Disney digitally remastering classic Spidey toons!

[Hypestyle]

The following comes from AnimationArtist.Com:

In an ambitious restoration project, Buena Vista International Television (BVI-TV), a division of The Walt Disney Company, will renovate the first-ever 1967 Spider-Man animated series, in which the web-slinging Marvel superhero was first seen on television.

In the restoration process, the rarely-seen Marvel ‘Classic Spider-Man’ 52 x half hour series will be remastered to a high definition format from the original 35mm film negatives. The episodes’ original English soundtrack, including the memorable title song, will be renovated and a new music & effects track added.

‘Classic Spider-Man’ and other Spider-man animated series from the ‘90s, ‘80s and ‘70s are part of the Fox Kids Europe (FKE) and BVS portfolios (formerly known as Saban), of which BVI-TV services the distribution. The portfolios comprise of more than 6,300 episodes of children’s programming and have strong international appeal, with more than 1,500 episodes produced in Europe.

Visit the link above for more details, including shots of the restored frames.

www.animationartist.com

[Barb Gordon]

There was actually a news article for this that was posted two or so days ago. Check out the News Board, it always has the most late breaking stuff! Cool info though, I saw comparisions of a before and after screenshot and the difference in color and quality kicked butt.

~Barb