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Summary: Poor quality transfer
Review: An awesome subject is ruined by a careless video transfer. Very grainy appearance.
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Summary: Slightly disapointing
Review: Buying the DVD version, I was expecting a big improvement over the VHS copy I had bought a few years back. Unfortunately the video quality of the DVD is only slightly better. It still has too much grain in the picture for me. Not a good demonstration DVD but the music is still good!
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Summary: National Park Footage to Good Music
Review: Here, the real gem is 'Desert Vision'. Great care was taken in preparing it's video/audio material for DVD authoring. 'Canyon Dreams' has some breathtaking footage as well, though there is rather poor video fidelity compared to 'Desert Visions'. The 'Canyon Dreams' soundtrack by Tangerine Dream works very well in it's synchronization to the images provided, however. One wishes the same care was taken in the video preparation of 'Canyon Dreams'. The cinematography and subject matter deserve good technical quality. Overall, you would be hard pressed to find a better DVD value for the asking price. Two hours of quality national park footage, with high quality music from talented composers.
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Summary: A Voice Crying in the Wilderness
Review: Here, the real jem is 'Desert Vision'. Great care was taken in preparing it's video/audio material for DVD authoring. 'Canyon Dreams' has some breathtaking footage as well, though there is rather poor video fidelity compared to 'Desert Visions'. One wishes the same care was taken in the preparation of 'Canyon Dreams', that was provided for 'Desert Visions'. The cinematography and subject matter deserves a good treatment. The 'Canyon Dreams' soundtrack by Tangerine Dream works very well in it's syncronization to the images provided, however. Overall, you would be hard pressed to find a better DVD value for the asking price. Two hours of quality national park footage for under $15, with beautiful, high fidelity music.
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Summary: Majectic presentation of the spectacles of the Grand Canyon
Review: I had the opportunity to see this shortly after it was originaly produced. I have personally been to the canyon several times and even went down it once. This video does a good job of bringing to light the experiences I had perviously. It is an excellent presentation demonstrating much artistry in the capturing and editing of the scenes filmed. Even more so than the video, I particularly enjoy the music. The composition and performance is top notch. It easily ranks among my favorite pieces of music. What more needs to be said? The only real drawback for this video is the poor quaility of the transfer. The video is slightly grainy (it can easily be ignored by the average viewer) but what I find as inexcusable is the audio being overmodulated in several sections. Particularly noticable at the start of the first and third segments of this picture. Its as if no one bothered to listen to the master after the transfer was complete. In looking at the above reviews, the concensus (and as you see, I agree for the most part) is that a spectular presentation was rendered less so by poor attention to detail in transfering the picture to DVD. It would almost be worth it to me to buy a VHS copy, if it were availible.
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Summary: I'm not sure what the others are talking about...
Review: I had the pleasure of seeing this video in 1990, and it was a great experience! Very relaxing and gave you the feeling of soaring above it all like a bird in flight. Worth getting! And check out the others in the series- all worth it!
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Summary: Beautiful scenery covered from above the Grand Canyon.
Review: See the Grand Canyon from your living room. Segments include beautiful fly over views of the canyon. Including everybodys favorite Havasu Falls! Instrumental music by Tangerine Dream adds to the experience. Grainy slow motion picture is the only drawback. This is a one of a kind DVD!
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Summary: Major omission on this one!
Review: The listing of this DVD sounds like you are getting a cheapWalmart unknown artist on a bargin basement DVD. NOT! No wheredoes it say that the artist on Desert Vision is none other than David Lanz and is a video duplicate of his CD by the same name. So, if you don't know Mr. Lanz, he is (IMHO) the premire pianist of our age. His many CDs are in my collection and are the best of all my music. Don't take my word for it. Find his CDs on Amazon and visit his web site [...] The Desert Visions DVD is great. Serves well as video/audio background and discussion when friends are relaxing or having dinner at my place. Try it. END
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Summary: Major omission on this one!
Review: The listing of this DVD sounds like you are getting a cheapWalmart unknown artist on a bargin basement DVD. NOT! No wheredoes it say that the artist on Desert Vision is none other than David Lanz and is a video duplicate of his CD by the same name. So, if you don't know Mr. Lanz, he is (IMHO) the premire pianist of our age. His many CDs are in my collection and are the best of all my music. Don't take my word for it. Find his CDs on Amazon and visit his web site [...] The Desert Visions DVD is great. Serves well as video/audio background and discussion when friends are relaxing or having dinner at my place. Try it. END
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Summary: Disappointing image quality; good music; nothing else!
Review: This DVD contains just less than 40 minutes of dazzling imagery, filmed in and around the Grand Canyon by Camera One Productions. The material is divided into 6 chapters, each following a particular (graphical) theme and accompanied by the haunting melodies by premier synthesiser group Tangerine Dream. Originally made in 1987, the picture quality is rather poor by DVD standards and particularly so in low light situations, where the grain often becomes quite intrusive. More care has been taken with the soundtrack, presented here in PCM 48kHz 16-bit stereo and in many ways, this is more of a music video than it is a travel or nature film. Fans of Tangerine Dream's music may, therefore, get more out of this disc than will lovers of the spectacular scenery of the American Southwest. Attentive TD fans may flinch a little, though, at the clumsy overdubs to which the music for the opening chapter, 'Shadow Flyer', has been subjected in order to make it cue better to the flow of images. (For a full review of the soundtrack music, check out the CD section of Amazon.) Overall, I found this is a rather disappointing release. Both music and images are weaker than those in the later (and very similar) disc, "Oasis", from the same forces-although it has to be said that the two combine better here than they do on the subsequent release. (Incidentally, this disc has no region encoding on it and will play on any DVD player.)
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