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| - Taken in the literal (and original) definiton, "remastering" is a process where video and audio is edited to (in theory) look newer, brighter, cleaner, etc. and put on new Master Recordings, likely of the digital kind in the post-90's world. It initially started with music in the move to CD Audio, and lately is more associated with aged movies. Literal definition aside, though, Remastering is associated with the process of making an old product look more modern, or at least like it's in mint condition. The usual process of a remastering includes suchs things as; Examples of Remaster include:
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| - Taken in the literal (and original) definiton, "remastering" is a process where video and audio is edited to (in theory) look newer, brighter, cleaner, etc. and put on new Master Recordings, likely of the digital kind in the post-90's world. It initially started with music in the move to CD Audio, and lately is more associated with aged movies. Literal definition aside, though, Remastering is associated with the process of making an old product look more modern, or at least like it's in mint condition. The usual process of a remastering includes suchs things as;
* Making the product look more colorful (Messing this up may lead to more brown, or oversaturated colors)
* Making the audio sound more clear (although some just make stuff louder)
* In the era of hi-definition, increasing the resolution of the masters.
* And of course, some companies may think "Remaster" is a metaphor for "any kind of rerelease we feel like doing", and do changes to the product outright. This normally does not happen to videogames because they're already digital (and thus, every copy identical to the original) by nature - they would be more prone to get an Updated Rerelease or a Video Game Remake instead. Since the process tends to imply making an old product look like it's new, it can be seen as the opposite of a Retraux. The quality of a remastered product tends to vary a lot. Generally, though, people appreciate Remasters the best when they're able to increase the visual and audio quality of their product/make them enjoyable to watch on their new Hi-Def monitors with as little modifications to the source material or their memories of the product as possible. Digital Destruction and Loudness War are when the Remaster actually makes the product worse than before; unfortunately, the common consumer is typically unaware of this happening. Remastered products tend to be sold as a Special Edition or an Anniversary Edition. The Other Wiki has some more general information. Also look up Master Recording for information on what Masters are when referring to this - so as not to confuse it all the other kinds of masters there are or are not. Examples of Remaster include:
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