and there are some absolute gems amongst the volumes. |
Mike Dixon
Member Posts: 1397
From: Kew, Victoria, Australia
Registered: May 2003
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posted 09-14-2011 01:53 AM
Okay, one of these LB7 DVDs along with the other 32 DVD volumes covering everything imaginable) has come up on eBay Australia.The titles are: - Exodus Earth: Colonising the galaxy
- Black Sky: The race for space
- Understanding the Universe
- On Jupiter: King of the planets
- The Search for Alien Planets
- It Came From Outer Space
- Hubble: Secrets from space
- Revealing Mars
- Fireballs from Space
- Savage Sun
- Unfolding Universe
- Passport to Pluto
- Columbia : Sixteen days
- He Conquered Space (von Braun)
- Comet Collision
- Destination Mars
- What Went Right
- Blue Planet: Alone in space
- Planet Storm
- Alien Planet
- Spacewalkers
- UFOs: Reason to believe
- Return to Flight (STS 26)
- 100 Greatest Discoveries: Astronomy
- Ultimate Space Machines
- 95 Worlds and Counting
- Space Colonies: Living among the stars
- Solar Empire: Heavens above
- How the Earth was Born
- Inside the Space Station
- The Search for Liberty Bell 7
- What Shall We Do With the Moon?
- Black Holes
- Space: The Final Junkyard
- Moscow: We have a problem
- Cosmodrome
If someone wants these (and I guess the entire set wouldn't go for more than $50 based upon recent sales) then here's your chance. |
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